Portfolio and Reflective Summary

The portfolio and reflective summary discuss how a mini project workshop contributed to the development of employability skills. It covers topics such as time management, teamwork, research skills, ethics, and career development. The workshop helped the individual identify weaknesses and improve various skills necessary for future growth and career development.

Portfolio and Reflective
Summary

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Summary..........................................................................................................................................1
Evidence1: Time Management & Employability Skills..................................................................2
Summary.................................................................................................................................2
Evidence2: Teamwork.....................................................................................................................2
Summary.................................................................................................................................2
Evidence3: Research Skills & Introduction to Ethics......................................................................2
Summary.................................................................................................................................2
Evidence 4: Ethics in Research........................................................................................................2
Summary.................................................................................................................................2
Summary.................................................................................................................................3
Evidence 6: CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN............................................................................3
Summary.................................................................................................................................4
Evidence7: Mini-Projects Log Sheet of the Learning Outcomes....................................................4
Summary.................................................................................................................................6
Evidence 8: Consent Form for [Name of Study].............................................................................6
Summary.................................................................................................................................7
Evidence10: Cover letter (please make a cover letter you are free to write what you want)7
Summary.................................................................................................................................8
Evidence11: READING LOG.........................................................................................................8
Summary:...............................................................................................................................9
Evidence 12: Group Presentation....................................................................................................9
Summary...............................................................................................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
References:.....................................................................................................................................11

Books and Journals...............................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Personal reflective is the method of analysing the skills improved or developed during
attending any course or workshop. Basically it is self assessment method that helps the
individual in self realization of the skills that required to be developed in future (Scharf, 2020).
The present portfolio and reflective summary is on the how and why mini project workshop I
have attended contributed towards my employability skills.
Summary
The mini project workshop which I have attended recently has made me realise the weaknesses
of skills that I possess and contributed in eliminating those weaknesses by developing and
constructing the skills that has strengthen my personality and my employability skills. During the
starting days of workshop the major issue I faced was the lack of time management skills. The
mini project workshop provided the task with the deadlines that are required to be completed and
complied at particular time period. This practice helped me in reinforcing and organising my
time according to schedules that really developed my time management skills. The another
deficit I observed during the team activities were many teamwork weaknesses such as I get lost
in the details and lose sight of the wider task, I am not able to put forward problems that I
observe in plans of others during discussions and I am not able to speak up my ideas freely.
These weaknesses also showcased me my other lack of communication skills, self motivation,
negotiation skills etc. But the team work activities that were organised during the mini project
workshops assisted me in hearing the others ideas and opinions has motivated me in putting up
my ideas in front of other team members that help me developing the attribute of speaking my
mind (de Schepper, Sotiriadou and Hill, 2021) . Mini project workshop also conducted the
session that was based on employability skills like researching skills, ethics, organisational skills
etc. Recognise that I have a good organisational skills which is it strength in my employability
but due to the lack of researching skills I am a lack in some of the activities during my career or
the job therefore it is very essential for me to improve and reconstruct my researching and
statistics skills which will help me in quick decision making and problem solving. The workshop
also made me learn few ethical policies and practices of employability. The career development
plan workshop during mini project workshop has really encouraged and facilitated me in revising
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my skills that are required to be reorganised or developed for my future growth and career
development.
Evidence1: Time Management & Employability Skills
Summary
Managing time is really essential skill to meet the deadlines. Mini project has made me
achieve the time management skills by scheduling the time based activities where I can keep up
the deadlines. Mini project workshop has pinpointed my weaknesses in employability skills and
trained me to restructure and develop my employability skills.
Evidence2: Teamwork
Summary
As participant of the Mini project workshop there were many teamwork weaknesses observed in
me such as not putting up ideas, lack of problem solving, not meeting deadlines etc. but
workshop has encouraged me to become accountable for my work in a team and improve my
team working skills. At the end of the workshop I was able to manage working with team and
contribution in success of team work.
Evidence3: Research Skills & Introduction to Ethics
Summary
The mini project workshop had a session to improve and develop the research and statistical
skills which was highly beneficial in enhancing my calculative and budgeting that will throw
light on my employability skills in my personal growth.
