LAUNCH · ASDAN Studio · Careers & Experiencing Work · Banks: ASDAN Careers matching; AQA UAS
| Key Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| MATCH | A good fit between your profile and a role. |
| REQUIREMENT | Something a role asks you to have. |
| GAP | A need you have not met yet. |
| REALISTIC | Reachable from where you are now. |
Name: ____________________ Class: __________ Date:
The best opportunity is the one that fits the real you.
Documentarian photo + annotation + witness tick — ASDAN Careers & Experiencing Work — matching to opportunities; AQA UAS.
1) Name one of your strengths from Week 1.
2) Name a job or course you have heard of.
3) Point to a strength that would help at work.
1) What does it mean to ‘match’ your profile to an opportunity?
2) Why check what an opportunity ASKS for before applying?
3) By the end you can name a good match. What makes a match strong?
1) Why is a realistic match better than an ambitious mismatch?
2) ‘I’d be great at that.’ What evidence would back it?
3) Is a skill gap a reason to stop? Argue it.
Key Question: Which opportunity fits me — and what do I still need?
MATCH, OPPORTUNITY, REQUIREMENT, STRENGTH, GAP, REALISTIC, APPLY, SUITABLE
Draw lines to match:
REQUIREMENT · STRENGTH · LINE-UP · GAP · REALISTIC · REASON
What the role asks you to have · What you can already prove · Where your strength meets a requirement · A need you have not met yet · Reachable from where you are now · Why the match is strong, in a sentence
An opportunity I could match is ______.
I match because ______.
My gap is ______ and my step is ______.
match · opportunity · requirement · strength · gap · realistic · apply · suitable
1) Read what the role asks. 2) Line up your strengths. 3) Name one gap and a step to close it.
Weigh two opportunities. Which fits better, and why? What is your plan for the gap?
Task: Match your strength cards to what a role card asks for, then circle one gap, with an adult.
Work here (an adult can scribe):
Task: Match your profile to a real opportunity, give reasons for the match, and name one gap to close.
Evidence check: photo ☐ annotation ☐ witness ☐
Task: Weigh two opportunities against your profile, choose one with reasons, and plan to close its gap.
Stretch: weigh two opportunities against your profile and justify a choice to a professional standard.
1) You matched yourself to an opportunity — true? Say which.
2) You gave a reason for the match — true? Say it.
3) You named something you still need — true? Say it.
1) Name an opportunity that fits you, and one reason.
2) What gap did you find, and how will you close it?
3) Where does today’s evidence bank?
1) Which of your matches is strongest, and why?
2) Why is a realistic match better than an ambitious mismatch?
3) Weigh two opportunities and justify your choice.
LAUNCH ASDAN W5 · Matching My Profile to Opportunities
LAUNCH · ASDAN Studio · Careers & Experiencing Work · Banks: ASDAN Careers matching; AQA UAS
| Candidate name | |
| Date of activity | |
| Activity witnessed | Matching My Profile to Opportunities |
1 · What I actually saw this candidate do
Name the observable action, not the worksheet. Write what a stranger would have seen from the doorway.
2 · Level the candidate worked at — ring ONE
| SUPPORTED Match your strength cards to what a role card asks for, then circle one gap, with an adult. | STANDARD Match your profile to a real opportunity, give reasons for the match, and name one gap to close. | STRETCH Weigh two opportunities against your profile, choose one with reasons, and plan to close its gap. |
Prompts given (if any):
3 · Evidence attached
☐ Dated photograph ☐ Candidate’s written annotation ☐ Completed sheet ☐ Other:
4 · Assessor declaration
I confirm the work described above was produced by the named candidate, and that the level ringed reflects the support actually given on the day.
| Assessor name (print) | Role |
| Signature | Date |
5 · Learner confirmation
I confirm this is my own work.
| Learner name (print) | Signature |
| Date |
One statement per candidate per session. File it with the photo, not instead of it.
Space → Voice → Audience → Influence. The adult’s first job is Space: regulate before you educate.
| Space | The Careers Board tracks progress, never rankings — ‘pass’ is always allowed. |
| Voice | Say one opportunity you would like to aim at. Your words. |
| Audience | Your match is yours — the board shows only the headline you choose. |
| Influence | The opportunities the room aims at shape the placements and tasters we seek. |
Closing the loop: this one ends on paper — your own hand, or your words scribed by an adult. Pass is always allowed.
What I said, and what it changed:
Keep with your ASDAN portfolio.
| Pupil name: | Date: |
| WWW (What Went Well): | |
| EBI (Even Better If): | |
| Level worked at: Supported / Standard / Stretch | ASDAN evidence filed: Yes / Not yet |
| Pupil response — my next step: | |