MTa have been specialising in developing these so called 'employability' qualities for over 25 years and selling training materials worldwide since 1992.

What does MTa offer?

MTa supply practical reusable materials which engage students in a learning process that will:

• demonstrate how important employability qualities are in the workplace
• enable students to assess their personal performance against many facets of employability skills
• provide opportunities for students to discuss and develop plans for personal improvement (develop skills and behaviours, change attitudes)
• enable students to test out ideas for improvement and evaluate the changes made
• relate students learning to their own circumstances
• identify personal priorities for improvement
• demonstrate the how these improvements enhance performance and therefore students’ employability.

"results from the questionnaire indicated that specific employability skills were improved in 88% of cases"

• group work to solve practical problems
• guided individual thought to evaluate their own performance
• group review to develop understanding and identify priorities for personal change
• testing and evaluating ideas for improvement to develop the confidence and commitment to apply their learning

• The facilitator selects the appropriate activity. (Each activity has it’s own discussion topics and target learning opportunities.)
• Each activity begins with an engaging but non-technical task, usually based on large scale plastic components
• Tasks are short, typically 10 – 30 minutes
• After the task individuals evaluate their performance by completing a worksheet which guides their thinking through the targeted learning opportunities
• Students discuss their responses to develop their understanding The facilitator runs a increase students’ understanding of how well they as individuals use these qualities
• The facilitator monitors students, guiding them through the learning and ensuring that they make links which are both personal and relevant to their own circumstances.
• The activities can be used in isolation or the facilitator may decide to run two or three activities back to back to develop, broaden and embed the learning.

Which activities relate best to students’ employability?

Most of our customers who work with students find that MTa Insights provide a wide range of activities that appeal to both undergraduates and graduates.

MTa Insights activities;

• are easy and flexible to use
• offer a diverse range of learning opportunities
• are set at different conceptual levels
• can be surprisingly demanding intellectually
• appeal to students from a broad range of disciplines and backgrounds.