Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) Introduction to the Qualification

Aims To enable candidates to: develop and demonstrate a range of personal, key and employability skills leading to personal effectiveness broaden their experience and manage their learning through enrichment activities receive formal recognition and accreditation for the above

Overview Level 3 Applied Qualification Requires 150 Guided Learning Hours Students produce a portfolio which is internally assessed/externally moderated Attracts 16 UCAS Points

Structure To achieve CoPE Level 3 students must demonstrate their skills development in six assessment units: Introduction to Working with Others Introduction to Improving Own Learning and Performance Introduction to Problem Solving Planning and Carrying Out a Piece of Research Communicating Through Discussion Planning and Giving an Oral Presentation

Challenges Students are required to compile evidence for the 6 assessment units by completing 3 challenges which: are chosen from the modules in the Challenges Menu are chosen from 3 different modules provide opportunities to demonstrate the processes involved

Challenges Menu

Standards & Guidance Challenges are a vehicle Portfolio evidence Used to gather evidence of skills development Portfolio evidence Must demonstrate students have met the L3 ‘Standards’ for each assessment unit Guidance for each unit Exemplifies the Standards Highlights mandatory evidence and examples of additional evidence

Portfolio Evidence Mandatory Evidence Plan, Do, Review Sheets (Units 1-3) Student Evidence Sheets (Units 4-6) Observation Checklists (Units 5 & 6) Additional Evidence (should/could) Log of activity Witness Statements Photographs Annotated Notes/Source Materials Certificates

Portfolio Evidence Evidence must show that students know how to: set objectives for their chosen challenges action plan Set targets Decide upon action points Set realistic timescales work independently as required review their approach

Assessment Internally assessed by Centre 3 Portfolio Clinics available across NI Internal moderation required if more than one teacher/assessor Sample from Centre externally moderated by CCEA Opportunities in both winter & summer series

Key Points Need to plan opportunities for evidence collection at the planning stage Activities need to be student led There must be evidence of individual performance Best time for submission of portfolios? Summer Series Year 13 Winter Series Year 14

Focus on process NOT product