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This unit helps candidates to take responsibility for their own learning and development. In particular, it provides a framework for the development of the personal and general skills and qualities which employers seek in the workplace and which are increasingly recognised as underpinning success in personal life, in citizenship and in lifelong learning. The contexts of progression to employment, or from college to university, or developing Core Skills, can be used.
Through a process of Personal Development Planning1 candidates will identify their skills, abilities and development needs and review these in the context of their own personal, educational and career aims. They will devise a personal action plan, then undertake and evaluate that plan. They will gather, organise and present evidence of each stage of the plan - including personal reviews - in their personal development portfolio.