Project 2
Practical assessment: to be completed as well as the theory assessment.
This activity involves practical demonstration of tasks to your supervisor, trainer or assessor. Download and print the Practical Assessment sign off sheet here for completion and submit it to your assessor by suitable negotiated method (eg fax/ mail).
Record details of the practical demonstration including date conducted, the supervisor/ assessor present and sign off form submission details in the answer box provided.
To be assessed as competent in this study unit you must demonstrate the ability to:
◦actively participate in a team where the team takes a pro active and considered approach to innovation and innovative practice
◦collaborate and openly communicate within the team
You will also need to demonstrate:
◦knowledge and understanding of the internal and external factors that contribute to a team becoming and remaining innovative
◦communication skills to work collaboratively as part of a team, to provide guidance and support to others, and to participate in open and constructive discussions
◦creative thinking skills to generate, explore, test and challenge ideas
◦learning skills to stretch boundaries of own knowledge and skills
◦literacy skills to analyse a wide range of information from varied sources
◦planning and organisational skills to participate in the effective allocation of work in a team context
◦problem solving skills to work constructively to overcome issues and challenges of both a practical and conceptual nature and to make ideas become realities
◦self management skills to take a pro active team role and to reflect on own performance in modelling and encouraging behaviour that supports innovation
Candidates for assessment must demonstrate, at the required qualification level:
◦Creating opportunities to maximise innovation within a team
◦Agreeing on and implementing effective ways of working
◦Supporting and guiding colleagues
◦Reviewing and analysing team performance
◦Actively participating in a team
◦Collaborative and open communication techniques
◦Broad knowledge of the concept of innovation
This list can be used as an assessment guide.
Negotiate, with your assessor, a time and place – either in an actual or simulated workplace - to demonstrate these skills. Your assessor will draw up and provide you, ahead of time, with a properly contextualised task list that will enable demonstration of the required skills and knowledge. You can use this when preparing for the assessment and it can be used as a checklist during the assessment.