Evidence 4: Ethics in Research
Summary
The mini project workshop on ethics in research helped in delivering the ethical behaviour
towards other members and my personal life. This attribute was taught in workshop to guide the
individual towards the ethics does not any unethical practices under searching any kind of
information which can provide the illegality in my work and career development.
Evidence 5: Setting Goals
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My Talents: What am I
good at?
I am good to paint and
draw.
My Passions: What do I
love?
I love to have my
personal time and space
in the evening time.
My Contributions: How do I
make a difference?
Making a difference by
comparing and balancing the
facts.
My Personality: What are
my personal preferences?
My personal preferences
are:
To live a quiet life in
quiet place.
Summary
Setting and formulating goals has helped me in fostering my employability skills it is very
important to define a course that will help me in expanding my professional and academic skills
(McGunagle and Zizka, 2020). Setting goals will help me in monitoring my performance in
achieving those goals and also help me to prioritise my career.
Evidence 6: CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Name: Group:
Time Period Career Step Strengths Development
Areas
Development
Activity
Resources to Support
Now Current Position:
Project Executive
 I have
excellent
organizin
g skills.
 I have
good
presentati
on skills.
 I am god
in note
making.
 I have
keen
knowledg
e about
academic
integrity
and
 Team
work
skills
 Communi
cation
skills
 Time
managem
ent skills
 Take part
in
debates.
 Schedule
my work
with
deadlines
 More
involve
in team
work
projects.
I will ask my CEO to indulge
me in team work projects so
that I can improve my skills.
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plagrisim
.
Short Term
(Position in 2-3
years)
Short Term
Aspiration
Long Term
(Position in 4+
years)
Long Term
Aspirations
Summary
The career development plan is useful for me monitoring my current strengths and
weaknesses. The above career development plan I have developed is done using mini project
workshop.
Evidence7: Mini-Projects Log Sheet of the Learning Outcomes
Date and Week
Mini-project Title
(Activity)
Developing employability skills
Mini-project Description
Mini-Project Reasons
How the Mini-Project
makes you an effective
student
How the Mini-Project
helps you to increase your
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employability chances
Any further thoughts of a
lesson learned or an
“Aha” moment from the
mini-Project that made a
change in your perception
or performance
Highlight which of the transferable skills the mini project is related to and of
relevance
Communication Skills and
interpersonal skills Organisational Skills Numeracy and Research
Problem Solving skills Team Working Valuing Diversity and Difference
Working under pressure and to
deadlines Ability to learn and adapt Negotiation Skills
Using your initiative and being self-
motivated
Highlight which of the Academic skills the mini-project is related to and of
relevance
Writing skills Time-Management
Skills
Critical thinking
Skills
Note Making skills
Revision and exams Skills Referencing skills Academic Integrity
and plagiarism
Researching and
statistics skills
Reading Skills Study skills Presentation and
debating skills
Independent learning
skills
Summary
The above log sheet defines what the purpose of the mini project workshop is and how it helped
in improving my various academic and employability skills. With the above sheet it is
summarized that I have able to develop team work, time management, researched skills and
many more skills that has increased my chances of employability.
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Evidence 8: Consent Form for [Name of Study]
Please tick the appropriate boxes
I have read and understood the project information sheet.………………….
……………………X
I have been given the opportunity to ask questions about the
project……………………………
I agree to take part in the project. Taking part in the project will include (indicate
form of participation e.g., being interviewed and recorded (audio or video))
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
I understand that my taking part is voluntary; I can withdraw from the study at any
time up until [give withdrawal date] and I will not be asked questions about why I no
longer want to take part…………………………….
Select only one of the next two options:
I would like my name used where I have said or written as part of this study will
be used in reports, publications, and other research outputs so that anything I
have contributed to this project can be
recognised…………………………………………………
I do not want my name used in this
project……………………………………………………………………………………
……….
I understand my personal details such as phone number or address will not be
revealed to people outside of this
project………………………………………………………………………….
I understand that my words may be quoted in publications, reports, web pages, and
other research outputs but my name will not be used unless I requested it
above……………………
I agree for the data I provided to be archived and made available to other
researchers on request……………………………
(more detail may be provided here so that decisions can be made separately about
audio, video, transcripts etc.)
