Skills Evidence Board

Required · on your table at the Field Experience Showcase, plus a copy in your Portfolio

All semester you've been working on ten employability skills. Your mentor rated you on them at midterm. The Skills Evidence Board is where you prove them: one board with one section per skill, and each tile has a photo or artifact plus one sentence about a specific moment. It's the culminating piece of your Field Experience, and it's the first thing a guest will read at your table while you're talking to someone else.

Claiming a skill isn't the same as showing it

"I have good communication skills" is a claim. "I ran the Monday safety huddle for six people after two weeks of watching my mentor do it" is evidence, especially next to a photo of you doing it.

Every tile answers one question: when, exactly, did you show this skill? A real moment, from your placement, that only you could write.

What goes on each tile

1 · Photo or artifact

Show it

A photo of you working, something you made, a screenshot, a schedule you built, a note from your mentor. Real and from your placement. No stock images, and nothing confidential.

2 · "I showed this when…"

One specific sentence

One moment, with details: who, what, when. Not "I always communicate well." Aim for 15–30 words.

3 · Optional

Mentor quote

If your mentor said something about this skill in your midterm evaluation or in person, add it (ask first). It's the strongest evidence you can have.

The ten skills (same five pairs your mentor rated at midterm)

Communication & Teamwork · Critical Thinking & Problem Solving · Initiative & Decision Making · Reliability & Planning/Organizing · Adaptability & Cultural Awareness

Start collecting now, not the week before

You need ten moments. Each week, take one photo and write one sentence about a skill you used. Keep them in one folder. If your placement doesn't allow photos, photograph something you made, your own notes, or your workspace, or ask your mentor for a short written note. Tell us early if that's your situation.

How to make it

Step 1, plan it on the template. Fill in the blank template below (we'll print it for you): pick your ten moments, write your sentences, and note which photo goes with each one.
Step 2, build it. Pick one:
- Canva or Google Slides at 11 x 17 in, then we print it in color. Mount it on foam board or put it in a stand so it stays upright.
- A bigger board (foam board or tri-fold) with printed photos and your sentences.
It doesn't need to be huge. It needs to stand out visually and be labeled correctly: your name and placement at the top, the five skill pairs, and all ten skills named, each with a photo and your sentence.
Step 3, stand it up on your table at the Showcase, toward the back, so guests can read it while you talk with someone else.
In your Portfolio: include the Canva file or a clear photo of the finished board.

The boards below are examples, not something to print and hand in. The filled-in one shows what strong evidence looks like. The blank one is your planning template.

The layout

Switch between the filled-in example and the blank planning template, then print whichever one is showing. 8.5x11 fits a regular sheet (set the printer to landscape); 11x17 is full size.