Personal Qualities

Personal Qualities For Secondary School Certificate and Profile

Personal Qualities • The following are 8 personal qualities common for all secondary schools. • Another 2 personal qualities are chosen by the college • Every student will be assessed on up to 5 of these personal qualities per year.

The 8 common Personal Qualities • The following slides offer some guidelines to explain each personal quality. These guidelines may be used to reduce subjectivity while assessing.

1. Leadership • Influences others • Guides others towards a goal • Takes important initiatives • Encourages others to take initiatives

2. Entrepreneurship • Takes calculated risks • Is creative and innovative • Further information can be found in the document Descriptors of Key Competences in the National Qualifications Framework. It can be downloaded from: http://www.mqc.gov.mt/documents-publications?l=1

3. Sense of respect • Respects authority, peers and all other school personnel • Empathizes with others

4. Adherence to regulations • Observes school policies and rules • Accepts correction when reprimanded

5. Altruism • Is sensitive to the needs of others • Places the good of others before one’s own • Is generous in one’s attitudes and actions

6. Teamwork • Works in collaboration with others • Adheres to rules and plays different roles as necessary

7. Communicative skills • Communicates effectively (speaking/listening; reading/writing) in different social contexts. • Communicates non-verbally • Further information can be found in the document Descriptors of Key Competences in the National Qualifications Framework. It can be downloaded from: http://www.mqc.gov.mt/documents-publications?l=1

8. Sense of responsibility • Fulfils duties as specified • Is accountable to one’s action • Is worthy of one’s trust • Shows commitment in school work and activities

Personal Qualities