TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AUDIT

Name: Course: Year: Date:

Section 1

Consider the skills listed below and rate how important you think each skill is for employment and how competent you are in this skill.
Consider how each of these skills may enhance your performance, and allow you to develop and advance further. You may wish to discuss
these with your advisor of studies. Alternatively, you may wish to ask a friend or family member, and to compare and discuss your separate
findings.

Once you have rated yourself, multiply the number in the column marked ‘Competence’ with that in the column ‘Job Importance’. So, for
example, if you feel that you are not very proficient in verbal and written communication (i.e. you have rated your competence at 4), but that
these skills are very important for employment (i.e. you have rated it at 5), then your overall total score would be 5 X 4 = 20.

Section 2
This section will provide you with examples of the types of evidence you can provide to demonstrate your level of competence with each skill.

Competence – How competent are you Job Importance – How important do you
in this skill? think this skill is in Employment?
1. Highly proficient 1. Unnecessary
2. Fairly proficient 2. Not very important
3. Adequate 3. Helpful
4. Not very proficient 4. Fairly important
5. Unskilled 5. Essential
 SKILL COMPETENCE JOB IMPORTANCE COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
COMMUNICATION
Written:
xx x 10 i am able to express my self well in writing this can be
Ability to express self well in writing seen through my assignement when i am potraying my
ideas and thoughts to my tutor
Verbal:
Informal​ – ability to network easily x x 5 evidence for this is that during college times i am asked to
with other people work in group alot and this allows me to network with
other people and has made me feel very comfortable with
doing this with new people.
Formal​ – ability to express yourself x x 5 evidence for my level of competenacy in this is in college
clearly and concisely to a group of during project we have to do group workds and present
people work to the whole class and i am very good at doing this.
Non-verbal:
Listening​ – ability to attend actively to x x 5 evidence for this is also again in my project class, when we
others’ views and ideas and understand are all doing our own separate work and have to listen to
their point of view other groups finding on a subject.
Body Language​ – ability to match body x x 5 i feel like body language is one my strongest skills i posses
language appropriately to what is being x and i have shown this many times through einterviews i
said verbally have been in where employers have told me that my body
language and posture is very well.
WORKING WITH OTHERS
Cooperation
Ability to collaborate effectively within x x 5 evidence for this again is during my time in shipley
a team x x college, part of my course is working with others to form a
presentation. i am confident with doing this as i know my
own role in the group and am able to express my ideas
freely to the rest of the group.
Negotiation
Ability to reach a mutually satisfactory xx x 15 i am not very good at reaching a mutual compromise as
outcome through compromise x this is a skill a need to work my self more on. i will be
doing this by asking my friends and family to help me
compromise to stuff so that i dont always get my way.
Sensitivity
Ability to respond appropriately to x x 5 talking to different age groups is a skill i have developed in
individual differences, e.g., age, gender, x x college as it has taught me that the way i speak to my
etc. friends is not the way i should communicate to my tutos
and this is an important thing i should rememeber.
Leadership
Ability to encourage and motivate x x 10 i have shown this skill in college and my own persnoal
others x x lige. an example of this is when i was a grop leader and
one of the team members was nervous about presenting to
the class so i helped her before the presentation during and
then gave her feedback afterwards on how to improve her
preseneting skills
SKILL COMPETENCE JOB IMPORTANCE COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
Ability to supervise or direct work of x x 8 i feel like i need more work on this skill as when i was the
others x x group leader although i did help my group members i was
more concerened about my own work than what my team
members were doing so i feel i need to work on this. i will
work on this by becoming team member a lot more in
project so i can develop this skill more.
Ability to evaluate competing priorities x x 5 this is an important skill i feel i have grasped. example of
to plan ahead x x thos is me planning my work before time such as my
assignements making sure that all my adsignements are
handed in before the date.
APPLICATION OF NUMBER
Calculations
Ability to use a calculator or PC to
make calculations
Interpretation
Ability to interpret descriptive statistics,
e.g. ratios percentages, means, standard
deviations
Ability to interpret inferential statistics,
e.g., confidence intervals, statistical
significance, effect size
Application
Ability to organise and present
numerical data in an appropriate manner
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
File Management Techniques
Ability to create, store and retrieve files
Word Processing (e.g. MS Word)
Ability to use a word processing (WP)
package to produce a variety of formats
of documents
Spreadsheets (e.g., MS Excel)
Ability to use a spreadsheet to record
and manipulate different sets of data
x x 5 this is a basic skill i gained from secondary school and is
x x an important life skill that is needed for an job.
