Building Employability Skills through University and CPD Module

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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Gibb’s reflective cycle............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Students which attend university need to focus on building their employability skills and
sturdy skills as attainment of growth opportunities in academic career or professional career after
completing university is dependent in the presence of these skills. Employability is defined as the
capability of student to attain employment, sustain employment and search for new employment
easily (Coelen and Gribble, 2019). The present report utilises suitable reflective model to
understand the contribution of attending university and CPD module in development of
employability skills such as communication skills, research skills, ICT skills and other essential
skills required to secure employment. A SMART action plan to enhance these skills in the future
is also provided this report.
MAIN BODY
Gibb’s reflective cycle
Gibb’s reflective cycle is a reflection model which provides six stages of reflection is
used in order to determine the contribution of university attendance in building employability
and study skills. This reflection model is widely used and enables reflective description of a
particular experience (Huang, 2021). Gibbs reflective cycle in context of development of
employability skills during attending university and participating in CPD module is provided
below:
Description
I was able to gain employability and study skills by participating in the module. My
verbal communication skills were developed as I had to interact with my peers and faculty
members in order to present my ideas and put forward questions. By attending university I
understood formal report structure and ways to write my ideas in a concise and presentable
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