Welcome to Interpersonal Skills for Career Success

Interpersonal skills such as interviewing, public speaking and mentoring others are essential for career success, but are notoriously difficult to acquire due to the need to practice them in order to develop expertise. It is an accepted rule in professional development that 70% of learning happens through on-the-job experience, 20% through social interactions, and only 10% through formal learning experiences.

Therefore, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy has teamed up with Gamoteca to offer courses which enable you not just to learn, but to actually practice these skills with a  colleague or friend!

There are three courses to complete, each enabling you to earn an HPass digital badge. You can also earn a badge for completing all three courses and providing your feedback on the overall experience.  We will use your feedback to improve future courses!

Please note that this is a two-player game that must be played with a colleague or a friend. You do not need to be online at the same time as your course partner - you can complete a task for them to review later and vice versa. You will find instructions on how to invite them to participate once you have joined the course.

So, find a colleague or friend, and get started.....

	Is this course for me?
	This course will enable you to learn about and practice interpersonal skills relating to interviewing, public speaking, and mentoring, which are essential for career success. If you are a learning and development professional, you may want to try these courses as an example of how practice-based, human-connected learning can be implemented online.
	How will I benefit from this course?
	On completion of this course you will: Understand the key components of a successful job interview as an interviewee, and have experience of putting them into practice. Have learnt how to conduct a successful job interview which enables you to get the best from job applicants. Have understood and practiced effective public speaking Understand how to set up a mentoring relationship for success  Have reflected on your own interpersonal skills and where you may need to develop.
	How long will it take?
	This course should take you around 3 hours to complete. You will complete it in bitesize chunks as you record your responses and submit them to our partner for review.
	How much does it cost?
	This course is free!
	Will I get a certificate at the end?
	Yes - you will be able to download an HPass digital badge on completion of each of the three courses, and a further badge for the entire Interpersonal Skills for Career Success pathway.
	How do I start?
	Scroll to the top of the page and click on the       Join course       button. This will take you through to the course content. You don't need to complete the course in one go - you can always continue later from where you left off.