Preparing for Success: FY026 CW2 Portfolio - Employability Development

This portfolio, prepared for the 'Preparing for Success: Knowledge and Creativity' module (FY026) at LSST, documents a student's journey in developing employability skills. It includes a reflective summary explaining how various artifacts support employability development, such as photos of work produced, a personal SWOT analysis, a personal development plan, reading logs, resources for job hunting, academic resources, examples of job descriptions and personal specifications, and a blog post on preparing for the future job market. The portfolio demonstrates the student's understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, as well as their plans for future professional growth. The appendices provide detailed examples of the student's work and research, illustrating their skills in areas such as academic writing, presentation skills, digital literacy, and job hunting strategies. Overall, the portfolio showcases the student's proactive approach to professional development and their preparation for the job market.

PREPARING FOR SUCCESS: KNOWLEDGE AND CREATIVITY-FY026
CW2 - Portfolio
(2000 words)
Student’s Name:
LSST ID Number:
BNU ID Number:
Lecturer’s Name:
Submission Date:
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)
There are mainly ten artefacts that are efficient within development of employability. Furthermore, overall these artefacts with their efficaciousness within
employability development could be explained underneath:
Photos of work produced samples into PSKC class: With aids of these artefacts, I developed my knowledge associated that assists me in my courses and
those results to acquire efficacious job opportunities within less duration.
Personal SWOT analysis: This particular artefact aids me by rendering information associated to my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that
would be favourable for me within my job. Furthermore, this could be vital and crucial for me in accomplishing long term targets at less period of time and in
appropriate manner.
Personal development plan: This is a crucial plan that aids me for overcoming from overall my weakness in systematized way. In addition to this, by
overcome from whole weakness, I would able to become proficient to acquire efficacious employability. Along with it, this is important to develop weaknesses
as this is considered as effectual aspects as well as professional development. Hence, the development plan of particular person is crucial and beneficial for me
in my improvement into overall locations.
Reading Log 1: This supported me for ascertaining the opportunities of gaining knowledge during COVID-19 pandemic situation. Along with this, it aids me
by developing my competencies of learning that are crucial in performing employability. With assistance of learning opportunities along with I may able to
become proficient in attaining my evaluation and starting a employability in well know organisations’.
Reading Log 2: This supported me within maximisation of my styles of learning that impacts me by improving my professional and personal development
within less time duration.
Resource for job hunting 1: This artefact supported me by rendering information associated to several sources of job seeking. Along with this, I also
ascertained that overall these are efficacious sources like LinkedIn is render vita aids as it would not takes more durations and also provides efficacious
employment opportunity that is effective within my professional career.
Resource for job hunting 2: This supported me to ascertain alternate resources of job seeking that is websites of glass door, in addition to it, this is also
considered as an efficacious artefact that supported me to seek appropriate employment at less durations.
Academic Resources 1: This artefact aids me by rendering information associated with various academic sources. Google scholar is efficacious sources of
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academic as it aids me for determining actual information related to study at less durations.
Example of Job description as well as personal specification: It artefact supported me in ascertaining the description of job efficaciousness and personal
specification. Furthermore, it is crucial for me for acquiring opportunities of employment at less time. With assistance of particular illustration I may able to
start new employment within well known organisation that has effect on my development of career in essential way.
Blog: This supported me by developing my knowledge associated with technology within employability.
Hence, whole above ten artefacts are crucial for me for acquiring employability and improvement of personal and professional development at less period.
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APPENDIX 1: Photos or Samples of Work Produced in PSKC Class
Figure 1: Workshop on one drive sharing
Caption: Caption:
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Figure 2: Academic writing skill
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Figure 3: Learning outcomes
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Figure 4: Presentation skills
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Figure 5: Digital literacy and technology skills
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Figure 6: Digital college
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Figure 7: Evaluating sources
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