Skills Audit 2
Skills Audit 2
Skills Audit 2
Questions to self assess how well you understand how to learn and to assess your
self-management skills
Strongly agree=5, agree=4, not sure=3, disagree=2, strongly disagree=1.
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4
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6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
Score
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
70
Score
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
41
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4
5
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9
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16
Score
5
5
4
5
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4
3*
3*
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
74
Score
5
5
3*
4
5
5
5
5
Total 37
5. Data Handling
Questions to self assess your numeracy skills
Score
5
5
5
5
4
4
28
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5
6
Score
4
3*
4
3*
5
4
Score
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
34
Results
Use the table below to record your totals from each skill assessment
section. Tick low, medium or high from the scoring columns.
1 Managing Own
Learning & Perf.
2 Working with Others
3 Communication & Info
4 ICT
5 Data Handling
6 Critical thinking incl.
problem solving,
decision-making
7 Career management
and professional dev.
Low
Med
High
Your
totals
0-25
26-50
51-75
70
0-15
0-30
0-13
0-10
0-13
16-30
31-55
14-26
11-20
14-26
31-45
56-80
27-40
21-30
27-40
41
74
37
28
32
0-11
12-23
24-35
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Scoring
Low Med High
Scoring
Low
There could be a number of reasons for giving yourself a low score.
Maybe you undervalued your experience. Possibly you are not attracted
to this skill. Think of the reasons for this and use your reflection to
consider what you could do about addressing this. Remember this skill is
considered essential for your development and success - as a student,
an employee and in life generally, so a low score could limit your ability
to reach your full potential. Use the action plan to develop this PDP
priority. If you are asked about your weaknesses in an interview, be
honest, but remember to explain why you think this is and what you are
doing about it. That will impress a prospective employer!
Medium
Your score suggests that you have some experience of using this skill
and have developed a certain level of competence through experience
and practice. However, there seems to be evidence that you would find it
useful to develop it further. Look carefully at the different questions you
answered to assess this skill and decide exactly where your areas for
development lie. It may be that this skill is a potential strength but you
are feeling a lack of confidence around it. Think about why this should
be. Use the action plan to further develop your skills in this area. If you
discuss use of this skill in interviews, give a full and honest assessment
and discuss how you are planning to work on it. No-one is perfect and
employers are impressed with someone who understands their strengths
and weaknesses and is doing something about it.
High
If your assessment is accurate, it indicates that skills in this area are well
developed at this stage and that you are feeling comfortable using them.
Your course should provide you with opportunities to practice and further
develop them. Consider discussing this assessment with your tutor as a
reality check and to help you develop a plan for building further on this
strength. Dont be complacent, if you dont keep the skill honed, it will
stagnate, while the world moves on. Most importantly, do not forget to
capture evidence of this strength and to include it in a personal
statement or CV. Remember to record details of where use of this skill
has been effective in particular situations, so you can talk about it in
interviews.
We acknowledge and thank the PDP Project at Bournemouth University for allowing us
to draw on their materials when designing this