The following tools and templates were developed by the Transferable Skills Project for use by lecturers in preparing for and reporting on the pilot programme. Each tool can be downloaded by clicking on its title.
| 1. Skills audit tool template (DOC | 52KB) |
This tool is used to ascertain the extent to which different transferable skills are being developed in academic courses. It identifies any gaps that may exist in skills development in these courses. |
| 2. Skills audit tool guidelines (DOC | 136KB) |
These guidelines describe how the skills audit tool should be used. |
| 3. Example of completed skills audit (PDF | 110KB) |
This is an example of a skills audit which was completed by one of the lecturers who implemented the transferable skills pilot programme. |
| 4. Feedback by lecturers on skills audit tool (PDF | 76KB) |
This document reports feedback which was received from lecturers on their use of the skills audit tool. |
| 5. Skills integration plan template (XLS | 22KB) |
This tool can be used to plan activities to introduce into a course in order to develop students' transferable skills. |
| 6. Skills integration plan guidelines(DOC | 751KB) |
These guidelines describe how the skills integration plan should be used. |
| 7. Example of completed skills integration plan (PDF | 69KB) |
This is an example of a skills integration plan which was completed by one of the lecturers who implemented the transferable skills pilot programme. |
| 8. Template for recording details of an activity (XLS | 18KB) |
This tool was used by lecturers who implemented the transferable skills pilot programme to record and reflect on the specific activities they used to develop their students' transferable skills. |
| 9. Example of completed template for recording details of an activity (PDF | 55KB) |
This is an example of a template for recording details of an activity which was completed by one of the lecturers who implemented the transferable skills pilot programme. |
Further resources on skills auditing and mapping can be downloaded from the useful resources page.
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