Keep a learning record you will actually use.

A learning record does not need to capture every course, meeting or working day. Its purpose is to help you notice developing capability and remember the experiences that changed how you approach your work.

Choose a brief format: the situation, what you tried, what you learned and what you would do differently. Write while the experience is still fresh. A few specific sentences are more useful than a page of general observations written months later.

Include questions that remain unresolved. These can help you choose a future project, request feedback or identify an area for further study. The record becomes a guide to your next learning step as well as a description of the past.

Review entries occasionally and look for recurring themes. You may discover that several different tasks have developed the same underlying skill. If you later prepare a portfolio for a particular purpose, use the receiving organisation’s requirements to decide which examples are relevant.