My Skills Coach
Develop your skills to reach your potential.
My Skills Coach
What is 'My Skills Coach'?
My Skills Coach is an employability programme run by the Careers and Employability Service that helps you enhance your skillset whilst you study.
What does My Skills Coach involve?
- Personalised Guidance: Work one-to-one level with a dedicated Adviser who will help you assess your current skills and identify areas for growth.
- Step-by-Step Development: Follow a structured action plan tailored to your career goals. Ensuring you build the skills employers are looking for.
- Assess your progress: Check in with your Adviser to stay accountable with your action plan and celebrate your successes.
Employability Points Allocation
· Initial Skills Review completed - 20 Employability Points
· Subsequent My Skills Coach meetings - 5 Employability Points
· Final completion of the Skills Review - 30 Employability Points
Develop your core skills
Focus on gaining the key skills that employers look for.
Communication
Clearly putting across your message and the ability to listen to others through verbal and nonverbal means.
Interpersonal Skills
Skills for effective communication, relationship-building, conflict resolution and achieving team goals through interaction.
Digital Skills
Your ability to use digital devices and applications to access and manage information.
Critical Thinking
The use of information, experience, observation and reasoning to effectively guide decisions, actions and beliefs.
Cultural Awareness
Being an active citizen, thriving in diverse environments and embracing multicultural experiences and international perspectives to enhance your ways of thinking.
Leadership and Management
The ability to motivate, guide and support others to achieve goals, manage conflicts, and solve problems effectively.
Commercial Awareness
Understanding an industry's workings, market position, competitors and staying informed on current developments in the field.
Adaptability
The ability to adapt to new situations and deal with challenges with a positive mindset.
Self-Management
The ability to control and direct behaviour, emotions and thoughts to achieve goals, a key component of emotional intelligence.
Sustainability Awareness
Understanding and considering the environmental impacts and human rights implications of actions, balancing short-term needs with long-term sustainability.
Work on your skillset
During your My Skills Coach session, your Adviser may suggest some of the following opportunities as part of your action plan. Learn more about them here.
Study Plus
Follow your interests, learn key skills and become employable with Study Plus Sessions.
The GOLD Programme
A year-long extracurricular course designed to develop your leadership skills, global citizenship and intellectual awareness.
Careers Workshops
The Careers and Employability Service host and facilitate a range of workshops and Employer-led events.
Events to enhance your skills
The Careers and Employability Service offers regular workshops and events to help you enhance your skills, providing a great opportunity to act on your action plan after your My Skills Coach session.
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