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2. Welcome to Your Graduate Attributes Workbook!
At DkIT our careers research has shown that employability and graduate attributes go hand-in-hand
together. Your graduate attributes are the core abilities and values your higher education institute community,
including students and graduates, agrees all graduates should develop. They are also the abilities employers
deem necessary for today’s knowledge workers and graduate success. At DkIT our graduate attribute framework
emphasises practical, collaboration, communication, and confidence skills as well as positive, adaptive and
resilient mindsets. We advocate ‘ Graduates Bringing Practical Solutions to a Complex World ’ as
‘Communicators, Collaborators and Confident Changemakers ’.
Being mindful of your graduate attributes will help you engage with employability as a state of mind and
maintain work-readiness through continued professional development or training. Today’s job markets requires
fast-moving, innovative, and often transformative working mindsets and that is why developing your graduate
attributes are so important. This workbook will help you understand the graduate attributes you have developed
to discover employment possibilities throughout your life.
“Dundalk Institute of Technology is committed to meeting the expectations
of government on graduate skills, employability and economic growth. This
workbook is intended to help you understand and evidence base the skills,
attributes and qualities affording you a lifelong opportunity to chart your way to
careers, even the ones that do not yet exist.”
Catherine Staunton
Head of Careers & Employability Services, DkIT
3. PCs GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES & MINDSETS
Throughout this workbook you will be asked to engage with the PCs Graduate Attribute & Mindsets Framework. Your
engagement will provide you with the language of skills and attributes best suited to job application and success. We
have consulted a wide range of stakeholders who agree that when twinned with innovative pedagogy, this graduate-
attribute framework will produce outstanding graduate job applicants and employees.
PCs GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
Our Graduate Attribute Framework – The PCs GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE FRAMEWORK denotes four key capstone graduate
attributes of precedence: P – Practical, C – Communication Skills, C– Collaborative Skills, and C– Confidence. The sub-
attributes that make up each capstone, such as Technically Skilled, Creative, Emotionally Intelligent, Operationally Sav-
vy, or Professional Confidence, were each carefully researched to ensure they authentically reflect the DkIT graduate body.
MINDSETS
When added to a robust set of intersecting employability-focused MINDSETS including a P – Positive Attitude, A –
Adaptability and R – Resilience our graduates are on P-A-R with the best and brightest any competitor can offer. Mindsets are
the vehicle through which our students are developing their graduate attributes and thus graduate employability.
Who We Are, Where We Belong ,Who We Become...
At DkIT we are committed to developing graduates who possess the necessary attributes to bring practical solutions to
a complex world. Our graduates are excellent communicators, collaborators and confident changemakers. Before
completing this workbook we ask that you first familiarise yourself with the framework outlined on the next page.
5. P-A-R MINDSETS
Mindsets include a P – Positive Attitude, A – Adaptability and R – Resilience. Our graduates
are on P-A-R with the best and brightest any competitor can offer. Mindsets are the vehicle
through which our students are developing their graduate attributes and thus graduate
employability. Later in the workbook, we will help you reflect on what these mindsets may
mean for your future success.
6. HOW TO USE THIS WORKBOOK
Throughout your programme, you are encouraged to self-assess your acquired skills base to identify particular areas
related to the graduate attributes you wish to develop both as individual and prospective employee. This workbook will
help you document your self-assessment, development activities and reflections. You may work through the activities at
careers workshops, in preparation for placements, or in your own self-study time.
Section A—Mindsets
This section will aid your understanding of what we mean by a having a mindset and how positive, adaptive and resilient
mindsets enable work ready ambitions. You will be asked to reflect on and complete some warm up exercises connected
to mindsets and the workplace drawing from your own experience.
Section B—Graduate Attributes
Here you will be introduced to DkIT’s PCs Graduate Attributes and complete some activities focussing on what might be
achievable in terms of what skills/ attributes you have selected for further development and the opportunities you will use
to support your development.
Section C– Continuous Reflection
Finally we present reflection prompts for you to measure how successfully you have developed core attributes to
your future success. Near completion of your placement, a programme year of choice, or approaching the
completion of your programme take some time reflect on your progress with the activities provided in this section.
7. A. P-A-R MINDSETS
Mindsets include a P – Positive Attitude, A – Adaptability and R – Resilience. Our graduates
are on P-A-R with the best and brightest any competitor can offer. Mindsets are the vehicle
through which our students are developing their graduate attributes and thus graduate
employability. Later in the workbook, we will help you reflect on what these mindsets may
mean for your future success.
8. A(i) IDENTIFY with MINDSETS
MINDSET POSITIVITE ATTITUDE
Prompts for Reflection
Now record an example evidencing each prompt
from your own experience...