xx x 15 this is a skill i have no evidence of me doing. i have never
x had to interpret ratio percentages.
xx x 20 again i have no evidence for this skill as i have never jad to
x do this.
xx x 15 i can not provide evidence for this skill however i know
x that i will be able to do this skill as it is asking for
something basic.
x x 5 i have developed this skill as during lessons wen we are
x x doing work which goes towards our assignements, we do
the work and then when the assignement is handed out i
then retrieve files for use.
x x 5 Throughout my Business course within shipley College, I
x x have had to adapt to the principles of using technology
x x such as computers and technological programs in order to
complete and format my work for each unit within my
course. I have developed this skill by using different
programs to help produce my work such as google docs,
spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Publisher and more. I have had
to adapt to these skills in order to complete any given
assignment for each unit.
x x 5 i have created spreadsheets in the past for assignements
x x where i had to present information for example i have
created a spreadhseet in one of my units for to calculate
how much money is being spent.
 SKILL
Databases (e.g., MS Access)
Ability to retrieve information from a
database
Ability to create a database
Presentations (e.g., MS PowerPoint)
Ability to create and display a
PowerPoint presentation
Information and Communication
Ability to send and receive e-mail
Ability to send and receive attachments
by e-mail
Ability to use an internet browser, e.g.,
Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL
Ability to use a search engine, e.g.
Altavista, Google
PROBLEM SOLVING
COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
x x 2 i have created a gantt chart in the past for my
x x assignements and was comftorbale with doing this
meanig i am comftorable making databases.
x x 5 in my units for college I am often asked to create
x x powerpooints and present information like this. i am
confident with this as i have gained many practise doing
this from secondary school aswell as my time in college.
x x 5 i am very comptonent at this skill as part of my aily life
x x is me sending emails to tutors or my work placement.
x x 5 i have shown evidence for this when sending my tutors
x x msome documents that i am stuck on by attatching them
to the eimail.
x x 5 i use the interent browser everyday in my college life
x x and home life. this skill is demonstarted through all my
assignements you can see i used the interent for research
as in every assignement i include a bibliography of
websites i have visited to gather information.
x x 5 i am able yo use a search engine i have had this skill
x x from primary school. i do this everyday at home and
college and am able to provide evidence frm this by
going through past assignements when i used google to
research information on a product in unit 3.
Creativity
Ability to generate new ideas or
conceive existing ideas in a new way
Organisation and Planning
Ability to set down a systematic
sequence of activities and carry them
through in an effective manner
Research
Ability to gather information in a
systematic way to establish certain facts
or principles
SKILL
Analysis
Ability to understand and summarise
information
Initiative
Ability to initiate, take decisions and act
resourcefully
IMPROVING OWN LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE
Self Management
x x 8 i am not able to generate ideas in a new way as i tend to
x x stick to methods i am used to so i will be trying to wok
on this bya asking my wor placement to put me in
situations where i have to come up with new ideas.
x x 5 i can do this as this is seen through my college work
x x where i do bits of work ad then slowly add them all
together for my final assignements.
x x 10 this skill can be presented through my asssignemts
x x where i gather information from online and present it in
a way to prove my points or use them as factual backups.
COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
x x 5 i do this for each of my assignements. for every
x x assignement we have to research and then summarise
our gatherings.
x x 5 during my teams presentation i had seen that one
x x member of the team was struggling a lot and was feeling
nervouse so i took inititave and helped her read the work
outloud and finished it off for her so she didnt feel the
pressure.
 Self awareness​ – the ability to identify
and reflect on own strengths and
weaknesses in relation to:
● Personal Development
● Educational Development
● Career Development
Reasoning skills​ – ability to defend
argument using logical and systematic
thinking based on sound evidence
Reflection​ – ability to reflect on and
critique own performance
x x 15
x x
x x 25
x x
x x 5 this is an important skill I possess. I have shown this as
x x
this skill i feel as if i posses how ever not entirely. i am
not always focused on my educational development and
tend to sometimes fall back in the mindset of how i was
in school which is not very good so i feel as though i
need work on this skill. i tend to point out mostly my
weaknesses and never really my strengths so i feel as
though this is not very good of me and therefor i have
rated my self low.
this is a skill i have no evidence in or experience. i am
very hard headed and tend to not listen to others
arhuments so this skill is what i will ask family members
to help me with as i dont see how my work placement
can help me develop this skill
at first when i used to do powerpoints i avoided eye
contact and through alot of practise i am now able to
make eye contact with the audience.

