Skills audit v1.0
- 1. Beyond Bond Activity 1b: Skills Audit. June 2014 Personal Skills Audit Activity Employability Skills : Employability skills are the essential skills sought after by employers in addition to your academic learning. These are developed through a variety of activities and experiences. Learning objective: To assess my current level of attainment of each employability skill identified in the Beyond Bond Activity Framework. Activity Purpose: The Beyond Bond Activity Framework provides a wide variety of activities across the four categories of work-based, work-related, community-based and career-exploration. Undertaking a skills audit will assist you to focus your selection of activities and your reflections based on the skills gaps or weaknesses you identify. It is envisaged that you will update this audit as you progress through Beyond Bond. Task: Step 1: Using the scale below, rank yourself for the first employability skill. Step 2: Then provide some brief supporting comments as to why you feel you are at that level. Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the rest of the employability skills. Step 4: Once you have completed steps 1-3, highlight any skills gaps or weaknesses. Note: In order to obtain the 10 Beyond Bond points offered for this and the previous workshop, you must upload your CV AND your completed Personal Skills Audit to the ILearn site by the end of week 14. Scale: 0 = no development of this skill; 1 = very minimal development of this skill; 2 = minimal development of this skill; 3 = good development of this skill; 4 = very good development of this skill; 5 = exceptional development of this skill Category No Employability Skills Description Ranking Supporting comments People 1 Communication – oral/written The ability to communicate orally, with a level of clarity and formality appropriate to the context The ability to express ideas clearly and correctly in written form to the style required of the occasion. 3 Oral communication is still in need of improvement due to nervousness. The greater the crowd, the harder it is to remember necessary information for the public. Written communication still needs improvement, but not to the extent of oral communication, because there is more time to processes thoughts and present important information and leave out unnecessary information. 2 Teamwork The ability to work with others to achieve a collective goal, ensuring clear responsibilities and tasks, and the ability to perform different roles to adapt to the needs of the group. 4 Most lab work requires good team cooperation to make best use of the limited time we have in the laboratory. 3 Leadership The ability to motivate, encourage, energise, take responsibility and support 3 Taking the lead role in group projects is still in need of development. Though,
- 2. Beyond Bond Activity 1b: Skills Audit. June 2014 others while taking the lead to achieve common goals. because of my personality, I enjoy encouraging and supporting group members to keep the motivation high and achieve the common goal faster and more efficiently Category No Employability Skills Description Ranking Supporting comments Self 4 Self-management The ability to set personal goals and work steadily towards them and organise, prioritise and plan activities so as to work at optimal capacity and achieve a desirable work/life balance. Embracing a life-long learning approach to skills development. 4 The bachelor of biomedical sciences requires an individual to write lab reports for different subjects/classes and study for mid semester and final exams. There have been semesters where lab reports were due each week for 4 weeks prior to an exam. Thinking 5 Critical thinking The ability to identify and think through issues from all aspects, evaluate and formulate a logical framework to present a reasoned case. 4 I feel I have a high ranking in critical thinking because of the skills needed to do well in biomedical sciences. Thinking through problems and coming up with a logical explanation is required in experiments as science is more objective than subjective. 6 Planning/ organising The ability to organise, prioritise and plan activities and events such that they proceed at optimal capacity and efficiency and contribute to short term and/or long term strategic planning. 4 Self-management is closely related to planning and organising, as both skills require optimal management of time. 7 Information management The ability to know where and how to retrieve (using diverse technologies), evaluate and organise appropriate information to address or apply to a problem or issue. 4 The use of Bond Library electronic resources, to find peer reviewed journal articles and textbooks for evidence, in order to back up claims when writing lab reports. Approach 8 Initiative/ enterprise Acting before being prompted or taking a fresh approach with energy and enthusiasm to pursue a project through being creative and innovative. 3 Still in development, but lab work require some amount independence and initiative. 9 Global perspective Adopting an approach to issues which takes account of cross-cultural and global 4 I have gone to an international high school for 12 years that integrated
- 3. Beyond Bond Activity 1b: Skills Audit. June 2014 perspectives and influences. multiculturalism within the curriculum. Being surrounded by a diverse range of cultures throughout my life. 10 Ethical thought & action Taking a responsible approach which focuses on integrity and ethical, moral and cultural values and standards. 4 As an undergraduate of biomedical sciences, I have learned that ethics are very important when planning and performing an experiment. Additionally the morals and standards I have been brought up with focuses on helping to improve the well being of others. 11 Sustainability Demonstrating a commitment to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. 2 Was a member in a marine conservation club during high school and was involved in a bio-rock build. Also a member of Bond Animal Welfare League, contributing to the well being of the wildlife. Contributed in teaching African children schoolwork, such as math, in high school.