Skills Audit 2020

Name: Iqra Hussain Date:

Course: Level 3 Business
Competencies rating
1 - No experience
2 - Some experience
3 - An experienced student
4 - A competent and confident student
5 - A truly outstanding student – able to confidently enter the world of work
with a high level of competency.
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SKILLS

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Be able to
More specifically how to rate Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
yourself
My competence
•Be an effective member of a team
to achieve a successful outcome 1 2 3 4 5 In year 1 of college my class and I did a Samaritans Charity
event and we all had to work as a tem to make it work.
• Understand your individual role and
contribution to a team. 1 2 3 4 5  I have understood all my roles I have played in all the
teamwork activities I have done.
Teamwork
• I understand my behaviour and impact
on others when working in and contributing 1 2 3 4 5  Yes I have understood this from working with different
to the success of formal and informal teams types of team members within the team.
• Able to listen, give and receive feedback
and respond perceptively to others. 1 2 3 4 5  I have given feedback to others in my team before and
they have acted on it.
 
• Able to produce a well-structured and well
written report of substantial length. 1 2 3 4 5  I have written reports before but I don’t have much
Communication -
written confidence in them being well structured enough.
Write clearly and in a • Have confidence and control when writing
style appropriate to different types of documents in various styles. 1 2 3 4 5  I don’t have much confidence in writing different types of
purpose, e.g reports, documents.
assignments, letters. • Able to demonstrate proficient report
writing skills. 1 2 3 4 5  I have done some reports in different lessons in high
school such as science or english.
 
Communication – • Able to communicate own ideas verbally,
verbal with proficiency and confidence.
Construct coherent 1 2 3 4 5  I have talked about my ideas before to others verbally e.g.
arguments and In english I used to share my ideas to others about
articulate ideas different poems etc.
clearly to a range • Able to explain my ideas at a range of levels.
of audiences, formally 1 2 3 4 5  I have explained my ideas at different levels in different
and informally scenarios.
through a variety of • Able to construct arguments and present
techniques these to a range of audiences.
1 2 3 4 5
 In college year 1 I have constructed arguments in debates
we have done in lessons.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Show evidence of presenting information
effectively to groups.
1 2 3 4 5
 I have presented information to large groups in high
school when I was a charity rep.
• Able to produce well-constructed clear
Presentation skills presentations and use audio-visual aids where  I have also created presentations used with PowerPoint
1 2 3 4 5
appropriate e.g. PowerPoint. such as when I presented to the college governors in year
1.
• Able to present work fluently and  I have presented my work confidently in front of the
confidently, and able to respond clearly and 1 2 3 4 5 governors in college and they asked questions which I
persuasively to questions and comments. responded to quite well.
 
Project management • Able to plan, organise and evaluate a  I have recently just evaluated and planned for a project
skills given project. 1 2 3 4 5 that was given by my tutor which was about a fish and
Apply effective project chip shop.
 • Able to execute a project plan which
follows a designated schedule to produce a
finished piece of work within a given time 1 2 3 4 5
management through
the period  I have made a project plan but not executed it.
setting of goals, • Able to set and prioritise a number of
intermediate intermediate goals within an individual  I have created goals and timetabled them for when they
1 2 3 4 5
milestones and or group project and to develop an effective need to be met. I have done them for projects such as an
prioritisation of strategy and timetable for meeting them. online ebay shop.
activities • Able to make plans and balance competing
demands on time effectively. 1 2 3 4 5  I haven’t set up a shop or executed a project plans for me
to handle any demands.
 
• Build and maintain cooperative networks
and relationships with tutors, peers and  All the teams I have worked in I have had a good ,
corporate representatives. 1 2 3 4 5
professional relationship with all the team members and
tutors.
Networking
• Able to promote my unique selling points
in a networking situation with prospective
1 2 3 4 5
employers.  I have come up with USP’s but I have never promoted
them in front of employers.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Understand what effective negotiation
requires.  Yes I do understand what effective negotiation requires
1 2 3 4 5
because I have had quite a few experiences in my high
school years with negotiation.
Negotiation skills • Demonstrate where I have carefully explored
my position and the other person’s position,  I have spoken to my teachers in my high school about
with the goal of finding a mutually acceptable 1 2 3 4 5 events I wanted to hold within the school. We always used
compromise, that gives us both as much of to come to an agreement which best suited us both and
what we want as possible. where we could get the most out of the situation.
 • Have negotiated in a situation where you
have found what the other person wants
matches what you are prepared to trade, and 1 2
that you are prepared to give what the other
person wants.
• Able to demonstrate my awareness of the
power dynamic in a negotiating situation and 1 2
how this can impact on me winning or losing a
negotiation.
• Able to work effectively unsupervised.
1 2
 The events I have held in the past or have been involved
3 4 5 with have always matched with what the other person
wants. This way we all agree about what we want
involved.
3 4 5
 I haven’t demonstrated it because I haven’t took the lead
in the negotiation for me to demonstrate this dynamic.
 Yes I can. With every work that has been assigned to me
without any teacher or support being there I complete all
3 4 5 the work to the standards needed.

