Personal Effectiveness (QQI Level 5)

Course details

The purpose of this award is to equip the learner with the knowledge, skill and competence to apply a range of personal and learning skills in a variety of personal, civil and vocational contexts, operating with autonomy while under general direction.

Learners who successfully complete this course will:

• Understand the fundamentals of personal effectiveness.
• Ability to analyse critically how personal roles contribute to the smooth running of organisations.
• Develop appropriate problem solving skills.
• Able to examine how effective groups are formed and managed.
• Critically reflect on how the learner impacts on others and how working with others may impact them.
• Acquire skills to carry out research and collaborative skills.
• Develop the academic and vocational language, literacy and numeracy skills related to Personal Effectiveness through the medium of the indicative content.
• Enable the learner to take responsibility for his/her own learning.

Who should complete this course?

• People who wish to gain a professional, accredited qualification by distance learning.
• The module is designed to offer the learner the opportunity to develop, practise and gain credit for a range of key generic personal and interpersonal skills which are important in dealing with many situations in the workplace.
• This distance learning, QQI accredited course means that Students can study flexibly at home, or at any convenient place and time, and can gain an internationally Recognised Qualification.

Students receive a comprehensive Course Manual, Assignments, Efficient Studyguide, and unlimited one-to-one Tutor Support for the course duration. If students require extra time to complete the course they can apply for an extension.

Topics covered include:

The specific learning outcomes are grouped into 6 units.

• Unit 1: Organisational Awareness
• Unit 2: The Individual and the Organisation
• Unit 3: Problem Solving
• Unit 4: Presentation Skills
• Unit 5: Effective Meetings Skills
• Unit 6: Participating in Groups.

Preferred entry level:

Level 4 Certificate, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life and work experiences.

Learners are expected to be proficient at reading, drafting, preparing and understanding information across a broad range of topics, including quantitative information for a Level 5 award and more complex information for Level 6 award.

As this programme is delivered through distance learning or eLearning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.

Programme Entry Requirements:

If you take this course by distance learning the course material will be posted to you. You can complete and return assignments/projects which must be typed rather than handwritten either by post or by email.

If you take this course by eLearning you will need basic IT skills and have access to broadband.

All participants must have access to a professional environment to fulfil the Skills Demonstration assessment requirements of the course – which is at least 20 hours work experience for minor awards.