Where have I come from? Where am I going? How am I going to get there?

Where I have come from

I progressed to Outwood Grange College, Outwood, Wakefield in 2000, where I studied for my GCSE’s which were in the following subjects; English, Maths, Science, History, ICT, Dt Food and Leisure and Tourism, which I successfully passed. I left in 2005 when I decided to go to College to study ICT and develop on my existing skills. I decided that the course that would best suit me was GCE in applied ICT where I studied on a 2 year course at Wakefield College, where I progressed my skills in multimedia, spread sheets, database, and generally the ICT aspect where I passed the course. I decided that I preferred the more designing unit of the course, so I decided to look for a course that would best suit me in multimedia, where I decided to apply for Interactive Media at Wakefield College where I was accepted on a place to start in September 2007.

Where I’m going

I am planning on achieving and to learn as much as I can in my Interactive Media course for the following two years. If I am successful, I will be planning to progress to degree level, so that I have as many qualifications as possible, so that I will be able to get a full time job in the area of design or the web design industry. I will hopefully further my career on becoming a manager of a business connected with design or web based design, or create my own business after gaining experience in the computer and connected industry.

How I’m going to get there
I will be ‘setting my goal’ on getting the highest grade I can in interactive media, so that I will be able to study at a college or university to get a degree, so I can develop more skills and experience. I will also be taking every opportunity I can to have a look at how the web design industry works and motivate itself. I will also be planning on putting a portfolio of my work together so that I will be able to present my designs and work done to other company’s or clients. I will be planning on looking for a part time job in web design or similar, after I feel that my skills have improved and able to offer and gain experience. I will also check how I am progressing, by designing a career plan and going back to the career plan every three to six months, I will also check I am where I want to be and where there is room for improvement and along the way looking for motivation and refreshing my approach and taking on board suggestions for my tutors. I will then improve if necessary and revaluate. My career plan is only a guide so it can change if necessary through time and suggestions this could be due to changes with my career in the future and on target with my studying.