Many sections include a link to an Editable Word Document. Clicking on this link will open a word document which you can either print out and fill in, or type your own text in the marked areas and save on your computer or to disk. These documents will form the basis of your Personal Development Plan.

To make it easy to fill in the right areas, certain parts of the word documents are protected. You may want to unprotect the documents, so that you can, for example, copy and paste the information or delete the example given.

To Unprotect a word document:
1) Click <Tools> on the top menu
2) Choose <Unprotect Document>

You can save as many different versions of each word document as you like. So, for example, if you want to complete a Skills Audit every year, or if you want to revise your goals regularly, you can simply save the word document with a different name each time.

To Save a document
1) Click <File> on the top menu
2) Choose <Save As>
3) Choose the location where you want to save the file
4) Rename the file if you wish
5) Click the <Save> button

Here is a full list of the Editable Word Documents included in this guide:

Skills Audit

Background Qualifications

Background Extra Curricular

Background Strengths

Background Areas for Improvement

Learning Styles Quiz

Career Goals

Academic Goals

Personal Goals

Career Planning

Academic Planning

Personal Planning

Financial Planning

Learning Log

CV Preparation

Covering Letter

Interview Questions

Reference Summary