Summer work btec business - NEW College, Pontefract › wp-content › uploads › 2019 › 06 › ... · 2019-06-07 · Summer Work Subsidiary Diploma – Diploma in Business –

$Page 1: Summer work btec business - NEW College, Pontefract › wp-content › uploads › 2019 › 06 › ... · 2019-06-07 · Summer Work Subsidiary Diploma – Diploma in Business –$
SUMMER WORK BTEC

BUSINESS

Unit 15

You can either print this booklet or complete by hand or you can obtain this from Moodle and the shared area and complete on screen. However, you decide to complete it, remember to keep it safe until we start again in September.

Review You should use the summer to review your year 12 and plan for your short term and long-

term future. We would like you complete over the summer ready for start of college in September pages 1-11 with the exception of the areas shaded in yellow.

Unit 15: Development Planning for a Career in Business

1

Assignment brief – QCF BTEC

Assignment front sheet

Qualification Unit number and title

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business Unit 15: Development Planning for a Career in

Business – Summer Work

Learner name Assessor name

BTEC Business Staff

Date issued Hand in deadline Submitted on

June 2019 First Business lesson

September 2019

Summer Work Subsidiary Diploma – Diploma in Business –

In addition to your progression assignment work we would like you to prepare for year 13 by

preparing work in two of your units as indicated below.

Assignment title Research and Developing a Career Plan

In this assessment you will have opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found.

Criteria reference

To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is able to:

Task no.

Evidence

P1 Identify sources of information related to the career

path

1

Careers

Portfolio P2

Develop a career plan for the short and medium term

identifying development needs

2

P3 Carry out a skills audit to identify skills gaps

2

P4 Create SMART targets for the career plan

2

Learner declaration

I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own. I have clearly referenced any sources used in the work. I

understand that false declaration is a form of malpractice.

Learner signature: Date: September 2019


2

Assignment brief

Qualification BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business

Unit number and title Unit 15: Development Planning for a Career in Business

Assessor name

Date issued June 2019

Hand in deadline First Business lesson in September 2019

Assignment title Research and Developing a Career Plan

Purpose of this assignment

The aim of this assignment is to enable learners to research their career options and ultimately plan their career in business.

Scenario

You are coming towards the end of your studies at NEW College and need to think about the next step you are going to take. You have been tasked with researching potential careers in business and is required to develop a career plan to help prepare you for the world of work. You will produce a

Career Development Plan Portfolio to include the following tasks.

Task 1 Using the Career Development Plan Portfolio found on Moodle or the Student Shared Area, you must complete research related to your chosen career. You will need to show that you have done initial research into your chosen career. Complete the grid on pages 2 and 3 of the portfolio.

This provides evidence for [P1]

Task 2

Carrying on in the Career Development Plan Portfolio continue to ‘Prepare a career plan identifying

your own development needs. This will be a working document, and may be subject to change as you carry out research into your original choices. You must ensure that your career plan includes a short-term plan (two years) and a medium term plan (five years). Your career plan must include a

skills audit to identify any skills gaps you may have, a personal SWOT analysis, a qualification map to identify any qualification gaps, timescales, training requirements, a personal development plan, curriculum vitae and SMART objectives which progress can be measured against.

This provides evidence for [P2,P3, P4)

For the Summer Assignment please complete all work in the Career Development Portfolio

except those highlighted in yellow.

Evidence checklist

[Summarise evidence required, e.g. ‘leaflet’, ‘presentation notes’ etc.] [tick

boxes]

Sources of Information Poster

Career Plan with associated documents i.e. personal SWOT analysis, CV, Log of

of visit to New College Careers Dept or Connexions, completed UCAS

apprenticeship/job application

Sources of information Connexions, company websites, newspapers job section, job centres, NEW College careers service, recruitment/career fairs, specialist trade journals, other career related websites etc. Visiting speakers from Barclays Skills and C&K careers


3

Assessor's comments

Qualification BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business

Assessor name

Business Staff

Unit number and title


Learner name

Criteria

reference

To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that the learner is

able to: Achieved?

P1

Learners will need to demonstrate that they have accessed a sufficient range of information to allow them to make an informed decision on their career choices. It is likely be that learners will gather information from a range of sources. These could include websites, journals, career packs, newspapers or company packs. The information learners provide should be sufficiently detailed and more than just a list.

P2 Learners will need to create an initial career plan identifying their development needs. The career plan will be a working document, and may be subject to change as learners carry out research into their original choices. It is important that learners understand that the short term is two years and the medium term is five years.

P3 Learners will need to examine their current skills profile and carry out a skills audit. They need to understand the importance of identifying skills gaps. This will involve looking at a wide range of skills that they may have developed through a variety of ways. This will include their current level of Skills for Life which is likely to be built into their learning programme. It will also require learners to look at other sources and a wider range of relevant vocational and employment-related skills. These may be practical, interpersonal or technical skills developed in part-time employment or through voluntary activities. They may be skills they are demonstrating on the learning programme, such as research skills or time management skills. Learners will need to include provision for continuous professional development in the career plan.

