Career Planning

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Entry Level 3
Unit No:
K/617/4061
Credits:
2
Guided learning hours:
20 hours

Assessment Guidance

Portfolio of Evidence

Aim

To support learners in investigating and assessing potential career options and planning a career through setting appropriate career goals.

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Be able to find out about different career options.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Use given sources of information, advice and guidance on careers to select areas of work relevant to own skills, interests and qualities.

2 — Be able to assess career options.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Identify job roles in chosen area(s)
    • for which they already have appropriate skills, training and experience
    • where they would need further training, opportunity to develop skills and experience before applying.

3 — Be able to plan goals for future career.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    State what they want to achieve in the future in relation to their career.

  • 3.2

    Plan a simple timescale for achieving career goals.

  • 3.3

    Identify key actions to be undertaken, for example further study, courses, qualifications to be taken, applications in order to work towards and achieve goals.