Developing Employability Skills through Mini Project Workshops

Self Development

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
SKILL REFLECTION.....................................................................................................................1
Employability Skills...............................................................................................................1
Reflection...............................................................................................................................2
Academic Reading..................................................................................................................3
Communication......................................................................................................................4
Presentation Skills..................................................................................................................5
Time and Task Management..................................................................................................6
Negotiation Skills...................................................................................................................7
Interpersonal Skills.................................................................................................................8
Self Efficacy...........................................................................................................................9
Academic Integrity...............................................................................................................10
Numeracy.............................................................................................................................11
Team Working Skills............................................................................................................12
SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................13
How and why has the mini project workshops contributed towards the development of your
employability?......................................................................................................................14
CV..................................................................................................................................................16
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................17

INTRODUCTION
Portfolio is defined as the integration of experience and learning driven by an individual
during a particular tenure or while execution of an activity (Ghanizadeh, 2017). It provides aid to
personnel in recalling what they have experienced so as to enable personal as well as
professional development. The below mentioned report includes skill reflection, summary upon
chosen skills for portfolio and CV. Also, it includes contribution of mini project workshops to
development of employability.
SKILL REFLECTION
While undergoing studies within the confines of University, I leveraged several skills out
of which some were developed during the tenure of coursework while others were already
present within me. A reflective account of such skills is presented beneath:-
Employability Skills
These can be defined as the transferable skills which are required by a person to make
them employable within their field of interest. Undergoing studies at university posed me to a
number of instances and activities whereby I got the opportunity to develop as well as enhance
employability skills such as problem solving, technical skills, collaborative working, leadership
skills, adaptability, creativity, marketing, critical thinking and many more. By incorporating
these skills within the tenure at college, an individual inflates the scope of getting employed in a
reputed multinational company.
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Reflection
This can be defined as the practice of thinking in an analytical manner with the assistance
of which an individual carries out effective analysis of a situation to take judgements in relation
to what has been learnt and what has been experienced (Cottrell, 2017). While undergoing the
lectures, I was taught by my tutor that there are several models or frameworks which are used for
the purpose of reflection. These are acknowledged to be Kolb’s learning cycle, Gibbs’ reflective
model, Driscoll model, Schon reflection in action and reflection on action, John’s model for
structured reflection etc. During one of my assignments, I made use of Gibb’s model to perform
the reflective practice. In future, this skill will provide assistance to me in reflecting upon an
instance or activity to reach out a conclusion.
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