TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AUDIT

Name: Thomas Stafford Course: L3 Business Year: 2 Date: 25/10/19

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 COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
COMMUNICATION
Written:
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 I have practiced this very recently when writing things
Ability to express self well in writing such as a CV and personal statement which has gotten
me a job in the past and I now hope gets me a place at
university.
Verbal:
Informal – ability to network easily 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill by going through school and
with other people college as when I came to Shipley College I did not
know anyone and I have managed to become friends
with everyone in my class.
Formal – ability to express yourself 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill by doing mock interviews with
clearly and concisely to a group of multiple people whilst at college, and through giving
people presentations to my class.
Non-verbal:
Listening – ability to attend actively to 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill through school, college, and work
others’ views and ideas and understand placement. this is because I have had to listen in order to
their point of view complete assignments, and at work I have had to listen to
customers in order to correctly know what they want.
Body Language – ability to match body 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill just through being in social
language appropriately to what is being situations throughout my life as this is used in almost
said verbally every face to face interaction.
WORKING WITH OTHERS
Cooperation
Ability to collaborate effectively within 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill through both college and
a team industrial placement as I have had to work in teams to
complete college work and projects at my placement.
Negotiation
Ability to reach a mutually satisfactory 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill whilst talking with suppliers at
outcome through compromise industrial placement as trades with suppliers have to
 benefit everyone otherwise will not want to keep trading
with you.
Sensitivity
Ability to respond appropriately to 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 5 I have gained this skill through school, college, and just
individual differences, e.g., age, gender, general life as talk to many different people on a daily
etc. basis.
Leadership
Ability to encourage and motivate 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through being the leader of a
others group project at college in which I had to motivate
members of the team in order for them to complete the
work by the deadline.
SKILL COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
Ability to supervise or direct work of 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 I have gained this skill through being the leader of a
others group project at college and I have had to supervise
people in the group in order for me to make sure they are
not only doing the work but that it is also correct.
Ability to evaluate competing priorities 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill through completing assignments
to plan ahead at college as we often get multiple t a time so I have to
prioritise them and plan ahead in orde to complete them
all on time.
APPLICATION OF NUMBER
Calculations
Ability to use a calculator or PC to 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 3 I have gained this skill through both school and college
make calculations as I have had to use a calculator and pc alot to make
various calculations.
Interpretation
Ability to interpret descriptive statistics, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through college as I have done
e.g. ratios percentages, means, standard multiple accountancy units in which I have had to use
deviations this skill.
Ability to interpret inferential statistics, 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 Again I have gained this skill through college as I have
e.g., confidence intervals, statistical done multiple accountancy units in which I have had to
significance, effect size use this skill.
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
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
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through doing assignments at
college as I have had to present numerical data in past
assignments.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 4 I have gained this skill through using google drive at
college as I have had to store and receive work in an
efficient manner in order to complete assignments on
time and to a high quality.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through using google docs etc in
college as this is how I write, complete, and hand in all
of my assignments.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 4 I have gained this skill through completing assignments
for college in spreadsheets in which I have had to record
and manipulate different sets of data.
COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 I do not currently possess this skill as I have had no
experience using thigs such as MS Access in the past.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 Again I do not currently possess this skill as I have had
no experience using thigs such as MS Access in the past.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through college as I have had to
create and display for multiple assignments, and I have
also attended workshops at college in order to develop
this skill further.
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 download files from the
Internet and transfer to WP
Ability to use a search engine, e.g.
Altavista, Google
PROBLEM SOLVING
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
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill from industrial placement as for
my job I have to send, reply and receive emails every
day.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 Again I have gained this skill from industrial placement
as for my job I have to send, reply and receive emails
every day.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 5 I have gained this skill through education, industrial
placement, and general life as I use the internet via these
browsers every day.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 I have gained this skill through college and industrial
placement as I have had to download files from the
internet for both assignments and work.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 5 I have gained this skill through education, industrial
placement, and general life as I use the internet via these
search engines every day.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill through college as we have had
to complete multiple projects where we have had to
create new products or services either from scratch or by
innovating existing products or services.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill through having to plan out when
to do my assignments for college as otherwise I would
not be able to complete them all on time.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 I have gained this skill through doing research for
assignments at college.
 SKILL
Analysis
Ability to understand and summarise
information
Initiative
Ability to initiate, take decisions and act
resourcefully
IMPROVING OWN LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE
Self Management
Self awareness – ability to identify and
reflect on own strengths and weaknesses
in relation to:
● Personal Development
● Educational Development
● Career Development
Effective learning – ability to learn
from a range of situations and apply
learning in a variety of contexts
Reasoning skills – ability to defend
argument using logical and systematic
thinking based on sound evidence
Reflection – ability to reflect on and
critique own performance
COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have again gained this skill through doing research for
assignments at college.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 I have gained this skill at industrial placement as I have
have had to do this in order to complete projects that I
have been a part of.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 I have gained this skill through college as we have had
to do this for an entire unit which has given me lots of
practice in identifying and reflecting on my strengths
and weaknesses.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through college as for every
assignment we receive feedback on how to improve on
work and I feel as though my work has improved every
time I have gotten feedback.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 I have gained this skill through general life as for
anything you say you have to back it up with logic and
evidence otherwise you lose arguments.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 8 Again I have gained this skill through college as for
every assignment we receive feedback on how to
improve on work and I feel as though my work has
improved every time I have gotten feedback. so I then
also have to reflect on this work myself to properly
improve on it.
 SKILL COMPETENCE JOB COMPETENCE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE X COMPETENCE
JOB
IMPORTANCE
Study Skills
Ability to manage and prioritise time to 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 10 I have gained this skill through completing assignments
meet deadlines at college as we often get multiple at time so I have to
prioritise them and plan ahead in orde to complete them
all on time.
Ability to identify relevant sources of 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 I have gained this skill whilst carrying out research to
information, including people and complete various assignments for college as if the
reference material sources I use are wrong then I fail mt assignment.
Ability to use a library to find books and 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 9 Again I have gained this skill whilst carrying out
journal articles research to complete various assignments for college
Ability to take notes, organise them, and 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 12 I have gained this skill through college as when my
integrate them with other sources of tutors are handing out assignments I take notes in order
information to know what to do when I get the assignment.
Ability to reference materials using an 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 16 I have gained this skill through college as in college we
appropriate system, e.g., Harvard or have to reference where we get our information from,
Vancouver however I have not presented these reference in the
harvard format.

