About this course
Self-awareness is the starting point for every other professional skill. This short course helps learners understand their strengths, their impact on others and how to plan their own development.
It covers identifying strengths and development needs, seeking and using feedback, setting meaningful goals, and building a personal development plan that actually gets used.
What learners cover
- What self-awareness is and why it matters at work
- Identifying strengths, values and development needs
- Asking for, receiving and acting on feedback
- Setting clear, realistic development goals
- Building and reviewing a personal development plan
Course content
The course is delivered in short, bite-size sections that learners can stop and restart at any point.
- Section 1
Knowing yourself
Strengths, values, motivators, blind spots and the impact you have on colleagues.
- Section 2
Feedback
Sources of feedback, asking useful questions, handling criticism and turning it into action.
- Section 3
Setting goals
Short and long term goals, making them specific and measurable, and keeping them realistic.
- Section 4
Your plan
Building a personal development plan, choosing learning activities, recording progress and reviewing it.
Who it is for
All employees, apprentices, new managers and anyone taking ownership of their own professional development.
Entry requirements: No prior knowledge is needed. The course is written in plain English and suitable for all staff.
How it is delivered
Fully online and self-paced
Learners work through the course at their own pace and can pause and resume where they left off.
Any device
Works on desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile, with audio, video and written transcripts throughout.
Interactive throughout
Scenarios, exercises and images keep learners engaged rather than clicking through slides.
Knowledge checks
Short checks at the end of each section so learners can see what has landed before moving on.
Average completion time is around 45 mins, though learners can take as long as they need and return as often as they like.
How it is assessed
Knowledge checks run throughout the course so learners can test understanding as they go. The course ends with a multiple-choice assessment taken online. Learners who do not pass first time can retake it.
Certification
Learners receive a Highfield Online Training digital certificate as soon as they pass the end-of-course assessment. Certificates download straight away and can be saved to a CPD log or staff training record.
Refresher guidance: Best revisited each year alongside an appraisal or CPD review.
How it works for teams
- 1. Choose how many licences you need and pay by card, or request an invoice.
- 2. Add your learners' names and email addresses.
- 3. We set them up on the course platform and they receive their login by email.
- 4. Track who has been set up from your account.
Common questions
How do learners access this course?
This course is delivered on our partner learning platform. Once you add learner details we set up each person's account, and they receive their username and a temporary password by email - they change the password the first time they sign in. Progress syncs to your team dashboard every few days, and the certificate can be added to the learner's CPD log.
Course details
- Course version
- 1.0
- Study time
- 45 mins
- CPD hours
- 0.8 hours
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 18 questions, unlimited retakes