SKILLS AUDIT TEMPLATE
| SKILL | TYPICAL DESCRIPTORS | SKILL LEVEL Low High | SPECIFIC COMMENTS |
| Organization and time management | Prioritizing, dealing with paperwork; interruptions; planning your day. | 1 2 3 4 5 | The skills level can be said to below. There is no application of technology; for instance, the use of computers to ease the paperwork process. There is a need to incorporated technology devices in organization and time management.
|
| Decision making and problem-solving | Ability to make decisions; selecting suitable solutions; analysis of appropriateness.
| 1 2 3 4 5 |
Make quick decisions. I feel I can also apply the use of decision making analytic tools such as the decision trees in terms of selecting suitable decisions. |
| Planning | Leading teams; consulting team members; task allocation; objective setting.
| 1 2 3 4 5 | This can be challenging, especially when working with different types of workmates with different characters at work. I try to cope with diversity and encourage team members to be on the same goal.
|
| Delegation | Matching tasks to staff; providing guidance and advice; maintaining staff motivation and focus.
| 1 2 3 4 5 | This can be challenging when it comes to allocating work duties. I have developed the criteria for assigning duties and responsibilities based on the employees’ capabilities, skills, and knowledge.
|
| Motivation | Applying motivational techniques; understanding individual motives; making tasks challenging; encouraging creativity; providing team support; engendering trust and openness.
| 1 2 3 4 5 | It is a challenge, especially when it comes to delegation of duties. I do encourage creativity through diversification of work roles to different workmates. Applying teamwork skills is the most suitable solution to encourage creativity.
|
| Coaching | Providing guidance; listening skills; ability to draw out information; reinforcing behavior using feedback; negotiating; planning goals and objectives.
| 1 2 3 4 5 |
|
| Target setting | Understanding and communicating organizational objectives; use of SMART objectives to achieve targets. | 1 2 3 4 5 | One of the easiest task for me. It feels good to teach others how things are done at work, and hence they can familiarize themselves with the environment. A strategy I use is working with the new members closely and guides them in a challenging task that is new to them. Encourage consultations among each other is also important.
|
| Interpersonal skills | Relating to others; building rapport and positive relationships; being sensitive to people’s needs; using influencing and persuasive skills to help others improve performance or overcome problems; listening effectively and providing feedback; being assertive; use of body language.
| 1 2 3 4 5 | Interpersonal skills are important as they simplify work in a very strange way.
One of the ways I encourage the practice of interpersonal skills is by focusing on the purpose of my employer and work together with the entire staff team. It is in the teamwork where interpersonal skills are highly executed. |
| Written communications | Structure and format of letters, memos, e-mails, reports | 1 2 3 4 5 |
They are really simplifying work at the workplace. However, I believe if we train all new employees during the hiring process we will be able to averse them with the written forms of communication in the organization. |
| Oral communications | Structure and format: techniques for effective presentations; using the telephone; meetings.
| 1 2 3 4 5 | It is an area I am perfect. However, much of my work responsibilities are not cantered here.
|
|
OTHERS SPECIFIC TO YOUR ROLE |
| ||
| Technology operation skills. | Operating high tech security equipment such as X rays’ machines and body scanners, radio patrols, and detecting devices. | 1 2 3 4 5 | My role as security personnel involves the use of several high tech security Equipments. It has improved my skills in such a technical aspect. I believe I need to keep myself aware of the trends in innovation and the use of high tech security Equipments.
|
| Surveillance skills. | One of my roles is patrolling industrial or commercial premises to prevent as well as to detect signs of intrusion. Besides, I am obligated to ensure such premises doors, windows, and gates are secure. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
My surveillance skills have improved. However, the field is experiencing trends. Hence I feel I need to improve my knowledge of security operations and procedures as one way of embracing the changes brought by the recent trends. |
| Emotional control
| One of my responsibility is to screen individuals and sometimes handle people who have violated rules. They can lead to provoking emotion. | 1 2 3 4 5 | I have been able to control my emotions to my perfection, which has enabled me to perform my responsibilities effectively. This is one of the aspects I need to maintain at that level.
|