Here are answers to some common questions students ask about York Strengths Online.
York Strengths Online can be accessed via the link on the main page.
If you are having any trouble accessing it, please email york-strengths@york.ac.uk
If you are a distance learner without access to Yorkshare VLE and would like to access the course, please email york-strengths@york.ac.uk
The York Strengths Development Sessions provide an enhanced opportunity for undergraduate first year students to explore their strengths in a group setting and with feedback from a trained observer in a safe environment. This will give a broader understanding of their strengths that will support them in their university journey.
If you are attending a Development Session you'll find it helpful to access York Strengths Online for an introduction to the programme, and an initial consideration of your strengths. To get the most from the session you should aim to complete all sections up to and including an initial exploration of the ‘Strengths Discovery’ section before attending. This should normally take no more than 60 minutes. Please bring a copy of your completed York Strengths Grid with you to the Development Session.
For all other students York Strengths Online provides access to the programme, including high quality discovery exercises and a range of additional resources to help you carry out a self assessment of your strengths, and plan your next steps. It's a great stand alone resource which all students can participate in.
You can complete York Strengths by attending a Development Session (undergraduate first years) OR completing York Strengths Online.
If you are not attending a Development Session, it's really important that you submit your results in the final section of the course, to verify that you have completed York Strengths Online.
During the course you'll:
When your results are verified, your completion of the course will be recorded. You will receive confirmation by email and a participation certificate.
Completing York Strengths is also the first step to gaining the York Award!
We've worked really hard to make York Strengths Online as accessible as possible.
All information generated as a result of your use of York Strengths Online will be managed in accordance with the University's Data Protection Policy.
You will be asked to complete two forms as part of this course. The first is to register that you have joined the course. The second is to submit your results and confirm completion of York Strengths Online. Both these forms ask for your student ID or email address.
The information on these forms will be used to:
No data on the positioning of the York Strengths or identified actions that can be linked to an individual will be shared outside of the Careers and Placements team. We may share this information back with you in the future to support your development. In the event that you do not wish to share this data there will be an option on the relevant form to indicate that.
Yes! You can access York Strengths Online at any point to revisit the content, explore further, revisit your strengths assessment and/or review our action plan.
If you have any questions which have not been answered here, please contact york-strengths@york.ac.uk