Having an optimistic disposition in every
situation in one’s life attracts positive changes
and increases achievement
Accept When Things Aren't Perfect
Positive thinking is a mental and emotional
attitude that focuses on the bright side of life
and expects positive results
9. A(ii) IDENTIFY with MINDSETS
MINDSET ADAPTABILITY
Prompts for Reflection
Now record an example evidencing each prompt
from your own experience...
Being adaptive and flexible, go hand-in hand
in learning new ways to do new tasks
Modern workplaces require employees who
can apply their knowledge and skills to new
situations quickly
Key to adaptability is perpetual readiness to
accommodate change and the unexpected
10. A(iii) IDENTIFY with MINDSETS
MINDSET RESILIENCE
Prompts for Reflection
Now record an example evidencing each prompt
from your own experience...
Resilience helps us survive, recover, and even thrive in
an ever-changing working environment
When we face adversity, misfortune, or frustration,
resilience helps us bounce back
Finding opportunity to prosper in the face of change
and changed circumstances, or adding to
acquired knowledge to upskill are examples of work-
place resilience
11. A(iv) Identify Your Mindsets Development
Mindsets: On a scale of 0 to 10 indicate how well you have
developed each mindset...
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
ADAPTABILITY
RESILIENCE
12. A(v) Identify How You Develop These Mindsets
Mindsets: List below the activities you think help or will help
you develop these mindsets...
POSITIVE ATTITUDE
ADAPTABILITY
RESILIENCE
14. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are PRACTICAL’
Attribute Descriptor
Practical
Developing practical attributes involves learning to apply
knowledge to solve real-world problems to critical effect for
workplaces, the economy and wider community.
Technically Skilled
Possessing specialized knowledge and expertise needed
to accomplish complex actions, tasks, and processes relating
to computational and physical technology or a subject-
defined diverse group of other enterprises.
Knowledgeable Possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understand-
ing related to one’s subject and environment.
15. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are PRACTICAL’
Attribute Descriptor
Work Ready
Possessing the core skills and work-
place behaviours required by employers
to commence duties from moment employment begins.
Enterprising
Ready to apply new, innovative and resourceful ways of
doing or achieving on the job. Showing initiative, being
creative or entrepreneurial.
Data Fluent
Possessing an understanding of numeracy to express
ideas verbally, present numeric information in
a visual language or digital capacity, usually to analyse key
performance criteria for business strategy .
16. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are COMMUNICATIVE’
Attribute Descriptor
Communicators
Employees who possess the ability to express themselves
clearly, directly, and concisely. Developing interpersonal and col-
laborative skills, where graduates can convey or share ideas
and feelings effectively.
Public Engagers
Employees who seek to inform, influence or encourage action
relevant to the public interest in a myriad of contexts including
community and workplace.
Creative
The ability to imagine original solutions to standard problems.
Creative process learning may relate to developing non-linear
thinking styles, or strategies to develop insights drawing on the
interdisciplinary workings of a group.
17. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are COMMUNICATIVE’
Attribute Descriptor
Digitally Fluent
An aptitude to effectively interpret information, discover
meaning, design content, construct knowledge,
communicate and ethically source ideas in a digitally con-
nected world.
Emotionally Intelligent
The capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s
emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships in the
working environment fairly and empathetically.
Self-Promoters
An ability to promote oneself, one’s activities, and
achievements and value in an impactful and objective man-
ner.
18. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are COLLABORATIVE’
Attribute Descriptor
Teamworkers
Teamworkers understand how to apply the principles of
cooperative or coordinated effort to realise goals
and objectives.
Innovative Partners
Innovative Partners have the ability to work in different
contexts with experts from other fields and the ability to
critically select, acquire, use and produce new
knowledge to the advantage
Leaders
Leaders manage and supervise companies, depart-
ments, teams and their fellow employees. They possess the
ability to communicate well, motivate their team, handle and
delegate responsibilities, manage projects, and listen to
feedback.
19. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are COLLABORATIVE’
Attribute Descriptor
Networkers
Networkers understand how to reach, engage, and acquire
professional or social contacts to further their careers and
business prospects. They are adept exchangers of mutual
interest among people with a common interest.
Socially Enterprising
Being socially enterprising means prioritising the interests of
people and planet ahead of profit. Socially con-
scious enterprise is based on cause-driven business models
aiming to solve social problems.
Operationally Savvy
Operationally Savvy pertains to having or showing percep-
tion, comprehension, or shrewdness especially in applying
experiential knowledge to practical business matters. .
20. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are CONFIDENT’
Attribute Descriptor
Professionally Confident The ability to draw on professional knowledge, technical or
procedural skills to organise and present oneself capably.
Flexible & Adaptive
Being adaptive and flexible, go hand-in hand in learning
new ways to do new tasks, oftentimes with new or emerging
technologies. Key is perpetual readiness to
accommodate change and the unexpected.
