Year 10 Careers

 

Unit One: Developing Self Knowledge

 

Personal Achievement Portfolio Assignment

 

 

Length: 10 – 20 pages primarily composed of documentation.                                          

 

Grades: All assignments will be graded according to the marking grid you have been given.

                       

Date due: Tuesday May 6. Week 2, Term 2.

 

Special instructions: Only copies of certificates and documents are to be included not originals. Assignments are to be submitted in a clear faced, spiral bound folder that contains separate pages.

 

Purpose of this assignment

Students will learn the process of constructing a comprehensive achievement portfolio that will be updated regularly and will assist students in their selection of subjects, finding part time employment and applications for university/TAFE.

In collecting records and information about themselves students will gain increased self-knowledge and clarify their options for the future.

 

Outcomes being assessed (Taken from RECAP 2004)

 

Area: Personal Management

Build and maintain a positive self-image (Outcomes 1.1 to 1.3)

Change and grow throughout life (Outcomes 3.1 to 3.3)

 

Area: Learning and Work Exploration

Locate and effectively use career information (Outcomes 5.1 to 5.4)

 

Area: Career Building

Secure/create and maintain work (Outcomes 7.1 to 7.3)

Maintain balanced life and work roles, (Outcomes 9.1 and 9.2)

Understand, engage in and manage the career building process, (11.1 to 11.3)

 

Task:

Create a personal achievement portfolio. The individual pages are to be in the following sequence:

·         A front cover - a clear faced plastic cover with a photo of student and personal details.

·         An index.

·         Student’s personal statement (2 pages).

·         A copy of student’s birth certificate.

·         Student’s resume (1-2 pages)

·         Section on “Other Achievements”.

·         Section on “Sporting Achievements”.

·         Section on “Community Service”.

·         Section on “Work Experience”.

 

 

PLANNING SECTION

 

Define the Task

The task is in three main stages:

 

1. Read and comprehend the “Recording Achievements” handout and the several examples of Personal Statements etc issued in Careers Classes.

 

2. Write the various sections (by drafting, checking and publishing).

 

3. Construct the actual portfolio by creating all presentation aspects such as the front cover page and divider pages for each section.

 

Locate Information

The instructional source of information is the “Recording Achievements” handout included in the mail out to parents and issued to students in class.

Other information can be found through consulting with parents and searching through your own records.

 

Select and Analyse

Students are first to read and highlight the relevant sections of “Recording Achievements”. Students are to search through all existing records and for the purposes of this document, leave out the records of any achievements that were prior to the commencement of Year 9.

 

Organise and Synthesise

Refer to the sequence listed underneath the term “task” on the front page. Your objective is to present information in a logical order that is user friendly, maintains the reader’s interest and is enjoyable to read. 

 

Create and Present

While every student is expected to meet the assignment guidelines, individual creativity is strongly encouraged, as the Achievement Portfolio should be an extension of your personality. Presentation is a vital aspect of this assignment; simply imagine that the Achievement Portfolio will be submitted to an employer when looking for part time employment or to a tertiary institution as part of an alternative entry process.

 

Evaluate and Reflect

The portfolio marking grid returned to you will provide a clear reflection regarding the standard that you have attained. The entire process is an opportunity for all students to reflect upon past achievements and look forward to future career planning.

 

Year 10 Portfolio Assessment Criteria

 

PORTFOLIO MARKING GRID

NAME :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRADE

 

FIRST IMPRRESSIONS

A

Professional

COVERING PAGE

B

Average

 

C

Barely satisfactory

 

D

Much work needed

 

F

Unacceptable standard

 

 

 

ORGANISATION

A

Clear, logical and sequenced

 

B

A valid attempt to sequence

 

C

Barely satisfactory, difficult to follow

 

D

Much work needed, no clear organisation

 

F

Unacceptable standard

 

 

 

RESUME

A

Professional, excellent font, margins & alignment

 

B

Uses margins and attempts alignment

 

C

Barely satisfactory, margins, covers all sections

 

D

Much work needed

 

F

An unacceptable standard

 

 

 

PERSONAL STATEMENT

A

Well presented, personalised and thoughtful

 

B

Thoughtful and addresses the criteria

 

C

A satisfactory attempt to reflect on skills

 

D

Work Needed, fails to understand concept

 

F

Of an unacceptable standard

 

 

 

GENERAL EXPRESSION

A

Fluently written and sophisticated

 

B

Sound expression, proof read, well paragraphed

 

C

Spelling and grammar check completed

 

D

Much work is needed

 

F

An unacceptable standard

 

 

 

OVERALL GRADE

A

Professional

 

B

Highly Competent

 

C

Competent and comprehensive

 

D

Not comprehensive and open to improvement

 

F

An unacceptable standard, a poor effort.