Preparing for Success: Knowledge and Creativity Portfolio - FY026

This portfolio, submitted by a student, is a comprehensive reflection on employability development within the context of the 'Preparing for Success: Knowledge and Creativity' (FY026) course at LSST. It includes a reflective summary explaining how various artifacts, such as photos from class, a personal SWOT analysis, a personal development plan, reading logs, resources for job hunting, academic resources, and examples of job descriptions, have supported the student's skill development. The portfolio showcases the student's journey, including analyses of career planning, study skills, job hunting strategies, and the future job market, as well as the student's favorite Bucks Graduate Attributes. The appendices contain various supporting documents and screenshots, providing a detailed overview of the student's learning and preparation for future employment. The portfolio demonstrates the student's ability to analyze their strengths and weaknesses, set goals, and utilize resources to enhance their employability skills. The document provides useful insights into career planning, study skills, and job hunting strategies, all crucial for professional development.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY-FY026
CW2 - Portfolio
(2000 words)
OneDrive link of the
portfolio
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Table of Contents Page No.
1 REFLECTIVE SUMMARY TO EXPLAIN HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED
ARTEFACTSHAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY
EMPLOYABILITY. - LO2, LO4
2 10 Appendices
Appendix 1 Photos or Samples of Work Produced in the PSKC Class (During Lessons,
Webinars, Self-Study Sessions or Workshops atLSST) -LO1, LO2, LO3
Appendix 2 Personal SWOT Analysis – LO2
Appendix 3 Personal Development Plan – LO2, LO4
Appendix 4 Reading Log 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 5 Reading Log 2– L01, LO3
Appendix 6 Resources for Job Hunting 1 – L01, LO3
Appendix 7 Resources for Job Hunting 2 – L01, LO3
Appendix 8 Academic Resources 1 – BNU E-Library – L01, LO3
Appendix 9 Examples of Job Description and Personal Specification (screenshots) –
L01, LO3
Appendix 10 Blog – How to Prepare for The Future Job Market? – L01, LO4
Appendix Poster - New Features of MS WORD (RM Unify version) – L01, LO3
Appendix Step by Step Guide - Work Together on PowerPoint Presentations– L01,
LO3
Appendix Reading Log 3– L01, LO3
Appendix Reading Log 4– L01, LO3
Appendix My Favourite Bucks Graduate Attributes – L01, LO4
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HOW AND WHY 10 ENCLOSED ARTEFACTS HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY EMPLOYABILITY?(500 words)
Employability can be describe as the capability and potential of a person to successfully for effectively conducting organisational task. It is
essential for a person to consider correct and accurate approaches which is helpful for successfully or effectively conducting required set of
practices along with this attaining business objectives. Employability consist of different skills and capabilities of a person which is significant to
be with in employees who is working in an organisation. it will lead to have major affect over employees as well as organisation. There are
number of skills and potential which is needed to be with in employees such as communication skills, decision making skills, time management
capabilities, problem solving skills and many other. All of these skill play very important role in successfully or effective functioning of a person as
well as impact over person performance. Employability skills and capabilities significantly influence over potential of a person to attain objective
objectives along with this conducting task and practices in significant manner. due to successfully information gained, individual potential to
person different task and activities will be enhanced. There are different factors and aspects which are helpful to increase learning or information
of individual about successfully carry out required set of activities. It is essential for a person to consider different aspects and elements that will
lead to help in successful performance of business along with this carry out task and practices in significant manner. there are different enclosed
artefacts which has supported to individual to development of employment as well as assist in successfully attaining objective. Swot analysis is
consider as significant tool or method which assist person in determining their strength, weakness, opportunity and threat. These will assist
person in analysing the skill which are their strength as well as area in which they need to improve. Personal development plan is consider as
effective way to improve all those skills and capabilities in which individual is weak as well as enhance all those skills through accurate method or
approach. Personal development plan provides opportunity to increase lack of skills as well as overcome current vulnerabilities in order to
perform well in academic career as well as professional development. Through reading long 1, I have gain potential understanding about career
planning as well as carry out task in significant manner to conduct business practices in more effective for useful manner. Job hunting resources
provided different opportunities or alternatives to find or analyse correct job role along with this increasing potential of a person to accomplished
required job role in successful manner. Academic resources is very helpful for providing correct or accurate knowledge to in order to perform well
in academic. Through this resources a person is able to perform well as accomplish objective in significant manner. Examples of job description
and job specification is helpful to assisting person to gather better understanding about how organisation should develop job description and job
specification in order to attract capable and skilled employees towards organisation. The blog is significant for improve overall knowledge and
information about the particular topic. through this a person will be able to perform required task in right and accurate manner.
