Level 3 Award
in Managing own Performance
Level 3 Award could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fees to Level 3 Diploma programs of SIMI Swiss.
Level 3 Award in Managing own Performance
The aim of this award is to help learners manage their performance, develop negotiation skills, and understand the importance of communication and teamwork, including the need for diverse skills to achieve success.
Could transfer 20 credits and full tuition fee to the Level 3 Diploma in Employability and Workplace Skills of SIMI Swiss.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the skills required for managing own performance.
- 1.1 Identify expectations for appropriate attitudes, skills and behaviours in the place of work
- 1.2 Explain why it is important to manage own performance.
- 1.3 Describe techniques used to manage own performance.
- 1.4 Explain the benefits of work-life balance for employees.
2. Be able to review own skills required for managing performance
- 2.1 Identify goals and targets at work place.
- 2.2 Describe different methods of reviewing own skills used for managing performance.
- 2.3 Explain how to review performance management techniques.
- 2.4 Explain how to develop areas of performance management techniques.
3. Understand the use of negotiation skills and persuasion in the workplace.
- 3.1 Explain the importance of good negotiating skills and persuasion in the work place.
- 3.2 Explain different negotiation techniques.
- 3.3 Discuss the qualities of a good negotiator.
- 3.4 Be able to review own skills in negotiating.
4. Understand the importance of team working.
- 4.1 Explain the benefits of working as a team to complete a task.
- 4.2 Explain the challenges of working as a team to complete a task.
- 4.3 Identify the skills needed for a team to work well together.
5. Understand the importance of effective communication and interpersonal skills in business.
- 5.1 Explain the role of effective communication and interpersonal interaction in business.
- 5.2 Describe factors that influence communication and interpersonal interaction.
- 5.3 Analyse ways to overcome barriers to effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Topics:
Understand expectations and responsibilities in the workplace
Course Coverage
- Identifying appropriate attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviours at work.
- Understanding key responsibilities for self and others in the workplace.
- Importance of accepting responsibility, meeting deadlines, and fulfilling duties.
Understand qualities and mindset employers seek
Course Coverage
- Attractive qualities: honesty, commitment, flexibility, accountability.
- Encouraging reflection on times these qualities were displayed.
Understand techniques for managing performance
Course Coverage
- Using action lists, prioritising tasks, and contingency planning.
- Scheduling tasks based on energy levels and realistic deadlines.
- Monitoring progress and asking for support when needed.
Explore goal setting and achievement techniques
Course Coverage
- Setting business goals and linking them to personal goals using SMART objectives.
- Reviewing progress, receiving feedback, and measuring against work standards.
- Reflecting on achievements and adjusting targets as needed.
Develop negotiation and persuasion skills
Course Coverage
- Negotiation behaviours: compromise, win/win resolutions, and handling conflicts.
- Persuasion skills: influencing, convincing, and overcoming resistance to ideas.
- Key skills: establishing trust, empathy, motivating, and handling objections.
Explore effective team working and leadership qualities
Course Coverage
- Qualities for teamwork: mutual respect, problem analysis, and collaboration.
- Leadership responsibilities: decision-making, clear communication, and conflict resolution.
- Challenges: time management, cooperation, and addressing misunderstandings.
Understand communication and overcoming barriers
Course Coverage
- Factors affecting communication: noise, lighting, seating, and personality traits.
- Overcoming barriers: staff training, assertiveness, and effective verbal/non-verbal communication.
Reflect and review skills for self-development
Course Coverage
- Evaluation of skills: assessing effectiveness and identifying improvement areas.
- Using feedback for further training in conflict resolution and communication.
- Motivating and supporting team members to achieve shared goals.
Indicative reading list
- Cottrell S – Skills for Success: Personal Development and Employability (Palgrave Study Skills) (Palgrave Macmillan, 2nd edition, 2010)
- Smith B – Longman key skills: Working with Others (Wwo)/Improving Own Learning and Performance (LP)/Problem Solving (ps), 1st edition (Longman, 2001)
- Tetley C – BTEC Entry 3/Level 1 Business Administration Student Book (Pearson, 2010)
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
The SIMI Swiss micro-credential program allows for the transfer of credits and tuition fees into full degree programs from SIMI Swiss and/or its university partners. SIMI Swiss reserves the right to limit admissions once the number of students exceeds the quotas.
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- To participate in the SIMI Swiss micro-credential program, students need to meet the entry criteria corresponding to each level. Please see the “Entry” tab for more details.
- SIMI Swiss will not accept applicants if their entry qualifications are from diploma mill universities or schools/universities that are not accredited.
- English is not a mandatory entry requirement for Micro Credential programs, but candidates need to ensure that English is used in reading documents, listening to lectures, and doing assignments. Candidates should note that English is a mandatory requirement when switching to an academic program at SIMI Swiss and University Partners.
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- Email your application to support@simiswiss.ch with all the required documents. You can download the application form here.
- Our admission department will contact you and guide you through further processes if the registration documents need to be supplemented.
- SIMI Swiss will issue the Letter of Acceptant (LOA). You wil proceed to the next steps according to the instructions and pay tuition fee.
- SIMI Swiss will issue a student confirmation letter, login account to the e-learning system and related documents.
- You have become an official SIMI Swiss student and enjoy your study journey.
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