Practice Your Skills

Focus: Build skills through coursework, involvement, and applied learning so you can show what you know and continue growing.

CLO 3.1: Articulate at least five transferable skills gained through academics, co-curricular involvement, and experiential learning.
CLO 3.2: Apply knowledge to real-world settings through at least one internship, clinical, or other work-based learning experience.
CLO 3.3: Demonstrate proficiency in at least one industry-specific technical or soft skill through applied learning.
CLO 3.4: Evaluate your performance in experiential learning settings and identify two areas for future development.

Step 1: Name Your Skills

List at least five transferable skills you use in class, jobs, organizations, service, or projects.
Collect examples of when you used communication, teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, research, or time management.
Connect each skill to a real experience.
Practice describing your skills in simple, specific language.
Update your list as you gain new experiences.

Step 2: Apply Skills in Real Settings

Step 3: Reflect and Improve

Ways to build the Practice Your Skills outcomes
Activity	Purpose	Outcome Connection
Create a transferable skills inventory	Recognize strengths developed across experiences	CLO 3.1
Complete an internship or applied project	Practice knowledge in a real setting	CLO 3.2
Learn one technical or soft skill more deeply	Build confidence and proficiency	CLO 3.3
Ask for feedback after a project	Understand strengths and growth areas	CLO 3.4
Write a reflection after an experience	Translate experience into learning	CLO 3.4

Try this week: List five transferable skills, identify one experience where you are using them, and choose two skills you want to improve next.