EXTERNAL ASSIGNMENT UNIT 5001 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AS A MANAGER AND LEADER To address the Learning Outcomes you are

e required to make statements as a manager and leader or a potential manager and leader. Your statements are to be prefixed with the specific Learning Outcome and should demonstrate how you improve your individual management and leadership skills and competencies against objectives within your work area or in an organisation with which you are familiar. The Assessment Criteria will act as a guide to help you put into context your statements to fulfil the Learning Outcomes. Your statements should relate to your learning of day-to-day management activities. Word count: In total, it is suggested that your statements should not be less than 2500 and not more than 3000 words, therefore for each statement you should write approximately 800 - 900 words. You should make appropriate use of tables, graphs, diagrams, Gantt charts and flowcharts etc. You must make sure that you reference any sources you have used to complete this assignment; listing reference material and web sites used, appendices must not be included. You are encouraged to produce a reflective statement of no more than 300 words (which does not count within the total number of words), describing the value and knowledge gained from undertaking this assignment. The reflective statement is not assessed, however encourages you to review the value and application of your learning. LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Be able to assess and plan for personal professional development ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 1.1 Explain the importance of continual self-development in achieving organisational objectives 1.2 Assess current skills and competencies against defined role requirements and organisational objectives 1.3 Identify development opportunities to meet current and future defined needs 1.4 Construct a personal development plan with achievable but challenging goals 2. Be able to plan for the resources required for personal professional development 2.1 Identify the resources required to support the personal development plan 2.2 Develop a business case to secure the resources to support the personal development plan 3.1 Discuss the processes required to implement the personal development plan 3.2 Evaluate the impact of the personal development plan on the achievement of defined role requirements and organisational objectives 3.3 Review and update the personal development plan

3. Be able to implement and evaluate the personal development plan

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4. Be able to promote healthy and safe working practices

4.1 Discuss the relationship(s) between healthy and safe working practices and organisational objectives 4.2 Explain the process for conducting a risk assessment 4.3 Identify the actions taken by the manager in dealing with a breach in healthy and safe working practices 4.4 Describe how to communicate responsibilities for healthy and safe working practices to the team 4.5 Discuss relevant records that are maintained to demonstrate that healthy and safe working practices are met

EXTERNAL ASSIGNMENT SUPPORT GUIDANCE This Unit is about improving individual management and leadership skills and competencies against objectives. Learners who are not in an organisation or have no responsibilities in a work area can meet the requirements by describing the principles they would adopt and thus demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the Learning Outcomes. Based on the relevant National Occupational Standards (A2, A3, E5 and E6), devised by the Management Standards Centre, the bullet points below show how these Standards relate to individual Learning Outcomes for Unit 5001. The bullet points will help you in planning and researching your assignment. It also shows the scope and content which the assessor will be looking for when marking your assignment. The assessor will not expect you to mention every aspect in detail. Learning Outcome 1: Be able to assess and plan for personal professional development Explain the importance of continual self-development in achieving organisational objectives Assess and reflect upon your current skills and competencies against defined role requirements and organisational objectives Identify the learning styles which work best for you Identify development opportunities available to you to meet current and future defined needs Construct a personal development plan with achievable and challenging goals with a timescale and costings (SMARTER objectives) Learning Outcome 2: Be able to plan for the resources required for personal professional development Identify the resources required to support your personal development plan Develop a business case to secure the resources to support your personal development plan Agree a timescale/goals with those you report to, for your personal development plan Discuss and agree personal work objectives with those you report to and how you will measure progress Learning Outcome 3: Be able to implement and evaluate the personal development plan Discuss the processes required to implement the personal development plan Evaluate the impact of the personal development plan on the achievement of defined role requirements and organisational objectives Describe how you keep promises and honour commitments Review and update your personal development plan

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Learning Outcome 4: Be able to promote healthy and safe working practices Discuss the principle relationship(s) between healthy and safe working practices and organisational objectives Identify and evaluate the existing risk control measures and current systems of work in your organisation Explain the process for conducting a risk assessment Identify the actions taken by you in dealing with a breach in healthy and safe working practices and where necessary bring in specialist or other assistance Describe how to communicate responsibilities for healthy and safe working practices to your team Discuss relevant records that are maintained to demonstrate that healthy and safe working practices are met ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE a) REFLECTIVE STATEMENT You are encouraged to add a reflective statement or learning log, although this does not form part of the formal assessment process and is not included in the word count. Your reflective statement should describe the values and experience you have gained from undertaking the external assignment and how the knowledge gained may help your managerial techniques in the future. b) All learners are strongly recommended to make full use of the Institutes Study Resource Centre (www.managers.org.uk/study) to gain access to a wide range of support resources, including checklists to read, books to borrow, articles to download and videos to watch. Learners will initially need their membership number to login and will then be prompted to create a personalised username and password for future access. This service is free to members but they will incur a small charge for photocopies of articles and voluntary postal charges for books borrowed. c) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) - Learners should visit www.managers.org.uk/cpd to access self assessment, guidance and support. INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION FOR LEARNERS 1. The external assignment is set and assessed by the Chartered Management Institute. It is designed to assess your achievement of all the Learning Outcomes and associated assessment criteria in the relevant unit of the qualification you are undertaking. 2. Your Centre will advise you when you should start work on the assignment, and the date when you must hand in your completed work. 3. You should make sure that you plan your work carefully, to ensure that you cover all the requirements of the assignment, and complete it within the time limit specified by your Centre. 4. Your statements in answer to the Learning Outcomes need to be prefixed with the specific Learning Outcome title or at least the Learning Outcome number. This will help you keep on track and should ensure you address the details. Work submitted without a Learning Outcome prefix will be returned unmarked. Your statements should not be just a description of work place activities but should include what you have learned from your programme of study. In other words you need to show how you can relate what you have learned to dayto-day management activities. You must make sure that you acknowledge any sources you have used to complete this assignment, listing reference material and web sites used. Appendices will not be accepted as any part of the assignment. 5. You must submit your work as an electronic document (.doc file). You should mark the assignment with your name, learner number, the unit number, your Centre name and a brief description of the context in which the assignment was undertaken. You may include a title page if you wish. You are strongly advised to keep a copy of your completed assignment
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before you submit it for assessment the copy you submit will not be returned to you. Your assignment may be kept by the Institute for quality assurance purposes. Any assignment not kept for quality assurance will be securely deleted. 6. The Chartered Management Institute will assess your assignment, and the result will be sent to your Centre, normally within 6 weeks of receipt by the Institute. 7. If your assignment is assessed as referred, notification will be sent to your Centre with an indication of the areas to be addressed. You may resubmit an assignment, or submit a new assignment, on a further two occasions during your period of registration as an Institute learner. 8. If there is anything in these instructions or in the assignment itself which you do not understand, please seek guidance from your Centre.

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