Transcript QMSkills Award - Course Reps 2015

• According to the CBI (March 2009)
employability is:
‘A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all
labour market participants should possess to ensure
they have the capability of being effective in the
workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their
employer and the wider economy’.
Attributes - An attribute is an inherent characteristic or
quality and is often expressed through what you think, do
and feel.
Skills - A skill is about doing something well – your ability
to choose and perform the right technique at the right
time. It’s usually developed through training and practice.
Knowledge - Knowledge is the information that you
know, including theories, facts and procedures, and the
ability to apply this information in different situations.
Together, these three elements make up a competency.
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Job searching/seeking skills
Career management skills
Soft skills – see transferable skills
Transferable skills – see soft skills
CBI/NUS 2011
Self-management – your readiness to accept responsibility, flexibility, resilience, self-starting,
appropriate assertiveness, time management, readiness to improve your own performance based on
feedback and reflective learning
Team working – respecting others, co-operating, negotiating, persuading, contributing to
discussions, your awareness of interdependence with others
Business and customer awareness – your basic understanding of the key drivers for business
success and the importance of providing customer satisfaction and building customer loyalty
Problem solving – analysing facts and circumstances to determine the cause of a problem and
identifying and selecting appropriate solutions
Communication – your application of literacy, ability to produce clear, structured written work and
oral literacy, including listening and questioning skills
Application of numeracy – manipulation of numbers, general mathematical awareness and its
application in practical contexts (eg estimating, applying formulae and spotting likely rogue figures)
Application of information technology – basic IT skills, including familiarity with commonly used
programmes.
Working towards your future: Making the most of your time in higher education – CBI/NUS 2011
NUS and the CBI say that the core foundation of
the attributes, skills and knowledge that make
you employable is a positive attitude.
“That type of attitude involves a readiness to take
part, openness to new activities and ideas, and a
desire to achieve results. It underpins and links
together the other key capabilities:
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Aware/Awareness
Acquire/Acquisition
Achieve/Achievement
Articulate/Articulation
• Association of Graduate Recruiters (1995):
‘Few students are able to articulate what they have
gained from their experience in higher education’
Articulation (noun)…
• the act or process of speaking or expressing in
words
• the act or the state of being jointed together
e.g. an articulated lorry
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‘You know - studenty sort of things’
Exaggerating/lying
Trying too hard
Lack of self-belief
My course helps me develop the following employability skills:
How to be an effective Course Representative
What skills will you develop?
Skills Checklist
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Leadership
Interpersonal
Listening
Speaking
Problem solving
Presentation
Negotiation
Team-working
Time management
How to be an effective Course Representative
How can you use these skills after University?
Influencing, negotiation and leadership skills
Gained in Staff-Student Liaison Committee meetings. The ability to
influence decisions and negotiate effectively will help you when you
are applying for jobs after university.
Presentation and case-making skills
The ability to explain things and put forward a clear argument will help
you in job interviews and in employment.
Transferable skills (employability)
Being able to listen, communicate effectively, organise and manage
your time and work with various groups are skills that you can use in
any work environment. These are often raised in interview questions.
• Reflective Learning – Jenny Moon
Record
contemporaneously and
re-visit later, posting
further
reflections/actions.
Date
Activity
Duration
(hrs/mins)
Verified
Key points
Skills identified
Learning opportunity?
Re-visited
Date
Activity
Key points
Skills identified
Learning opportunity?
Re-visited
Duration (hrs/mins) Verified
Date
Activity
Duration
(hrs/mins)
Verified
08/12/14
SSLC
1.30
Minutes
Key points/issues - Raised issue of lack of lecture recordings on QMPlus
Skills/challenges identified – I was asked how many students would use them and
also told that there were concerns that students would stop attending lectures –
couldn’t really answer these points.
Learning opportunity? – Needed more data to back up my argument. Should have
anticipated this response and been prepared to counter it. Will seek advice from SU.
Re-visited - Spoke to VP Education. Will raise issue again at next SSLC - will first
conduct survey of class to find out how many would use recordings and why. Also will
find evidence as to whether attendance has been affected where recordings available
elsewhere and what can be done to mitigate this. Will then propose a trial during
which usage and attendance can be monitored.
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Activity
Duration
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Verified
15/03/15
SSLC
1.30
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Key points/issues - Raised issue of lack of lecture recordings on QMPlus
Skills/challenges identified - Presented findings of class survey showing 86% of
respondents would use recordings. Majority for revision purposes, but also 19% to
replay after lecture to confirm their understanding (as English is not their first
language and 2 are dyslexic). Produced details of trial conducted elsewhere showing
negligible impact upon attendance, significant usage and positive feedback. Gained
agreement to trial of recording key lectures in semester one of next academic year.
Presentation, problem solving and negotiating skills utilised.
Learning opportunity? - Had I taken this approach for the last meeting, I might have
been able to secure a trial for second semester of this academic year. Will need to
think things through more carefully in future.
Re-visited –n/a
• Attend initial Course Rep Training – ‘How to be an
effective Course’.
• Attend 2 other training sessions during year.
• Clock up 30 hours of activity
• Keep Learning Log.
• Produce a piece of reflective writing (1000 words)
based upon 3 key learning experiences from your
Learning Log - identifying learning outcomes and
skills demonstrated/developed. Also, give reasons
why you chose these three examples to
demonstrate your employability.