Your state
Why it matters.
Public offices answer on the record when asked correctly. An information request is a citizen's tool that works without connections or payments.
What success looks like.
- One correctly filed information request with proof of filing.
- The response tracked against the legal timeline.
- A follow-up sent if the deadline passes without an answer.
The component skills.
Typical mistakes.
- — Asking a question instead of requesting a record.
- — Filing to the wrong public authority.
- — Missing the follow-up window — silence wins by default.
Practise — activities that produce artifacts.
Draft the request ~30 min
Write your information request as a record request, not a question — name the records, the period, and the office. Check it against the rules once.
Artifact: The checked draft
Filing channel map ~25 min
Identify the correct office, the correct channel (portal, post, counter) and the fee if any. Write the timeline that starts when they receive it.
Artifact: Your filing map with the timeline
Missions — do it for real.
Mentors for this capability.
Matched from real, opted-in Lifelong Careers members through the Mentor Intelligence Network — with their trust states shown as stored. Source-listed is not the same as verified.
No opted-in mentors match this capability yet — none are invented. See the Mentors view or the full directory.
How assessment works.
Every submission gets a transparent first-pass against the mission's rubric — what was looked for and what was observed. Verified state requires a real review; the system never upgrades self-reported evidence on its own.
accuracy
Concrete numbers, units and exact values instead of vague amounts
completeness
All parts of the task covered — nothing skipped or assumed away
preparation
Preparation before action: rates checked, plans made, materials ready
evidence_quality
An observable artifact: worksheet, receipt, photo reference, recording note
follow_through
What happened afterwards — the result and what changed
process_correctness
Steps done in a sensible order, nothing skipped
Accepted evidence: mission_submission, mentor_review, observed_application, work_sample.
Stated plainly — what this doesn't do
- — Submissions are private, self-reported evidence — they never become verified without a real review.
- — Mentor review for capabilities arrives in a later phase of this module.
Source: Lifelong Careers MY LIFE SKILLS Module Master Specification v1.0 §4 · v1 · last checked 2026-11-01 · your data rights