Managing self • Able to manage competing demands on your
time.
• Able to efficiently prioritise tasks
Managing others • Understand the skills and attributes of a
leader.
• Have experience of managing or leading
another team or group.
• Have experience of motivating a group and
giving them responsibility.
 I create a schedule for each week which consists of which
1 2 3 4 5 piece of work needs the majority of time and which is the
most important for me to complete.
 I create a schedule for each week which consists of which
1 2 3 4 5 piece of work needs the majority of time and which is the
most important for me to complete.
1 2 3 4 5  I understand this because I have learnt this from my time
of being the captain for the rounders team.
1 2 3 4 5  I have experience of leading many teams such as my
rounders team.
 Every time I take on a team as a leader I give out the
1 2 3 4 5 tasks/roles equally and give the team a thorough walk
through as to what needs doing.
 • Listen to team members and encourage  I find this vital as part of managing others because by
involvement. 1 2 3 4 5 taking on their feedback and acting on it the team may
just run that much more smoothly.
• Experience of training or coaching people to
equip them to succeed 1 2 3 4 5  I haven’t taken on a team which needs training or
coaching.
• Plan the work of a team, considering all that
must be accomplished, the various deadlines
or timeframes to be met, and the work steps 1 2 3 4 5
 Every team I have worked with I outline the deadlines,
required. tasks and the steps required to accomplish the end goal.
• Delegate tasks and review progress to  I give out tasks to all the team members equally and after
achieve goals. 1 2 3 4 5 some time off them working I like to check in to see if they
need help.
• Able to demonstrate awareness of
individuals in a team, learn their strengths and 1 2 3 4 5  Only with some team members within the team that I
weaknesses and challenge them to achieve to was familiar with I used to get to know their strengths and
the best of their abilities. weaknesses easily.
• Can demonstrate fairness and impartiality  Yes it is important to treat everyone equally whether you
and be consistent when holding everyone to 1 2 3 4 5 are familiar to them or not. I do this with all the teams I
the same standards and expectations. have managed before.
• Have proven ability to challenge and/or
discipline a team member for failing to adhere 1 2 3 4 5
to standards and expectations  I haven’t had experience in doing this.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Application of IT • Effective use of Microsoft Office including
Word and Powerpoint. 1 2 3 4 5
 I have used it once or twice in high school.
• Able to use Excel and develop and
manipulate spreadsheets. 1 2 3 4 5  I can make a spreadsheet but do find it difficult
sometimes to manipulate it.
 • Proficient in the use of email and Internet.
1 2 3 4 5  I use the internet in my everyday work I do for my tutors
also I use email to contact my tutors.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and how  I know about the hardware but I don’t know how to
to troubleshoot. 1 2 3 4 5 troubleshoot. I learnt some of this in high school IT
lessons.
• Can use printers and photocopiers efficiently.  I can use printers without any difficulty but I do get stuck
1 2 3 4 5 using photocopiers. I have gotten used to printers because
I used to print a lot of material out for my exam revision.
• Able to access online research databases
1 2 3 4 5
 Yes I can use this to access any information I need. I learnt
some of this in college and high school.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Able to raise vital questions and problems,
formulating them clearly and precisely. 1 2 3 4 5  I have used this when my tutor gives out the assignment.
It allows me to get any misunderstandings out the way.
• Gather and assess relevant information,
using abstract ideas to interpret it effectively. 1 2 3 4 5  I can do this and it can be used in many of my
assignments or work given by the tutors.
• Come to well-reasoned conclusions and
Critical thinking solutions, testing them against relevant criteria
and standards. 1 2 3 4 5
 I do have some experience with doing this but I don’t
know where exactly.
• Think open-mindedly within alternative
systems of thought, recognising and assessing,
as need be, your assumptions, implications, 1 2 3 4 5
and practical consequences.
 Don’t Have Experience.
 • Communicate effectively with others in
figuring out solutions to complex problems, 1 2 3 4 5  I have worked in teams to come up with a solution to
without being unduly influenced by others' complex problems and I have always stuck to my own
thinking on the topic. opinion.
 
