A presentation about www.passportfolio.com the free website to help young people and adults with planning for their future. The site includes information about learning and work options, skills quizzes, an e-Portfolio, CV builder and action plan.

1. Passportfolio – the free online careers
and employability planner
Insight into revisiting e-portfolios2013

2. • Passportfolio is a FREE careers and employability planner.
• Designed in collaboration with careers education
professionals and reflects ideological frameworks for careers
advice and guidance.
• Improved in response to feedback and suggestions from
students and staff.
• Aimed at 11 to 25 year olds.
• Used by over 40,000 young people and staff across the
country.

3. How can Passportfolio help with careers and
employability?
• Information about raising the participation age and options.
• Information about tuition fees and alternatives to traditional
Higher Education route.
• Ongoing support for recognising, recording and presenting
skills and experience.

4. How can Passportfolio help with careers and
employability?
• Support for preparing with applications and interviews for
work or learning.
• Information about the labour market and how this will affect
their future career planning.
• Enables guidance and support to be delivered remotely.

5. • One place for planning your future
• CV Builder
• Action Plan
• Quizzes for recognising and recording skills, personal
strengths and learning styles
• Online record of skills and achievements
• Options information
• Notice board and messaging facilities
Also has:
• Facility to search and apply for local courses.
The site offers:

6. • Young people and adults
• Colleges and providers and schools can also be set up on
the system
Who can use Passportfolio:

7. Reflects DOTS Careers Model
1. Self-awareness
2. Opportunity awareness
3. Decision learning
4. Transition learning

8. Use the central panel to work
through Passportfolio in a guided
way
Use the
Quick Link
Menu to
go straight
to the
section
you want

9. 1. Self Awareness

10. Recognising and recording
employability skills,
qualifications,
achievements and interests

11. Learning styles quiz

12. Quizzes about personal
values and priorities

13. Multiple Intelligences quiz with career suggestions

14. Record Work
Experience

15. 2. Opportunity Awareness

16. Explore options @ 18+

17. • Up to date information on tuition fees and finance
• Information on part-time study, sponsored degrees, foundation
degrees and study abroad
• Personal statement tips and progression diagnostic chart

18. Explore the world of work including:
• Interview tips
• Labour Market explained
• Job hunting information

19. 3. Decision Learning

20. Information about different ways to make decisions

21. 3. Transition Learning

22. Build an action plan
Action plan can be saved
as a Word Document,
printed out, emailed or
shared

23. A multimedia webfolio to showcase achievements that can be emailed
to providers and employers

24. Using the site will help build up a CV, click and drag to
change the layout of the CV
CV can be saved as a
Word Document, printed
out, emailed or shared

25. Write a personal statement
using the helpful guidelines,
example statements and
spell checker

26. www.Passportfolio.com/Extra
A module on Passportfolio designed for foundation learners.

27. simplified navigation and
larger text, coming soon…
Widgit symbol software

28. Qualifications and Learning
Styles quizzes
Explore options

29. Using the site as a tutor or adviser
(requires staff training)

30. Check student progress ,view or print their CV, action
plan, personal statement, and webfolio.

31. Find out more:
• Set up your own test account on www.passportfolio.com
• Find support resources at www.futuresuk.co.uk/passportfolio
• If you have any questions or would like to find out about staff
training please email or phone:
passportfolio@futuresnn.co.uk
0115 9601545