CMI External Assessment Marking Sheet: Unit 3001V1 - Personal Development As a First Line

CMI External Assessment Marking Sheet: Unit 3001V1 - Personal development as a first line manager

Learner Name: Learner Number: Centre: Date: Part of Batch: Qualification:

CMI Marker’s Result: Passed / Referred CMI Lead Moderator’s Result: Passed / Referred

Introduction This unit assesses your knowledge, understanding and application in the areas of personal development planning, work planning, relationship building and team welfare. The tasks set out below are designed to enable you to demonstrate that you meet all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the unit.

Learning Outcomes The Learner will:- 1. Be able to develop and use a personal development plan 2. Understand how to plan and manage work 3. Understand how to develop and maintain effective working relationships to achieve objectives 4. Be able to safeguard the welfare of the team in the working environment

Task 1 Assessment Criteria Pass/Refer Comments Explain how your personal A.C. 1.1 - Identify the development objectives are affected links between by and linked to wider organisational organisational objectives. Provide examples of objectives and where an organisational objective personal development may affect a personal development objectives objective of a first line manager.

Guideline word count: 300 - 350 words

Task 2 Assessment Criteria Pass/Refer Comments Identify your main work objectives A.C. 1.2 - Construct a for the forthcoming year and explain personal development how you will use these when plan which meets constructing your personal agreed objectives development plan.

Construct a personal development plan showing five main development objectives, how you will achieve these objectives and the target dates A.C. 1.3 - Identify a for achievement. range of learning and development opportunities to Identify when and how you will support the review your progress in achieving achievement of the your objectives. personal development Explain the role of your manager in plan the construction, agreement and monitoring of your achievement against the plan. A.C. 1.4 - Review the progress of the plan Guideline word count: 600 - 650 words

Version 1 Page 1 of 3 Task 3 Assessment Criteria Pass/Refer Comments Using the work objectives identified A.C. 2.1 - Describe the in task 2, prepare a work plan to methods or processes incorporate your activities and available to determine expected timescales to complete work plan priorities those activities.

Explain why it is important to produce a work plan for yourself as a first line manager. Describe the processes involved in prioritising your activities in your work plan. A.C. 2.2 - Explain how Explain what time management to manage time to techniques are most effective for you achieve work plan in helping you achieve your objectives objectives and why your work plan needs to include some flexibility.

Provide an example of a situation which would require your work plan to change and the effect on the organisation or your team if there was not enough flexibility in your work plan to allow this change. A.C. 2.3 - Explain the reasons for Guideline word count: 500 - 550 incorporating flexibility words into a work plan

Task 4 Assessment Criteria Pass/Refer Comments Identify the link between the different A.C. 3.1 - Explain how styles of leadership used in a range leadership styles and of situations to encourage a approaches are used productive working relationship, in different situations giving examples to illustrate your to encourage answer. productive working Describe the importance of relationships developing and maintaining good working relationships with managers, colleagues and team members, and how to maintain high standards of work and behaviour by working effectively with your team. A.C. 3.2 - Explain how Provide two examples where a to develop and different style or approach to maintain good working leadership is required and explain relationship the importance of these in ensuring a good working relationship. Explain what would have happened to the working relationship if a different style or approach was used. Identify the most important things you can do as a first line manager to ensure that you develop a good working relationship with your managers, colleagues and team members. Explain the differences in A.C. 3.3 - Describe maintaining good working how to work with team relationships with each of these members to maintain three groups of people. standards of work and How do you ensure that your team behaviour that achieve members are aware of the standards objectives of work and behaviour required in order to achieve team objectives.

Version 1 Page 1 of 3 Task 5 Assessment Criteria Pass/Refer Comments Explain why ‘staff welfare’ is A.C. 4.1 - Describe the important to a first line manager and responsibilities of a consider the impact of staff welfare first line manager for on productivity. safeguarding team welfare Describe your role and responsibilities in safeguarding your team’s welfare and provide two examples of situations where your team’s welfare may be threatened.

A.C. 4.2 - Explain how Describe how you will monitor risks that can affect potential risks and the necessary team welfare are follow up action when a risk is identified and identified. It may be helpful for you to monitored use an example to illustrate your answer.

A.C. 4.3 - Describe the actions to be taken after identifying a risk to team welfare

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