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Portfolio
You are expected to develop a portfolio of your work as part of your study at NSCC. A portfolio is a powerful and convincing way to demonstrate your achievements to future employers over and above the standard résumé. A portfolio is also a good way to observe the development of your skills and abilities throughout your working life.
What's in it for you?
Portfolio education is an experience that focuses on you – the learner. Its purpose is to enable you to answer these three questions in terms of your life goals:
- Where am I now?
- Where do I want to be?
- How do I get there?
Portfolio education is about your development. The goal is to help you make sense of your learning and to plan for your future.
The Portfolio Process
The portfolio process and product are unique to each student. Most students choose to include a résumé, work samples, skills inventory, a list of competencies, certificates and awards, learning narratives, letters of appreciation and personal achievements – anything that clearly demonstrates your learning, attributes and talents. As you develop new skills, acquire new learning from experience, or change your career goals, you can update and redesign your portfolio to continually reflect who you are and what direction you want to take. Portfolio allows you to know and talk about yourself as a learner, profile your skilled self, and to be able to articulate what you have learned and what your goals are.
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