Student Personal Development Portfolio and the role of PAAs Peter Chalk Undergraduate Centre TB2 Sept 2006

Why PDP important for students • To encourage reflection & planning – On progress: academic, personal, training, employment, volunteering, leisure • Why?

– Students long time out of education – Prepare for competing in job market – Ready to discuss key events in university life when they meet their PAA

Certificate Level • Key PDP stages: – Start of course; right choice? Dept policy?

– Feedback; HEO assessment, action?

– Programme Planning; reasons for choice – Results; plan for reassessment, right course?

– Personal statement: achievements/ experience/ performance/ expectation/ action plan

I and H Level • I Level – Employability module; work placement, CV completed?

– Programme planning: preparing for graduation/ project – Personal statement; progress on course • H Level – Project: dept info, supervisor, meeting, proposal?

– Graduation statement: may be required with transcript; use for reference; use for job applications; relate course to career aims

PAA support for PDP & PDP support for PAA • PAA referrals coincide PDP stages: – non-attendance; work or course related?

– module choice; discuss course aims – results; action plan for resits, LDU support?

• Ask student about PDP – are they completing it?

• PAA use PDP to assist write reference

University PDP Framework • All degree students starting 2004/05 • Web site /ugstudy/pdp or tailored/ customised • PDP linked to core spine modules HEO, Employability, Project • PDP-supporting core modules in alternate semesters • PDP related assessment introduced for 2005/06 starters