FY027: Preparing for Success - Employability Skills Development Report

This report, submitted for the FY027 module 'Preparing for Success at University,' examines the impact of mini-project workshops on the development of employability skills. It explores how these workshops, encompassing activities like mind mapping, research skills, and teamwork, contribute to enhancing self-awareness, decision-making, and overall career readiness. The report details the benefits of these workshops in fostering practical experience, building both soft and hard skills, and creating a portfolio to showcase work. The author reflects on the value of each activity, including action learning, career action plans, CV writing, leadership, presentation, time management, communication, decision-making, and motivation. The report highlights how these skills are essential for professional success and personal growth, and also discusses how these workshops enhanced the ability to apply the learned content to new situations.

FY027 PREPARING FOR
SUCCESS AT
UNIVERSITY SELF
DEVELOPMENT AND
RESPONSIBILITY

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
The ways in which the mini projects workshops contributed towards the development of
employability..............................................................................................................................1
12 Documents.............................................................................................................................2
Summary.....................................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Personal development is all about self modifications which involves achievement of high
level of self awareness in order to strike ideal amount of work life balance, development of
potential and sharpen the existing skills in order to make them appropriate enough to deal with
further requirements in context of personal as well as professional career terms (Grace-Odeleye
and Santiago, 2019). A good employer is always accountable to enhance and encourage personal
development among their workers as it is the major responsibility of them to take the lead
towards the betterment of the employees.
This report will illustrate the concept which is based upon the mini projects workshops
contribution towards the development of employability along with creating a portfolio with the
help of using Blackboard portfolio tool.
MAIN BODY
The ways in which the mini projects workshops contributed towards the development of
employability
Employability is basically a set of achievements or skills which help to understand
personal attributes through which an individual can more likely to get employment opportunities
and become successful in their chosen occupations. This technique automatically benefit the
person along with the whole community as well (Pardo-Garcia and Barac, 2020). As per my
views, the mini projects workshops are highly beneficial in order to enhance the employability
aspects within myself which automatically move me towards the fulfilment of my career goals.
With the help of attending mini projects workshop on the basis of employability, it has been
identified that with the help of attending, so I am able to increase my chances of securing an
appropriate job role with the help to develop commercial attractiveness towards prospective
employers.
With the help of such workshops, I am able to enhance my employability abilities which
also enables me to stay in a job role for longer duration of time frame as the workshops are
designed specifically in a way which provides me great level of chances in order to gain
employment along with enhancement in my self awareness, decision-making, self-confidence,
emotional intelligence, personal well-being as well as self motivating skills. With the help of
mini projects workshop, I am able to gain certain level of practical experiences. Even though all
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the projects are not solely related and relevant to the field of my study or my career but then also
I gained something from each activity that has been involved within the workshop. With these
workshops I can say that now I am equipped with new and advanced skills which includes both
soft as well as hard skills. These skills definitely enables me to make me succeed at the
workplace in my future career terms (Ayala Calvo and Manzano García, 2021). Moreover, the
mini projects workshops also enables me make and maintain a portfolio of my prime work
through which I can show off my hard work that has been saved into physical format along with
I also identified my weaknesses as well as strengths which also further enhance my personal as
well as professional opportunities.
Workshops do work over such things because employment skills, work readiness skills
or foundational skills are the required to improve in order to enhance the performance level of an
individual, minimizes errors, promote collaboration with the co-workers and helps in order to
perform the role in the most effectual manner.
12 Documents
Mind mapping
Mind mapping refers to the diagram and representation of any task which helps in better
understanding in this items and concepts are related to the centralized information (Astawa,
2019). It covers the writing down the main theme, as it helps in focusing on the key points so
that one can easily made the connection, it gives the ability to map the knowledge in a manner
that helps in better understanding and for retaining the information. With the help of the mind
map one can easily develops the new learning and it also helps in encouraging the creativity and
improvises the productivity.
