LO1
LO2
LO3
WORKBOOK
LOG BOOK
REPORT
FORM
Personal Development Unit
Self and Work
National 4/5
Name
Class
Teacher
1
PASS
FAIL
N4
N5
Pupil Checklist
Mark off each lesson as you complete it.
Outcome 1
Page
number
Lesson Title
Completed with
support
4
5
What’s It All About?
The Aims and Purposes of work
Experience
6
7
8
9
10
11 – 14
My Personal Skills
My Personal Qualities
My Work Skills
MY Strengths and Abilities
Target Setting
Planning My Work Experience
Completed
independently
Job applications – Complete on Computer.
Task
Printed
Sent
Completed with
support
Completed
independently
Application
Form
Covering
Letter
Envelope
Outcome 2 – completed log book showing evidence that you worked towards your
targets.
Outcome 3 Review (Log Book)
Page
number
13 – 16
(Log
book)
Lesson
title
Review of
Work
Experience
Completed with support
2
Completed independently
Outcome 1
Performance Criteria – National 4/5
Outcome 1
The learner will:
1 Prepare to develop task management skills within a vocational project by:
1.1 describing strengths and limitations in their own task management skills – N4
1.1 explaining strengths and limitations in their own task management skills, using an
appropriate technique – N5
1.2 identifying personal targets for the development of these skills
1.3 producing a plan for the development of these skills
1.4 identifying their own straightforward/detailed tasks (N5), which will enable progress towards
achieving personal targets
Evidence: Completion of outcome 1 pages with some teacher support – Nat 4.
: Completion of outcome 1 pages with minimal teacher support – Nat 5.
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‘WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?’
Look at these statements – circle ‘true’ or ‘false’ or ‘?’ (if you are not sure).
1.
2.
School and work are different
True
I will work the same hours as I do in school True
False
False
?
?
3.
I will be paid
True
False
?
4.
I will have to wear school uniform
True
False
?
5.
My school subjects will help me at work
True
False
?
6.
My Work Experience will lead to a job
True
False
?
7.
I will be working with adults
True
False
?
8.
I will complete a log book
True
False
?
9.
I will get a report from the employers
True
False
?
10.
I will fill in an application form
True
False
?
11.
I will be interviewed by the employer
True
False
?
12.
If I complete the module I will get a
Personal Development Unit award at Nat 4 or Nat 5
True
False
4
?
The Aims and Purposes of Work Experience
Work
alongside
adults
Real experience of
work
Learn how to write a
formal letter and
application form
Benefits of work experience
Gain a
Personal
Developme
nt Unit at
N4 or N5
Note:
Find out if you are suited to the
job you think you would like to
do
Develop
new skills
/qualities
and build on
current ones
Be realistic about your Work Experience

Placements cannot be created to meet specific demands. Placements are dependent
on what employers will offer – just like in real life

When on Work Experience you may not be able to do all things you would like –
would you like a pupil on a work experience placement to cut your hair, do the
architectural drawings for your new house or dispense your medicines??!!
 Accepting you into a workplace can cost employers time and money. You must be
willing to learn, participate and show initiative. Do not expect to be the centre of
attention; you will often have to do the jobs done by all new staff!
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My Personal Skills
2.
8.
4.
7.
1. I finish tasks on time
2. I am polite and respectful
5.
6.
3. I am organised
Circle your strengths
4. I can make decisions
5. I have good practical skills
and underline your
6. I have good IT skills
weaknesses.
7. I am good at communicating
8. I have common sense
6
My Personal Qualities
Circle your strengths
and underline your
weaknesses
7. I am good humoured, fun to be around
8. I am determined
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My Work Skills
2.
1. My attendance is good
2. I'm always on time
3. I can work well with others
Circle your strengths
4. I am able to follow instructions
and underline your
5. I am able to work unsupervised
weaknesses
6. I can talk to members of the
public
7. I can stick at a task
8. I motivate others
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My Strengths and Abilities
The table below shows a list of personal qualities that are valuable at work. Circle the
qualities that you believe you have – 5 minimum. In the next column give examples of a
specific time when you have displayed that quality. An example has been done for you.
Personal Quality
Example of a time I have
shown this quality
Trustworthy
I am trusted to babysit for
a neighbour regularly
Honest
Punctual(on time)
Good communicator
Fit
Good team worker
Organised
Self-motivated
Healthy
Approachable
Creative – good ideas
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Target Setting
Look back at your self-evaluations and complete the table below:
Strengths (things I am already good
at)
Weaknesses (things I could get better
at with practice)
Choose 2 skills or qualities from the weakness column above that you could practise
and improve on while on work experience. Rewrite them as targets in the boxes below.
Examples:
1) I aim to improve my confidence during my work placement
2) I will improve my timekeeping while on work experience
3) I will work on using my own initiative to solve problems on my placement
Target 1
Target 2
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Planning My Work Experience
There are a number of steps you will have to do before you go out on your placement.
Some of these are listed below in a random order.
1.
Rewrite the steps in the empty boxes in the correct order.
2. Using your diary add in dates when you think you think you should complete each
task.
Task
Order
1. Investigate transport to and from
my work placement
2. Complete my daily log book during
my placement
3. Hand in my bus tickets to receive
travel refund
4. Hand in my completed workbook,
daily log book and supervisor’s
report form
5. Phone my placement to confirm
arrangements for my placement
6. Find a placement using the school’
7. Hand in a consent form once my
placement is confirmed
8. Take home the information letter
to my parents/carers and discuss
it with them
9. Hand in my completed self-found
form
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Date
Job Seeking Skills.
You must complete and send an
application form to your employer.
Why?
You will complete a
covering letter to go
along with the form.
Why?
You will
send your
form and
letter
(both
Everything you do
perfect!)
will be checked by
to your
employer
If you work independently,
you will achieve National 5.
If you need your teacher to
help you at each stage, you
will achieve National 4.
your teacher so
that you send out
a perfect form,
letter and
envelope.
You will find the application form and help to lay out your letter in:
Computer – subjects – Guidance – pupil – Work Experience.
Copy the folder to your part of the server. Save your work as you go.
Achieving your Targets.
Simple Plan (N4)
Detailed Plan(N5)
National 4 example – simple plan:
Target: I will improve my timekeeping while on work experience.
Plan:
Each evening I will set my alarm clock to get myself up in
plenty of time. I will note what time I get to my placement, aiming
to be 10 minutes early. Each day I will record the time I arrive in
the morning and after lunch in my daily log.
National 5 example – detailed plan
Target: I will work on improving my confidence while on work
experience
Detailed plan: Before work experience I will phone my supervisor.
Each day I will practise speaking to new people. As the week
progresses I will try to start conversations. I will spend breaks and
lunches with my colleagues and chat with them. I hope to speak to
members of the public and will ask if I can answer the phones.
Resources I will need: the support of my supervisor to provide me
with opportunities to practise these skills.
Time scale: I will phone two weeks before I start. The rest I will
practise during week 23rd June – 27th June 2014
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My Plan
Target 1
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How I am going to practise and achieve this:
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Target 2
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How I am going to practise and achieve this:
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