Annual Report 2024 - Flipbook - Page 145
Career Skills Competition with CareersPortal.ie
In 2024, PPLI once again partnered with CareersPortal.ie to feature a dedicated languages category in the
national Career Skills competition, encouraging students to gain work experience in roles that require
language skills. Career Skills is
a national competition
designed to help second-level
students reflect on the career
skills they develop during
work placements and explore
potential career paths.
This marked the second year
that Languages Connect
sponsored a category focused
on language skills. Other
enterprise partners included
AIB and Fáilte Ireland. The
competition was actively
promoted at various career
and education events, and
online, throughout the year.
Impact:
•
Students are becoming more aware of the importance of language skills in business and enterprise,
leading to increased interest in developing these skills.
•
Engaging with industry stakeholders has facilitated a better understanding of language skill
requirements, enabling PPLI to better understand and align relevant student-facing programs and
messaging with industry needs.
•
Exposure in national media has provided a further opportunity to bring the conversation around futureproofing Irish business with foreign language skills to key influential stakeholders.
•
The inclusion of a language category in the Career Skills competition has provided students with
validation and recognition for their language abilities, motivating them to further develop these skills.
Next Steps:
•
Continue collaboration and innovation in this area to prepare students to thrive in a globalised and
multilingual professional landscape.
•
Grow current partnerships and look to other relevant stakeholders who can support.
•
Coordinate messaging with enterprise agencies around the importance of foreign languages to client
companies.
•
Promote resources such as the Partnerships with Employers Resource, World of Work Resource, and the
Working with Languages Activity Pack in schools.
•
Raise awareness in the enterprise sector of the value of languages for jobs through video content, school
visits, and seminars.
- PPLI ANNUAL REPORT 2024 -
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