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.
Skill Area Action Plan for Development and where you can access these

1. Ability to reference I plan to develop this skill by researching how to properly format references in either harvard or Vancouver
materials using an referencing styles. I will also start by using websites which guide you though how to reference in these ways and
appropriate system, even help to produce examples when a link is put into them, this will then allow me to learn how to reference like
e.g., Harvard or this by doing it as well as reading about it.
Vancouver

2. Ability to supervise I plan to develop this skill by getting involved in more group activities as a leader as this will allow to practice
or direct work of supervising others in a practical way. Also i will ask people at my industrial placement about supervision and how
others to do it effectively as they will do this every day.

3. Ability to take notes, I plan to develop this skill by taking more notes during general lessons instead of mainly just when assignments
organise them, and are being given out, this will then allow me to use the notes in lesson as a source of information for my
integrate them with assignment. Also i will again ask people at my industrial placement for help with this as they will have to take lots
other sources of of notes during things like meetings.
information

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
● I have written a personal statement in which I needed to express myself very well
● I have written cover letters when applying for jobs which i have gotten showing i expressed myself well
Written - Ability to express self well in writing
Verbal:
Informal – ability to network easily with other people
● I have gone to college not knowing anyone and have managed to become friends with everyone showing my good networking skills
● I have also become friends with many people at industrial placement, and through networking manged to get a part time job from them

Formal – ability to express self clearly and concisely to a group of people

● I have had interviews in which i had to present myself formally
● I have had to do many presentations to groups of peers and employees

Non-verbal:
Listening – ability to attend actively to others’ views and ideas and understand their point of view
● In lessons i make sure that listen in order to be able to complete my assignments correctly and hand them in on time.
● At my industrial placement i listen to customers in order to make sure i get their orders right.
Body Language – ability to match body language appropriately to what is being said verbally
● I use this everyday in every face to face interaction i have as it is needed to fully understand what someone is saying

WORKING WITH OTHERS

Working with others is a skill highly valued by employers. Suitable evidence for this skill need not be limited to work experience. You should
think of all aspects of your work, studies and social life.

Cooperation - Ability to collaborate effectively within a team

● I have worked with many groups in college in the past, and we have always completed the set work by our deadlines.
● i also do this at industry placement as i work in a department with other people and we all help each other

Negotiation - Ability to reach a mutually satisfactory outcome through compromise

● I have negotiated when i work during holidays with my employer
● I have negotiated things with my parents such as curfews.

