This document provides information about creating a competence portfolio or profile. It defines a portfolio as a purposeful collection of artifacts that describe one's progress and expertise. An effective portfolio documents works, experiences, skills and achievements. It involves reflection on one's interests, values and goals. Portfolios can be physical or digital. The document provides examples of portfolio types and digital portfolios. It emphasizes that a portfolio is a ongoing process of reflection and development. Maintaining an online presence and networking are also important aspects of professional development.

1. C & C Career & CompetenceCareercoachinggroupSession 6Competence portfolio / profileMilja Tuomaala & Tiina Hämäläinen, University of Oulu, VALOA-project

2. Portfolio- Profile of yourpersonalcompetence –Picture from: http://portuguesemdia.pbworks.com/f/1266770545/portfolio.jpg

3. A way to tell what you can- portfolioif CV in not enough…too formaltoo limitedyou wish to tell more about yourself…it is possible to create a portfolioyour own, personal achievement folder“self-praise folder”youcanmakeyour ’path’ towardsyourexpertisevisible for yourself – and for others

4. What is a portfolio?PortfolioderivedfromLatinportare, ('to carry'/movable) and folium ('document'/artifact)WIKIPEDIA: Portfolio literally means "a case for carrying loose papers," (from Latin, the imperative of portare "to carry" and the plural of folium, meaning a 'a sheet for writing upon')A type of “briefcase”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portfolio

5. What is a portfolio?a purposefulcollection of artifactsthatdescribeyourprogress (in yourprofession)works, samples, products, experiences, reflectionschosen for a purposeitdocumentsyourefforts, progress, achievementsthe purpose is to show yourpersonalknowhow and expertise

6. What is a portfolio?A portfolio is a process as well as a productAs a process, itrequiresyou to identify and reflectuponwhatmotivates and satisfiesyou. Youexamine and presentyourinterests, skills, values, needs, goals and strategies. Much of the power of your portfolio comesfromthisprocessA (career) portfolio is also a product, a concretecollectionwhichdocumentsevidence of yourwork and learninghistory, yourskills, interests, abilities, and feedback fromothers.

7. ”The first and mostsignificantact of portfolio preparationis the decision of the purposesfor the portfolio” Helen Barrett

8. Why portfolio?Creating a portfolio involves reflection, collection, selection, and making connections ofWhatyouhavedoneHow youhavedoneitWhatyouhavelearntHow youwant to improveEtc……Helpsyou to realizeyourcompetences and skills 

9. Portfolio typesfor exampleProject portfolioto document the stepstakenalong the way to a finishedproductAchievement portfolioto documentqualityrecentwork to assess the level of achievement at a certainpoint in timeGrowth portfolioto show progresstowardspecificlearningtargetsdocumentsincreasinglevels of achievement

10. Digital portfolio (e-portfolio)a portfolio that has been prepared for distribution onlinediffersfrom a traditional portfolio only in itsform, not in itscontentsdigital portfolio, an electronic portfolio, ePortfolio, & a webfolio (ifstored on the web)work is notsaved in a folderbut to a computerhard-drive, a CD-ROM, somewhere on the web. one EASY way to create an electronic portfolio:a blog

11. Remember to update your portfolio regularly. Creating a portfolio is a reflective and on-going process.Remember, your portfolio is never complete- Your development process continues…

12. Rememberalso: yourwebpersonality/identity = ”yourother CV”Think, howyoupresentyourself in Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube… How aboutyourblogging …?”Työnantajan parjaaminen Facebookissa on johtanut ainakin yhden PAMin edustaman työntekijän irtisanomiseen[…]” (Taloussanomat 27.10.09)roughlytranslated: Badmouthingyouremployer in Facebookhas led to at leastonesacking…

13. An important ”Career Channel” for professionalnetworkingnowadays is LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/A place to network and find open positionsThe mostimportantrecruitingchannel for manycompaniesCreating a personalprofile is easy and networkingafterthatgoesfast…Moreinformation: http://www.oulu.fi/careerservices/stepbystep.htm(Presentation by Tom Laine)

14. Examples of E-portfolioshttp://quintcareers.4jobs.com/SAMPLE-CAREER-PORTFOLIO-REShttp://www.sarahodavis.com/index.htmlhttp://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/archive/example/weigandt/http://www.kzoo.edu/pfolio/archive/example/jenks/home.htm

15. and in Finnish…http://portfolioni.blogspot.com/http://harto.wordpress.com/http://www.helsinki.fi/~jaaleino/tievie/portfolio.htmlhttp://www.cop.fi/kotisivut/ILeppisaari/

16. Englishreferenceshttp://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/admreg/downloaddoc/CAREER%20PORTFOLIO%20for%20Web.pdfBuilding a personal and career portfolio http://www.curriculum.org/tcf/teachers/projects/repository/portfolios.pdfhttp://www.utexas.edu/academic/cte/teachfolio.htmlhttp://www.usask.ca/tlc/teaching_portfolios/index.html

17. Exercise 6.1letter to yourgrandmotherPracticing to describeyourskills… Write a letter to yourgrandmothertellingher;Whatdoyoustudy?Whathaveyoulearned in yourstudies?What is the topic of yourgraduatethesis?How wouldyourdreamjobbelike?Remember to putit in an understandableway– tellthings in a waythat”evenyourgrandmotherwouldunderstandit”!ExpertiseNowadays being an expert is not all about personal/individual competences – expertise is seen more as collaboration and results gained in groups

18. Important skill in work life: being able to work in expert teams

19. A successful team can achieve more than its’ members could have achieved individually

20. Progressive problem-solving

21. Ongoing reflection

22. Interest towards new solutions, challenges and tasks