Assessment

General Guideline For Portfolio Development

The following is a practical guideline which a candidate may utilise when developing his/her portfolio. This guideline comprises 5 stages.

STAGE 1: ORGANISATION AND PLANNING
This stage entails decision-making on the part of candidates. By exploring essential questions at the beginning of the portfolio development process, candidates can fully be aware of what they want to demonstrate in their portfolio. Some of the key questions that a candidate needs to ask at this stage are:

• What materials am I going to select?
• How am I going to collect the materials?
• How will I organise my materials?
• How will I present my materials?
• What do I intend to demonstrate about myself through this portfolio?

STAGE 2: COLLECTION OF MATERIALS
This stage involves the collection of meaningful materials / articles reflecting the candidate’s experiences. The selection and collection of these materials should be based upon a variety of factors that can include:

• Particular subject matter; or
• A learning experience; or
• special project; or
• A combination of the above.

STAGE 3: REFLECTION
Candidates must demonstrate evidence of reflection about the key issues as contained or exhibited by the selected materials. Hence, as candidates would already have years of practical business management and leadership experiences, they must use these experiences to reflect on what they are presenting in the portfolio.

STAGE 4: PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
In this stage, candidates need to find the most effective way to present their portfolios. Candidates are encouraged to utilise the format given.

STAGE 5: REVIEW
This is the final and most critical stage which many candidates often mistakenly think is entirely unnecessary. In this stage, the candidate needs to ensure the whole portfolio is presented in an organised and coherent manner and achieves what the candidate has intended.