Sensitivity- Ability to respond appropriately to individual differences, e.g., age, gender, etc.
● I have done this in day to day life as i talk to many different people on a daily basis

Leadership - Ability to encourage and motivate others

● I have done this whilst being the leader of a team as i had to motivate other people in the team
● i have done this in everyday life with friends and family to help motivate them to do many different things

APPLICATION OF NUMBER
Calculations - Ability to use a calculator or PC to make calculations
● I have done this a lot in college as we have done units on accountancy
● I have done this day to day with things such as budgeting

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
● I have done multiple accountancy units in college in which I had to do this
● i have done this whilst studying maths at GCSE.

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

● I have done this many times in college for assignments
● I did this when doing my maths GCSE

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
File Management Techniques - Ability to create, store and retrieve files
● I have saved files on google drive for college
● I have retrieve saved files on google drive for college
● i have created various files on google drive for college
Word Processing - Ability to use a word processing package to produce a variety of formats of documents
● I have produced many different forms of document: letters, leaflets, posters, presentations, spreadsheets etc

Spreadsheets - Ability to use a spreadsheet to record and manipulate different sets of data
● I can insert information into a spreadsheet
● I can produce graphs in a spreadsheet
● I can use formulas in spreadsheets

Databases - Ability to retrieve information from a database/ Ability to create a database

● I have no previous experience in using databases either creating, or retrieving data from one.

Presentations - Ability to create and display a PowerPoint presentation

● I can create and display powerpoint presentations as i have done in college.
● I can add images, change its effects, insert videos, gifs etc.

Information and Communication - Ability to send and receive email

● I have sent and receive personal emails
● I have sent and receive college emails
● I have sent and receive work emails

Ability to send and receive attachments as email

● I have sent PDFs of order confirmations to customers at industrial placement
● I have sent my CV to employers and people at college via email

Ability to use an internet browser e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL

● I have used an internet browser for research whilst doing assignments

Ability to download files from the internet and transfer to WP

● I have downloaded questions to help with personal statements from the UCAS website
● I have downloaded mock papers when doing my GCSEs
Ability to use a search engine e.g. Altavista, Google
● I have used search engines for online shopping
● I have used search engines for research for assignments.

PROBLEM SOLVING
Creativity - Ability to generate new ideas or conceive existing ideas in a new way
● At industrial placement i have taken over a project and change its approach inorder to make it work

Organisation and Planning - Ability to set down a systematic sequence of activities and carry them through in an effective manner
● I have done this when i have gotten multiple assignments a i have to plan out when to do them in order to hand them in by et deadline.

Research - Ability to gather information in a systematic way to establish certain facts or principles
● I have done this when looking at different universities to apply for.

Analysis - Ability to understand and summarise information (Detailed examination of structure and content)

● I often write summaries or conclusions at the end of assignments in order to fully understand and summarise my assignment.
Initiative - Ability to initiate, take decisions and act resourcefully
● At industrial placement i do many things without being asked and do not wait around for someone to tell me to work/what to do.

IMPROVE OWN LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE

Self Management

Self-awareness – ability to identify and reflect on own strengths and weaknesses in relation to:
● Personal Development: I am confident in my self and am aware of strengths and weakness through completing assignments about it and
writing a personal statement.
 ● Educational Development: At the end of my first year at college i revied my progress in order to see what i need to do in the second
year to full achieve my goals.
● Career Development: In college i have created a five year plan which tells me what i need to do in order to achieve my goals.

Effective learning – ability to learn from a range of situations and apply learning in a variety of contexts
● I have learned better research skills from being at college.

Reasoning skills – ability to defend argument using logical and systematic thinking based on sound evidence
● When completing assignments I back up my arguments with facts on logic based on reliable sources.

Reflection – ability to reflect on and critique own performance

● I do this at college as with every assignment we get given feedback and i have to reflect on my work in order to then go and correct it.

Study Skills - Ability to manage and prioritise time to meet deadlines

- 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, organize them, and integrate them with other sources of information
- Ability to reference materials using an appropriate system, e.g., Harvard or Vancouver
● I use different types of scheduling to know when to do certain assignments in order to get them finished by their deadline.
● I also know that i learn better through having things explained to me so if i am stuck i ask tutors of friends to explain certain things to me.