| Aim | This activity develops self-awareness and awareness of the importance of skills, and attitudes. Reflection on competence will help the students identify their strengths and help them build their self-esteem. |
| Trainee profile | Any. People with special needs can participate as long as they are able to express themselves. |
| Learning Objectives | To Define qualities of values, attitudes, skills, and characteristics
To develop leadership qualities To Identify their strengths To Enhance their self-esteem To Enrich vocabulary |
| n° participants | Up to 15 people |
| Duration | 30 minutes |
| Materials | Pens/pencils – Copies of template sheets (see the Annexes) for each participant. |
| Preparation | Print the handout in the annexes and make modifications, if necessary. |
| Implementation | 1. Give a copy of the handout “Values, Characteristics, and Skills” to the participants and ask
them to read carefully the list of values, attitudes and skills. 2. Start a small conversation and make sure that participants are aware of the meanings and characteristics of the listed values, attitudes, and skills. 3. Give a copy of the handout “My Competences” to each participant and ask them to select those they believe they already possess and those they think they do not possess but would like to develop. 4. Have the participants write them down on the sheets. 5. Ask the participants to share on by one their answers and the reasons behind their selection. After each share, invite all other participants to help the person in finding out what he/she should do or need in order to develop those desired values, attitudes, and skills. |
| Debriefing | Facilitate a discussion by asking the following questions:
Regarding the competences you think you possess, can you share a situation/circumstance that made you realize it? How do you think you developed that competence? Regarding the competences you would like to develop, why did you select them? Can you share a particular personal/professional purpose they could serve? |
| Tips and hints | If you believe that the worksheet is too complex, due to the 3 types of qualities – values, attitudes and skills – you can address only the leadership qualities in general or the qualities that they can recognize on a person they admire.
In case of participants with special needs who cannot write down the values, ask a collaborator to help them out. |