Personal and Social Education (5800) Level 1/2 Candidates name: ________________________________ Candidates number: ______________________________ Unit 8 – Applying for Jobs and Courses Please kindly note that this is a suggested presentation format. It is expected that candidates will personalise this booklet and add more sheets with evidence to cover the set assessment criteria. Particular care must be taken for spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Title:Applying for Jobs and CoursesRagged Student assessment Teacher checklist (,, ?) = Completed = No evidence ? = Room for improvement (Look at teachers comments, ask for help) LEVELLEVEL Level:Level 1 Credit value:2 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can: RAG 1. Know how to apply in writing for a job or course 1.1 Complete a standard job or course application form 1.2 Produce a letter of application for a given job or course in an appropriate format and containing all relevant information 1.3 Produce a CV which includes all relevant personal information plus details of education and experience 2. Recognise good practice in making written applications 2.1 List four dos and/or donts in completing application forms 2.2 Identify good and bad features of two given letters of application for a job or course 3. Know how to prepare for an interview 3.1 List three questions which might be asked by an interviewer and provide an appropriate answer to each 3.2 Prepare an appropriate question to ask the interviewer 3.3 Identify the personal presentation skills required by an interviewee 4. Know how to take part appropriately in an interview 4.1 Respond appropriately to questions asked in an interview 4.2 Ask an appropriate question of the interviewer 4.3 Use appropriate body language 5. Recognise the kind of criteria which may be used in the selection process for a given job 5.1 Identify three important criteria which might be applied in short listing or making appointments Personal and Social Education (5800) Unit 8: Applying for Jobs and Courses Level 1

Title:Applying for Jobs and CoursesRagged Student assessment Teacher checklist (,, ?) = Completed = No evidence ? = Room for improvement (Look at teachers comments, ask for help) LEVELLEVEL Level:Level 2 Credit value:2 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can: RAG 1. Know how to apply in writing for a job or course 1.1 Complete a standard job or course application form. The course could be at level 3 or Produce a letter of application for a given job or course in an appropriate format and containing all relevant information 1.3 Produce a CV which includes all relevant personal information plus details of education and experience 2. Recognise good practice in making written applications 2.1 Explain five dos and/or donts in completing application forms 2.2 Evaluate two given letters of application for a job or course in terms of a)Content b)Presentation c)Grammar 3. Know how to prepare for an interview 3.1 Produce a list of at least six questions which might be asked by an interviewer and provide an appropriate answer to each 3.2 Prepare at least three appropriate questions to ask the interviewer 3.3 Describe and explain the personal presentation skills required by an interviewee 4. Know how to take part appropriately in an interview 4.1 Respond appropriately to questions asked in an interview 4.2 Ask at least three appropriate questions of the interviewer 4.3 Use appropriate body language 5. Recognise the kind of criteria which may be used in the selection process for a given job 5.1 Identify three important criteria which might be applied in short listing or making appointments 5.2 Describe why each of the identified criteria is important Personal and Social Education (5800) Unit 8: Applying for Jobs and Courses Level 2

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 1.Learning outcome: Know how to apply in writing for a job or course 1.1 Complete a standard job or course application form. The course could be at level 3 or level 4

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 1.Learning outcome: Know how to apply in writing for a job or course 1.2 Produce a letter of application for a given job or course in an appropriate format and containing all relevant information

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 1. Learning outcome: Know how to apply in writing for a job or course 1.3 Produce a CV which includes all relevant personal information plus details of education and experience

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 2. Learning outcome: Recognise good practice in making written applications 2.1 Explain five dos and/or five donts in completing application forms DosDonts

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 2. Learning outcome: Recognise good practice in written applications 2.2 Evaluate two given letters of application for a job or course in terms of a) Content b) Presentation c) Grammar Letter 2 Evaluation Letter 1 Evaluation

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 3. Learning Outcome: Know how to prepare for an interview 3.1 Produce a list of at least six questions which might be asked by an interviewer and provide an appropriate answer to each

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 3. Learning Outcome: Know how to prepare for an interview 3.2 Prepare at least three appropriate questions to ask the interviewer 3. Learning Outcome: Know how to prepare for an interview 3.3 Describe and explain the personal presentation skills required by an interviewee

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 4. Learning outcome: Know how to take part appropriately in an interview 4.1 Respond appropriately to questions asked in an interview 4. Learning outcome: Know how to take part appropriately in an interview 4.2 Ask at least three appropriate questions of the interviewer 4. Learning outcome: Know how to take part appropriately in an interview 4.3 Use appropriate body language

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 5. Learning outcome: Recognise the kind of criteria which may be used in the selection process for a given job 5.1 Identify three important criteria which might be applied in short listing or making appointments

Personal and Social Education (5800) Candidates name: _________________________ Candidates number: _______________ 5. Learning outcome: Recognise the kind of criteria which may be used in the selection process for a given job 5.2 Describe why each of the identified criteria is important