Problem solving • Able to identify, clarify and describe a
problem (s). 1 2 3 4 5  In core maths we have to identify and describe problems
the majority of the time.
• Ability to analyse the causes of a given
problem(s). 1 2 3 4 5
 Yes I do this in core maths.
• Ability to identify and assess alternative  Yes I have experienced this whilst working in a team and
solutions. 1 2 3 4 5 when a problem comes up we search for different
solutions.
• Able to choose a solution and implement it.
1 2 3 4 5  In all my maths problems I have chosen solutions and
implemented them.
• Able to evaluate whether the problem(s) was
solved or not. 1 2 3 4 5
 Experienced it in core maths.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
• Able to generate new ideas and approaches.
1 2 3 4 5  Yes I do have experience with this whilst in classes in high
school such as Art.
• Able to develop new methodologies as
Creativity required. 1 2 3 4 5
 Yes I have learnt about this is an assignment in college.
• Able to find and implement solutions to
difficult problems. 1 2 3 4 5
 I have experience for this from core maths.
 
• Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability
to identify own training needs. 1 2 3 4 5  In some teamwork exercises I have recognised areas of
improvements for myself.
Lifelong learning
• Pursue appropriate training to develop skills
and knowledge. 1 2 3 4 5  I haven’t took any training to help improve my skills at the
moment.
 
Ethics and social • Have a clear understanding of
responsibility the theoretical meaning and reference 1 2 3 4 5
of moral propositions and how their “truth
values” (if any) may be determined.  No experience.
• Familiar with the practical means
of determining a moral course of action. 1 2 3 4 5  I know what this means but I have never used or
experienced it before.
• Are aware how moral outcomes
can be achieved in specific situations. 1 2 3 4 5
 Not really aware.
• Understand ethics in a business
context. 1 2 3 4 5  Yes I have experience because I am studying business in
college.
• Understand corporate social
responsibility (CSR). 1 2 3 4 5
 Yes I do because I have learnt about it in college.
• Have freely contributed to the
community through activities such as 1 2 3 4 5
volunteer work.  Yes I have done this and it is stated in my CV>
CAREER
MANAGEMENT

Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Appreciate the need for • Active member of a professional
and show commitment institution or body. 1 2 3 4 5
to
 Yes and it is called Shipley College.
continued professional
development. • Regularly attend seminars or
presentations outside formal 1 2 3 4 5
curriculum timetable.  No I do not.
• Have ownership of, update and
regularly review a Personal Development 1 2 3 4 5
Plan (PDP)  Yes I have just created one.
 
Take ownership of and • Aware of potential employers, general
manage one’s recruitment practices and effective 1 2 3 4 5
career progression, set job hunting techniques.  Yes such as recruitment practises called Connexions.
realistic and achievable
• Have considered own career direction
goals, and identify 1 2 3 4 5
post-graduation and set realistic and
and develop ways to
achievable career goals.  Yes I have in my career.
improve employability
• Have identified ways to improve your
employability and acted upon them. 1 2 3 4 5
 I have identified ways but did not act upon them as of yet.
Be able to
More specifically My competence Where and how have I developed this skill?
demonstrate:
Demonstrate an • Aware of the range of career
insight into the opportunities within and outside 1 2 3 4 5  Yes I have looked at career opportunities in the sector I
transferable nature the property sector. want to go into.
of skills developed
as part of your degree • Fully able to demonstrate the
to other work transferable nature of the skills developed
environments and the as part of your degree to other work
1 2 3 4 5
range of career environments.
opportunities within  I can transfer my skills that I have learnt to other working
and outside the sector. environments.
 
Present one’s skills, • A broad knowledge of types of CV's,
personal interview techniques and standard
attributes and 1 2 3 4 5
questions and recruitment techniques  Yes I have looked into these techniques because I have
experiences through such as psychometric testing. previously had interviews with governors from my college.
effective CVs, • Able to create a targeted CV which
applications and effectively presents your skills, attributes and
interviews experiences. 1 2 3 4 5
 I have created one.
• Able to present your skills, attributes and
experiences effectively in a job interview
situation. 1 2 3 4 5
 Haven’t had any experience.
 
Commercial • Know where to look to find what channels
Awareness exist so I can keep up to date within my
1 2 3 4 5
specialism.
 Yes I do.
• Research events within organisations
which offer students opportunities
1 2 3 4 5
to get involved.
 Yes I get regular emails from organisations.
• Aware of membership bodies which I am
able to join or get support from. 1 2 3 4 5
 Yes I am aware.
• Use social networking to keep in touch with
the latest trends within my specialism.
1 2 3 4 5
 Yes I get regular emails.