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APPENDIX 1: Photos or Samples of Work Produced in PSKC Class
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APPENDIX 2: My Personal SWOT Analysis(as a student of BNU)
STRENGTHS (strong
points)
WEAKNESSES (weak
points)
1 Creativity 1 Time management
2 Problem solving 2 Communication
3 Multi tasking 3 Quick decision making
4 Friendly nature 4 Lack of confidence
5 Positive attitude 5 Team working
OPPORTUNITIES
(potential gains)
THREATS (potential
losses)
1 Developing strong
networked
1 Strong competition in market area
2 Participate in event 2 Economic crises
3 Internship programme 3 Less job opportunities in market
4 Placement opportunity 4 Increase in unemployment rates
5 Enhancing needed
skills
5 Negative effect of COVID 19 on industry
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APPENDIX 3: My Personal Development Plan (to become an employable graduate after 2024)
OBJECTIVES FOR MY
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ACTIONS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE MY
OBJECTIVES
SUPPORT
AND/OR
RESOURCES I
NEED
TIMEFRAME ESTIMATED
DATE OF
COMPLETION /
ACHIEVEMENT
Improve time management
capabilities
I need to develop accurate plan in order to
timely or accuralty conducting all task in
right manner.
Gantt chart is
effective
resources which
is needed to
properly
manage time
1 months 15 Jan 2021
Enahnce communication
skills
Short term course to increase
communication skills and capabilities
Books, articles,
copy, notes
3 months 1 March 2021
Increse capability to take
quick decision
Increase understanding about how to take
quick and effective decision in order to
perform business practices more
effectively.
Take support
form online
sources and
senior people
2 months 15 Feb 2021
Develop team working
skills
Identify and analyse my job role and try to
complete task in correct time as well as
supporting other team member to timely
accomplish objective
Take support
form leaders
and other team
member
1 month 15 Jan 2021
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APPENDIX 4: Reading Log 1
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
How you can continue to focus on Career Planning during the Covid-19 Lockdown
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=2214
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
I have analysed that there are different ways and approaches that are helpful enhance career plan after COVID 19
lockdown. Career planning is very important for a person and it will lead to have major affect over performance of
employees. I needed to likewise pursue profession planning in this situation as there was a finished changing
circumstance and it was exceptionally flighty at same time. So I was intense to pursue my vocation bit of leeway and
groundwork for the manner in which I can manage the unfriendly circumstance. I have focused on developing different
skills and capabilities which will help me in correctly performing professional task. Career planning will be successfully
when I am able to increase different skills to carry out task in more effective and efficient manner.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
He, Pan and Tanaka., 2020
FULL
REFERENCE
He, G., Pan, Y. and Tanaka, T., 2020. The short-term impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on urban air pollution in
China. Nature Sustainability, pp.1-7.
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APPENDIX 5: Reading Log 2
TITLE AND
WEBLINK
Study skills and learning materials
https://portal.lsst.ac/mod/resource/view.php?id=2264
SUMMARY AND
YOUR
COMMENTS OF
THE BLOG IN
YOUR OWN
WORDS
Study skills and learning material is very important and it will lead to significantly affect over individual academic
performance and capabilities. There has been various abilities that incorporates sheer assurance, collaboration
aptitudes, creative mind capacities. Further unique instrument that are essential for the generally speaking instructive
cycle. I have analysed that I need to focus on education skills in order to meet with the professional requirement
successfully and accomplish personal and professional goals.
IN-TEXT
CITATION
FULL
REFERENCE
Cottrell, S., 2019. The study skills handbook. Macmillan International Higher Education.
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