Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT
Week
Week 1Session
1
Topic
Amplification
Introduce 4 learning
outcomes that will be
achieved in this unit
Understand the attributes of
employees that are valued by
employers
Understand principles of
effective communication
Exploit ICT to communicate
effectively
Identify personal
development and identify
ways of addressing them.
APPRENTICE – show
students clip of show
and set own scenario
Get students to identify
attributes that the people on
the show identified about
themselves
Key Skills
Integration/HOTS
Resources
Opportunity for students
to demonstrate HOTS
through resources
Essay question
HOTS
Students asked to pretend
they were applying to the
show and create a personal
profile about themselves
that would identify key
attributes they possessed
and why they would be
beneficial to Alan Sugar.
Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT
Week 1Session
2
Week 1
Session
3
APPRENTICE my
scenario
Students put into teams of 4
and asked to select and
promote a product aimed at a
particular audience.
IOLP, Comms, WWO
Week 2Session
1
ANALYSIS OF ROLE
WITHIN THE GROUP
HOTS
Week 2Session
2&3
TEAM WORKING
Students asked to identify
what attributes they
demonstrated during the
exercise and also those
demonstrated by other group
members.
Research learning styles and
methodologies – Blooms etc.
Week 3
Session
1&2&3
TEAM BUILDING
EVENT
Students asked to create a
team building event and
consider the implications of
organising one and consider
how it will aid team working.
IOLP
IOLP/HOTS
Each group to nominate a
managing director and that
person decides who is
responsible for what.
PWPT presentation put
together explaining the
product.
Check sheet on attributes
Students create an
information booklet
commenting on the main
areas that affect good team
working
Poster and information
leaflet aimed at
encouraging staff to
participate.
Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT
Week 4
Session
1
PROOF READING
SCENARIO
Students asked to create
technical document on the
components of a PC in rough
draft.
Word, photoshop or
publisher
Week4Session
2
PROOF READING
Students exchange work with
another group member and
proof read their work suggesting
changes to technical language,
grammar, spelling, content and
layout. Work annotated and a
table of recommendations
provided.
Once work checked, students to
make alterations to original
work where required.
Week4Session
3
PERSONAL
EVALUATION
INTERVIEW
Week5Session
1
Learning Outcome 1 –
attributes of ees valued
by ers
Students to identify what
WWO
skills they have at present that
maybe beneficial to an
organisation.
Students given the interview
scenario for next lesson. Split
into groups. Explanation
provided as to how the panel
could be set up e.g. one
person from personnel etc.
WWO/IOLP/Comms
Identify what employers
look for in new
applicants.
Provide examples of
affective skills.
WWO/COMMS
Students work and blank
table of recommendations
Students to hand in their
interview questions apart
from one by end of lesson
PWPT/internet linked
pages/communication
exercise sheet/Interview
questions and student
review sheet
Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT
Week 5
Learning Outcome 1 –
session 2 attributes of ees valued
by ers -
Week5Session
3
Assignment
Provide examples of
positive attitudes.
Provide examples of
technical knowledge.
Demonstrate good
practice when applying
for a job.
Provide examples of
skills.
Identify what skills they
possess.
Explain how job
suitability can be
matched to an individual.
Task 1 – ensure that
development plans are
regularly updated.
Task 2 –student to work on
WWO/IOLP/Comms
Match cards, internet self
assessment, PWPT with
internet links and What if
question sheets.
IOLP, WWO
Class handouts
Week6Session
1
Week6Session
2&3
Week7Session
Learning outcome 2Communicate in writing –
understand principles of following org guidelines,
effective communication convey messages in writing,
structure of writing,
Learning outcome 3 – be identifying relevant
IOLP, WWO, COMMS
PWPT presentation
Student consolidation
exercise sheet (options
select scenario)
Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT
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able to exploit ICT to
communicate effectively
information, checking work,
note taking and conveying
alternative view points
Organisational guidelines
In groups issues one
channel to each group to
identify advantages and
disadvantages. Examples to
show good practice of the
channel should be included
Week7Session
2&3
Learning outcome 3 – be
able to exploit ICT to
communicate effectively
Week8Session
1
Learning outcome 4 – be
able to identify personal
development needs and the
ways of addressing them.
Communication channels – WP,
presentations, Web pages,
emails, blogs, vlogs, podcasts,
video conferencing
Software – wp, presentation,
specialist software for visually
impaired. Software tools –
proofing tools, conversion of
tabular data into graphics, text
readers
Demonstrate to students how
this would occur in a work
environment:
Identification of need – self
assessment, formal reports,
customer feedback,
IOLP
PWPT presentation
explaining each aspect
IOLP
PWPT presentation
explaining each aspect
Demonstration of examples
used in real organisations
Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT
Week8Session
2&3
Week9Session
1
Week9 Session
2&3
performance data
Records – personal
development plans, target
setting
Learning outcome 4 – be
Demonstrate to students how IOLP
able to identify personal
this would occur in a work
development needs and the environment:
ways of addressing them.
Methods of addressing needs
– job shadowing, formal
courses, training, team
meetings, attending events
Learning outcome 4 – be
Demonstrate to students how IOLP, COMMs,WWO
able to identify personal
this would occur in a work
development needs and the environment:
ways of addressing them.
Learning styles – examples of
active/reflective,
sensing/intuitive,
visual/verbal,
sequential/global.
Understand how learning
styles can impact on team
working
Assignment – task 3b
Students are allowed to work IOLP
on task in class
Week10- Student presentations for task 3 b and submit entire assignment at start of last lesson.
Session
1,2&3
PWPT presentation
explaining each aspect
Demonstration of examples
used in real organisations
Student to work through
exercise sheet to identify
their own learning style.
Class exercise – who has
what learning style
Scheme of Work – BTEC Nat Diploma In IT Yr 1 – Unit 1 Communication and Employability skills for IT