YOUR SKILLS AUDIT

Ask yourself the following questions:

Question # 1. What am I good at?

EXAMPLES:

· Am I good at learning new languages?

· Fixing cars?

· Talking with people and helping them to solve problems?

· Working with numbers?

What do you think that you are “good” at”?

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Question # 2. What are my good points as a worker that I am known for amongst friends, family and previous employers?

EXAMPLES:

· I pay attention to detail

· I work well in a team

· I remember facts and figures

· I can deal with people in a tactful and diplomatic way

What are my good points?

Question # 3. What are my hobbies and personal interests?

Question # 4. Do any of these hobbies and personal interests relate to Questions # 1 & 2?

Question # 5. Do any of these hobbies and personal interests relate to what I would eventually like to do as a career?

Question # 6. What are my previous qualifications, if any? (Do not worry if you have none – that is why you are at TAFE!)

Question # 7. In my eventual career path, would I like to do something similar to what I might have done in the past? Or would I like to make a complete change?
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Question # 8. What skills and qualities and attributes that I have now could I bring to a new career?

Question # 9. What skills do I need to start a new career?

The “gap” between your answers to questions 8 and 9 is the area in which you should eventually be developing your training plan