Reflective Report on Employability and Study Skills using Gibbs Model

This report presents a reflective analysis of personal and professional development, employing the Gibbs model to examine the development of employability and study skills. The reflection details a past academic experience where the author was tasked with a project, initially feeling nervous but later gaining confidence and skills through teamwork and tutor support. The author identifies improvements in communication, research, ICT, time management, and problem-solving skills. The analysis underscores the importance of these skills for professional growth, concluding with a professional development plan outlining activities to further enhance these competencies. The report highlights the value of reflective practice in personal and professional development.

Personal and Professional
Development

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Gibbs model of reflection............................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Reflection is the process of adopting the education and knowledge in definite manner
from where an individual person can be able to express their feeling and emotions and can
aware other individual to understand it in better manner. Reflections is a skill and ability an
individual person should have from where the person can share their past experience to their
people from where each person can be able to understand the situation and can be aware of
not repeating the same situation in future time (Swenson and Stadie, 2019). The present report
will illustrate the reflective report with utilising the appropriate reflective model named
Gibbs model of reflection where it will describe the reflection detail about the employability
and study skill.
MAIN BODY
Gibbs model of reflection
One of the most useable model of reflection is Gibbs where the people utilise this form of model
in regular manner because it is quite easy and simple to use and reflect the information in
definite manner. However, this model is consisted of six stages which are description, feelings,
analysis, evaluation, action and conclusion. Here, demonstrating these six stages in detailed
manner which will enable the individual to understand it in definite manner.
Description: The first factor refers an individual to convey and express the detail situation of
their experience where I want to share my past academic experience which helped me a lot in
gaining the employability and study skills (Nalawade, More, and Bhola, 2019). When I was at
my academic session, my tutor has given me a project where I am required to complete and
submit it in the particular set deadline. My tutor has given me an opportunity to express my
knowledge and talent in that project from where they can be able to understand my education and
what skill and ability I had. When my tutor give me chance to express my skill and knowledge I
was not that much prepared during that time but it was the only chance to reflect my personality
and skill from which the tutor can be able to proud on me and can become good student of the
class. However, it was the time to express my talent and education which I learnt and now it was
the tie to reflect it in good purpose from where I can be able to reflect and convey my skill and
ability at definite level (Raitskaya and Tikhonova, 2019).
Feelings: The second stage of reflective model define the feelings where now it is the time to
express the feeling and emotions an individual face during the particular past experience

situation. When my tutor give me an opportunity to create a project at first I was quite nervous
and scared as if I will not able to complete my project on time I will not be able to express my
sincerity and skill to my tutor. But later on, I went to my tutor where they told me and explain
me the importance of the different skill and suggest me to work within a team and can take help
from anybody in the academic class from where I can be able to complete my project on time.
After that, I started feeling god and confident to work on my project and can be able to learn and
adopt the things and skill in definite manner (Tanius, bt Johari Yulia, Siong, and Pazim, 2019).
Now, I was motivated and confident to start my project work and can deliver my project on time
and can express my talent and skill to the entire class and even to my tutor. I feel good that my
tutor had chosen me for the important project I have to deliver and submit on time as it will be
kept at the annual function of the academics.
Evaluation: The third stage will define the entire situation evaluation from which the individual
person can be able to understand it in better manner. In the session, while making the project I
learnt different skill like communication skill written and verbal which help me to communicate
my speech in definite manner. During the project making, I was not able to communicate
verbally in good manner from where my tutor told me to improve my communication skill and I
did. Also, in project, I had increased my research skills for completing the project I was required
to search for the different content and information so that I was able to improve my research skill
definitely (Sokhanvar, Salehi and Sokhanvar, 2021). Also, while identifying and improving my
research skill I used the computer system for this work from which I can able to improve my ICT
skill as well. Also, during the project my classmate helps me allot from where I was able to
understand the importance of team working skill. However, I faced difficulty in solving the math
problem where my mate help me and let me know and learnt that team working and problem
solving skill can be improved by working together. I was also having problem of submitting he
project on time where my mate help me to create a proper schedule and prioritise my work so
that I can submit my project on time and can understand the time and self-management skill in
appropriate manner. However, creating he project with adopting and learning different skill and
abilities help me allot and enable me to understand the employability skill importance and can
able to grow and develop myself in definite and successful manner.
Analysis: The fourth phase describes the analysis factor where it simply defines as an individual
learn from the entire situation (Karim and Maat, 2019). Accordingly, the entire situation makes

sense that employability skills enable the person to grow and develop themselves accordingly
and can become and set a good professional life. During the project making, I was not sure that I
will be able to complete my project on time with effectiveness but with the help of my classmate
and tutor advice I was able to work on the project at definite level and can reflect my talent and
skill to the entire class. I learned about six different skills which are important to be adopted and
implemented by the individual person to grow and develop in life and can obtain the good
amount of results. I believe that my tutor has done the best thing to give me opportunity and a
chance to express myself from where I was capable to understand and learn the different study
and employability skill in definite manner (Olowo, Akinguloye, Gambo and et.al., 2021).
Conclusion: The last stage is conclusion where it is describing what an individual person learns
during the particular situation. Accordingly, in the present situation, I am able to understand that
employability and study skill are the most important things a person should adopt and develop in
their selves as it will deliver the appropriate result and outcome. From the project making I am
able to learn and adopt new skill which will help me in my personal and professional life as well.
Action plan: The fifth stage is defining as an action plan where it means now it is the time to
adopt an action plan and implement for obtaining the better result and outcome. During the
project making I learnt different skill and abilities where I am required to improve them
accordingly to get the fine result and outcome respectively. I came to understand and learn the
communication skill, problem solving skill, team working, ICT skill, time management and even
research skill and ability as well where these all abilities are significant to be adopted by the
individual person to grow and develop themselves accordingly (Pengnate, 2018). However, an
action plan is required essentially to be created to develop the skills and abilities which will
allow and enable the individual person to adopt and implement in definite way.

Professional Development plan
Skills Activities Evidence of success Time-frame
Communication
(Verbal/written)
I am required to
improve my
communication skill
where I have to
participate in public
speaking which will
help me to improve
my skill.
When I will be able to
communicate with
people in definite
order.
2 week
Team work I will join the
workshop which will
help me to improve
my team working
When I will be able to
work within a team in
perfect manner.
1 week

ability.
Research skill I am required to do
research through
different sources and
go to library to
increase my ability.
When I will be able to
adopt the knowledge
and can provide the
effective research
result.
2 week
Time management I will priorities my
work.
When I will be able to
submit my each work
on time.
3 week
CONCLUSION
The above mentioned report has concluded the detail about the reflective writing and
practise. The report has included the importance of reflective writing and mentioned a model of
reflection which help and support an individual to understand and learn it in better manner. Also,
the report has describes the different skills and abilities and its significance which will help in
continuous professional development. At last, the professional development plan has also been
mentioned which will ensure that the individual person can be bale to grow and develop
respectively.
REFERENCES
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