Topic: Employability
Order Description
This Unit will be assessed by assignment and individual presentation.
You are strongly advised to read “Preparation guidelines of the Coursework
Document” before answering your assignment.
ASSIGNMENT
Introduction and background notes (vocational context)
All learners, regardless of their level of education or experience, require honed employability
Skills in order to successfully enter and progress in the health and social care sector. This unit gives
learners an opportunity to assess and develop an understanding of their own responsibilities and
performance in or when entering the workplace. This assignment is about assessing your preparation
for employment in health and social care. Through writing of this assignment you are required to
demonstrate that you have a good grasp of the skills that are needed to successfully perform your
roles and responsibilities in a health and social care sector work environment. It consists of the skills
required for general employment, such as interpersonal skills and transferable skills. Also this
requires you to have an ability to work with others in teams or groups, including leadership and
communication skills. Moreover, through writing of this assignment will enable you to assess the
understanding of the day-to-day issues at your workplace and therefore being able to solve problems.
Assignment Scenario:
In order to carry out this assignment, you have worked or are currently working in a care home. You
are to provide a brief profile of the care home with the course final report submission (one page either
in the appendix or as a preamble). Your line manager has asked you to contribute in the writing of the organisation’s annual report which is a comprehensive report that will allow internal and external stakeholders to further understand what your organisation is all about. All the tasks in this coursework assignment are all based on your own personal scenario in the context of your organisation as described above but your discussion should be supported by relevant theories and concepts.
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What you must do
All of the answers for LO1 – should be focused on your own personal scenario in the context of the care home as described above but your discussion should be supported by relevant theories and concepts.