Research skills
It refers to the individual’s ability for finding and evaluating the useful information
regarding the specific topic. Skills of researching is most important as it helps in conducting the
study in an appropriate manner also for the students it plays an significant role for building the
knowledge. This skill also helps in developing the critical thinking and to exercise the mind so
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that it leads to the formation of new idea. Benefit of this skill is not only limited to the academic
life but it also enables the learners to develop the understanding about the surroundings.
Action learning
Action learning refers to the approach which is undertaken for the problem solving. It
outlines the actions that is reflects on the results. It also leads to develop the problem solving
process which also leads to solve any complex problem (Tursunovna and Nurlanovna, 2019).
This can also be understood as efficient method where the organisational growth is based upon
the small batch of peers meeting over time to communicate with each other to find the solution
of the problem. In this reflection over the experience also found for the better learning.
Therefore, this skill helps learner in developing the solving capabilities.
Career action plan
It refers to the document which is managed by the learners in order to reflect their
enhanced career growth learning. This is the plan where the young people sets their desired
goals and also clarifies their specific actions that is required for accomplishing the goals. In this
learn also commit to improvise their skills and decides to take part in many activities so that it
leads them to better achievement of goals. As for the learner it is beneficial as it helps in
managing the career and also guides to lay out structured planning of future.
CV
Curriculum vitae gives the summary of one’ experience and skills, it is an short accounting for
the individual’s career and qualification that is typically prepared by the applicant to achieve the
desirable position. Therefore, for the learner it is foremost to know how to write CV that consists
of all the details and so that it helps in highlighting the skills that looks attractive to the potential
employers (Borisenkov, Gukalenko and Pustovoitov, 2019). Efficient and attractive CV always
develops the greater chances for being hired in a reputed firm. Therefore, in learner module tutor
taught about to write the CV it helps in developing the knowledge in it.
Teamwork
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Teamwork is the ability where the team members within the organisation are selected with
the aim of completing the specific project. In the team every individual are allowed to share their
knowledge and experience that helps in better decision making process. An efficient team
always provides the opportunities for better deliverables. Instructor divides the students in a
group for carrying out the project so it also helps in understanding the cultural values that is
helpful for better career and communication with team helps in enhancing the knowledge.
Leadership skills
Leadership is the ability in individual to make other influence by the action. It is the
responsibility which the person plays in order to lead their team to set their desired goals of
accomplishment (Setyowati, Sari and Habibah, 2018). Thus, this skill is important and plays a
significant role in every aspect. Leader’s must have the decision-making, communication skills
so that team will be motivated and cleared about their roles and duties. Thus, it helps in
achieving the goals and objective. Therefore, in team project individual plays a leader’s role to
lead the team so that task can be completed with greater efficiency.
Presentation skills
Presentation skills mainly refer to the transferring or conveying of the clear information to
others, if there is better presentation skills then ultimately it helps in understanding the mind-set
of the others. It helps in engaging with the others so better sharing of the knowledge is found
that leads to enhance knowledge as well as builds the confidence for speaking in front of large
audience. Therefore, for the learners it is foremost skills, tutor always allow individuals to speak
on topic in activities as it develops the presentation skills with this other time management and
communication can also improve.
Time management
Time management refer to the efficient process of arranging and planning to divide the
time for carrying out the specific activities. For every purpose time management skills is
necessary it helps in completing the work within a time frame, that also leads to create a good
impression of one over the other. As for the better career this skill helps in improvising the
working ability. Therefore, learner can proceed to divide their activities and to prioritise it
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according to its importance so that work can be done with effective manner and helps in
providing the better opportunities.
Communication skill
This skill refers as the ability in one to share their ideas and views to others with good
efficiency. It allows understanding other as well as to understood themselves. There are many
aspects with respect to this skill which is active listening, empathy, observation. Communication
skills plays a crucial role that made an individual to efficiently interact with others without being
fear of anything (Asmoro, and Prayitno, 2021). Thus, for the better career opportunities this
skill is must it can be improved by asking peers to give feedback, reading and also to take part in
group activities and debate functions that helps in building this skill.
