Worksheet 6 – Transferable Skills

In Worksheets 3, 4, and 5 you have considered and identified particular skills

related to Personal, Technical and Course-related.

This worksheet covers skills which you may have or want to develop from outside
the course.

These are called ‘Transferable Skills’ and are highly desired in the Creative
Industries.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS CHECKLIST

These are skills which you can use on the course which you may have used in
other situations.

These situations might include jobs, sports, hobbies, game playing etc.

Highlight as many of these transferable skills which definitely apply to you:

Key Transferable Skills

Meet deadlines

Able to plan

Good time management

Talk in public

Team player

Good writing skills

Computer/IT skills

Work independently

Accept responsibility

Desire to develop/improve
Problem solving

Resilience

Personal motivation
Creative/artistic skills

Able to draw/sketch

Able to paint

Able to illustrate

Able to use imaging software (e.g., Photoshop)

Perform/act

Dance

Sing

Write stories

Tell a story

Play an instrument

Compose music

Critical thinking

Generate ideas

Dealing with things

Use my hands

Assemble/make things

Drive vehicles

Follow instructions

Finding solutions
Data skills

Locate answers or information

Work with spreadsheets (Excel etc.)

Analyse in detail

Conduct primary research

Conduct secondary research

Using words/ideas

Being articulate

Being logical

Able to write clearly

Being innovative

Remember information

Good verbal communication

Leadership skills

Arrange an event

Explain things to others

Think of others

Take risks

Able to delegate tasks

Team builder

Solve problems

Business awareness
Organisational skills

Able to plan

Able to prioritise tasks

Good time management

Set goals and targets

Review goals and targets

Collaborate with others

Self-motivation

Self-management

Independent thinking

Multi-tasking
Social/Interpersonal skills

Motivate others

Patient

Supportive

Open minded

Able to listen

Sensitive to others feelings

Diplomatic

Trustful

Outgoing

Adaptable

Tactful

Remembering names

Numeracy

Composure

Calm under pressure

Cultural awareness

Attention to detail

Concentration

Ability to focus

Strategizing

Reflect on performance

Perseverance
Next, choose ONE transferable skill from each coloured section which you might
identify as being your strongest (e.g., you might highlight four skills for Leadership,
but which is your strongest?). Identify how you have used each of these chosen
skills AND how this skill might be useful on:

 the Level 3 Creative Media course

 your chosen progression route (Worksheet 2)

If you wish to choose more than one Transferable Skill from each section to focus on
then this is encouraged.

Follow up by identifying at least one highlighted transferable skill from each

coloured section which you feel you can improve upon and how this might benefit
your Level 3 Creative Media course AND your chosen progression route

Finally, identify at least one transferable skill from each section which you have not
highlighted and which you feel you need to have. How might this benefit your Level
3 Creative Media course AND your chosen progression route?

You may well use the results from this worksheet to help you with future tasks on the
unit.

SUBMISSION

Copy and paste the coloured sections once you have highlighted your choices and
write your responses to the follow-up questions on to your Progression page on
Weebly.

It should chronologically follow the work completed for Worksheet 5 Course Skills
Evaluation and Reflection.

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT AS A ‘SCRIBD’ DOCUMENT ON WEEBLY

Title it – Worksheet 6 Transferable Skills (1.1)