Unlocking Your Potential: Personal Development in Land-Based Engineering

Unlocking Your Potential: Personal Development in Land-Based Engineering

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand the methods of personal self-development that can improve employability within the land-based engineering industry.

What do you already know about personal development in the land-based engineering industry?

Recap on Personal Development

Types and roles of personal development in land-based industries.

Mentoring and Self-Reflection

Discussion on the importance and recording of personal development through mentoring and self-reflection.

Networking and Research

Importance of networking, industry visits, and positive use of social media for self-promotion.

Continued Personal Development (CPD) and Work Experience

Discussion on the importance of CPD and gaining work experience.

CV Development and Interview Techniques

Importance of CV development and improving interview techniques.

Stretch and Challenge

Questioning and revision activities to reinforce learning.

Summative Assessment

Completion of end-of-session assessment and peer assessment.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.