19 Nov 2024

1.00pm - 3.00pm

Careers and Employability Service, University of Portsmouth

FREE

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Our UpSkill workshops are designed to equip you with essential enterprise skills that are valuable whether you aim to enter the workforce or start their own business. The skills learned in these 2-hour sessions are versatile and can be applied across various industries and roles, empowering you to succeed in your chosen career paths.

In today's fast-paced and ever-changing world, having a clear sense of purpose and direction is crucial for success. Through engaging activities and practical insights, students will learn how to spot opportunities, take initiative, and adopt ethical and sustainable thinking in their personal and professional lives.

 

Key Learning Objectives:

  1. Opportunity Spotting: Develop the ability to identify, evaluate and act upon potential opportunities. Gain skills to assess market needs, customer pain points, and innovative solutions that align with your goals and values.
  2. Taking the Initiative: Cultivate a proactive mindset. Discover strategies for stepping out of your comfort zone, taking calculated risks, and leading projects with confidence.
  3. Ethical and Sustainable Thinking: Learn how to assess the consequences and impact of ideas, opportunities and actions. Ethical and sustainable thinking is a matter of attitudes, behaviours, values and mindset.

 

Takeaways:

  • Improve skills by seeing solutions rather than problems
  • Feel more empowered to take the initiative
  • Learn how to balance decision making with ethics and sustainable thinking

 

Why Attend?

Have you ever wondered why some people are ‘luckier’ than others? Perhaps it is down to sheer luck or perhaps it is down to their mindset; why not find out how changing your mindset could change your ‘luck’ 

By attending ‘Making things happen’, you'll gain valuable skills that are essential for navigating the complexities of the modern world. Whether you're aspiring to launch your own venture or seeking to enhance your employability, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed.

Visit our website for more information on our other workshops.