BSBWOR501A - Assessment Task 2 V2

Assessment Assessment Task 2 BSBWOR501A Manage personal work priorities and professional development

Report Submission details Candidate’s Name

Nele Faavae

Phone No.

Assessor’s Name

Rebecca Seibert

Phone No.

Assessment Site

Loganlea

Assessment Date/s

2nd of September 2010

Time/s

 The Assessment Task is due on the date specified by your assessor. Any variations to this arrangement must be approved in writing by your assessor. Submit this document with any required evidence attached. See specifications specifications below for details.

Performance objective  The learner is to use the information gathered in Assessment Task 1 to complete a needs analysis report.

Assessment description Review a range of information sources to help you complete a needs analysis that considers: •

your personal goals and needs

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your team’s objectives and needs

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your organisation’s plans and needs

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priorities

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professional development opportunities. opportunities.

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Assessment Task 2 BSBWOR501A Manage personal work priorities and professional development

Procedure Gather a wide range of relevant information and complete a report identifying professional development goals and needs, under the headings below. Refer to the evidence gathered to support your claims. Each section of your report should be approx 300 words: 1. Personal goals and needs: o

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what are your personal work goals? -

Be promoted

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Minimise loss of time

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Change jobs

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Retire by 60

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Save money

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Get an international job

what are your strengths and weaknesses in your work role? Strengths -

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Weaknesses

learning agility and effective personal communicati on skills

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Getting nervous around people

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Being a debater

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Going out of   one’s way

self  motivated and determined

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Lack of some skills

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Sensitive person

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Too helpful – crossing limit when helping team mates

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Success oriented and natural leader

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Team player

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Hardworking

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Intelligence and self  confident

What are the mandatory training requirements for your role?

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Mandatory training requirements for the position of  Finance Officer are: -

Finance qualification

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Undergo medical and criminal history background check

2. Team objectives and needs: o

what are your team’s objectives?  To put in place and operate systems and procedures which safeguard the assets of the Correctional facility and which process transactions effectively and costefficiently.  These will include:

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Processing of financial transactions

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Recording of financial transactions

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Maintenance of internal control procedures such as Financial Regulations, checking routines

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across the following functions:

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Payment of supplier invoices (including staff and student claims)

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Payments to staff in respect of payroll and pensions

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Collection of income from all relevant sources

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VAT/Tax compliance

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Insurance claims and cover

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Financial administration of Research Grants and Contracts

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Accounting for other sponsored projects

what are your team’s strengths and weaknesses? Strengths -

decisive and outspoken

Weaknesses -

may reject new ideas

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bases decisions on known facts

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may not be aware of  new trends

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structured and organised

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has clear performance expectations

may override important long-rang factors in favour of  short term goals (often financial)

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may make decisions without knowing all the information

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may fail to consider how decisions will affect important stakeholders

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achieves practical results

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keeps bottom line in sight

3. Organisation’s plans and needs: o

what is your organisation’s corporate strategy?

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Analysis of the external environment of the company

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Key stakeholders’ expectations and objectives related to the company

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Analysis of internal environment of the company

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Analysis of the company’s customers

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Analysis of the company’s competitors

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Analysis of the company’s resources

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Analysis of the company’s suppliers

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Analysis of the external environment of the company in view of the given functional strategy

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Key stakeholders’ expectations and objectives related to the company and functional strategy

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Analysis of the internal environment of the company in view of  the given functional strategy

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what are your organisation’s strengths and weaknesses? Strengths -

More control over the employees with clear rules and regulations

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The decision making and all the other processes are very slow

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No confusion as the reporting relationship s is clear and well defined

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The  jobs may become boring for the employees

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The communication has to go through so many levels that it gets distorted.

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Too much control discourages innovation and creativity.

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There are too many levels in the hierarchy

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Weaknesses

The system is centralized and all the decisions can be monitored There is standardisation and everyone has to follow the same procedure

does your organisation have current schemes or directives that require employees to undertake professional development?  Yes, they are committed to developing a well-qualified, skilled, confident and agile workforce to deliver the best possible education and training to the community. Professional development enhances the individual’s capacity to deliver current and future departmental objectives and to further their own career plans.

4. Professional development priorities: o

consider the information gathered and determine your professional development priorities My professional development priorities are: -

complete my business diploma

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continue study at university

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take short courses to keep my skills and knowledge updated as the workplace/technology is always evolving

why have you prioritised these needs? I have prioritised these needs because, that is what I need to do in order to get a better position in the field I am seeking to pursue.

5. Available professional development opportunities: o

to conclude, identify development opportunities you could access to help you achieve personal, team and organisational goals and objectives. Development opportunities I could take to achieve personal, team and organisational goals are: -

taking a course

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talking with others in the field

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having a mentor

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having regular performance appraisals with managers

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seeking feedback on different tasks completed

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further study

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prioritising

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managing time

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communicating

 These are some of the ways that I could undertake in order to help achieve personal, team and organisational goals and objectives.

Specifications Classroom-based learners •

 You must complete a word processed report, organised under the headings provided. Each section should be approximately 300 words in length.

and

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 Your report needs to demonstrate that you have accessed appropriate information sources on which to build your opinions and write your report. Your report needs refer to information gathered to support your arguments.  The portfolio and journal you are completing for Assessment  Task 1 will need to detail the information sources you access and your decision making as you complete your report.

Distance-based learners •

 Your report must meet the same criteria laid out for classroom-based learners above. You may submit it by attaching it to an email, or by any other means your assessor determines to be suitable.

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