QQI Level 5 5N1356: Work Experience, Assignment, CC, Ireland

Part A – 1) Portfolio Brief

Assessment Brief

You are required to prepare a report of your planning and preparation for work experience. The report should demonstrate a clear understanding of the value of planning and preparation in order to maximize participation and learning opportunities effectively during work experience.

Part A – Portfolio 

1. Workplace Planning & Preparation
2. Skills Audit
3. Workplace Legislation

1. Personal Profile

Introduce yourself. Discuss why you chose this course and what you hope to get out of your studies.

2. Career: Describe your relevant personal and vocational experience to date. What are your current career aspirations? List 3 healthcare workplace environments (nursing home, hospital etc.)and explain the specific skills and qualifications that would be necessary to gain employment within them.

3. Work Experience: Describe what you know about work experience, what is its purpose. Where do you intend to carry out your work placement and why? State 2 goals you hope to achieve on completion of your work experience, expand a little on these.

4. Job finding skills: Use the following headings to demonstrate your proficiency and understanding of the various aspects of looking for work experience:

– Describe how you plan to gain work experience using your job finding skills, e.g. online searches, job boards, nursing home websites, newspapers etc.

– Apply to job advert below and include a copy of your most recent CV and a sample letter of
application with the report.

Assessment Criteria: Part 2 – Skills Audit

Skills audit: Rate yourself on your skills as listed below, identifying your strengths and weaknesses and skills that you consider need further development. Include any challenges you might face.

Personal Skills – Timekeeping, organization etc.

Identify your strengths in the above skills. How do you hope to achieve/develop the above skills? Outline the importance of meeting deadlines.

Interpersonal Skills – between 2 or more people

Identify your strengths in the above skills. How do you hope to achieve/develop the above skills? (Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups).

Practical Skills – Washing, dressing, assisting with eating etc.

Identify your strengths in the above skills. How do you hope to achieve/develop the above skills? Outline the importance of having patient care skills.

Technical Skills – computers, hoist, electronic bed etc.

Identify your strengths in the above skills. How do you hope to achieve/develop the above skills? Outline the importance of having technological skills.

Assessment Criteria: Part 3 – Workplace Legislation-

Discuss the importance of legislation, policies and procedures in the context of the Healthcare Industry. Ensure that you make reference to the following:

a) Employment legislation e.g.:
− Your rights as an employee
− Duties of the employer
− Regulations related to pay, working hours etc.
− Union representation

b) Equality legislation including the discrimination and equality acts

c) Health and safety legislation including policies and procedures in relation to the healthcare
industry.

d) Data Protection in terms of protecting patients and workers confidential information.

e) Discuss your understanding of the HIQA regulations in relation to the Healthcare Industry

f) Marks will also be allocated for the following
– Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking, additional research and correct referencing
– Formatting of project and overall layout

Part B – Skills Demonstration- Work Placement 40%

Part 1. Workplace Competence Schedule 20% (Completed in consultation with workplace supervisor)

Part 2. Reflection on the Work Placement Experience 20%

Part 1 – Learner Reflection on the Work Placement

Having completed your work placement carry out a review of your learning goals, experience and performance in relation to your educational and career options.

a) Reflect on your work placement experience by discussing the following, give an example of
each:

1. Feedback received by supervisor/mentor on the your personal performance

− What was the feedback? Include positive and constructive.
− How did you receive this feedback? Did you welcome it or find it difficult to hear?
− Did you take this feedback on board, if so how? If not, why not?

2. Discuss the following challenges which may have arose, how you overcame them and if you would do anything different in future:

– conflict in workplace relations either with coworkers, patients or patient’s relatives
– maintaining time-keeping, attendance
– meeting Activity of Daily Living timeframes, i.e. coping with pressures of task workloads
– adherence to health and safety practices at work

3. Detail any new learning that occurred while on placement

– how did this build upon your course/classroom learning/skills.
– Strategies for self-improvement in relation to new learning/challenges.

4. Did the placement match your expectations? Give reasons for your answer

5. Looking back at the initial self-evaluation of your skills and career goals, describe what you
have learned about yourself.

b) On completion of your work placement carry out a review your workplace plans and goals by discussing the following:

− link your experience from work placement to future career / work plans
− explore options of future education and training, for example relevant course/s that you might be eligible to apply for to enhance your career prospects
– transfer and progression opportunities
– financial considerations
− explore future options of employment, for example possible career opportunities in Ireland and abroad

Part 2 – Workplace Competence Schedule

At the end of the Learner’s period of work placement, the Workplace Competence Schedule must be completed, signed, and stamped by the Skills Coach/Company Owner/Manager/ Supervisor. It is the responsibility of the Learner to return the completed document to Chevron Training The QQI Certificate will not be issued to Learners who fail to return the completed document.