SKILLS CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE

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1 Welsh Bac Advanced Covers New Doc._Layout 1 06/11/ :49 Page 4 SKILLS CHALLENGE CERTIFICATE ADVANCED Teaching from 2015 COMPONENT: ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYABILITY CHALLENGE CHALLENGE BRIEF: GENERIC

2 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 2 ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYABILITY CHALLENGE PURPOSE The purpose of the Enterprise and Employability Challenge is to develop learners skills, whilst providing opportunities for learners to develop enterprising skills and attributes and enhance employability. During the Enterprise and Employability Challenge learners will explicitly develop skills in Digital Literacy, Creativity and Innovation and Personal Effectiveness and apply them in an appropriate manner. BRIEF Deciding on your future destination can be a daunting aspect. You need to consider what you really want to achieve in a career without being influenced by your peers decisions or opting for a path of least resistance. When it comes to identifying the right pathway to a career, there is much preparation to do and many decision to be made. The job market can be a competitive place and you need to stand out from other candidates. In preparation to apply and secure a job, you will need to gain a clear understanding of what is involved and know how to promote yourself so that you impress potential employers. You will need to identify, reflect on and develop the skills, attributes and experiences necessary for your chosen destination. Experiencing an innovation project that higher education or a workplace might set, provides an opportunity to develop and demonstrate a wide range of skills, qualities and attributes. You will also need to take into account additional factors such as the job market, recruitment procedures, your lifestyle expectations and the part played by managing personal finances in pursuit of your chosen destination. By creating a digital Destination Passport you will be able to gather and showcase the skills, attributes, experiences and qualifications higher education and employers are looking for. By focusing on your future ambitions you can tailor the Destination Passport to match your career aspirations. TASKS Evidence from all the tasks must be presented in your Destination Passport. 1. Skills Audit A Skills Audit will establish the starting point, by identifying the skills and attributes you already have and those which need to be developed. Produce an A4 pen portrait, highlighting your skills, competencies and attributes. (Sharing your pen portrait with others could be the basis of selecting teams for task 2 Innovation Venture)

3 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 3 2. Innovation Venture Working as an individual or as part of a team (consisting of 3-6 members) over a period of at least eight weeks, develop an innovative concept/idea and formulate an Innovation Proposal for a given outcome. In formulating the Innovation Proposal you will be developing and reflecting on your skills identified in your Skills Audit. The Innovation Proposal should include: summary of innovation concept/idea; establishing roles and responsibilities: skills audit and allocation of roles; ideas generation: potential ideas, appraisal of ideas and rationale for decisions made; implementation of the selected idea: market research, resource and financial implications; individual or team schedule: establishing roles and responsibilities, tasks, priorities and goals; design: illustrations or a prototype of the innovation concept/idea; Presentation of the innovation proposal including evaluation and justification of fitness for purpose. The presentation, in whatever format, should be delivered to an appropriate panel of experts of at least two people. If working in a team, each team member must make a substantial contribution to the presentation. 3. Destination Plan It is important to carry out detailed research and develop a clear plan of the steps needed to move on to a realistic destination when you complete your current studies. (a) In preparation to decide on a potential destination revisit your initial Skills Audit and reflect on your experience in formulating an Innovation Proposal and Presentation. (b) Produce a Destination Plan which should include evidence of the: identification of two potential career pathways; identification of specific skills, attributes, experience and qualifications required for the two careers; direct contact with employers to enquire about their requirements; a compilation of vacancies and their respective application requirements; an up to date CV providing a chronological account of qualifications, experiences and employment history; a formal supporting letter of application for a post or a personal statement for UCAS application; analysis of personal skills and attributes, experiences and qualifications and the gaps which need to be addressed in order to achieve the move to chosen destination; an appreciation of the financial demands of independent living and life style expectations; a cost analysis of personal finance implications set in a context.

4 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 4 4. Personal Reflection Presentation The ability to promote yourself will be important whatever your future destination. Responding to competency-based questions, for example, is a popular method used for recruitment purposes whether in applications or interviews. Reflect on the skills, qualities and attributes you demonstrated through the Challenge. Use this reflection to prepare and carry out a 5-10 minute oral presentation in which you articulate to a responsible person a positive promotion of your skills, qualities and attributes with clear examples.

5 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 5 SUMMARY Task Number Evidence 1. Skills Audit 2 Innovation Proposal and Presentation 3 Destination Plan 4 Personal Reflection Presentation Learning Outcome LO2, LO4, LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO1, LO2, LO4, Controls Time minimum of 1 hour Resources Access to ICT hardware/software Supervision There is no need for supervision Collaboration Individual task Feedback You cannot be given feedback on the work you produce until it has been assessed Time minimum of 30 hours Resources Access to ICT hardware/software; access to Internet; results of research; consultation with business professionals Supervision You will be supervised at regular points during the task by responsible person/persons Collaboration Individual/team (3-6 members) Feedback You cannot be given feedback on the work you produce until it has been assessed Time minimum of 10 hours Resources Access to ICT hardware/software; access to Internet Supervision You will be supervised at regular points during the task by responsible person/persons Collaboration Individual task Feedback You cannot be given feedback on the work you produce until it has been assessed Time minimum of 4 hours Resources Access to ICT hardware/software; feedback on other tasks Supervision There is no need for supervision in the preparation for the presentation, which will be supervised Collaboration Individual task Feedback You can be given feedback on the work you produce until it has been assessed

