Overview

Self-assessment provide insight into trainees' true comprehension and can help to identify gaps in trainees' knowledge and skills. The purpose of self-assessment is to help the individual know the extent of his abilities and to improve upon them without the need of a performance appraiser. It involves the use of questions such as: what are my strengths? what are my weaknesses? What are the opportunities? What are the obstacles?

Competences addressed

This tool may enhance the trainees:

• Self-reflexion
• Critical thinking
• Intercultural self-awareness

OBJECTIVES

The aim is to provide trainers with an opportunity to get insight into trainees’ abilities and knowledge from their perspective and compare them to his own assessment and perception.

GROUP SIZE

The ideal number can vary from 8 to 10 trainees. The exercise will be done individually but it’s possible to organize a second round in groups or in peer to peer assessment.

TIME REQUIRED

The timeframe proposed for implementing this activity could be:

• 10 minutes to present the IO2 competences list and how to use it.
• 15 minutes to fill the template by each trainee.

RESOURCES

Paper, pens and the printed version of IO2 competences list.

PROCESS

The trainer/s will need to:

• Briefly explain the DIVINT IO2 skills and competences (Language proficiency, Digital proficiency, Cultural self-awareness, Cross cultural interaction, Openness & tolerance, Sensitivity & empathy)
• Ask trainees to assess themselves regarding these skills. Give adequate time for this. Provide a place with no distractions and reflect.
• After trainees have assessed each of the areas, ask them to present it to others and to explain why they made these choices.
• Discussion & debriefing

At the end, you can conduct a chat with the trainees with questions and answers.

EXERCISES

• Exercise 1
• Fill the following grid according to your self-assessment and using the list of competences. 
  Please notice at least one skill under each competence using the list of competences in IO2.
  
  

  	MY STRENGHTS	MY WEKNESSES
  WHAT I CAN?	Language proficiency	Language proficiency
  	Digital proficiency	Digital proficiency
  	Cultural self-awareness	Cultural self-awareness
  	Cross cultural interaction	Cross cultural interaction
  	Openness & tolerance	Openness & tolerance
  	Sensitivity & empathy	Sensitivity & empathy
  WHAT I CANN’T? (=WANT)?	Language proficiency	Language proficiency
  	Digital proficiency	Digital proficiency
  	Cultural self-awareness	Cultural self-awareness
  	Cross cultural interaction	Cross cultural interaction
  	Openness & tolerance	Openness & tolerance
  	Sensitivity & empathy	Sensitivity & empathy

  
  
  
  STRENGTHS
  Once a trainee has defined his strengths, there is one rule that you can always apply: always invest in these strengths.
  
  WEAKNESSES
  Being aware of his own weaknesses make it easy for a trainee to work on it for improvement. A typical example of a “weakness” for those fairly new in a country is knowledge of the local language.
• Exercise 2
• To be updated later.