How can I document my experiences?

Please go to Experience York to get started on making the most of your experiences through Becoming YU.

Go to Experience York
Click on the “Students” tab from the top bar and sign-in with your student Passport York ID.
Click on "Career Center", then "About Becoming YU" on the left navigation bar and follow the steps.

As you complete each module, you will be asked to reflect on what you've done up to each check-in. Taking the time to reflect will help you to track, recognize and make meaning of the personal, academic and professional experiences you’re having while at York.

Step 1. Initial Check-In, Conversation Journal Entry #1, and You Got Skills Module

To be completed within the first two weeks of your experience.

During this step, you will be asked to enter the details of your position, experience, and coaches and review the You’ve Got Skills module to identify your skills through a sorting game. You will then be asked to do journal entry #1, where you will state what you’re most excited and nervous about with your new experience and two goals that you would like to achieve by mid-point and at the end.

Step 2. Mid-way Check-in

There will not be a mid-way form for you to fill out. However, you will have to meet with your coaches halfway through your experience. This check-in is to be completed in late December or early January. This step is designed for you to revisit and reflect on your goals and skill development to date.

Step 3. Final Check-in, Conversation Journal Entry #2, and Self-Assessment

To be completed at the end of your experience.

During this step, you will be asked to do a self-assessment about your skills throughout your experience. You will then be asked to do a second journal entry where you will reflect on the skills that you’ve developed and would like to continue to work on, notable accomplishments throughout your experience and your goals.

As a work/study student, you will be engaging with your coach or supervisor throughout this process by having at least three check-in meetings with them to help guide you.

You will also be encouraged to capture your skill development based on six core competencies.

*If you are a York University work/study student, your coach will be engaging in the Becoming YU process with you.*

What is a Competency?

A competency is the ability to apply or use a set of related knowledge, skills, abilities and individual attributes that, when applied to specific roles, help achieve desired outcomes.

Becoming YU is designed to be self-driven, giving you the opportunity to set goals that you will work towards throughout your experience and build key competencies. The key to success is reflection—taking the time to make meaning of your experience and skill development. Therefore, we encourage you to check in regularly with your coach to receive guidance and support. Your coach will have access to view your progress in becoming YU and see your responses so that they can better understand what it is that you want to achieve in this work experience. The Check-In Guidelines for Students provide you with some tips on how to make the most of your conversations with your coach.

“As a Work/Study student, Becoming YU has given me much-needed opportunities for reflection, has helped me find the vocabulary to describe the skills I already possessed and have fostered as a Senior Learning Skills Peer, and has helped me identify areas of growth for the future.” – Alessia Loduca, completing her studies in English, French & Concurrent Education (Senior Learning Skills Peer at Learning Skills Services).

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