Skills matrix and professional development plan

Skills matrix and plan

<br />This module provides an opportunity for students to work towards making themselves competitive in the market when they leave LJMU through gaining work experience. We recognise that many students do not go on to psychology specific careers, and many do not yet know which careers they wish to pursue. For this reason, it is important to equip our graduates with the skills to evaluate and enhance their own skills on an iterative basis after leaving LJMU. The module encourages students to critically appraise their current skillset so they can articulate their skillsets to employers and identify their future development needs. The majority of the learning hours on this module will be experiential (i.e., while on placement). This will be supplemented by 4 hours of tutorials and 4 hours of lectures providing guidance on the assessment. The tutorials and lectures will be delivered by members of staff in the School of Psychology. The module will also seek input from the Careers Team, and the Placement Learning Support Unit. As part of the assessment, students will be required to complete a portfolio containing two elements. The first element will be a skills matrix assessment in which students will identify (i) skills they perceived to be important to develop prior to the placement, (ii) how they sought to develop these skills from their placement, (iii) examples of these skills in action while on placement. The second element of the portfolio will be a professional development plan, identifying (i) skills gaps identified on the work placement (ii) a concrete plan for acquiring these skills within the next 12 months.<br />

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Work-based learning

Provide concrete examples of their skills in a work placement context

Form a concrete plan for future skill development

Critically identify gaps in their skillset