Prior Knowledge and Skills Review

Prior Knowledge and Skills Review
INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS
Purpose
This activity helps us review your learning and employment goals, prior knowledge and skills, and any potential barriers to study, so we can advise you on the right support prior to enrolment. It's a generic activity used for any qualification, completed as part of the application process. It does not form part of the formal assessment for the qualification, but your responses are retained as supplementary evidence.
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills are embedded in all qualifications and are essential to most job roles — you've likely already developed many of these through study, work, or other life experience. Typical foundation skills include:
- Reading
- Writing
- Numeracy
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Initiative and Enterprise
- Planning and Organising
- Self-Management
- Learning
- Technology
This activity asks you to identify situations where you've used these skills before, and how they relate to your course.
Activity Requirements
Answer the questions in this document about yourself, your experience, and your goals. Our team will review your responses to identify any learning support you may need, and may follow up by phone if needed. There's no time limit — complete this activity individually, based on your own circumstances.
PART 1 – PERSONAL AND COURSE DETAILS
Please provide your details and the course you are applying for below. This will help us match your responses in this activity to your enrolment.
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Date of Birth

DayMonthYear
Date
Email Address
example@example.com
Phone Number
Format: 0000000000.
Course Name
Delivery Mode

PART 2 - TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
1. Provide a summary of any previous courses that you have undertaken? This can include formal qualifications and other short courses.
2. Did you finish these courses? If not, briefly explain why.
3. List something you like and something you don't like about studying a course. If you have not undertaken any training previously, list something that you expect from your training and something that would make you not enjoy the course.
Something I like (or expect) when studying
Something I don't like (or don't expect) when studying
4. Provide a summary of the previous jobs that you have had? If you have not previously had any formal employment, provide a summary of any volunteer or home duties that you have performed.

PART 3 - FOUNDATION SKILLS

5. Foundation Skills can be developed from study, work or many other life experiences. This table is a self-evaluation of the Foundation Skills that you already have. There are no right or wrong answers, these skills could apply to a lot of different jobs or tasks.

Rows	Self Assessment
Reading workplace documents such as policies, procedures, instructions and safety notices
Writing notes, filling in forms, completing basic letters and reports
Speaking with people from a range of different social and cultural backgrounds
Giving clear verbal instructions, directions and feedback to others
Interpreting own and others body language
Negotiating with people to resolve conflicts or disagreements
Work with others to achieve common goals
Build effective relationships with team members by being cooperative and flexible
Provide feedback, advice and assistance to team members
Relate to people from a range of social, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds with a range of physical and mental abilities
Lead a small team
Find solutions to conflict situations
Identify faulty or damaged equipment
Identify hazards and risks, then find a safe way to manage them
Resolve customer service problems
Solve routine problems
Identify a problem in your work or studies and find a solution independently
Analyse situations and adapt to changing circumstances
Provide services that meet customer requirements
Identify and introduce new ways to improve your own performance
Make decisions based on the information that you are provided with
Recommend improvements to policies and procedures
Organise and prioritise work tasks
Develop plans to achieve personal, team and organisational goals
Determine the type and quantity of resources required for completing a routine task
Develop a contingency or backup plan
Coordinate a small team or group of people
Maintain personal presentation, professional image, ethics and code of conduct
Ensure your work is performed to a high standard
Identify areas for own professional development or improvement
Seek feedback and support from others
Follow safe working practices including using PPE
Manage own stress levels
Use time management skills
Learn new systems, routines and procedures
Update skills and knowledge to accommodate changes in client requirements
Identify and practice safety procedures including evacuation drills and location of first aid equipment
Operate communication equipment such as phones and radios
Use computers for finding information, creating documents and sending emails
Operate a basic electronic system such as a self-serve checkout or security alarm
Drive a standard automatic car
Use software, apps or online platforms relevant to your field of work or study
Access online learning materials, portals or apps, and submit work or assessments electronically

6. Identify your strengths and weaknesses in regard to foundation skills?
Strengths
Weaknesses
7. If you had to choose one foundation skill that you believe is the most important, which one would it be? Explain why.

PART 4–CAREER GOALS
8. What are your short-term (in the next 12 months) career goals or milestones that you would like to achieve?
9. What are your longer-term (in the next 5 years) career goals or milestones that you would like to achieve?
10. If you could choose any job, what would be your first choice? Explain why.
11. Thinking about achieving your short-term and longer-term career goals, you may need to develop your knowledge and skills to prepare you for working in those roles. Identify some of the knowledge and skills that you already have for these roles, what you need to learn and how you could achieve this?
Knowledge and Skills that you already have
Knowledge and Skills that you need to learn
How can you develop the required Knowledge and Skills?

PART 5 – MOTIVATION
12. Everybody needs motivation to complete tasks and achieve their goals and even to continue working once you achieve a career milestone; but the motivation is often different for each person. Motivators for some people could include being paid well, doing a job that you love, working with people that you get along with, doing something where you can see an achievement, doing a job where you are recognised or dozens of other reasons. What motivates you?
13. Motivators are offset by things that de-motivate us. It is essential to find the right balance in our career (or study) so that we are focused on doing something that we are motivated to complete. Typical de-motivators are doing something where you cannot see the purpose, doing a job that you are not good at or dislike, working with people that have different values, uncomfortable working environment and many other reasons. What de- motivates you?
14. Understanding that some things in life are out of our control, especially when it comes to working for (and with) others; what strategies could you use to stay motivated and make the situations beneficial to achieving your career goals?
PART 6 – STUDY
15. How can this course help you to achieve your career goals?
16. What barriers exist (or could arise) that may prevent you from completing this course?
17. What are some strategies that you can use to overcome these barriers?

PART 7 – STUDENT DECLARATION
Is there anything else about your circumstances you'd like us to know before you enrol? This might include a disability, health condition, or other personal circumstance that could affect your training — you're welcome to share this so we can discuss the right support, but you don't have to disclose anything you'd prefer to keep private
STUDENT DECLARATION
I declare that the information I have provided is a true and accurate indication of my prior knowledge and skills
Student Signature

ADMISSIONS REVIEW
Office use only
This section is to be completed by a member of our customer service team after the applicant has completed all other sections. The customer service team member is required to review all of the responses, make a recommendation regarding suitability for enrolment, and outline any individual support requirements that may be required.
Student Name
Course Name
Delivery Mode
Prior Knowledge and Skills
Recommendation(s)
Individual Learning Needs (if applicable)
Additional comments
CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM DECLARATION
I declare this activity has been completed in accordance with Asset College's Admissions Policy.
Team Member Name
Team Member Signature
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Prior Knowledge and Skills Review

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

Purpose

Foundation Skills

Activity Requirements

PART 1 – PERSONAL AND COURSE DETAILS

PART 2 - TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND

PART 3 - FOUNDATION SKILLS

PART 4–CAREER GOALS

PART 5 – MOTIVATION

PART 6 – STUDY

PART 7 – STUDENT DECLARATION

STUDENT DECLARATION

ADMISSIONS REVIEW

Office use only

CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM DECLARATION