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STUDENT DETAILS / DECLARATION:
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| Unit / Subject Name: | BSBLED808 Conduct a Career Development Session | |
| Trainer’s Name: | Assessment No: | Task 1, Task 2, Task 3 |
| I declare that: | o I fully understand the context and purpose of this assessment. o I am fully aware of the competency standard/criteria against which I will be assessed. o I have been given fair notice of the date, time and venue for the assessment. o I am aware of the resources I need and how the assessment will be conducted. o I have had the appeals process and confidentiality explained to me. o I agree that I am ready to be assessed and that all written work is my own. o This assessment is my: o First submission o Re-submission (Attempt ___ ) |
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| Student Name: | Student ID: | |
| Student’s Signature: | Submission Date: | / / |
ASSESSOR USE ONLY: (ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT)
| Result: | Assessment task 1: | o Satisfactory o Not Satisfactory |
| Assessment task 2: | o Satisfactory o Not Satisfactory | |
| Assessment task 3: | o Satisfactory o Not Satisfactory | |
| Final Assessment Result for this unit | C / NYC | |
| Feedback: | Feedback is given to the student on each Assessment task & final outcome of the unit |
Yes / No |
| Assessor’s Feedback: |
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| Assessor’s Signature: |
Date: | / / |
ASSESSMENT FIRST SUBMISSION/RE-SUBMISSION RECEIPT:
It is student’s responsibility to keep the assessment submission receipt as a proof of submission of assessment tasks.
| Student Name: | Student ID: | |
| Unit / Subject Code: | Assessment No: | |
| Trainer Name & Signature: |
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| Assessment/evidence gathering conditions |
| Each assessment component is recorded as either Satisfactory (S) or Not Yet Satisfactory (NYS). A student can only achieve competence when all assessment components listed under procedures and specifications of the assessment section are Satisfactory. Your trainer will give you feedback after the completion of each assessment. A student who is assessed as NYS is eligible for re-assessment. Should the student fail to submit the assessment, a result outcome of Did Not Submit (DNS) will be recorded. Student should be provided with an appropriate time frame in which to resubmit their work, according to the RTO’s re assessment policy and procedure. Plagiarism, cheating and collusion. Where a trainer/assessor believes there has been an incident of academic misconduct involving plagiarism, cheating, and/or collusion, they should report this along with reasons for the allegation. Assessors should refer to their RTO’s policy and procedures regarding training and assessment for further information.” When all unit’s assessment tasks have been submitted and assessed (including resubmissions), print out a copy of this unit’s Final Results Record, included as the last page of this document. Record the result for each task and the final result for the unit as C (Competent) or NYC (Not Yet Competent). There is also space to give the student some written feedback for the overall unit. Sign and date the middle section, and give the sheet to the student. After discussing their results with them, the student must fill out and sign the final section of the Record, where they acknowledge the result that you have given them. When the student has filled out the final section of the Final Results Record, make a copy for them and retain the original with the student’s records. |
| Resources required for this Assessment |
| • All documents must be created using Microsoft Office suites i.e., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint • Upon completion, submit the assessment printed copy to your trainer along with assessment coversheet. • Refer the notes on eLearning to answer the tasks • Any additional material will be provided by Trainer |
| Instructions for Students |
| Please read the following instructions carefully • This assessment is to be completed according to the instructions given by your assessor. • Students are allowed to take this assessment home. • Feedback on each task will be provided to enable you to determine how your work could be improved. You will be provided with feedback on your work within 2 weeks of the assessment due date. • Should you not answer the questions correctly, you will be given feedback on the results and your gaps in knowledge. You will be given another opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to be deemed competent for this unit of competency. • If you are not sure about any aspect of this assessment, please ask for clarification from your assessor. |
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| • Please refer to the College re-assessment and re-enrolment policy for more information. • Please provide required references of the sources, if you use any information from any sources (such as: learner book, power point and online resources) to answer the assessment questions and make the required changes to justify that it is your own work. |
| Re-submission opportunities |
| Please read the following instructions carefully • Students will be provided feedback on their performance by their Assessor. The feedback will indicate if you have satisfactorily addressed the requirements of each part of this task. • If any parts of the task are not satisfactorily completed your assessor will explain why and provide you written feedback along with guidance on what you must undertake to demonstrate satisfactory performance. Re assessment attempt/ s will be arranged at a later time and date. • Students have the right to appeal the outcome of assessment decisions if they feel they have been dealt with unfairly or have other appropriate grounds for an appeal. • Students are encouraged to consult with their assessor prior to attempting this task if they do not understand any part of this task or if they have any learning issues or needs that may hinder them when attempting any part of the assessment. • Please see Student Assessment, Reassessment and Repeating Unit of Competency Guidelines v1.1 for more detail. |
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TASK SUMMARY:
You are required to answer all the questions in this task.
WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?
Access to textbooks and other learning materials.
Access to a computer and the Internet (if you prefer to type your answers).
WHEN AND WHERE DO I DO THIS TASK?
This task may be done at your own time as homework or you may be given time to do this task in class (if
applicable). Your assessor will advise.
WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT?
All questions answer.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?
If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, they will talk to you about resubmission. You will need
to do one of the following:
• Answer the questions that were incorrect in writing.
• Answer the questions that were incorrect verbally.
Instructions to students:
This is an open book test – Please refer following resources for this assessment
a. case study ‘Lindsay A Step By Step Career Counselling Case Study
b. A comparison of theories
c. Australian Journal of Business and Management Research
d. https://cica.org.au/
e. https://www.careers.govt.nz/resources/career-practice/career-theory-models/
f. https://study.com/academy/lesson/career-development-theories.html
g. Counselling micro skills
h. Career development model You need to answer all 8 questions correctly. You must answer the questions by writing in the space provided. If you need more space, you can use extra paper. Make sure you write on each extra piece of paper
your name and the question number/s you are answering. You may prefer to use your computer to type your answers. Your assessor will let you know if you can
email your answers as a Word file, or if you must print and submit hard copies.
| Assessment Task 1: Written Questions |
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QUESTION 1
Multiple career development theories have been developed over the years but none of them is able to
comprehensively explain the vast area of career development. There are majorly seven developed theories that have
their own implications towards career development. Give a brief description of these studies and how would you
categorise them?
Answer in 200-250 words.
QUESTION 2
Changing or choosing a career is not an easy task. Apart from social pressure and dynamics, there are other
personal factors and attributes that play an important part in deciding one’s career. How does an individual’s
emotions, behaviour and way of thinking contribute in making his/her career choices?
Answer in 150-200 words.
QUESTION 3
A successful presentation/workshop is that from which audience have grasped most of the knowledge and skills
imparted to them, with a positive progression reflected on their learning and ability make right choices. Explain the
competence and set of skills required to conduct a successful career development session?
Answer in 150-200 words.
QUESTION 4
Career Counselling is a process that focuses on helping the client in understanding himself/herself along with work
trends so that he/she can take informed decision about career. The process of career counselling involves creating a
safe and secure environment, where the client feels at ease and is able to discuss his/her life and career, without
any hesitation
How does effective communication help in creating a harmonious and understanding relationship with your client?
Answer in 100-150 words.
QUESTION 5
Give a brief basic/fundamental understanding of the following concepts. Answer in 200-250 words.
• lifelong learning
• holistic career development
• career decision-making
• career coaching
• career maintenance
• work satisfaction
• employability
• enterprising
• positive uncertainty and
• planned happenstance
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QUESTION 6
A genuine Career Counsellor is the core of right guidance, which is why he/she is the most important element of any
career counselling process. There are set standards of career development.
What are the standards of career development? What role do these standards play in career counselling? Answer in
150-180 words.
QUESTION 7
Career Counselling is a scientific process and involves making calculated moves, based on hard facts and
methodical research. It is not a procedure that runs on trial and error. What are the legislative and regulatory
requirements while conducting a career counselling?
QUESTION 8
Professional development policy of an organisation draws the guidelines for possible opportunities of their
employees to excel in their professional life. It is very closely linked to career counselling as is the advanced step to
professional development session where employees seek professional advice on their prospective career choices.
Refer to the organisations’ policy regarding career counselling in the link provided and create a career development
policy for coffeville as they do not have any. You may consider adding information in their existing professional
development policy to create a new career development policy. Coffeville policies and procedures and Performance
and career development policy
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| ASSESSMENT TASK 2: Practical Assessment Task (Research and e-Portfolio)- Conduct a career development session |
TASK SUMMARY:
You are to create an e-portfolio based on the research.
WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT?
Access to textbooks and other learning materials (web).
Access to a computer and the Internet (if you prefer to type your answers).
WHEN AND WHERE DO I DO THIS TASK?
This task may be done in your own time as homework or you may be given time to do this task in class (if
applicable). Your assessor will advise.
WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT?
Your answers to all the questions.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?
If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, they will talk to you about resubmission. You will need to do
one of the following:
Answer the questions that were incorrect in writing.
Answer the questions that were incorrect verbally.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: This is a self-paced activity – you can use your learning materials or text book as reference. The activity has been divided into two parts (Part A and B) Part A is conducting a research on different theories and creating a report. It can be in any form report as word
file, A synopsis as a paragraph, PPT etc. Part B is preparing an e-portfolio based on the research you did in Part A. It can be a word file or PPT or a web
page. You must submit both of these at the end of Assessment 3 (presentation) which will follow upon completion of
this assessment. Word limit for your report is 400-500 words (no more than 2 pages in total). You may like to refer to this link if
you need help in how to write a report. https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Report You must include all the asked relevant information in your report and e-portfolio. You may prefer to use your computer to type your answers. Your assessor will let you know if you can email
your answers as a Word file, or if you must print and submit hard copies.