Critical Thinkers
Critical Thinkers perceive issues or problems from multiple
perspectives. They conceptualise, analyse, and synthesise
information to highlight consistencies and inconsistencies
in facts or assertions.
21. B. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE ‘We are CONFIDENT’
Attribute Descriptor
Problem Solvers
Problem solvers derive insights to initiate changes to ensure
growth in personal and work life. They ignite innova-
tive, flexible and competitive solutions to help their
businesses flourish.
Lifelong Learning
A willingness to proactively engage in acquiring new
knowledge, skills and abilities not just at the point of
graduation, but throughout one’s lifetime and career.
Resilient
Resilience helps us survive, recover, and even thrive in an
ever-changing working environment. When we face
adversity, misfortune, or frustration, resilience helps us
bounce back.
22. Where might you develop attributes?
VOLUNTEERING PART-TIME WORK GROUP PROJECT WORK
SPORTS AGENCY WORK ASSESSMENTS RECREATION
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS WORK PLACEMENT CERTIFICATES
STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES DEGREE PROGRAMMES
FUND RAISING FAMILY CARING ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
CHARITY WORK FRIENDSHIPS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
23. B(i) Identify Your PCs ATTRIBUTES Development
PCs Graduate
Attributes:
On a scale of 0 to 10 indicate how well you have
developed each attribute...
PRACTICAL
COMMUNICATIVE
COLLABORATIVE
CONFIDENT
24. B(ii) Identify How You Develop These Attributes
PCs Graduate
Attributes:
List below the activities you think help or will help you develop
these attributes best…
(e.g., student life, personal life, volunteering, part-time work)
PRACTICAL
COMMUNICATIVE
COLLABORATIVE
CONFIDENT
26. B(iii) Record These 4 Attributes and Tell Us Why
Your Favourite 4
Attributes:
Why do you feel a connection with each of the 4
attributes you chose?
1____________
2____________
3____________
4____________
28. B(iv) Now Plan How You Develop These 4 Attributes
Your Favourite 4
Attributes:
Plan the activities you think help or will help you develop
these attributes best…
(e.g., student life, personal life, volunteering, part-time work)
____________
____________
____________
____________
29. We hear a lot of talk about ‘ the comfort zone’, and how we need to leave it in
order to challenge ourselves and learn, which is a key component of a ‘growth
mindset ’. A comfort zone is a psychological state in which things feel familiar to
us, and we are at ease and perceive we’re in control of our environment, experi-
encing low levels of anxiety and stress.
Comfort Zone
Here, we feel safe, secure, and stable, but also unchallenged and bored. A better
name for this might be the Familiarity Zone - we can actually be ‘comfortable’ in
a negative situation, like a toxic work environment, if that ’s familiar to us.
Growth Zone
We learn new skills in the Growth or Stretch Zone. We feel more alive,
challenged, curious and excited in this zone.
Panic Zone
If we are pushed too far, into the Panic Zone, learning is impossible, as it is
blocked by a sense of fear. Here, all of our energy is used up in managing or
controlling our anxiety.
From Comfort Zone to Growth Mindset
30. B (v) If I Had a PCs Persona...
My PCs Personality Mark the one that connects
with you with X. Explain why...
I’m a... Confident Communicator
I’m a... Collaborative Communicator
I’m a... Practical Communicator
I’m a... Practical Collaborator
I’m a... Confident Collaborator
I’m... Confidently Practical
31. B (vi) The PCs Persona I Aspire to Be...
My PCs Personality Aspiration Mark the one that connects
with you with X. Explain why...
I aspire to be a... Confident Communicator
I aspire to be a... Collaborative Communicator
I aspire to be a... Practical Communicator
I aspire to be a... Practical Collaborator
I aspire to be a... Confident Collaborator
I aspire to be ... Confidently Practical
32. C. CONTINUOUS REFLECTION
Near completion of a programme year, or approaching the completion of your programme you may wish to indicate
how you think each set of capstone attributes has developed. The next exercise allows you to take some time to
reflect on your progress with regard to your own graduate attribute development. In particular, we recommend you
give some thought to areas where you feel you made progress, the challenges you encountered and how you are
going to address these going forward.
On the next pages you may consider any graduate attributes you wish, as long as you focus on at least one
attribute from each capstone set. Re-read Section B if you need a refresher on the PCs Framework. Now honestly
mark on the scales 0-to-10 where you believe your graduate attribute development lies year on year. That way you
can monitor your progress from time to time or approaching job applications as you approach graduation. Or if
you are near the end of your programme and completing the exercise for the first time, mark the scale as honestly
as you can and reflect on whether or not your attributes have developed year on year, or depending on other fac-
tors you may like to consider.
