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Self-management is in high demand across all industries and employment sectors. But what does good self-management look like? What self-management skills do you have and how would you go about benchmarking and developing these to benefit your career?

Setting the scene for your learning

When you think about it, there are very few jobs that don’t require self-management.It’s also one of the most highly regarded employability skills that organisations rely on to achieve their goals and objectives.Your ability to identify and evidence your self-management skills is critical to gaining employment opportunities, whether in terms of changing jobs, applying for a promotion, re-entering the workforce, gaining access to the resources required to start your own business, or pursuing further education and training.Developing great self-management skills is not only important for your career; it’s also what enables you to maintain a healthy balance across all your other life commitments and responsibilities.

What will you be learning?

In this course you’ll:

• investigate the role of self-management in the world of work
• explore what self-management skills employers are looking for
• benchmark your own capability in self-management against international frameworks and Deakin’s Professional Practice criteria
• discover practical tips and strategies for improving your self-management skills.

Your learning outcomes

By completing this course, you should be able to:

• describe self-management and what skills it entails
• identify the behaviours, skills and knowledge that exemplify good self-management in the workplace
• assess your level of self-management against international qualifications frameworks
• improve your self-management skills by reflecting on your capabilities and implementing practical strategies.

Meet the team

Your Lead Educator for this course is Associate Professor Marcus O’Donnell.Joining Marcus is Educator Dr Trina Jorre De St Jorre.You’ll also be hearing from senior workplace leaders and holders of employability credentials in self-management who’ll provide you with personal insights and perspectives about the role – and importance – of self-management.If you haven’t already, take a moment to view your Educators’ profiles and follow them for course updates, feedback and discussions.You can also add to the conversation on social media using #FLCareerCredentials.

Your task

Watch the video to hear more from Marcus about self-management and the big questions we’ll be addressing in this course.When you’re done, use the comments to introduce yourself, tell us why you’re taking this course and what you hope to get out of it.Next, select the ‘mark as complete’ button and move to the next step.