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I understand that other researchers will have access to these data only if they agree
to preserve the confidentiality of these
data……………………………………………………………
I understand that other researchers may use my words in publications, reports, web
pages and other research
outputs…………………………………………………………………………… I agree to
assign the copyright I hold in any materials related to this project to [name of
researcher]
………………………………………………………………………………………………
On this basis I am happy to participate in the [name of project] study
Name of Participant …………………………
Signature………………………… Date………….
Name of Researcher………………………...
Signature………………………… Date………….
If you have any queries or concerns, please contact: [insert names, phone, email
address etc]
One copy to be kept by the participant, one to be kept by the researcher.
Summary
It is very important to take the consent of the participant of the workshop so that we any
misleading happens then the researcher is not accountable all the responsibility is of participant.
The consent form also provides all the information of project and the key information of
participant.
Evidence10: Cover letter (please make a cover letter you are free to write what you want)
[Today’s Date]
[Name of Recipient]
Dear Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms [Hiring managers name – if not known, simply Sir/Madam]
I wish to apply for the role of [TEAM MEMBER], currently being advertised on
reed.co.uk. Please find enclosed my CV for your consideration.
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As you can see from my attached CV, I have over [3 YEARS] experience in the
[Sector] industry, and I believe the knowledge and skills built up during this time make
me the right/perfect candidate for the role.
In my current role as a [job title] at [employer name], I have been responsible for
[Insert a quantifiable and notable achievement/s - e.g. a x% increase in revenue],
which when coupled with my enthusiasm and dedication [insert skills relevant to the
role – usually found in the job description], has helped the business to [measure of
success].
I am confident that I can bring this level of success with me to your organisation and
help [company name] build upon their reputation as [state their position in market –
learned through your research]. With my previous experience and expertise, I believe
my contribution will have an immediate impact on the business.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to meeting with you to discuss
my application further.
Yours sincerely/Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
[contact phone number]
[Signature - if desired
Summary
Learning how to draft cover letter is a very important part of employability skills. This also
include good writing skills to avoid any grammatical or sentence forming errors in cover letter as
this will the first thing to be present while applying for any job. The mini project workshop
helped me in drafting a perfect cover letter for my employability (Cortellazzo and et. al., 2020).
Evidence11: READING LOG
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Summary:
The above reading log which was story told by the one of the participant during the mini project
workshop was to make us teach the value diversity and difference skills. As in the work
environment employees with different culture, religion it is very important for me to have ethics
and value culture and diversity skills.
Evidence 12: Group Presentation
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Summary
The group presentation was fun activity conducted in the mini project workshop to evaluate
and test our team working skills which we have improved during the workshop. We were four
students this made me realized that I have excellently improvised my team working skills
according to the workshop requirement which made our presentation outstanding and also made
us a highly efficient participant of workshop. The topic of presentation also made all of us
revised our employability skills (Sotiriadou and et. al., 2020).
CONCLUSION
It is concluded that, the mini project has guided and engineered my employability skills like
team working, communication skills, researching skills, time management skills etc. that will
help me in achieving success and also upgraded my overall personality and employability.
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References:
Books and Journals
Cortellazzo, L and et. al., 2020. Protean career orientation: Behavioral antecedents and
employability outcomes. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 116, p.103343.
de Schepper, J., Sotiriadou, P. and Hill, B., 2021. The role of critical reflection as an
employability skill in sport management. European Sport Management Quarterly, 21(2),
pp.280-301.
McGunagle, D. and Zizka, L., 2020. Employability skills for 21st-century STEM students: the
employers' perspective. Higher education, skills and work-based learning.
Scharf, R.E., 2020. About mentees and mentors: what kind of advanced training should young
scientists receive?–A personal reflection. Hämostaseologie, 40(03), pp.379-381.
Sotiriadou, P and et. al., 2020. The role of authentic assessment to preserve academic integrity
and promote skill development and employability. Studies in Higher Education, 45(11),
pp.2132-2148.
(Scharf, 2020) (de Schepper, Sotiriadou and Hill, 2021)
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