Development in Construction and the Built Environment
U NIT 31: W ORK BASED T RAINING AND D EVELOPMENT IN C ONSTRUCTION AND THE B UILT E NVIRONMENT
• Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit a learner will:
1 Be able to plan for relevant work-based training and development activities relevant to the construction and built environment sector
2 Understand the outcomes from the work-based training and development opportunities to be undertaken
3 Understand the benefits of the work-based training and development to be undertaken 4 Be able to report on continuous improvement in work-based learning and performance.
Unit content
1 Be able to plan for relevant work-based training and development activities
relevant to the construction and built environment sector
Training and development activities: personal development eg time management and self- management; business skills eg finance, marketing, teamwork and negotiation; technical skills (IT and computer-aided design (CAD)); legislation; health, safety and welfare; environmental and sustainability issues
Personal goals: career development; salary and job satisfaction; goals and objectives; maintenance of training records; appraisal and feedback on performance; reflection Organisational goals: staff knowledge, understanding and skills; motivation and retention; analysis of future needs, ‘learning organisations’; appraisal and performance review; policies on recruitment, selection, training and development of staff; awards eg Investors in People (IiP), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)
2 Understand the outcomes from the work-based training and development opportunities to be undertaken
Content: knowledge; understanding; skills
Assessment process and grading criteria: standards; grading; feedback
Evidence: action plan, reviews, witness testimony, self-assessment, peer assessment, tutor- marked assignments and projects, line manager input to process, case studies, personal logs, presentation
3 Understand the benefits of the work-based training and development to be undertaken
Personal: improved knowledge and understanding; enhanced practical, cognitive transferable and intellectual skills; higher-level skills; increased confidence and job satisfaction; awareness of future training and development needs
Organisational: return on investment analysis; appraisal; future training and development needs
4 Be able to report on continuous improvement in work-based learning and
performance
UNIT 31:WORK-BASED TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit a learner will:
Assessment criteria for pass
The learner can:
LO1
Be able to plan for relevant work- based training and development activities relevant to the
construction and built environment sector
1.1 compile portfolios of training and development activities accessed through work
1.2 produce an assessment of personal and
organisational goals when engaging in training and development
LO2
Understand the outcomes from the work-based training and development opportunities to be undertaken
2.1 explain how the content is used to achieve the learning outcomes
2.2 review how the assessment process and grading criteria from training and development activities are determined through evidence
LO3
Understand the benefits of the work-based training and development to be undertaken
3.1 discuss the personal and organisational benefits gained from training and development
LO4
Be able to report on continuous improvement in work-based learning and performance
4.1 report on professional and personal development by participating in training and development
Guidance
Links
This unit links with other Edexcel BTEC HN Construction and the Built Environment units, for example:
• Unit 5: Group Project in the Construction Industry
• Unit 59: Employability Skills
• Unit 60: Personal and Professional Development
• Unit 61: Project Design, Implementation and Evaluation
• Unit 62: Research Project
• Unit 63: Work-based Experience.
The content of this unit has been designed and mapped against the current CIC National Occupational Standards and the current NVQs at levels 4 and 5. Completion of the learning outcomes will contribute knowledge, understanding and skills towards the evidence requirements of the NVQs.
• See Annexe B for summary of mapping information to NVQs. This unit has also been mapped to illustrate the links to the NQF units.
UNIT 31:WORK-BASED TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN CONSTRUCTION AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Essential requirements
The evidence required to achieve this unit will be learner attendance at training and development events and the completion of the associated work required for assessment. These events will tend to be non-accredited and may not be assessed, and be without clear or explicit learning outcomes or assessment criteria. However, each unit of a BTEC Higher National qualification requires that evidence for assessment is provided against the learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
The important issues for learners are:
• training and development opportunities selected for inclusion in the portfolio of evidence must address learning outcomes and assessment criteria at a level equivalent to the BTEC Level 5 Higher National qualification
• evidence must be authentic, valid and reliable to support attendance at, and successful completion of, the selected training and development opportunities
• the learning outcomes of these events must be clearly stated where explicit, or must be extracted from the delivery and assessment of the content where they are either absent or implied
• the assessment criteria associated with these events must be clearly stated where explicit, or must be extracted from the delivery and assessment of the content where they are either absent or implied
• work-based learners must have access to regular feedback on their progress and achievements to inform self-appraisal and reflection
• assessors will need to be satisfied that they can assess the evidence learners provide against the learning outcomes and assessment criteria and apply the generic merit and distinction grade descriptors where applicable.
It is essential that a culture of health and safety is embedded in all the units to ensure that the learners understand the importance and relevance of health and safety issues. Therefore there should be clearly signposted aspects of current legislation and health, safety and welfare implications throughout the delivery and assessment of this unit.