Key skills are not specific to your course and can be developed and used in a wide range of situations. Many employers put great importance on them and if you can demonstrate a high level of competence in key skills on your CV you may give yourself an advantage over other graduates.

During your university career you will increasingly become more responsible for your own learning. You will learn and practice a wide range of key skills. Your extracurricular activities will also give you valuable experience of useful skills.

"Realisation and identification of skills will be useful when writing my CV."

On the next page is a list of the main groups of skills you are likely to acquire or improve during your degree and some suggestions on how to develop them. See the Opportunities section for more ideas. The list is not exhaustive and you may want to add other skills to it, but it makes a good starting point.

To find out more about key skills visit the Key Skills Resource Pack web site.