Decision making
This skill states that it enables an individual in order to make the best possible choices by
identification of collected information and assessing it with suitable alternative solutions. With
the help of step by step decision procedure, one can make more deliberate decisions along with
organizing relevant information. With this, one can able to enhance the chances of choosing the
most satisfying alternative possible. It is based upon three aspects which includes the tactical,
statistical and operational (Peeters and et.al., 2019). Hence, for effective management and
leadership, this ability is extremely required. Therefore, for better career development especially
into the leadership roles, this plays a major role as it saves time, foster respect, motivate others,
prevents conflicts and increase productivity.
Motivation
This ability is a kind of desire within an individual which requires changes either in the
self or within the environment. This stimulates people to do actions in order to accomplish their
desired goals. In context of work goals psychological factors stimulating the people's behaviour
which can be related to anything. This specific skill enables an individual to resolve the central
issues and problems related to administration which is effectual usage of human resources. It has
been stated that without motivation, the workers are not able to put best of their efforts and
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might also seek satisfaction of their needs and requirements outside the company. This assist the
people to achieve their personal goals as if an individual is motivated then, they are highly
satisfied with their job role and moreover it will also assist in self development of the people. It
also provides stability within oneself as well as the workplace (Liu, Eckert and Early, 2020). It
creates confidence among subordinates and improve work performances with avoiding any kind
of conflicts as well. Hence, with the improvement in motivation abilities, a learner is able to
adapt learned content towards new and advanced situations as they tend to reflect over
underlying causes or structures.
Summary
From the represented portfolio, it has been evaluated that the documents that had been
learned form the assistance of workshops provides a detailed information and knowledge in
context of enhance professional abilities to do specified tasks. With the help of getting
information about the mind map, it has been identified that it is a useful note taking method
which not only highlights important facts but also illustrate the overall structure of any specific
subject. This work well when one required to think creatively and also assist in order to make
new connections among different ideas (Bureau and et.al., 2022). Another skill is research
abilities which also significantly plays a major role and enables a company to develop advanced
products as well as services by appropriately identify the requirements of the consumers
available within the market space. This generates a sense of critical analysis and with this one
can able to resolve issues and problems along with provide effectual answers to the challenges in
most suitable manner.
Career action plan is another document that is being learned at the time of attending
workshops as this includes the active management of the overall career along with the structured
planning of the future terms of an individual. In order to effectively plan the whole career, one
have to consider their skill set, personality and desired role along with the changing
requirements of the job role within the market place. This helps an individual to set their goals,
clarify the actions that are highly in requirement of achieving their professional as well as
personal goals. In context of team work, it has been evaluated that team work is greatly
significant as when work is divided up among varied members of a team, then with the help of
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team efforts it gets done in fast manner and making the overall business operate into more
effectual manner.
In accordance with the enhancement of appropriate time management abilities, this
ability enables an individual to prioritize their tasks so that they can make sure about the given
time which has been provided to complete the projects. This automatically enhances the quality
of work as this involves proper management of the work which lead towards proper
management of the tasks and do not develop a situation of rush to complete it with fast
approaching deadline. With the help of appropriate communication, one can able to explain the
roles and responsibilities along with the requirements of the tasks in the most appropriate
manner (Morris and et.al., 2018). This makes all the employees highly productive as well as
engaged in order to complete their tasks. Moreover, for communication, proper listening is also
equally important because without this nobody is able to identify the final requirements of the
tasks. Apart from this, the documents related to leadership is the thing which highly able to bring
out the best abilities among an individual or other team members along with motivate them to
work together in order to achieve a shared goal.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it has been concluded that employability plays a major role in
order to make and prepare an individual to work towards the betterment of their career. In order
to enhance it, various mini projects workshops were conducted which assist in order to enhance
the career opportunities by enhancing the employability skills among an individual. Moreover,
this report had highlighted about the 12 selective documents along with their role and
significance in individuals life which automatically assist them to enhance their professional
qualities.
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