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| Part A – Research career development theories |
In this part of the project, you are required to conduct a rigorous research on different career development theories to
gain a profound understanding of the concept and how they can be used while conducting a career development
session.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. This is a self-paced activity.
2. You must follow the given task instructions below.
3. You must note down the important points found in the research and address all the instructions given. You will be
assessed on your ability to address those instructions.
4. You must research all the information asked below rigorously as this would be the foundation for rest of your
practical assessments.
TASK INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPLETE PART A OF THE PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TASK:
• You are to research major career development theories and its different models. In your research, please
make sure you find out how a general advice on career development is different to providing information and
further to professional career advice.
• You would also figure out which researched theory and model is appropriate to use for your own audience
(audience in career development session in Assessment 3).
• Your trainer/assessor would provide you the details of participants in career development session, so that
you are aware of the diversity of your audience. All your research should carefully consider the diversity and
needs of your clients.
• Once the research is completed, please submit your report along with your e-portfolio (part B of this
assessment) at the end of assessment.
• You can use any format for creating a report, it can be a word document as a report or a synopsis paragraph
or simple PPT.
• It must contain all the information that has been mentioned above and should not exceed 2 pages in total.
You may consider referring to this link for assistance in writing a report https://www.wikihow.com/Write-aReport
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| Part B – Creating an e-portfolio |
This part is in continuation to the Part A of this assessment. You are required to create an e-portfolio based on the
research you have done in part A of this assessment. Your e-portfolio must demonstrate your ability to provide a
career development session to your audience.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
Develop an e-Portfolio demonstrating your ability to provide career development session to your audience (arranged
by the trainer/assessor). It must contain all the information you would be using while conducting your career
development session. Basically, you would be using this portfolio as a guide when conducting your session. You
must make sure that E-portfolio is based on the research done in part A in terms of appropriate theory and model applicable to
the audience. Also the session in e-portfolio has been planned considering the diversity of the audience
(cultural and ethnic). There is a confirmation of the focus for the career development session with defined outcomes agreed. It has all the marketing information required e.g. Flyer, email or article promoting the career development
session, outlining expectations, location, duration and timing. It contains the information of the presenter supporting credibility for the attendees of the session. It has feedback survey forms for the attendees at the end of the session. Please be mindful of the privacy by
not asking their details. E-portfolio can be created as a web page or PPT. You must submit it along with your research report at the
end of the assessment. It should not exceed 5-7 PPT slides. You may like to refer to this for assistance in
creating e-portfolio http://www.scranton.edu/academics/ctle/tutorials/technology/eportfolio-powerpoint.shtml You will be assessed on the ability to create an e-portfolio following above instructions. Please make sure
that you include all the relevant material in your project. You will be using this e-portfolio while preparing the PPT for your career development session in next
assessment. So it is advised that you try to collect all the required information needed for conducting a
career development session.
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| ASSESSMENT TASK 3: Practical Assessment Task- Conduct a career development session |
TASK SUMMARY:
This is the third and final assessment task for this unit and you are required to conduct a session where you will be
the presenter and conduct a career development session for a group of people. Your trainer will assist in arranging an
audience for you of diverse people with different needs. Based on your research and e-portfolio, you must have a
prepared PPT (Power Point Presentation) for this session that would have all the information needed for this career
development session. You will be using this power point slide show while running the session.
WHAT DO I NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THIS ASSESSMENT? Computer and Microsoft Office-PPT of your presenation Access to your resources required for conducting a session(research report and e-portfolio done in Assessment
2). Workplace or a close simulation of the workplace environment Research resources, including industry related systems information Information on current training and assessment requirements
WHEN AND WHERE DO I DO THIS TASK? This task may be done in an actual workplace or a close simulation of the workplace environment You will be provided with the due date for this assessment so that you can write it in the Assessment Booklet or
diary.
WHAT DO I NEED TO SUBMIT? Presentation handouts (PPT slides) of your session
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO IF I GET SOMETHING WRONG?
If your assessor marks any of your answers as incorrect, they will talk to you about resubmission. You will need to do
one of the following:
Answer the questions that were incorrect in writing.
Answer the questions that were incorrect verbally.
