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What are Digital Skills?
What are Digital Skills?
Digital skills help you use technology to find, manage, and share information. This includes using devices like computers and smartphones, browsing the internet, and using apps like email and social media. These skills are important for College, University, future jobs, and modern daily life.
The College wants to help you to develop the digital skills that are essential for future employability as well as the confidence and capabilities that will help you to progress in your career. As technology continues to evolve, employers increasingly seek candidates proficient in the ability to use digital tools, software and online resources such as email, Microsoft 365 and Teams.
To help you improve your Digital Skills the college uses the JISC Digital discovery tool, this is a self- assessment questionnaire that can help you identify your digital capabilities, learn about your strengths and areas for improvement.
Digital Skills Discovery Tool
Digital Skills Discovery Tool
The Digital Discovery Tool was developed by Jisc and is an online self-assessment questionnaire for evaluating and reflecting on your digital capabilities, helping you to identify strengths and areas for development. By answering the questions, you will be made aware of digital practices that you already have, and new ones you can develop.
The questions and report align with the six elements of digital capability in the JISC Digital Capability Framework.
The questionnaire takes about 20 minutes to complete and presents a series of reflective questions that aim to assess your confidence and experience with a host of real-world digital practices.
On completing the questionnaire, you will receive an individual report showing your current digital skill levels divided into six elements of digital capability, and an indicator of your current level of competence in each.
The six areas of digital capability are;
Connecting with others.
Finding, organising and storing information and data.
Using the software needed for your studies.
Creating and using digital materials and methods.
Making the most of our available digital learning tools.
Keeping yourself and others safe and well online.
Get your personalised Digital Skills Report
Get your personalised Digital Skills Report
We recommend using the Digital Skills Discovery Tool, part of the Digital Skills Framework, to help you evaluate your current levels of digital skills.
It is a self-assessment tool, which you can access as soon as you receive your student number and go through your full college IT enrolment.
After answering a range of questions, you will receive a personalised report (for your eyes only) which will help you identify your areas of strength as well as areas that you may wish to work on further and then help to find resources to develop those skills.
The Digital Discovery tool is part of the Digital Skills Framework, which in turn also supports the College City Attributes for the 'Digital Prepared Student' .
How to Use the Framework
How to Use the Framework
Identify skills to develop using the Digital Discovery Tool.
Find appropriate learning resources using the Resource finder tool.
Use resources to develop your digital skills.
You could also discuss with your lecturer the skills you should prioritise.
Digital Skills and City Attributes
Digital Skills and City Attributes
At City of Glasgow College we promote and support the College City Attributes. These are a set of essential personal and digital skills we want all our students to develop, so they are well-prepared for work or higher education, they underpin essential Digital Skills and focus on ensuring all of our students are Digitally Prepared.
The digitally prepared City Student;
Understands the digital world.
Embraces modern technologies.
Cyber security aware.
Virtually Interconnected.
Ensure your digital capabilities are fully recognised and accredited, e.g. by discussion and acknowledgement in guidance sessions, inclusion on your CV or LinkedIn profile, and accreditation with badges or certificates.
You should leave college with a digital portfolio of your achievements.
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