On these pages you will find information about self-assessment tools that can help you in your personal and career development, and about how you can use these tools effectively. You can use these tools to understand more about:

• tests used for job selection and your test-taking skills
• how your abilities relate to career choices
• your learning style and how you can become a more effective learner
• you preferences and how these relate to your strengths and possible areas for development
• Self-awareness, or understanding more about ourselves, is at the centre of personal development and career development. This development process should run parallel to your academic studies, and the two processes should complement each other.

As you progress through your course, you should gain knowledge of your subject and yourself. Together, this knowledge helps you prepare for what you want to do next, by helping you to:

• make the right choices (e.g. whether to get a job or take a further course of study)
• make the most of your learning opportunities
• identify what are your key skills and where you can apply these most effectively
• describe fluently the ‘type’ of person you are
• identify things you might find difficult and develop strategies to deal with these
• understand how you relate to others in different situations (e.g. team work, leadership/management, socially).

For more information on self-awareness click below

Becoming self aware

To access the different types of test, please select the appropriate subpages on the left-hand menu.