P4 Career plans should be realistic and be supported by SMART targets. Progress towards targets should be recorded with a folder containing all the appropriate research documentation, a CV and any other appropriate information or documentation.


4

To achieve P1, you must complete

research related to your chosen career.

You will need to show that you have

done initial research into your chosen

career, for example by seeing a

careers adviser, using career guidance

software or attending a careers fair.

You must ensure that you use a variety

of sources: In order to make informed

decisions about your career choice, you will need to do a lot of research using the

following sources:

websites (e.g. Connexions, Learning and Skills Council, job centres, careers

service, UCAS)

journals (trade and specialist)

career packs (careers fairs)

newspapers (newspaper articles, job adverts)

company packs (from HR departments)

university and college prospectuses and qualification information (on HNDs,

degrees, foundation degrees, occupational qualifications, etc).

You must:-

a. Provide a record of each of the sources of information used.

b. Describe the sources of information used and include a screen shot along with

reference of the source.

c. Explain the types of information it provided you and how you will use this information

in your career development plan.

Evidence Required:

Could include - notes from NC Careers Day held in June 14, 2018. Copies of relevant

articles highlighting specific career related information - notes from visiting speakers.

A summary of which research was most helpful and why would help support this

research.

Sources of information to help with career planning

Using the table below conduct your own research into your career related path. After conducting this research identify the career you would like to follow.

Source of information to help with career planning

A quick explanation of what the organisation/source of information is

What kind of career related information is available from this

organisation/source of information

How would you use this information in your own career development

Connexions

Learning and Skills Councils

Education and Skills Funding Agency

Job centres

Careers service (university, college, school)

Interviews

Career fairs

Recruitment fairs


6

Websites : JED, National Careers Service, UCAS, KUDOS, National Apprenticeship website, Future Jobs (must research at least 3 websites)

Human resource departments – job description and person specification

Visiting speakers

Work experience

Newspapers – Times, Yorkshire evening Post, Wakefield Express,

Trade and specialist journals e.g. http://www.newsstand.co.uk/20-Professional-and-Trade-Magazines/Subscriptions.aspx

Testimonies from people in different job roles e.g family and friends

After researching numerous business related career paths, I have decided that I would like to follow a career in…………………………………………………………………….

http://www.newsstand.co.uk/20-Professional-and-Trade-Magazines/Subscriptions.aspx



Your next task is to complete a career development plan, identifying any

development needs that you may have. You must first carry out a self-assessment

i.e. a personal SWOT analysis of yourself. This could include your knowledge,

interests, leisure activities, qualifications, skills and competences. The SWOT

analysis will help you to identify your strength, weaknesses, opportunities and

threats as well as areas for development.

You will also need to see a careers advisor before attempting P2 (usually in college

or with Connexions) and, with their advice, you will need to identify your own

development needs which, will be subject to change as your research into your

original choices is conducted. Your career plan must include the following:

To achieve P2 you will be required to provide the following evidence.

1. A completed Personal SWOT analysis identifying your Strengths,

Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in relation to your chosen career as

well as areas for development. You may opt to use the template below or

design your own.

2. Prepare a completed Career Development Plan setting targets for the short

term (2 years) and in the medium term (5 years). This should be prepared

using the research data conducted in P1, your personal SWOT analysis and

the career advice you received clearly highlighting areas for development.

3. A completed UCAS application / apprenticeship application / job application

with an up to date CV.

Use the questions below as prompts to conduct your own personal SWOT analysis.

Avoid bullet points! You must write in continuous prose. That is, in full sentences with

punctuation.

P2 Prepare a career plan identifying their development needs


8

Strengths – What are the positive aspects of yourself?

Weaknesses – What are the negative aspects of yourself?

What motivates you?

What circumstances make you feel unhappy or frustrated?

What are your other strengths?

Do you have any limitations?

What qualifications do you have?

Are there any gaps in your qualification?

What specialist knowledge do you have?

Are there any gaps in your knowledge?

What skills do you have?

Are there any gaps in your experience?


9

What are the positive aspects of your personality?

Do you have financial difficulties?

What are the weak points in your personality?

Opportunities – What aspects at

present or in the near future could

you use to your advantage?

Threats – What aspects at present or

in the near future may be a

disadvantage to you?

Are there any job vacancies that are available to you?

Are there any gaps in the market

place that you could exploit? Are there any scholarships or

bursaries available to you?

Do you have any potential financial problems?

Do you face any competition from rivals?

Are there any unfavourable conditions

in the economy? Are there any changes in the market

place that could mean that your skills

and knowledge become out of date?


11

MY INDIVIDUAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Name:

Date:

Department:

Supervisor:

Short-Term Time Frame What do I want to accomplish in the next 2 years?

Medium-Term Time Frame What do I want to accomplish in the next 5 years?

My Career Objectives – Section 1

What are my overall goals that I want to accomplish in this time period?