SKILL COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF

IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
Study Skills
Ability to manage and prioritise time to x x 5 this is a skill i am very goof at as all my work is always
meet deadlines x x given in before the deadline and i have never ever misses
a college deadline.
Ability to identify relevant sources of
information, including people and
reference material
Ability to use a library to find books and
journal articles
Ability to take notes, organise them, and
integrate them with other sources of
information
Ability to reference materials using an
appropriate system, e.g., Harvard or
Vancouver
Identify your learning needs
Now pick three of the highest scoring skills from the above audit (by multiplying your scores as shown above) that you need to develop further.
List these below in order of priority.
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
x x
5 i have gained this skill from doing work in college as
since i have started college all my qwork is based off
doing research and finding sources of informtaion. doing
all my assignemtns has made me confotorbale with
doing research on my own.
1 i do not feel as though using books is important for a job
role to be honest and i have never visited the libary for
information as i feel there is more informatoon to be
found online. i know using libaries is important and i
will stat attending the libary more often because i am
aware that for university using the livbary is crucuial.
5 in college when we are listening to out tutors speak, we
take notes down and jot down crucula information which
we feel will help us later on in assignements. this is an
important skill to have as in the work placement when
attending daily meetings you will be expected to take
notes down of what is being said.
12 feach of my assignement i just copy down the link and
add all of my links at the bottom ofn each assignement
under the subheading bibliography. i do not do specific
linking.
Skill Area
Ability to interpret inferential
statistics, e.g., confidence
intervals, statistical
significance, effect size
Action Plan for Development and where you can access these
for this skill i am going to google how to interpret interfetil skills. i will be doing this so that i can get an
undertsand of what it is and thn i can see what googles responce is. by using the respince i can practise how to
interpret effect size etc.

here is a screenshot
of me googling what effect size means in statistics. I know have a little understanding however i will be doing
more in depth research once I have handed in my assignment.

2.​Self awareness​ – the ability my ratinf for this was quite high as i always only focus on my weaknesses and never praise my own strengths. to
to identify and reflect on own make my raing for this come low again i will try to do a swot analysis on my self monthly so that i am able to
strengths and weaknesses in discuss my strenths and see how to improve my weaknesses so that i have more strengths. doing a swot monthly
relation to: will allow me to shine more light on my self and really go into depth of how to become a better version of myself.
● Personal
Development
● Educational
Development
 ● Career Development
Reasoning skills​ –
ability to defend argument t​ his is my highest rating i got on my transferable skills audit. the result for this was 25. i feel as though i am not very
using logical and systematic good at reasoning with others and i always feel as though my opinions are right. to fix this I am going to be asking
thinking based on sound my family member and friends to help argue with me so i can work on this skill effectively.
evidence

Section 2: Providing Evidence you have the Skills

COMMUNICATION

Communication may be formal or informal, personal or impersonal, creative or factual. Messages may be delivered verbally, in writing or
non-verbally. There are many areas where examples of each communication approach may have been successfully applied, at university, at
work, at home, etc

Written - ​Ability to express self well in writing​ ​Ability​ to express self well in writing
● Essays/reports for School/University,
here is an example of when i handed in my assignement for college which demonsytartes my written ability. this essay was doing research on
coca cola, and as you can see from my screenshot i went into depth about the company.

● Personal Statements/Covering letters for CV’s, Application forms

i have created a CV which included a persnoanl statment and my CV will be linked on my websitr.
Written​ - Ability to express self well in writing
Verbal:
Informal​ – ability to network easily with other people
● in college i attend tutorial which is where i have a one on one conversation with my learning coach for my course. i also express my verbal
communication with members of my classs.

Formal – ​ability to express self clearly and concisely to a group​ of p​ eople

as part of our course curriciulam we are expected to do presentations so this is something we do regularly.

Non-verbal:​
Listening – ​ability to attend actively to others’ views and ideas and understand their point of view
when my tutors are speaking, i tend to listen carefully as i know that they are talking and it is rude to speak over someone and i also know that what they are taling
about will help me in later assignements.
Body Language​ – ability to match body language appropriately to what is being said verbally

i represent my body language daily as i feel as though body language indicates to others how you are feeling and so when i am in college or at
my work placement and in lessons i tend to sit up straight so tutora know that i am enaging in the class work.​WORKING WITH
OTHERS

Cooperation - ​Ability to collaborate effectively within a team

this skill has been developed from taking part in project at the centre of excellence. during project and my course units i have to make sure that i
am collabrating effectiveely within a team and so i feel as though college has helped me with this skill.

