Improving your Learning and Performance
Improving your Learning and Performance gives learners the opportunity to develop a range of practical skills that they can use to maximise their ability to learn and enhance their effectiveness in the workplace.
The course covers:
Session 1 – How to improve your ability to learn by setting targets
Session 2 – Creating a plan
Session 3 – Reviewing progress and achievements
- Course details
- How long does it take?
- Course delivery and assessment
- About the qualification
- The computer kit you’ll need
- How much does it cost?
- What do I do now?
Course details
In this course, learners will work through 3 study sessions. Here’s a taste of what they will cover:
Session 1 – How to improve your ability to learn by setting targets
- In this first session, learners will learn about the importance of setting targets for their learning and find out some useful techniques for effective goal setting.
Session 2 – Creating a plan
- Once the learner has their target in mind, this session will help them to create a plan to achieve it. They will learn how to develop some action points, decide on the resources they need and put their plan into action.
Session 3 – Reviewing progress and achievements
- In the final session, learners will take a look at the progress they have made and evaluate the effectiveness of their learning.
How long does it take?
Improving your Learning and Performance is designed as a 30-hour course. Learners can flexibly study at their own pace, depending upon the time made available for their studies.
Course delivery and assessment
The course is offered online with vision2learn– an innovative web-based learning system, which you and your pupils can access via PC from school or home. The online course contains all of the learning content needed to meet the assessment requirements of the course, as well as activities to enable your pupils to practise their skills and test their learning receiving additional help and support from you as you are always just a click away.
About the qualification
Studying Improving your Learning and Performance leads to the accredited NCFE Level 2 Key Skills Certificate in Improving own Learning and Performance, which helps your pupils to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of this subject.
In order to successfully achieve a qualification your pupils will need to complete a series of assessments as they work through each Session of the course. You will assess these and they will build up to form each pupil’s portfolio of evidence of learning. A certificate will be awarded on satisfactory submission of evidence of learning for the 3 sessions of the course.
The computer kit needed
- An Internet enabled PC running Microsoft Windows operating system
- Web browser – Internet Explorer 8.0; Firefox 8.0 (or later); Google Chrome 15.0 (or later)
- Session cookies should be enabled
- JavaScript should be enabled
- Microsoft Word or similar word processing package
- Acrobat Reader. click here to download
- Flash player 9.0 or later. click here to download
How much does it cost?
Three payment options are available please see our Vision2learn fees, features/benefits and leasing options for further details.
Our partner schools use core AWPU funding to fund courses for their 14-19 year olds. Leasing options are available too.
What do I do now?
For further information on vision2learn and how it could contribute towards your achievement targets please contact:
Jonathan Ovenden jonathan.ovenden@creatingcareers.com 07730 402653
Or
Andrea Wadham andrea.wadham@creatingcareers.com 07983 621095
