Identify Personal Skill Gaps and Develop a Personal Training Plan

Identify personal skill gaps and develop a personal training plan

Activity 4:Perform an industry scan

An industry scan is simply a way of keeping track of changes in your particular industry.

Reading relevant industry journals will keep you informed of changes that may not have impacted on your organisation yet, but will in the future. Having up to date information can help you make better decisions about your future.

Complete the following.

Part 1

Locate some relevant industry and professional journals or websites (you could try IT Skills Hub or The Australian Information Industry Association

Read some news about emerging trends and think about how these will impact on the skills you’ll need in the future.

Journal/website / Name of article/story / Future scenario described / Possible impact on you
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Part 2

Membership of relevant professional associations will give you the opportunity to keep up to date with your professional reading and develop and maintain valuable networks. These may also be a source of information about changes that will influence the direction of your organisation.

For a list of professional organisations you might be interested in, see the Resources section of this learning pack or do your own research.

Which professional associations might you wish to join as part of your personal training plan?

1. ______

2. ______

3. ______

Part 3

In your workplace, talk to your manager or mentor about the present and future impact of changes your industry or organisation is experiencing which relate directly to your role.

What new skills, knowledge and attitudes will you need to maximise the positive outcomes of these changes.

Industry or organisational change / New skill, knowledge or
attitude I will need