For example, you may think about learning outcomes specified by the professional bodies affiliated with your
programme, or modular learning outcomes relevant to the jobs market.
34. ANNUAL REFLECTION
PRACTICAL
Attributes:
On a scale of 0 to 10 indicate how well you have
developed practical attributes...
PRACTICAL YR 1
PRACTICAL YR 2
PRACTICAL YR 3
PRACTICAL YR 4
35. ANNUAL REFLECTION
COMMUNICATIVE
Attributes:
On a scale of 0 to 10 indicate how well you have
developed communicative attributes...
COMMUNICATIVE YR 1
COMMUNICATIVE YR 2
COMMUNICATIVE YR 3
COMMUNICATIVE YR 4
36. ANNUAL REFLECTION
COLLABORATIVE
Attributes:
On a scale of 0 to 10 indicate how well you have
developed collaborative attributes...
COLLABORATIVE YR 1
COLLABORATIVE YR 2
COLLABORATIVE YR 3
COLLABORATIVE YR 4
37. ANNUAL REFLECTION
CONFIDENT
Attributes:
On a scale of 0 to 10 indicate how well you have
developed collaborative attributes...
CONFIDENT YR 1
CONFIDENT YR 2
CONFIDENT YR 3
CONFIDENT YR 4
38. Final Reflections—Some Prompts
Where are my attribute strengths? Where are my attribute weaknesses?
Did my attribute development surprise me? Do I know enough about my attributes?
What steps do I need to take to adapt my attributes to the jobs market?
What is my strongest/weakest attribute? Which attributes do I think will help me get a job?
Did my lack of attribute development surprise me? How will I commit to developing my attributes by graduation...
Was I disappointed by focussing too much on some attributes at the expense of others?
Does my attribute development make me feel work ready?
40. My PCs Attributes Action Plan
GRADUATE
Attributes:
Finally, review your workbook activities. How do you pro-
pose to grow your PCs attributes to enable work readiness?
PRACTICAL
COMMUNICATIVE
COLLABORATIVE
CONFIDENT
43. Employability & Attributes
MY TOP 3 TASKS
(e.g., Assessments, Duties,
Placements, Work)
TOOLS USED SKILLS ATTRIBUTES
EXAMPLE
Results Section Write-Up
for a Group Project
Excel Spreadsheet
Microsoft Word
Numeracy
Report Writing
Data Fluent( Practical)
Communicator
(Communicative)
1 ________________
2_________________
3_________________
46. My Module Attributes
MY TOP 3 TASKS
(e.g., Learning, Assessments,
Class Activities)
LEARNING OUTCOMES
& TOOLS
SKILLS ATTRIBUTES
EXAMPLE
Results Section Analysis
for Assessed Group Project
Proficient in Use of
Excel Spreadsheet
Used the Library
Numeracy
Library Research
Data Fluent( Practical)
Knowledgeable
(Practical)
1 ________________
2_________________
3_________________
47. References
• Barrie, S. (2007). A conceptual framework for teaching and learning of generic graduate attributes. Studies in Higher Education, 32(4), 439-458.
• Barrie, S., Hughes, C., & Smith, C. (2009). National Graduate Attributes Project (National GAP): Embedding Graduate Attributes in the Curriculum.
Australian Learning & Teaching Council. Sydney: Australia. Retrieved March 10, 2021 from https://ltr.edu.au/resources/GI7- 633%20Sydney%
20Barrie%20Graduate%20Attributes%20report%202009_0.pdf
• Dacre Pool, L. and Sewell, P. (2007) The key to employability: developing a practical model for graduate employability. Education and Training, 49
(4) 277–89.
• O’Farrell, L. (2019). Understanding and Enabling Student Success in Irish Higher Education. National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and
Learning in Higher Education. Dublin 2: Ireland.
• Staunton, C., Cowley-Cunningham, M., Hodgers, J. (2021). Developing a Graduate Attribute Framework for Higher Education. Sociology of Education
eJournal, vol. 4, Issue 74, July, 2021.
48. Acknowledgements
We acknowledge and thank our Careers Advisor Anthony Murray (DkIT) and Researcher Dr Michelle Cowley-Cunningham RSS Fellow (DkIT) for
developing the activities and design plan for this workbook.
We acknowledge the University of Limerick’s Graduate Attribute Self Assessment drawn on for the development of this workbook. See:
www.enhancementthemes.ac.uk/docs/publications/the-foundation-for-graduate-attributes developing-self-regulation-through-self-and-peer-
assessment.pdf
We acknowledge Brene Brown’s ‘The Gifts of Imperfection Hub’ drawn on for the development of our Comfort Zone page.
We thank the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching & Learning in Higher Education for funding the development of the PCs Graduate
Attributes & Mindsets Framework.
Thank you also to the Regional Development Centre DkIT for funding the production of this workbook.