assessment of personal transferable skills
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Graham Nicholson Director Careers Service University of Dundee. Assessment of Personal Transferable Skills. Self Awareness - skills values personality interests Opportunity Awareness - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Graham Nicholson
Director
Careers Service
University of Dundee
Assessment of Personal Transferable Skills
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Personal transferable skills assessment is a key plank of careers Education and PDP
• Self Awareness - skills values personality interests
• Opportunity Awareness
• Presentation Skills
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Careers Education• PDP if it stands alone runs risk of being
ignored/marginalised
• If integrated into academic provision it becomes mainstream.
• If given academic credit it is perceived as credible.
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Career Planning Module• Background at Stirling
– 1997 - 1st Course Introduced– 1998 - On-line version first piloted– 2000 - Internship programme– 2002 - Community placement programme
• Around 300-400 students per year
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University of Dundee 2004/5• Career Planning Module approved by
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences - also to be offered to Life Sciences
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University PDP Proposed Policy in Outline
• Blackboard VLE available for all students containing transcripts, transferable skills achievements, career and action planning
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University PDP Proposed Policy in Outline
• For Vocational Degree Students Career Planning elements to enhance existing professional training programmes in pilot form in Town and Regional Planning, Law and Engineering
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University PDP Proposed Policy in Outline
• Career Planning Module for Non Vocational and other students.
(PDP materials not integrated into a course become meaningless and devalued - a missed opportunity)
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Career Planning Module• What it Contains• Psychometric Test
• Self Awareness
• Opportunity Awareness
• Presentation skills
• CV
• Applications
• Interview and Selection Training
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Career Planning Module• How is it Assessed• Assessment will be via 6 key assignments
• Job Study
• CV
• Application
• Presentation
• Interview
• Action Plan
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Career Planning Module• Who Teaches it• Careers Advisers with input from employers
and university staff
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Career Planning Module ContentNo.1
1b
234
567
SessionIntroduction to CareerPlanningProspects Planning - Inhouse Library & ProspectsWebsiteAptitude TestPersonality MeasuresOpportunity Awareness
Career OptionsWorking CulturesTransferableSkills/Matching
Time2 hours
1 hour
2 hours2 hours2 hours
2 hours2 hours2 hours
Assessment
Written Job Study(30%)Deadline 16th October 2003
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Career Planning Module ContentNo.8
910
1112
13
14
SessionCVs and coveringLetter
EnterprisePersonalEffectivenessPresentation SkillsPresentations
Application 1
Application 2(SAF)
Time2 hours
2 hours2 hours
2 hours2 hours
2 hours
2 hours
AssessmentAssessed CV andCovering Letter (15%)Deadline 3 November2003
Presentation - 5mins onJob Study findings (10%)AssessedapplicationForm (15%)Deadline 13th
November2003
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Career Planning Module ContentNo15
16
17
18
19
20
SessionTeam Roles &RecruitmentInterview & TelephoneInterview TechniquesAssessed Interviews
Assessment Centres &Course ReviewAction Plan, ContingencyCareer Paths and JobHunting, Complete CV at60Oral on Action Plan
Time2 hours
2 Hours
2 Hours
2 hours
2 hours
1 hour
Assessment
Assessed Interview(20%)
Action Plan (10%)
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University of Stirling External Examiners Comments
• “Once again I am struck by the high quality of the work and the professionalism of the Career Planning Course. They are very commendable and should set the tone of a lot more of the undergraduate work of Stirling and other British universities.”– Professor N Williamson, University of Durham external
examiner on the University of Stirling Career Planning Course.
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Excellent16%
Fairly Helpful
7%
Helpful17%
Very Helpful60%
Excellent
Fairly Helpful
Helpful
Very Helpful
University of Stirling Career Planning Student Evaluation
2003
QUOTES• "It is certainly worthwhile for finding out about your future career. A great
opportunity to improve skills, confidence and knowledge" "An essential unit that provides up-to-date, relevant insight into your future."• "This is an excellent opportunity for every student to do. Personally I think it
should be compulsory"
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Issues• Career Education is the core expertise of
professional Careers Advisers
• For Careers Staff to be involved in assessed Careers Education requires a change of mindset for– Careers Staff– Other Academics– Students?