PACES

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PACES

• Developing Professional, Academic, Career and
  Employability Skills
• Dr Siobhan Hugh-Jones
• Dr Ed Sutherland
• Institute of Psychological Sciences
• University of Leeds

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Why change PDP?

• To continue improving our student support
  provision
• To respond to local and national recommendations
  regarding skills development
• To structure and direct the current support
  offered by staff

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What is PACES?

• Materials to support development of
• Professional
• Academic
• Career and
• Employability
• Skills
• Student centred and student driven
• Aims to
• Enhance academic performance
• Develop professional transferable skills
• Maximise employability

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Learning Outcomes

• Identify areas of strengths and weakness and
  develop as necessary
• Better equipped to articulate and evidence
  competencies to employers
• E-portfolio
• Demonstrate ownership of professional development

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Do they have to do it?

• No

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Do staff have to do it?

• Yes

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What does it involve?

• On-line activities once per semester
• User-friendly design
• Use to facilitate reflection and discussion
• One meeting with personal tutor per semester to
• Discuss output of activities
• Discuss academic progress general welfare
• Identify areas for development
• Generate action plan

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Overview Level 1

• Skills Audit
• Learning Style Questionnaire
• Time Management Quiz
• Reflective questions
• Progress Review and Action Plan

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Overview Level 2

• Skills Audit
• Evidencing Skills Matrix
• Career Goals Analysis
• Reflective Questions
• Progress Review and Action Plan

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Overview Level 3

• Skills Audit
• Reference Summary
• Basic CV
• Reflective Questions
• Progress Review and Action Plan

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E-Portfolio

• Output of on-line activities saved to e-portfolio
• Develops over time
• Accessible by student and personal tutor for up
  to 1 year after graduation
• Viewable by tutor prior to meeting personal tutee

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What do I have to do?

• Introduce PACES to Level 1 tutees in the first
  tutorial
• Page of general information
• Introductions sheet
• 3 Activities
• Invite tutees to individual meeting with you
  after Week 6 Sem 1 and Week 5 Sem 2
• Meet with tutees - develop action plan record
  meeting on proforma
• Be enthusiastic most significant variable

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Story so far..

• Poor uptake but positive response from
  partakers
• not compulsory
• not embedded
• benefits not clear
• too like school?
• Culture of University
• Future changes
• Embedding in careers modules / tutorials
• Role for group activity?