6 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 6 ACCEPTED CHANGES TO THIS CHALLENGE BRIEF Organisations and centres are allowed to modify this Challenge Brief in the following manner: Purpose - This cannot be amended. Brief - No changes are allowed to comments in black type. The red type can be adapted for references to the specific context. The context must be realistic and credible. Tasks - No changes are allowed to comments in black type. The red type can be adapted with reference to the specific context. Summary Type of evidence Learners must have access to an Assessment Grid and Destination Passport. Evidence from all four tasks must be saved in the Destination Passport. Task 1: evidence of Skills Audit is an A4 pen picture. Task 2: evidence of the Innovation Proposal and Presentation can be in any form. Task 3: evidence of the Destination Plan can be in any format. Task 4: supporting evidence of Personal Reflection Presentation can be in any form. Time The time suggested for tasks 1-4 as set out in the summary table are a minimum and may be extended. Resources The resources suggested in the summary table may be added to. Collaboration No changes are allowed. Supervision No changes are allowed. Feedback No changes are allowed.

7 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 7 Enterprise and Employability - Assessment Grid Where there is no evidence or work is not worthy of credit - 0 marks Learning Outcomes LO1 Be able to apply Creativity and Innovation LO2 Understand Personal Effectiveness LO3 Be able to apply Numeracy LO4 Be able to apply Digital Literacy Be able to participate in an Enterprise and Employability Challenge Band marks Evidence of generation and analysis of original ideas. Appropriate and imaginative responses. Detailed evaluation of the application of creativity and innovation. Realistic audit and development plan of personal and/or team skills, priorities and goals. Mostly successful management of own role and responsibilities, including time management, appropriate behaviours, relevant skills and working relationships. Detailed evaluation of own personal effectiveness. Some appropriate techniques and methods accurately used to solve problems. Evidence of appropriate analysis of numerical data. Mostly successful interpretation of numerical results. Destination Passport demonstrates mostly successful organisation, storage, management, sharing and protection of information. Mostly successful use of digital techniques including social media to present information and numerical data, tables, graphs and diagrams. Clear, structured and mostly effective Innovation Proposal and Presentation. Relevant and detailed Personal Reflection Presentation, including appropriate communication skills. Performance Bands Band marks Detailed and effective generation and analysis of original ideas. Detailed, imaginative and effective responses. Detailed and effective evaluation of the application of creativity and innovation. Detailed and structured audit and development plan of personal and/or team skills, priorities and goals. Successful management of own role and responsibilities, including time management, appropriate behaviours, relevant skills and working relationships. Detailed and effective evaluation of own personal effectiveness. Appropriate techniques and methods accurately used to solve a variety of problems. Detailed and effective analysis of numerical data. Successful interpretation of numerical results. Destination Passport demonstrates successful organisation, storage, management, sharing and protection of information. Successful use of digital techniques including social media to present information and numerical data, tables, graphs and diagrams. Detailed, well-structured and effective Innovation Proposal. Clear and effective Presentation. Detailed and effective Personal Reflection Presentation, including clear and appropriate communication skills. Band marks Detailed, comprehensive and effective generation and analysis of original ideas. Detailed, imaginative, comprehensive and effective responses. Detailed, comprehensive and effective evaluation of the application of creativity and innovation. Comprehensive, well-structured and effective audit and development plan of personal and/or team skills, priorities and goals. Effective management of own role and responsibilities, including time management, appropriate behaviours, relevant skills and working relationships. Detailed, comprehensive and effective evaluation of own personal effectiveness. Appropriate techniques and methods accurately and effectively used to solve a variety of problems. Detailed, comprehensive, and effective analysis of numerical data. Effective interpretation of numerical results. Destination Passport demonstrates effective organisation, storage, management, sharing and protection of information. Effective use of digital techniques including social media to present information and numerical data, tables, graphs and diagrams. Comprehensive, coherent and effective Innovation Proposal. Well-structured and highly effective Presentation. Comprehensive and effective Personal Reflection Presentation, including clear and appropriate communication skills. 7

8 Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate 8 Centre No. 68 Centre Name WELSH BACCALAUREATE Advanced ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYABILITY ASSESSMENT Candidate No. Candidate Name Learning Outcome Centre Moderator LO1 Be able to apply Creativity and Innovation /9 /9 LO2 Understand Personal Effectiveness /9 /9 LO3 Be able to apply Numeracy /9 /9 LO4 Be able to apply Digital Literacy /9 /9 Be able to participate in an Enterprise and Employability Challenge /9 /9 Total points /45 /45 Candidate Declaration Teacher/Assessor Declaration I confirm that the evidence submitted for assessment has been produced by me without any assistance beyond that allowed. I confirm, as far as I am able, that the work of this candidate is his/her own work and that no unfair practices have occurred. Signature: Signature: Date: Date: ADVANCED WELSH BACCALAUREATE isams/ht