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: This is a presentation held face to face or virtually (as arranged with your trainer). You will be conducting a career development session for an audience (Trainer to arrange). You need to create a PPT for your presentation using all the research and content in the e-portfolio you did in
Task 2. You must use that PPT while conducting the session. You may consider bringing the print out of the slides for the audience if find useful. You are recommended to watch these videos below for preparing yourself for the session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADPlNJcgvhk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvD6qnVe4cI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeFUpczOv8Y
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| Task brief |
This assessment has been developed to give you exposure in conducting a career development session to a diverse
audience. This will provide you an experience of effective and professional communication, building client rapport,
counselling career development, assisting individuals to make appropriate choices and using resources and
technology to support career development sessions.
| Conduct a career development session |
This part is in continuation to the previous assessment tasks of this unit. This is an oral and interactive assessment
task and requires you to conduct and present a career development session where you would be giving professional
advice to your audience based on their situations. You should have all the prior information regarding your audience
in hand in form of research report and e-portfolio and you must have prepared your PPT on basis of that research.
Once you are done with the presentation, please hand out the feedback forms to your audience for self-evaluation.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. This oral presentation is an individual work exercise
2. This will be a role-play presentation and your classmates/ trainer/ assessor will take on the role audience
3. This session is to be presented using MS Power Point slides as a face to face/ virtual meeting
4. You must prepare 15-20 slides and must write only the keywords/ points in the slides.
5. Time-limit for delivering the presentation is 10-15 minutes.
6. You may be video-graphed or photographed during the presentation (with permission).
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Presentation marking criteria: Please note that you will be assessed on the following criteria.
| Observation Checklist (Single Observation) During the demonstration of skills, did the student satisfactorily: (enter specific details of benchmarks relating to workplace tasks that must be demonstrated to confirm competence) |
Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | ||
| Y | N | Y | N | |
| 1. Researched the topic thoroughly | ||||
| Was able to research different studies of career development | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Demonstrated the ability to apply appropriate theory to the person by figuring out individual career needs |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Demonstrated the difference between advice, providing information and professional help while doing career counselling in the session. |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Was able to figure out appropriate career development model required for meeting individual/group needs while conducting the session |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Considered the diversity of the audience while preparing for session | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Gathered and used all the required information of audience to assist in preparing the presentation |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 2. Conducted the career development session well | ||||
| Was dressed up professionally and showed mannerism for presentation | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Used effective and professional communication style | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Developed trust and rapport with the clients | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Clear and relevant information provided to the topic | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Identified clients’ career goals and needs, helped them make their choices by keeping in mind their individual concerns (common pattern of thinking and behaviour). |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Listened carefully to their concerns and questions and responded appropriately. |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| 3. Used resources and technology to support career development sessions | ||||
| Used resources and technology to support career development sessions by informing clients about available support resources (career websites etc.) |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Provided information regarding other available sources that are not addressed in the session and are out of your reach |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Summed up the session professionally by appreciating the presence of the audience and collected feedback for self-evaluation. |
☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
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| ASSESSMENT CHECKLISTS |
| Student’s name: | ||
| Student ID: | ||
| Did the student provide a sufficient and clear answer that addresses the suggested answer for: |
Completed successfully |
Comments |
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| Create an e-portfolio based on the research report done in part A of this assessment |
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| Include all the information relevant to individual needs and goals of audience |
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| Consider the diversity of the audience in terms if age, sex, gender, ethnicity and cultural background |
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| Include all the marketing information in the e-portfolio e.g. flyer, email or article promoting career development session |
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| Include feedback forms for self-evaluation (to be used in presentation) |
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| Include all the relevant and factual content related to career development session |
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| Presentation handout |
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| Assessment Task 3 |
| Researched the topic thoroughly |
| Was able to research different studies of career development |
| Demonstrated the ability to apply appropriate theory to the person by figuring out individual career needs |
| Demonstrated the difference between advice, providing information and professional help while doing career counselling in the session. |
| Was able to figure out appropriate career development model required for meeting individual/group needs while conducting the session |
| Considered the diversity of the audience while preparing for session |
| Gathered and used all the required information of audience to assist in preparing the presentation |
| Conducted the career development session well |
| Was dressed up professionally and showed mannerism for presentation |
| Used effective and professional communication style |
| Developed trust and rapport with the clients |
| Clear and relevant information provided to the topic |
| Identified clients’ career goals and needs, helped them make their choices by keeping in mind their individual concerns (common pattern of thinking and behaviour). |
| Listened carefully to their concerns and questions and responded appropriately. |
| Used resources and technology to support career development sessions |
| Used resources and technology to support career development sessions by informing clients about available support resources (career websites etc) |
| Provided information regarding other available sources that are not addressed in the session and are out of your reach |
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| Summed up the session professionally by appreciating the presence of the audience and collected feedback for self evaluation. |
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| Task Outcome: | Satisfactory Not Satisfactory |
| Assessor name: | |
| Assessor signature: | |
| Date: |