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BUILDING A PORTFOLIOBUILDING A PORTFOLIO

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WHAT WHAT ISIS A PORTFOLIO? A PORTFOLIO?

Port – to movePort – to move

Folio – papers or artifactsFolio – papers or artifacts

A Personal and Career Portfolio is an organized A Personal and Career Portfolio is an organized collection of evidencecollection of evidence that shows your that shows your accomplishments both in and out of school.accomplishments both in and out of school.

A portfolio contains A portfolio contains samples of your worksamples of your work that that exhibit and reveal the quality and variety of your exhibit and reveal the quality and variety of your learning, your accomplishments, your skills, and learning, your accomplishments, your skills, and your experiences.your experiences.

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WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO BUILD A WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO BUILD A PORTFOLIO?PORTFOLIO?

1. 1. Gather Your EvidenceGather Your EvidenceCollect the information and records that show your Collect the information and records that show your interests, involvements, and achievements.interests, involvements, and achievements.

2. 2. Organize Your PortfolioOrganize Your PortfolioArrange your evidence into Arrange your evidence into three sectionsthree sections that will help that will help someone else see what you have accomplished. The someone else see what you have accomplished. The format will follow the Conference Board of Canada’s format will follow the Conference Board of Canada’s Employability Skills Profile.Employability Skills Profile.

3. 3. Assemble Your PortfolioAssemble Your PortfolioFormat and compile your portfolio so it is easy for Format and compile your portfolio so it is easy for someone else to read and understand the information someone else to read and understand the information you have gathered.you have gathered.

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STEP 1: GATHER YOUR STEP 1: GATHER YOUR EVIDENCE EVIDENCE

What evidence can be placed in a What evidence can be placed in a Portfolio?Portfolio?

Evidence comes in many forms. You can Evidence comes in many forms. You can include evidence of your skills, your include evidence of your skills, your talents, your achievements, your awards, talents, your achievements, your awards, your experiences, as well as your your experiences, as well as your learning and employability skills. Be sure learning and employability skills. Be sure to include things you do both in school to include things you do both in school and away from school.and away from school.

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STEP 2: ORGANIZE YOUR STEP 2: ORGANIZE YOUR PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO

Use the following three categories to Use the following three categories to help you organize your evidence:help you organize your evidence:

1.1. Fundamental (Academic) SkillsFundamental (Academic) Skills2.2. Personal-Management SkillsPersonal-Management Skills3.3. Teamwork SkillsTeamwork Skills

Create dividers clearly labeled with Create dividers clearly labeled with each of these categories for your career each of these categories for your career portfolio binder.portfolio binder.

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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLSFUNDAMENTAL SKILLS

Organize these skills under the following 4 Organize these skills under the following 4 headings:headings: Communication SkillsCommunication Skills Information ManagementInformation Management Numerical SkillsNumerical Skills Thinking and Problem-solving SkillsThinking and Problem-solving Skills

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Use the Conference Board of Canada Use the Conference Board of Canada Employability Skills 2000+ Employability Skills 2000+ handout for handout for clarification of each of the areasclarification of each of the areas

Use the handout provided by your teacher Use the handout provided by your teacher to help you keep track of the documents to help you keep track of the documents you might include as evidence of these you might include as evidence of these skills.skills.

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Here are some examples Here are some examples for the for the Fundamental SkillsFundamental Skills section of your portfolio . . .section of your portfolio . . .

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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: COMMUNICATECOMMUNICATE

Charts created in a Charts created in a spreadsheetspreadsheet

PowerPoint presentationPowerPoint presentation Video of a speechVideo of a speech Public speaking certificatePublic speaking certificate Debating certificateDebating certificate Model parliament Model parliament

certificatecertificate Subject tests/assignmentsSubject tests/assignments Transcript/report cardTranscript/report card

Samples of Samples of photography/artworkphotography/artwork

Samples of lettersSamples of letters Email printoutsEmail printouts Collages/displaysCollages/displays Poetry/creative writingPoetry/creative writing Verbal/written evidence of Verbal/written evidence of

another languageanother language Keyboarding certificateKeyboarding certificate Other???Other???

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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: Manage InformationManage Information

Research reportResearch report Web questsWeb quests EssaysEssays Subject tests/assignmentsSubject tests/assignments Transcript/report cardTranscript/report card PowerPoint presentationPowerPoint presentation Information and evaluation of post-secondary Information and evaluation of post-secondary

opportunitiesopportunities Other???Other???

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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: Use NumbersUse Numbers

Subject lab reportSubject lab report Subject tests/assignmentsSubject tests/assignments SpreadsheetsSpreadsheets Transcript/report cardTranscript/report card Financial reportsFinancial reports BudgetBudget Cash flow projectionsCash flow projections Bank reconciliationBank reconciliation Other???Other???

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FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS: Think & Solve ProblemsThink & Solve Problems

Debating certificateDebating certificate Lab reportsLab reports Venture reportVenture report Subject tests/assignmentsSubject tests/assignments Transcript/report cardTranscript/report card Letter of recommendationLetter of recommendation First Aid/CPR certificateFirst Aid/CPR certificate Completed case studiesCompleted case studies Other???Other???

