The QAA's Personal Development Planning initiative should be operational across the UK HE system by the beginning of the academic year 2005-6*. Skills for Success is the essential guide that will help lecturers prepare and deliver effective PDP. It enables students to think creatively and constructively about personal, academic and career goals and to plan a path towards achieving them. It is rich in structured, reflective and practical activities that develop the skills valued by employers, and also contains excellent materials for recording achievement.

Notes for University Staff
Introduction
The Vision: What is Success?
The Art of Reflection
Developing a Strategy
Start with Yourself
Successful Self Management
Successful Problem-Solving and Task Management
People Skills
Thinking Outside the Box
Successful Job Applications
Recording Achievement
Drawing it all Together
Appendices

STELLA COTTRELL is Director for Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, UK. She is author of the best-selling The Study Skills Handbook, as well as The Exam Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills and Skills for Success, a key text on personal development planning.