The Skills Audit

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Your skills and competencies audit.
The skills audit is a snapshot of where you think your
own strengths and weaknesses lie in respect of
academic and employability skills. Later you will set targets in areas
where you believe you need to improve most. When you have finished
select 5 key skills where you feel you are weakest by checking the tickboxes next to each
question
1. Your name Click here to enter text.
2. Date of completion of this audit Click here to enter a date.
Category 1 Skills – Communication.
Excellent communication is one thing that will help you gain advantage both in
terms of academic success and in your career. The five areas highlighted in this section
will all be really necessary if you are to fulfill your professional potential
1. Written English in general – spelling, grammar etc: ☐
Choose an item.
2. Written English in business formats – reports, memoranda etc. ☐
Choose an item.
3. Written English in academic formats – essays, referencing etc. ☐
Choose an item.
4. Communicating face to face – teamworking, persuading etc. ☐
Choose an item.
5. Giving presentations to an audience ☐
Choose an item.
Category 2 Skills – Information Technology.
There are very few areas of study and work where people with advanced I.T. skills
do not have a huge advantage over those who don’t. Your FdA course will test and
extend your skills in this key area. Is it a strength of yours or a weakness?
1. Using traditional “Office” programmes such as Excel, Powerpoint
and Word ☐
Choose an item.
2. Using the internet effectively for academic and business research. ☐
Choose an item.

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3. Using new computer based applications in your studies and work…
‘cloud computing’, Google applications and the business role of social ☐
media.
Choose an item.
4. Finding, accessing and using online research data from specialist ☐
sources effectively
Choose an item.
Category 3 Skills – Personal Effectiveness
Nobody wants to work with, or employ, people who are disorganized, unreliable,
consistently late or people who don’t “pull their weight” in a team.
Both as an individual and as a group member this programme will test your focus,
commitment and attitude. You will quickly become known as someone who works well,
is reliable and who adds value to a team or as someone who cannot be depended upon.
If you are in the latter category, you will find it harder and harder to find good people
who want to work with you.
1. Time Management – Punctuality, meeting deadlines, completing tasks
in plenty of time and not at the last minute. ☐
Choose an item.
2. Teamworking – Being pro-active rather than a “passenger” in a team.
Always reliable when asked to complete a task for the team. ☐
Always turning up when a meeting is arranged.
Choose an item.
3. Learning and study skills – listening and notetaking skills, keeping notes
and course materials properly organised. Keeping up to date with
online journals, blogs, and online portfolios of work.
Choose an item.
Category 4 Skills – Numeracy
Employers generally complain that too many interviewees lack proper
communication and numeracy skills. Good numeracy is essential in business and in life in
general. How do you measure up?
1.General numerical and maths skills
Choose an item.
2. Analysis of data and drawing conclusions from it
Choose an item.
3. Presenting data graphically using tables, graphs and charts
Choose an item.

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Your summary:
1. What does the completion of this Audit tell you about yourself in relation to
achieving excellent results on your business programme ? (100 words)
Click here to enter text.