Skills Audit

A skills audit is something I had'nt done before and I wasn't sure how helpful this would be in the beginning. Using the table on the sheet, I rated out of 5 my current skills within my creative area; Fashion. 1 being excellent and 5 being poor. I was honest about marking this criteria and discovered that I'm not that confident with many areas of study. With my 5 lowest scores, I had to make a list of 3 opportunities I can take to improve that score. The areas of study that had the lowest scores were time management, reflective writing, using Adobe Photoshop, using Adobe Illustrator and knowledge of dyeing processes. 

Time Management

• Make a plan to equally divide up the time I have on a project
• Don't waste time! try not to avoid doing pieces of work and feel confident in approaching the work
• Become more motivated about the work and don't leave stuff until the last minute

Reflective Writing

• Practice writing in a reflective style
• Look on the internet and research styles of reflective writing. Put these into practice and write about current projects

Using Adobe Photoshop

• Use the internet to research more into the use of Photoshop
• Maybe work with someone with a bit more knowledge on the subject to help me gain a better understanding
• See if there are extra sessions I could attend on learning photoshop to help build my knowledge.

Using Adobe Illustrator

• Using illustrator is the same as photoshop in that I could research more into how to use illustrator
• Again, I could work with someone with a better knowledge of the subject
• Attend extra sessions on learning how to use illustrator

Knowledge of dyeing processes

• Research this area independently to develop a knowledge of this process. Use the internet or books to source this information

I did find completing the skills audit very useful in the end. It helped me see what areas need attention when it comes to skill level and which areas I need to take extra sessions in. Seeing everything down on paper was a lot easier than thinking about it in my head which at that point, it gets too much to think about. Not only has this helped me understand my strong and weak areas in fashion, I have learnt that I could use this technqiue for individual projects which I think would definately help.

 

 

(My skills audit marking sheet)