Skill

Level of skill/
qualification
needed for
chosen career
Interpersonal skills
Strong
communication
and
presentation
skills, both
written and
oral.

Employment related skills

Strong
knowledge of
Injection
Moulding, Blow
Moulding, and
other material
forming
technologies.
Creative,
collaborative,
and positive
approach to
innovation and
complex
challenges.

Your current
level of skill/
qualification

What needs to
be done to
develop the
skill

How possible is
it to achieve
this

Good written
skills and oral

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join college
course on how
to perform
presentations.

Very possible as
I have many
colleges around
me that provide
such courses.

Breif knowledge
of injection
moulding/blow
moulding.

University
course for
Product design.
This will help
with drawings,
knowledge of
technical
machinery and
development
skills as well as
the ability to
take on
complex
challenges.

This depends
on whether or
not I gain
enough UCAS
points from my
A-Levels

University
course for
Product design.
In this course

This depends
on whether or
not I gain
enough UCAS

Creative, not
too much
understanding
based on
complex
challenges with
regard to
design briefs.

Exceptional
sketching
ability,
advanced form
development,
and creative
problem solving
skills.
Evangelist for
design thinking
and passionate
problem solver
Technical skills
Proficient in the
use of 3D CAD,
e.g. SolidWorks,

Very good with

2D design, not
so much with
3D design

Pro-Engineer.
Proficient in the
use of 2D
design
software, e.g.
Adobe
Photoshop and
Illustrator.

there will be 1
year where
they
concentrate a
lot on 2D and
3D

points from my
A-Levels

University
course in
product designAs I join the
course I will be
subject to
change working
with various
people and
clients, this will
develop me to
adapt to
change.

I am quite a
confident
person and
depending on
whether I am
accepted into
university my
ability to adapt
to change is
achievable
because of my
confidence.

University
course in
product design-

This depends
on whether or
not I gain
enough UCAS
points from my
A-Levels

Research
Skills for life (communication/literacy)
Based on my
Ability to
opinion I
display a
believe I can
degree of
adapt to
flexibility and
changes such
adapt
as environment
effectively to
or people
change.
because this is
part of a
product design
career however
I do not have
much
experience to
be positive
about this
claim.
Qualification required
AS grade in
BA / BS degree
Product design,
in Industrial
awaiting A-level
Design
certificates