Location
School/ College/ Workplace/ Home
Suggested duration
- 1-2 hours
Introduction: 5 minutes
Activity 1: 10 minutes
Activity 2: 10 minutes
Activity 3: 45-60 minutes
Activity 4: 10 minutes
Employer outcomes
- Enable students to effectively engage in their workplace challenge
- Opportunity to share company approaches to problem-solving
Student outcomes
- Develop awareness of the skills required for effective problem-solving
- Explore and gain experience in using problem-solving strategies
- Develop skills to effectively engage with workplace challenge
- Identify opportunities to develop problem-solving skills in school / college life
Educator outcomes
- Students develop problem-solving skills that they can apply to other areas of their learning
- Opportunities to incorporate education strategies e.g. Six Thinking Hats
Employer resources
- Facilitator’s guide
- Student resource pack
- Access to IT/ internet
- Complementary material to personalise module content
Student resources
- Activity resource pack
- Access to IT/ internet
- Access to any additional resources and material provided by the employer
Educator resources
- Facilitator’s guide
- Student resource pack
- Access to IT/ internet
- Access to any additional resources and material provided by the employer
Additional resources
Activity 2: MentalUP Left Side Right Side Quiz Dooley
Activity 3: Institute of Chartered Accountants (England & Wales): IDEAL Model of Problem Solving – 2 minutes watch
IDEAL problem solving model introduction – 8 minutes watch
Activity 4: Success at School: How to improve your problem-solving skills – 2 minutes watch