Graduate Skill Descriptors

Planning and Organising Set targets, plan actions and manage time and resources effectively to achieve personal and placement goals. Goal setting and action planning will inform development of the other Graduate Skills. Communication Use speech, writing, non-verbal methods and technology to present and exchange opinions, ideas and information effectively. Teamwork Build effective working relationships and collaborate with other people.

Personal Enterprise Use problem solving to respond to opportunities to improve own performance and work processes.

Indicators of

Unsatisfactory

competence include:

§ Not setting personal goals; § Frequently not following instructions; § Not learning from feedback; § Poor time and resource management. engaging in appropriate communication; out of teamworking activities; adversely affect the team. seeking opportunities; problems; challenges. Indicators of Weak competence include inconsistent and/or ineffective use of skills resulting in: § Setting personal goals that are unrealistic in relation to personal strengths and weaknesses; § Setting personal goals that are not achievable in relation to placement policies and practice. or confusing messages; needs of the audience. maintaining working relationships; contribution to achieving team goals. opportunities or problems that are relevant to role; to solve problems. To demonstrate Good competence the student will have:

§ Set and communicated personal goals; § Planned actions; § Managed time and resources to improve own performance and contribute to placement goals. coherent messages that met the needs of the audience; with others. responsibilities with supervisor and colleagues; relationships across teams; team goals. problems and opportunities; problems for themselves or their team. To demonstrate Very Good competence the student will have consistently and effectively: Specific, Measurable, Achievable (considering placement policies and practice), Realistic (considering own strengths/weaknesses), Time bound; progress. communication methods; audiences; colleagues and other stakeholders; within the team; achieving team goals. and opportunities that were relevant to the role; to generate ideas; appropriate actions. To demonstrate Excellent competence the student will have consistently and

§ Set challenging personal goals; § Planned SMART actions:

§ Recorded and reflected on

effectively: § Exceeded personal and placement goals e.g. delivered results early or used fewer resources than anticipated; § Demonstrated professional

§ Frequently not § Not listening. § Providing inaccurate § Failing to meet the

§ Frequently opting § Acting in ways that § Not building and § Making a limited

§ Not actively § Not anticipating § Avoiding § Not identifying § Not generating ideas § Produced accurate and § Encouraged dialogue § Used a range of appropriate § Met the needs of different practice.

§ Actively listened to others. Consistently evaluated and selected from a range of methods; to communicate with different audiences, for

§ Agreed their role and § Formed working § Contributed to achieving § Identified some § Generated and shared solutions to some § Regularly consulted with § Developed and adapted their role § Made an important contribution to different purposes. § Performed a variety of team roles, including appropriate leadership; § Made a substantial contribution to achieving

§ Proactively identified problems § Used problem solving techniques § Selected and implemented

team goals. Proactively generated, evaluated, and presented/implemented innovative ideas that improved own performance and work processes.

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