Career & Personal Development

Career and Personal Development involves setting academic, career, and wellness goals and striving to achieve them. Developing this competency includes identifying personal strengths and abilities and using them in various settings. Implementing strategies such as self-reflection, goal setting and goal meeting is also a fundamental aspect of career and personal development.

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Each core competency is divided into three levels:

Involved students know the indicator or the criteria for demonstrating it. They can talk about it, write about it, describe it or explain it.
Engaged students can perform or demonstrate the indicator or criteria; that is, they can do it.
Leading students are innovating, extending, transforming, showing initiative, integrating, or collaborating.

Below are indicators and examples of competency at each level.

Involved-level Competency

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Competency Indicators

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

Explains the importance of setting academic, career and wellness goals
Recognizes the value of self-direction and self-awareness to make responsible choices
Describes what contributes to health and well-being
Lists support resources and explains the value of using them
Recognizes setbacks when working towards goals
Identifies feedback in a variety of forms

Examples

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

Acknowledges to instructor that setting goals is a good idea
Reads a time management handout from the Learning Café
Tells a friend their New Year’s resolution is to eat better and get more sleep
Refers a friend to campus learning and health support services
Feels concerned that a poor mark on a test may affect their grade in a course
Checks cover letter and résumé for career advisor’s comments

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Engaged-level Competency

Engaged-level Career & Personal Development Badge

Competency Indicators

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

Sets academic, career, and wellness goals
Applies self-direction and self-awareness to making responsible personal choices
Employs strategies that contribute to health and well-being
Uses support services related to academic, career, physical, emotional, and mental resiliency
Analyzes and reflects on setbacks when working towards goals
Recognizes that feedback provides opportunities for change and redirection

Examples

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

Sets a goal to be in bed by 10 p.m. each night
Knows a due date is approaching and chooses to work on assignment rather than socialize
Enrols in an exercise class at the gym
Completes an employment skills workshop
Reviews an exam to see where mistakes were made and plans to get tutored in those areas
Changes part of their project after feedback from a peer

Leading-level Competency

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Competency Indicators

How might someone demonstrate this competency?

Engages in ongoing learning to achieve academic, career, and wellness goals
Evaluates self-direction and self-awareness-based decisions to improve personal choices
Appraises emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social well-being
Advocates for and promotes support services related to academic, physical, emotional, and mental resiliency
Sees setbacks and challenges as opportunities for change and growth
Responds thoughtfully to feedback and considers how to apply this information in a variety of areas

Examples

What are some specific ways this competency might be demonstrated?

Watches a video on LinkedIn Learning to learn video editing
Takes exercise breaks when studying and maintains progress in other courses while working on a major assignment
Attends a time management workshop to learn how to use time better
Speaks to the Learning Café staff about adding an evening study skills session for mature students
Seeks research support from library staff after receiving a poor grade on a research paper
Meets with Learning Café staff after completing the first draft of their paper, incorporates suggestions for improvement and uses those strategies on future assignments