Projects

 What are Projects?

Projects is an umbrella space to house any work that is similar or that naturally has links with another piece of evidence you have uploaded.

For instance, if you have been on a DofE expedition, you may have written a blog about the activities you have completed and you may have also uploaded several photos or videos which demonstrate your teamwork or resilience.

If this is the case, it’s a good idea to collect all of these evidence points together under one title on Projects. This way a second viewer (a teacher - connection - or even employer) can see the link you’re making.

EPQ An EPQ is a wonderful qualification that allows you to work independently and demonstrate a host of great employability skills, including creativity, data analysis, research, written communication and so many more.

If you are completing an EPQ, you might want to ‘house’ all of the different parts of your project under one title. You might upload screenshots to verify extension reading, you might maintain a blog diary to record how you are getting on, you might even record your presentation and upload it to videos.

I’ve noticed I can ‘Add Users.’ What does this mean?

Projects are a clever way of demonstrating teamwork or group work. Very often, you will be working in groups or sharing a task. Projects allows you to tag other Connections into the work you have completed, so that everyone who has contributed can be credited.

Let’s take a Media project as an example.

One person may have written a script, another person may have story-boarded a scene, someone else may have filmed.

Well, under projects, everyone’s contribution can be rewarded and a potential employer can see the final ‘product.’

You can still write blogs and upload photos, videos and documents, just like other sections of your profile. And of course, you can still tag skills which will contribute to your progression wheel on your profile’s homepage.