Example: Become a student affairs officer; learn computer graphics

Write your short-term goals

Write your mid-term goals

Development Needs - Skills and Knowledge to be Learned – Section 2

What skills and/or knowledge do I need to learn or further develop? What project do I need to work on?

Example: Student advising; Banner; Dreamweaver; develop a procedures manual develop ICT skills etc.

Write your short-term skills and knowledge to be learned

Write your mid-term skills and knowledge to be learned

CHANGES TO INITIAL PLAN


12

SMART Targets for Development needs – Section 3

How am I going to acquire the skills and knowledge? How am I going to do this project?

Example: Take the Student Advising Certificate Series by June 2012;Take Dreamweaver class by summer 2013; do an informational interview by August 2012; set up a project outline by July 2012

Write your short-term next steps

Write your mid-term next steps

CHANGES TO INITIAL PLAN

Resources – Section 4

What resources do I need?

Example: Release time; funding

Write your short-term resource needs

Write your mid-term resource needs

Time Schedule – Section 5

What is my time schedule?

Start When will I start?

Write your short-term time schedule

Write your mid-term time schedule

Finish When do I expect to finish?

Write your short-term time schedule

Write your mid-term time schedule

Completion – Section 6

When have I completed each step?

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date


13

Guideline for completing your Career Development Plan

1. Goal – your specific, ultimate career goal. This should be focused and very clear.

2. Current education – all of the qualifications that you already have. Also include those that you are studying for, along with target grades.

3. Required education – the education/qualifications that you need in order to achieve your goal

4. Current skills/experience – any skills or experience you have that is relevant to your career goal

5. Required skills/experience – any skills or experience that you do not possess that you need to gain in order to achieve your career goal (this is your skills gap)

6. SMART Targets Setting

You need to set at least 4 SMART targets. This provides evidence for P4

a. Target 1 – this should be the first step you take in order to reach your career goal. It could be qualifications and/or skills and/or experience that you need to gain within the next 2 years.

b. Target completion date – write down a target completion date for each step in the process. This will help you to prioritise and keep on track. If the date alters slightly over the course, it doesn’t matter but you do need to have discipline to stay on track.

c. Target 2 – this should be beyond your previous step but still within the next 2 years. If you are unsure, look at your personal SWOT analysis as this may show you what other skills, etc. you need to gain. If you need further help, see your careers adviser.

d. Target 3 – this should be beyond your previous step and within the next 5 years. This may look beyond education and be more focused on jobs that you are considering.

e. Target 4 – this should be beyond your previous step but still within the next 5 years. Again, this may be job related.

You may add more than the four targets if you expect to have to do more in order to

complete your career goal. It is always a good idea to revisit your career plan after

every target is met and adjust it as necessary.

Ensure that your targets are SMART – specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time related. This provides evidence for P4.


14

THE CV

To achieve P2, you also need to complete a CV. Use the template on the following

page to help you to do this. The NC careers page on Moodle has examples of CVs.

There are also many good templates in Microsoft Word that you could use to

produce a very professional looking CV.

Here are some tips for writing your CV:

Keep it simple, concise and easy to read.

Tailor your CV to what the reader is looking for.

Present your CV professionally and clearly. Your CV will demonstrate how you can

communicate effectively.

Make yourself sound ideal for the job – describe the skills that you have that are

ideal for the job and the experience you have that is right for the job. You may also

describe your behaviour, attitude and morals if they match what the employer is

looking for.

It is a good idea to make a few notes of the sort of person you think the employer

might be looking for and then look at how you fit that role. The better a match you

are for the role, the more likely it is you will be called for an interview.

Never put anything on your CV that is not true! If you are called for an interview, you

may well be asked to prove your qualifications or be asked about your experiences.

Your CV must sell you to a prospective employer. Remember you are competing

against other applicants who are also trying to sell themselves. You have to make

yourself more appealing and attractive than the rest. Emphasise your characteristics,

achievements and capabilities. If you are finding it difficult, get some help from

somebody who knows you well.


15

CURRICULUM VITAE

Your full name

Your full address including postcode your home and mobile telephone

numbers

Your email address

Date of birth: Nationality:

Personal profile

This paragraph should cover:

what sort of person you are

how you are progressing towards your career aims

your work experience and any extracurricular activities you have been involved in

the skills and experience you are aiming to gain. Education and qualifications This should go from the present back to the age of 11 (or the start of

secondary school). It should include dates and the schools/colleges you

attended along with the qualifications that you have gained from each

institution. Work experience This should be a list of jobs that you have done, starting with the most

recent. For each job give your job title, the dates when you did the job, your

main responsibilities and the skills you gained. Skills This may include, for example, any languages you speak or IT skills you have. Interests and activities

This may include, for example, any team sports you play and any

travelling you have done. Be sure to explain what you have gained

(skills wise) from the experiences.

References

Available on request


16

Documents

Summer work btec business - NEW College, Pontefract › wp-content › uploads › 2019 › 06 › ... · 2019-06-07 · Summer Work Subsidiary Diploma – Diploma in Business –