1. Unit 7 – Making Informed Career Choices
Personal and Social Education (5800)
Level 1/2
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Unit 7 – Making Informed Career Choices
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2. LEVEL R A G Personal and Social Education (5800)
Unit 7: Making Informed Career Choices
Level 1
Title:
Making Informed Career Choices
Ragged Student
assessment
Teacher checklist
(,, ?)
= Completed
= No evidence
? = Room for improvement
(Look at teachers comments, ask for help)
LEVEL
Level:
Level 1
Credit value: 2
Learning outcomes
The learner will:
Assessment Criteria
The learner can: R A G
1. Be able to use sources in career planning
1.1 Identify three sources of careers information, help and support
1.2 Use the sources to identify four appropriate preferred careers
2. Be able to research career requirements
2.1 Report on basic requirements of two of the selected careers using the headings: qualifications, training, skills and experience
3. Be able to produce a careers action plan
3.1 Produce a personal careers action plan which includes:
Targets
Action Points
Review Dates
4. Be able to recognise the opportunities that exist for lifelong learning
4.1 Identify three opportunities for lifelong learning

3. LEVEL R A G Personal and Social Education (5800)
Unit 7: Making Informed Career Choices
Level 2
Title:
Making Informed Career Choices
Ragged Student
assessment
Teacher checklist
(,, ?)
= Completed
= No evidence
? = Room for improvement
(Look at teachers comments, ask for help)
LEVEL
Level:
Level 2
Credit value: 2
Learning outcomes
The learner will:
Assessment Criteria
The learner can: R A G
1. Be able to use sources in career planning
1.1 Identify at least four sources of careers information, help and support
1.2 Use the sources to identify four appropriate preferred careers
2. Be able to research career requirements
2.1 Produce a report on the requirements of three of the selected careers using the headings: qualifications, training, skills and experience
3. Be able to produce a careers action plan
3.1 Produce a personal careers action plan which includes:
Targets with Explanations
Action Points
Review Dates
Summative Review of Progress
4. Be able to recognise the opportunities that exist for lifelong learning
4.1 Research requirements for entry into Further and/or Higher Education and produce a short report on the findings
4.2 Describe at least three opportunities for further lifelong learning

4. 1.2 Use the sources to identify four appropriate preferred careers
Personal and Social Education (5800)
Unit 7: Making Informed Career Choices
Learning outcome: Be able to use sources in career planning
1.1 Identify at least four sources of careers information, help and support
Learning outcome: Be able to use sources in career planning
1.2 Use the sources to identify four appropriate preferred careers
Candidate’s name: _________________________ Candidate’s number: _______________

5. Personal and Social Education (5800)
Unit 7: Making Informed Career Choices
2. Learning outcome: Be able to research career requirements
2.1 Produce a report on the requirements of three of the selected careers using the headings: qualifications, training, skills and experience
Selected Career
Qualifications
Training
Skills
Experience
Candidate’s name: _________________________ Candidate’s number: _______________

6. 3.1 Produce a personal careers action plan which includes:
Personal and Social Education (5800)
Unit 7: Making Informed Career Choices
3. Learning outcome: Be able to produce a careers action plan
3.1 Produce a personal careers action plan which includes:
Targets with Explanations b) Action Points c) Review Dates
d) Summative review of progress
Candidate’s name: _________________________ Candidate’s number: _______________

7. Personal and Social Education (5800)
Unit 7: Making Informed Career Choices
4. Learning outcome: Be able to recognise the opportunities that exist for lifelong learning
4.1 Research requirements for entry into Further and/or Higher Education and produce a short report on the findings
4. Learning outcome: Be able to recognise the opportunities that exist for lifelong learning
4.2 Describe at least three opportunities for further lifelong learning
Candidate’s name: _________________________ Candidate’s number: _______________