Building confidence through self-efficacy

in Solent Creatives

Solent Learning & Teaching Community Conference

2016

Solent Creatives• Set up in 2011• Matches our talented

creative students to freelance projects

• Supports creative business start-ups

• Embedded in the curriculum

• New courses in Creative Enterprise for 2016

Solent Creatives• Students register and tell

us their skills• Clients register their

projects• Solent Creatives matches

the student to the job• Students empowered to

act as freelancers, managing all aspects of the project

• Supported by the Solent Creatives’ team

Freelancing @ Solent Creatives

• Levels 5 & 6• All students must

work on at least one freelance project that matches their skillset

• Alongside learning about how to be a freelancer

Freelancing @ Solent Creatives

• Business Skills– Client servicing– Invoicing– Negotiation– Working to a brief– Time management– Project

management

• Enterprise behaviours & competencies

“…a broad set of skills including initiative, resourcefulness, self-management, creative & critical thinking and the ability to take informed risks”

Darby & Dellot, 2013

Reflection & Action“Individuals successful in enterprise or entrepreneurship often have heightened levels of self-awareness developed through reflecting upon, and continually learning from, their actions.”

QAA, 2012

Albert Bandura• Self-efficacy– Mastery experiences– Vicarious experiences– Social persuasion– Emotional status

Bandura, 1997

Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-

disbelief assuredly spawns failure (1997,

p. 77)

Linking reflection & self-efficacy

Self-efficacy Reflection

Growth in confidenc

e

“From this I feel that I have grown in confidence because of the amount of

support I had and encouragement when we found out how well we had

done. When I started this process I feel I wouldn’t have the confidence to

do something individually or take control, now I feel that I can do anything if I’m passionate for a

particular project”2nd year student

“I am proud of what we have produced and I feel as a producer I’ve learnt to be

more confidence in my decisions and in future to be more open with my team”

2nd year student

“However, on top of this I have also found the reflection of critical

importance. By examining clearly and in depth I

have discovered things that I didn’t pick up “in

the moment.””2nd year student

Case Studies• “Dealing with professionals, getting good feedback, being

treated as a professional myself I came out of freelancing feeling I can take on any job!” ( 2nd Year, Computer Games (Art) Student)

• “I've now been involved in numerous freelance projects for various clients and I'm earning doing the things I love. Opening my mind to the unit, and engaging fully is possibly the best thing I've done while at University. Freelancing @ Solent Creatives has lead to incredible experiences and opportunities, and I've made some amazing contacts taking on the work offered.” (2nd Year, Computer & Video Games Student)

• “I am now comfortable, able to freelance and negotiate with clients with ease.”(3rd Year, Film & Television Student)