So1007 Introduction To Sociology There are four learning outcomes to this unit 1.Explore the importance of on-going professional development and self-directed learning to enhance professional identity and career opportunities 2.Assess own skills, competencies, and the different learning and development approaches 3.Design a professional development plan, within a specific work context

There are four learning outcomes to this unit:

1.Explore the importance of on-going professional development and self-directed learning to enhance professional identity and career opportunities

2.Assess own skills, competencies, and the different learning and development approaches

3.Design a professional development plan, within a specific work context

4.Demonstrate a range of service industry and transferable skills for a job application

Scenario and Activity:

You are considering a career promotion or a career change but have been uncertain about the approach to take to review your options. You have decided to employ the help of a career coach to mentor you through the process of professional development and skills enhancement.

To ensure that you are fully aware of what it involves, your mentor has asked you to outline the importance and benefits of undertaking ongoing development in an organization of your choice or your own place of work if appropriate.

Based on the above scenario, you are required to complete a report that should include the following:

Critically evaluate how your own abilities, skills, and competencies meet the employer expectation of professional skills required for a selected job role in a specific organization including the most appropriate developmental approach and a range of learning theories to develop personal and professional skills for that specific job role. At the same time, you will have to consider evaluating the importance and benefits of on-going professional development for different stakeholders and the associated professional skills and competencies requirements within a specific organization.

Produce a comprehensive development plan that sets out clear and achievable targets to enhance chosen skills and competencies as well as the strategies and outcomes of learning and training within a specific work context.

Task B: 

Scenario and Activity:

Having decided to move up the career ladder and applied for some supervisory roles in the hospitality industry. You have been invited for an assessment day for the position of restaurant supervisor in a local hotel.

The assessment process will be an oral interview and written reflection. In order to complete the role-play task, you must be in groups of four where you take in turns to interview each other. The interview questions are below. You will have to answer the questions orally and submit a written answer as evidence of the interview.

Based on the above scenario you are required to:

Undertake a job interview for the position of restaurant supervisor (Role Play). Interview questions (write the answers to the interview questions and

Why would you like to become a restaurant supervisor?

What kind of skills you possess you to think are required in this role?

What previous experience do you have in relation to this position?

What do you think your weaknesses are?

After the interview, you are required to produce a detailed and coherent critical reflection of the interview process which should highlight your key strengths and weakness as well as the obstacles and challenges you overcame during this process.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Pass	Merit	Distinction
LO1 Explore the importance of on-going professional development and self-directed learning to enhance professional identity and career opportunities		LO1 LO2 D1 Critically evaluate own skills and competencies to meet the employer expectation of professional skills required for employment within a specific job role
P1 Examine the key benefits of on-going professional development for different stakeholders within a specific organisation  P2 Investigate professional employer expectations of skills and competencies within a specific organizational context	M1 Evaluate the importance of on-going professional development and the associated professional skills requirements within a specific organizational context
LO2 Assess own skills, competencies, and the different learning and development approaches
P3 Assess own abilities, skills, and competencies for a specific job role  P4 Review a range of learning theories and approaches used for personal and professional development processes	M2 Evaluate own skills and competencies and the most appropriate developmental approach to develop personal and professional skills for a specific job role
LO3 Design a professional development plan, within		D2 Produce a comprehensive development plan that sets out clear and achievable targets, strategies, and outcomes of learning and training within a specific work context
a specific work context
P5 Construct a	M3 Provide a detailed
development plan to	development plan that
enhance chosen skills	applies to underpin
and competencies within	learning and
a specific work context	development theory, in a
	specific work context
LO4 Demonstrate a range of service industry and transferable skills for a job application		D3 Produce a detailed and coherent critical reflection of an interview process and own abilities during this process
P6 Undertake a job interview for a suitable service industry role  P7 Review key strengths and weaknesses of an applied interview process	M4 Evaluate a job interview process and the obstacles and challenges to ov