Encouraging engagement with the provision of emotional competency coaching for first year undergraduate students.

5. The Bar-On EQ-i Composite scale Sub-scale Interpersonal Empathy Social Responsibility Social Relationships Intrapersonal Self-Regard Emotional Self Awareness Assertiveness Self Actualisation Independence Stress Management Stress Tolerance Impulse Control Adaptability Reality Testing Flexibility Problem Solving General Mood Optimism Happiness

13. Student quotes – theme one. Maybe like to help the needs of other people’ (Social care student two) I suppose the first word would be empathy and seeing things from another person’s perspective. Imagining how it would feel for them if you were in that situation and the event happened to you.’ (Social care student six ) ‘ Ethical issues, social issues’ (Social care student three). If I was to sum it up, I would guess it would be personal emotions or form of body language.’ (Engineering student six).

15. Student quotes – The value of developing EI. ‘ If you’re trying to get new contracts. If you’re trying to close a deal’ (Business student four). ‘… EI I believe would have something to do with you being happy with yourself and then being happy makes you work better because there’s less stress and less pressure…’ (Engineering student five). ‘ If you don’t understand a lecturer or a lecturer doesn’t understand you, you could improve that and get along with the lecturer.’ (Engineering student three).

17. Student quotes – Theme three. I’m not ready to find out what my EI is. I’d be scared if I’m like, too low or too high or…’. (Social care student one). I didn’t have the time. I would have engaged with it. At the top of my list of priorities at the time was exams, dealing with the exams’ (Computing student one). ‘‘ I’m kind of afraid.’ (Business student four). ‘ It’s like at that time I didn’t have much knowledge, but now I know I need to do these things because it’s important to know myself before I go involve myself with other people.’ (Social Care student two).

19. Theme four – Student quotes. ‘ I think it would be very good if it was mandatory.’ (Business student one). ‘ I think if it was explained more and we got an idea of what it should have been and how important it was, I think people would have taken it more seriously…’ (Engineering student four). ‘ Really, if you haven’t got EI in first year, you’re going to really drop out. ’ (Business student three).

22. The National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) Category Sub-strand Knowledge Breadth Kind Know-how and skill Range Selectivity Competence Context Role Learning to learn Insight

23. Proposed changes to the NFQ Category Sub-strand Knowledge Breadth Kind Know-how and skill Range Selectivity Procedural competence Context Role Learning to learn Social competence Interpersonal skills Intrapersonal skills

24. Proposed changes – Interpersonal skills Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Social Competence – Interpersonal skills Begin to demonstrate awareness of the emotions of others Demonstrate awareness of the emotions of others Effectively communicate one’s emotional state to peers or colleagues Begin to develop and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships Demonstrate the capacity to develop and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Social Competence – Interpersonal skills Begin to work cooperatively, considerately and constructively in social groups Work cooperatively, considerately and constructively in social groups Display the capacity to adjust emotional responses to changing situations and conditions Scrutinise and reflect on social norms and relationships and act to change them Scrutinise and reflect on social norms and relationships and lead action to change them

25. Proposed changes – Intrapersonal skills Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Social Competence – Intrapersonal skills Begin to exercise emotional self awareness and formulate independent role for self Exercise emotional self awareness and formulate independent role for self Assume limited responsibility for consistency of self-understanding and behaviour and the exercising of impulse control Assume partial responsibility for consistency of self-understanding and behaviour and the exercising of impulse control Assume full responsibility for consistency of self-understanding and behaviour and the exercising of impulse control Level 6 Level 7 Level 8 Level 9 Level 10 Social Competence – Intrapersonal skills Express an internalised personal world view Express a comprehensive internalised personal world view Recognise and respond appropriately to symptoms of mental stress Display emotional resiliency and the ability to take preventative measures to minimise potential future stress Lead action to promote healthy intrapersonal development in professional contexts