1 Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE) Introduction to the Qualification

2 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

3 Overview Level 3 Applied Qualification Requires 150 Guided Learning Hours Students produce a portfolio which is internally assessed/externally moderated Attracts 70 UCAS Points

4 Structure To achieve CoPE Level 3 students must demonstrate their skills development in six assessment units: 1.Introduction to Working with Others 2.Introduction to Improving Own Learning and Performance 3.Introduction to Problem Solving 4.Planning and Carrying Out a Piece of Research 5.Communicating Through Discussion 6.Planning and Giving an Oral Presentation

5 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

6 Challenges Menu

7 Standards & Guidance Challenges are a vehicle –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

8 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

9 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

10 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

11 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

12 Focus on process NOT product