Student Self Management Sheets - Becoming a Competent Learner and Career Manager

For success in post school opportunities, students need to lift their competencies and skills - they are making the transition to become adult self directed learners, and they need help to know what is expected of them. This resource is designed to:

assist your senior students to develop the skills for their next learning step, and provide an ongoing reminder of what they must master
educate them about career management skills and strategies for 21st century work
record their progress on key decision-making area

This is a 4 page, A3 resource in full colour, which is visually attractive and engaging.
Why pen and paper? For easy access, for you, other teachers, and the student.

page 1 provides self rating columns for self-managed study and career decision-making skills
(promoting skills of monitoring progress);
page 2 provides a reflective exercise on Self, Skills and Possibilities
(promoting skills of analysing and reflecting);
page 3 provides a record of progress in career decision-making areas
(promoting skills of exploring and researching);
page 4 gives information on building assets for a 21st century career
(promoting skills of managing and strategising).

These summary sheets are most suitable for those students who are in their final years of secondary school, and who are going on to tertiary education and training. Their next step is to become adult self directed learners, and the skills - and language- of the document prepares them for this.

Rationale

In using these sheets you are encouraging the development of 21st century skills

self assessment - the skill that develops identity awareness
continuous learning- the ability to monitor their own progress and undertake self-directed tasks prepares them for this competency
Resilience - being 'up to date' with their interests and skills helps them understand what they have to offer, and what they want to learn. It also develops career confidence for taking the next step.

'Critical to managing one's career and integrating work with the other parts of one's life is a clear self awareness, or a sense of identity-knowing who we truly are. There are many different ways, structured and unstructured for coming to know oneself...for the purpose of career development work, lets assume that the best, or at least the most teachable, means for achieving this self-awareness is through a self- assessment process.'

Harrington, B.and Hall, D.T. (2007). Career Management and Work life Integration:using self assessment to navigate contemporary careers. Thousand Oaks, California:Sage Publications.