Enhancing Communication and Academic Skills (Distinction Criteria)

This report discusses the importance of academic and ICT skills in achieving career goals and objectives. It provides evidence and reflections on the development of these skills, and highlights the importance of time management, cooperative learning, note-taking, and written and verbal communication skills. It also discusses the importance of PowerPoint, word processing, and online safety skills. The report is designed for health and social care students and applies Kolb's reflective learning theory to transform past experiences into knowledge.

Communication and
academic skills

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Learner introduction and summary of HSC aspiration goals and how development of
Academic and ICT skills will help this process.....................................................................3
1.2 Evidence Academic Skills................................................................................................3
1.3 Evidence ICT skills..........................................................................................................4
1.4 Reflections on development of skills...............................................................................5
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................7
Books and Journals:...............................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
In the current environment, it is important for every student or individual to possess
academic and ICT skills. This will help them to achieve their career goals and objectives.
This report aims to understand the development of academic and ICT skills which is
necessary for each and every individual in order to increase their productivity (Ben Youssef,
Dahmani and Ragni, 2022). This report is specially designed for the students of health and
social care. It will also discuss a reflection that applied the help of a theory.
MAIN BODY
1.1 Learner introduction and summary of HSC aspiration goals and how development of
Academic and ICT skills will help this process
It is a project of health and social care students who want to achieve their career goals
which can be possible only when they focus on the development of skills. In the development
of skills, it is crucial to understand how academic and ICT skills are helpful for health and
social aspiration goals. Both academy and ICT skills are playing a very important role in the
career of every individual as it helps in improving employability as well as transferable skills.
It includes adaptability, effective communication, time management skills, critical thinking,
etc. These types of skills are really very important in each and every stage of life. In addition
to this, ICT skills are playing an important role as every day the use of technology in
organisations is increasing (Nwosu and et.al., 2018). It is identified that the use of technology
is not only increasing in organisations but also in each and every field. This is the main
reason that students should understand the application of ICT skills.
1.2 Evidence Academic Skills
(8) Academic Skills Evidence
Specific skills Word indicator 100-150
words maximum
Time management Time management is found to
be very important for girls and
it is necessary for an
individual to improve this
skill.
It can be improved with the help of
proper planning, preparing a to-do
list, goal setting, prioritizing,
auditing and improving workflow,

etc.
Cooperative
learning and
delegation
It is identified that delegation
and collaborative working are
found to be both important for
academic skills. It helps to
encourage teamwork
behaviour in the classroom.
It can be possible with the help of
suggesting a group meeting and
planning which include people.
Note-taking It is identified that note-taking
is playing a very important
role in academic skills (Hu
and et.al., 2018). It helps to
provide a positive impact on
the learning of students as
students are able to effectively
learn in the classroom.
It can be possible when a student is
in alerting mode. That means they
need to always be alert when a
teacher or any other person
provides some information.
Written and verbal
communication
Written and verbal
communication is found to be
important not only in
academic skills but in each
and every place. For
conveying a message, it is
necessary to possess written
and verbal communication.
It can be improved with the help of
regular practice on writing and
verbal communication.
1.3 Evidence ICT skills
(8) ICT Skills Evidence
Specific skills Word indicator 100-150
words maximum
Power point PowerPoint is required in each
and every stage of individual
It can be improved with the help of
regular practice on PowerPoint

and it is necessary to develop
this skill.
presentations and also participation
in competitions.
Word processing Word processing skills are
concerned with the formatted
text which includes font, size,
colour and style.
This can be developed with the
help of taking classes and
practising on a regular basis in
order to create a graphic organizer.
Online Safety Online safety is found to be
important for the purpose of
saving the confidential
information of an individual.
This can be possible when an
individual has safely encrypted
their passwords so that no other
person is doing any wrong activity.
1.4 Reflections on development of skills
It is very important for every individual that they should develop some important
skills and knowledge (Lehner, 2018). I understand this with the help of my own experience in
which readers are able to understand how the development of skills are playing an important
role in individual life. My experience is presented with the use of Kolb's reflective learning
theory so that an individual is able to create knowledge by transforming past experiences.
Concrete experience: I found that it was a great experience for me when I was able
to access the classes of LEAP online. It was the platform from which I was able to learn some
academic as well as ICT skills. From the online portal, I was able to take classes so that I can
develop academic and information and communication skills. I did practice on a daily basis
on the assignments provided with the help of an online portal.
Reflective Observation of the New Experience: I identified that if I was not taking
classes online then I will not able to learn academic and ICT skills. In online classes, there
are many videos and assignments which I found to be important for the development of
necessary academic and ICT skills.
Abstract Conceptualization: From my experience, I learn that it is very important
for every individual to not judge anything only because of their name. It is difficult for many
individuals to learn skills with the help of using classes but it provides many advantages to
the individual so that they can develop necessary skills and information.
Active Experimentation: This is necessary to understand by an individual that the
development of skills is not possible without practical application. I analyse from my own

experience and that's why I used skills and my practical life as well. I found that transferable
skills are applicable in each type of organisation and this is the reason that I always focused
on active participation in such types of skills so that I will be able to develop skills.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the above discussion that an individual needs to focus on the
development of necessary skills as it becomes crucial for the achievement of career goals and
objectives. It is identified that these are very helpful in order to increase the transferable and
employability skills.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals:
Ben Youssef, A., Dahmani, M. and Ragni, L., 2022. ICT Use, Digital Skills and Students’
Academic Performance: Exploring the Digital Divide. Information, 13(3), p.129.
Hu, X., and et.al., 2018. The relationship between ICT and student literacy in mathematics,
reading, and science across 44 countries: A multilevel analysis. Computers &
Education, 125, pp.1-13.
Lehner, F., 2018. ICT skills and competencies for SMEs: Results from a structured literature
analysis on the individual level. In The impact of digitalization in the workplace (pp.
55-69). Springer, Cham.
Nwosu, J.C., and et.al., 2018. Assessment of information and communication technology
(ICT) competence and literacy skills among undergraduates as a determinant factor
of academic achievement. Educational Research and Reviews, 13(15), pp.582-589.