5.7 Employability Skills Unit aims Unit level Unit code Credit value Unit grading structure Assessment guidance Learning outcomes The learner will:
To give learners the opportunity to enhance the employability skills required for effective management. 5 A/601/0992 15 Pass Assignment according to awarding organisation guidance
1 Be able to determine own responsibilities and performance
Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
2 Be able to develop interpersonal and transferable skills
3 Understand the dynamics of working with others
2.1 2.1 2.3 3.1
3.2 3.3 4 Be able to develop strategies for problem solving
4.1 4.2 4.3
Develop a set of own responsibilities and performance objectives Evaluate own effectiveness against defined Objectives Make recommendations for improvement Review how motivational techniques can be used to improve quality of performance Develop solutions to work-based problems Communicate in a variety of styles and appropriate manner at various levels Identify effective time-management strategies Explain the roles people play in a team and how they can work together to achieve shared Goals Analyse team dynamics Suggest alternative ways to complete tasks and achieve team goals Evaluate tools and methods for developing solutions to problems Develop an appropriate strategy for resolving a particular problem Evaluate the potential impact on the business of implementing the strategy
Indicative Content 1. Be able to determine own responsibilities and performance Own responsibilities and performance objectives Personal responsibilities: Direct and indirect positive relationships, internal and external communication, adaptability and flexibility, open to learning and development, communication and interpersonal relationships Professional responsibilities: business ethics, employment legislation, employment rights and responsibilities, problem solving, decision making Performance objectives: Career and professional planning (short, medium and long term planning), targets e.g. for improvement and promotion
Evaluate effectiveness Monitoring performance objectives: planning, self-reflection, asking for feedback Self-appraisal and staff appraisal: including uses of performance appraisals salary levels and bonus payments, promotion strengths and weaknesses, training needs, organizational criteria/data
Recommendations for improvement Recommendations: including leadership and management development, further and continuing training, communication and interpersonal relationships, time management, stress management, ability to prioritise Based on self-knowledge and feedback from others: including staff, management London School of International Business| www.LSIB.co.uk
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