Sensitivity​- ​Ability to respond appropriately to individual differences, e.g., age, gender, etc.
as part of being a team leader in one of my groups at college, there is always times when two members of the group will argue and so i have to
compromise and be sensitive about the argumenetn in order to come to a final conculusion.

Leadership - ​Ability to encourage and motivate others

as part of being a leader again, one of my group members was not feeling to good about presenting so i therefor gave her more than engough
time to practise in front of us at the team and then slowly built her up to present infront of the class.
APPLICATION OF NUMBER

Calculations - ​i am able to use a calculator or PC to make calculations

Interpretation - -​ during my secondary school we had to work on means, medians, and mode when doing GCSE Maths.

Application -​Ability to organize and present numerical data in an appropriate manner

i passed my gcse maths.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

File Management Techniques - ​Ability to create, store and retrieve files

i have saved files and then come into college printed them out.

Word Processing​ - ​Ability to use a word processing package to produce a variety of formats of documents
● i have created a CV for myself, created leaflets and posters as part of my college course.

Spreadsheets​ - A ​ bility to use a spreadsheet to record and manipulate different sets of data
● i can Produce graphs and use formula to calculate averages
​ bility to retrieve information from a database/​ ​Ability to create a database
Databases​ - A
i can Create tables as i did this as part of my secondary school subject.
Presentations​ -​ Ability to create and display a PowerPoint presentation
● i have used powerpoints to present my gatherings to the whole class.
● i also added visual effects to my powerpoint.

Information and Communication​ - ​Ability to send and receive email

● Can you use web mail such as Hot Mail? yes i can use hotmail as i use this ona daily basis
● Have you used windows based email such as MS Outlook or Pegasus - yes i have used MS outlook.

Ability to send and receive attachments as email

● Have you forwarded your CV to an employer? yes i have forwarded mt cv to many employers and that it how i have a job.
● Forwarded coursework to a lecturer? yes this is how we submit work to our tutors.
Ability to use an internet browser e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL
● Have you researched coursework on the web? all my research findings come from online explorers.
Ability to download files from the internet and transfer to WP
● Have you downloaded course notes from the web? yes i have downloaded course notes from the web to help me with my work.
● Downloaded past exam papers? yes i have downloaded exam papers in gcse when i was revising my examns
Ability to use a search engine e.g. Altavista, Google
● Have you used a search engine when: researching coursework?, Looking for a job?, Shopping online? Etc.
i always do my shopping online so i use google a lot. i use google to do all my research for my course and also use it for when trying to find a
job as it has a wide selection.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Creativity - ​Ability to generate new ideas or conceive existing ideas in a new way
i have no evidence for my creativity how ever at home i have helped design bedrooms in a different way which demonstartes my creativity.
Organisation and Planning - ​Ability to set down a systematic sequence of activities and carry them through in an effective manner
i have organised a birthday meal for my cousin which all went to plan and i had to do many steps such as decide who can come, where to go etc.
Research - ​Ability to gather information in a systematic way to establish certain facts or principles
i do a lot of research for my business course.

Analysis - ​Ability to understand and summarise information (Detailed examination of structure and content)
i find information online about stuff i am researching and then do a detaiked ecplainantion of my findigs,
Initiative - ​Ability to initiate, take decisions and act resourcefully
at my part time job at sports direct, when i am not serving customers i tend to clean the table stock just so that i am keepiing busy and keeping
the store look nice.
IMPROVE OWN LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE
Self Management

Self-awareness​ – ​ability to identify and reflect on own strengths and weaknesses in relation to:
i feel as though i am confident in my self however when discussing my self i tend to focus more on my weaknesses than my strengths.
●
● Educational Development: i​ make plent of time for my assignements so i feel as though i am good in the educational development.
 ● Career Development​: i have a career plan which is uploaded on my websitr and i also tend to change my CV alot so that it is up to date
with what i am doing.

Reflection​ – ​ability to reflect on and critique own performance

● i do make make use of feedback received from one assignment to help me plan for my next assignment?
● Study Skills
● i have the a​bility to manage and prioritise time to meet deadlines​ , ​Ability to identify relevant sources of information, including people and
reference material​ and also the ​Ability to take notes, organize them, and integrate them with other sources of information
● when getting an assignement i tend fo schedule out which assignement is due when so that i dont miss out any deadlines and doing this has
helped me submit work on time always.