Level 3 Award
in Principle of Personal and Professional Development
Level 3 Award could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fees to Level 3 Diploma programs of SIMI Swiss.
Level 3 Award in Principles of Personal and Professional Development
The aim of this award is to provide learners with an understanding of the importance of personal and professional development. The unit explores the resources and activities necessary to support personal and professional development, and the importance of monitoring and reviewing development activities.
Could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fee to the Level 3 Diploma in People and Organisations of SIMI Swiss.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand what personal and professional development is.
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1.1 Explain the meaning of personal and professional development.
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1.2 Evaluate the benefits of personal and professional development.
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1.3 Explain sources of information on personal and professional development requirements.
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1.4 Identify sources of support for personal and professional development.
2. Know how to identify strengths and needs in relation to own planned job role.
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2.1 Explain what it means to review own strengths and needs in relation to planned a job role.
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2.2 Explain the benefits of reviewing own strengths and needs.
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2.3 Describe different methods of reviewing own strengths and needs.
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2.4 Describe ways of monitoring own performance.
3. Understand how to plan and produce own professional development plan
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3.1 Explain the trends and developments that influence the need for professional development.
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3.2 Describe how to agree and set goals for development relating to the workplace.
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3.3 Review strengths and needs using information from different sources.
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3.4 Create a plan to develop the strengths and needs identified in the review.
4. Understand opportunities for professional development.
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4.1 Describe the resources and activities available to meet the objectives of a professional development plan.
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4.2 Explain how to record development activities carried out.
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4.3 Explain the importance of monitoring the progression of agreed development activities.
Topics:
Understand what personal and professional development is.
Course Coverage
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Meaning of personal and professional development, developing the skills to make progress personal and professional level.
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Benefits: personal, financial, achievement of career goals/organisational objectives, progression, increased self-esteem, safe practice, currency/validity of knowledge and skills.
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Sources of information: conditions of job role, job descriptions, person specifications, future plans for organisation, progression routes, National Occupational Standards, professional bodies.
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Sources of support: manager, colleagues, senior, supervisor, team leader, mentor, coach, tutor, assessor.
Know how to identify strengths and needs in relation to own planned job role.
Course Coverage
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Plan, do, review cycle
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Benefits: evaluates experience, makes practice more effective, focus on how well the objectives were met, insight into the way we work best, personal learning styles, understanding of what affects performance/progress, focus on what needs further development.
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Review methods: reflection, group discussion, sharing ideas, reflective log, workplace reviews, performance reviews, evaluation forms, feedback from line manager, buddy or mentor, day to day informal feedback.
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Monitoring performance: review past performance against work-based standards, achieving goals, and feedback.
Understand how to plan and produce own professional development plan.
Course Coverage
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Trends and developments: own profession, industry or organisation, the need for professional development, changes in systems or technology, market changes, competition, legislation, current/future knowledge, skills and experience, needs relating to role, team and organisation.
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Goals: objectives which are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time bound (SMART).
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Review knowledge, skills and experience, how they meet current and future needs.
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A plan, to include personal goals, work-related goals, skills development, achievable and realistic goals, specific, within a set timescale, reasonable, dependent on abilities.
Understand opportunities for professional development.
Course Coverage
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Resources: internal/external training programmes, reading materials, work shadowing, learning resources, mentoring, coaching, research, feedback, support from managers/colleagues, financial costs, time.
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Recording: detailing objectives, identifying resource requirements, identifying time frames, milestones, progress, identifying review points, success criteria for development.
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Monitoring: tracking against targets, identifying reasons for progress, identify corrective actions.
Indicative reading list
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Cottrell S – Skills for Success: Personal Development and Employability (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010)
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Harrison, R. – Learning and Development (5th edition) (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 2009)
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Hind, D and Moss, S – Employability Skills (Business Education Publishers, 2005)
Entry requirements
- Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
- Completion of full secondary education is required.
English requirements
If a learner is not from a predominantly English-speaking country, proof of English language proficiency must be provided.
- Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) level B2 or equivalent
- Or A minimum TOEFL score of 101 or IELTS 5.5; Reading and Writing must be at 5.5 or equivalent
- Or A minimum Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) score of 51 or equivalent
The SIMI Swiss reserves the highest decision-making power for admission whether to accept or not accept after a specific review of each candidate’s profile to ensure that they can comprehend and gain benefits when participating. For the fake university or diploma mills, University Partners shall not be accepted.
After graduating with Level 3 Award, students receive all certified documents from the SIMI Swiss.
Certified Documents:
- e-Certificate from the Swiss Information and Management Institute (SIMI Swiss).
- Hard copy certificate from the Swiss Information and Management Institute (SIMI Swiss) – Optional.
- Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualifications (APEL.Q) certified from SIMI Swiss for credit and tuition fee transfer.
Because the program is accredited and recognized, students can easily use certified in the working environment and have many opportunities for career advancement. In addition, in case if you want to study for a SIMI degree or university partner degree, students can convert all credits and the full paid tuition fee.
The SIMI Swiss’ Level 3 Award means:
The SIMI Swiss Level 3 Award is a qualification at the foundational level and is equivalent to the following:
- Level 3 Certificate of the Regulated Qualification Framework (RQF) in the UK
- Level 6 Certificate of the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)
- Level 3 Certificate of the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW)
- Level 3 Certificate of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
- Level 4 Certificate of the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- Level 3 Certificate of the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF)
- Level 4 Certificate of the African Continental Qualifications Framework (ACQF)
Students can convert all credits and the full tuition fee when participating in the SIMI Swiss and/or University Partners academic programs if they want to study for an academic degree.
Credits transfer:
Learners can accumulate 20 credits from the Level 3 Award program when participating in the Level 3 Diploma program. Please see the credit transfer policy HERE
Tuition fee transfer:
When participating in the Level 3 Diploma program, students who have graduated 1 Level 3 Award will receive a discount of full tuition fee which you paid. Please see the tuition fee transfer HERE
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