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Develop a Professional Personal Progress

Creating a Professional Personal Progress File and an Art or Multimedia   Portfolio

What is Progress File?

Progress File is a set of materials designed to support the processes of planning, achieving and reviewing career aims.

This aims to serve as a document file to help individuals plan their own future:

Understanding the processes of applying to university how to record these.

Recognising the knowledge and skills recognised for a chose career path.

Structured evidenced analysis of possible career development.

Examples of jobs in the multimedia / digital media.

Examples of professionals working in the multimedia / digital media


The Progress File objectives are: -

· To equip you to recognise plan, and manage your career options and make effective choices.

· To increase motivation and confidence to achieve

· To stimulate investigation to gaining knowledge and skills


Progress File is a working document designed for lifelong use. It is a folder with your name displayed; inside are dividers for a CV, a copy of your personal statement, printouts of university courses, printouts of jobs adverts from the web summary of possible career evidences, trips and educational assignments.

The structure of the file should include the following Dividers

  • Divider One .
  • This should contain your CV (To gain extra credits, design you C.V. with screen shot examples images to illustrate examples of your work).

Download other designers CVs if possible.

•  Divider Two.

  • Personal Statement and your Tutors reference. Printout your Personal Statement and place in this file. Ask your tutor for a printed copy of your reference.
  • Grants, loans and fees find out if you can receive a grant use the ucas and aim higher website to find out and print out the information. Phone the relevant companies and get information sent to you.

•  Divider Three.

  • University Choice One include printouts from the web and prospectuses.

Print out information about the course.

•  Divider Four.

  • University Choice Two include printouts from the web and prospectuses

Print out information about the course.

•  Divider Five.

  • University Choice Three include printouts from the web and prospectuses

Print out information about the course.

•  Divider Six.

Printout job adverts from the web or newspapers for e.g. graphic design, web design. Evidence at least 3 jobs that you would like to do. Request an application form by telephone, if possible for these jobs. This must be done in a well-spoken voice and must be witnessed by a staff member for assessment marking.

•  Divider Seven.

Research companies or designers from areas of multimedia that you are interested in for games, print design, animation, web design, and business design. Evidence at least 3 companies or designers.

•  Divider eight.

Information from trips, exhibitions, etc.

•  Divider nine.

Course notes for this unit including assignments, handouts, etc.                         


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