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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLSSKILLS

Organize these documents to reflect each Organize these documents to reflect each of the following areas:of the following areas: Demonstration of positive attitudes and Demonstration of positive attitudes and

behavioursbehaviours ResponsibilityResponsibility AdaptabilityAdaptability Continuous learningContinuous learning Work safetyWork safety

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Here are some examples Here are some examples for the for the Personal Personal

Management SkillsManagement Skills section section of your portfolio . . .of your portfolio . . .

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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS: Demonstrate Positive Attitudes & Demonstrate Positive Attitudes &

BehavioursBehaviours Performance Performance

evaluations from workevaluations from work Letter/certificate for Letter/certificate for

volunteerismvolunteerism Personal fitness Personal fitness

scheduleschedule Letter from employer/ Letter from employer/

coach/teachercoach/teacher

Attitude checklistAttitude checklist Thank you letterThank you letter Values inventoryValues inventory Attendance Attendance

report/punctualityreport/punctuality Academic Academic

achievement award achievement award (honours certificate)(honours certificate)

Other???Other???

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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:Be responsibleBe responsible

Attendance reportAttendance report Personal schedulePersonal schedule Personal budgetPersonal budget letter/certificate for volunteerismletter/certificate for volunteerism Performance evaluations from workPerformance evaluations from work Sample of cover letterSample of cover letter Income tax returnIncome tax return Other???Other???

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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:Be AdaptableBe Adaptable

Group reportGroup report Letter from employer/coach/teacherLetter from employer/coach/teacher Participation in multi-cultural activityParticipation in multi-cultural activity Evidence of improved assignment/projectEvidence of improved assignment/project Evidence of a creative activityEvidence of a creative activity Other???Other???

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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:Learn ContinuouslyLearn Continuously

Interest/skills inventoriesInterest/skills inventories Personal career planPersonal career plan ResumeResume Transcript/report cardTranscript/report card Driver’s licenseDriver’s license Evidence of travel (photos, itineraries, passport)Evidence of travel (photos, itineraries, passport) Evidence of other learned skills (sewing, cooking, Evidence of other learned skills (sewing, cooking,

art, music, gymnastics, mechanics, photography, art, music, gymnastics, mechanics, photography, etc.etc.

Other???Other???

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PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:PERSONAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS:Work SafelyWork Safely

WHIMIS certificateWHIMIS certificate First Aid/CPR certificateFirst Aid/CPR certificate Life guarding certificate Life guarding certificate Safety-related certificateSafety-related certificate Lab safety certificationLab safety certification Other???Other???

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TEAMWORK SKILLSTEAMWORK SKILLS

Organize these documents to reflect:Organize these documents to reflect: Work with othersWork with others Participation in projects and tasksParticipation in projects and tasks

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Here are some examples Here are some examples for the for the Teamwork SkillsTeamwork Skills

section of your portfolio . . .section of your portfolio . . .

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TEAMWORK SKILLS:TEAMWORK SKILLS:Work with OthersWork with Others

Letter from employer/coach/teacherLetter from employer/coach/teacher Group reportsGroup reports Awards/certificates for athletic teamsAwards/certificates for athletic teams Leadership certificateLeadership certificate Document of participation in a team sport, drama Document of participation in a team sport, drama

or musical, band, choir, yearbook, student or musical, band, choir, yearbook, student government, other clubs, peer tutoring/coachinggovernment, other clubs, peer tutoring/coaching

Performance evaluation from workPerformance evaluation from work Membership in community organizationMembership in community organization Other???Other???

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TEAMWORK SKILLS:TEAMWORK SKILLS:Participate in Projects & TasksParticipate in Projects & Tasks

Newspaper clippings/photosNewspaper clippings/photos Student government committee Student government committee

participationparticipation Workshop certificatesWorkshop certificates Performance evaluation (music, drama, Performance evaluation (music, drama,

keyboarding, public speaking, etc.)keyboarding, public speaking, etc.) evaluation of group projectevaluation of group project Other???Other???

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EMPLOYABILITY CHECKLISTEMPLOYABILITY CHECKLIST

Use the 3 checklists provided to identify Use the 3 checklists provided to identify documents that may be included in your documents that may be included in your portfolioportfolio

Reflect on areas that need to be Reflect on areas that need to be strengthened or that are missingstrengthened or that are missing

Develop a goal-setting action plan to Develop a goal-setting action plan to acquire the skills needed to strengthen acquire the skills needed to strengthen your career portfolio over the coming yearyour career portfolio over the coming year

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PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS 2000+

FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS

PERSONAL MANAGEMENT

SKILLS

TEAMWORK SKILLS

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TRACKING YOUR TRACKING YOUR ASSIGNMENTSASSIGNMENTS

Your teacher will provide you with an Your teacher will provide you with an assignment tracking sheet which you assignment tracking sheet which you should put in a folder and keep in your should put in a folder and keep in your portfolio along with completed in-class portfolio along with completed in-class assignments.assignments.