GOAL SETTING

Purpose of Workshop

• Consider influence of AusAID scholarship on

goals

• Identify goals outlined in re-integration plans

• Develop skills to set and achieve goals

• Apply goal setting skills to re-integration

planning

• Learn about supports/services available within

the university

Motivational You tube clip -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzBCI13rJmA&feature=related

Types of Goals

• Personal goals

• Financial goals

• Academic goals

• Professional goals

• Spiritual goals

• Lifestyle goals

Achieving long

term goals

requires

achieving short

term goals first

Please see page 2 of SMART Goals worksheet

Key Scholarship Requirements

relevant to goal setting

• Undertake and complete approved Program

• Two years work in home country

• To have developed and implement a realistic and

achievable re-integration plan

• If you do not meet Government and Scholarship

requirements it may result in debt and termination of

Scholarship

Reintegration Plans

• A list of potential or proposed tasks/responsibilities

• Revisit the plan regularly and discuss with others whilst

in Australia

• Discuss plan with employer upon return home

• Work towards implementing plan upon returning home

Please see sample of Reintegration Plan

Reintegration Plan – Individual Reflection

• Review your reintegration plan

• Identify what might be the long term and

short term goals/ tasks/responsibilities/ on

your reintegration plan

Be SMART SMART is a convenient acronym for the set of criteria that a goal must have in order

for it to be realised by the goal achiever:

Specific detail what your goal is and how you will meet it. Outline the benefits of

achieving the goal.

Measurable make sure progress towards goal completion can be measured.

Actions what steps will help you achieve your goal? Are they achievable?

Realistic the goal must be something that can be done. Acknowledge your

abilities and any limitations. Is the goal in line with your values, desires,

ethics, life purpose?

Timely set a deadline for achieving the goal

John wants to complete a Masters Degree in Public Health at the UNSW within 1.5

years and return to Jamaica to implement a smoking related public health initiative in

his workplace

Specific Masters/ public health /UNSW (where what when how)

Measurable Within 1.5 years

Actions Complete 12 subjects over 1.5 years.

John’s work has given him 1.5 years off to study

John has no other family commitments so believes he is able to study a full-time

load of four subjects per semester

Research public health initiatives in Australia

Realistic Works in sector

Study is relevant to his role

Employer is supportive

Personal area of interest

Timely The course will be completed within 1.5 years, after which time John will return

to his previous employer

Example

Are these SMART?

• I aim to achieve a high distinction in every

course in my program in the next 1.5 years.

• I will be fluent in English by the time I finish my

studies at university.

Activity

Choose one long term goal/ task/ responsibility from your

Reintegration Plan and use the SMART acronym to

rephrase it.

Use Smart Goals Worksheet

Please see page 1 of SMART Goals worksheet

Tips for Achieving Goals

• Break long term goals into short term

goals

• Prioritise goals and set milestones

• Reward yourself for achieving goals

• Make yourself accountable- share with

others e.g. media

• Persist in spite of setbacks

• Look after yourself and identify supports

• Learn to manage time effectively

• Review your goals

• Recognise challenges and develop ways

to manage them

Activity

Break your smart goal into short term goals:

• Use ‘I’

• Phrase positively

• Be realistic

Please see page 3 of SMART Goals worksheet

Chunk - goals into small specific tasks that

can be completed in short periods of time

Block - out set times to complete specific tasks

and as early in the day as possible

Tackle - a specific task, focusing only on the task

rather than the project as a whole

Chunk, Block & Tackle

Tips for chunking:

1. List all tasks

2. Allocate time required to

complete each task

3. Prioritise tasks in order of

importance

4. Highlight the top 3 tasks

5. Set deadlines for tasks

Activity

Use Chunk, Block, Tackle

technique to break one

short term goal into an

action plan.

Tips for chunking:

1. List all tasks

2. Allocate time required to

complete each task

3. Prioritise tasks in order of

importance

4. Highlight the top 3 tasks

5. Set deadlines for tasks Please see page 3 of SMART Goals worksheet

Where to Get Help

The UNSW has a range of support services available:

• Student Participation Advisors (located in The Hub)

• Student Development International (SDI)

• ARC Student Association

• The Learning Centre

• Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

• Careers and Employment

• UNSW Health Service

• Student Equity and Disabilities Unit (SEADU)

• Student Development – Participation and Engagement (the Hub)

• Student Central

• Faculty and fellow students

• Peer mentors

Questions ?

“If you don’t know where you’re

going you’ll end up somewhere

else” - Anonymous