SAMPLE ASSIGNMENT

CITEC LONDON
Unit 6.7 Personal Leadership and Management
Level 6 10 Credits
Sample Assignment
Context
Your existing qualifications, past employment and personal experiences and current level of
study mean that you intend to apply for leadership and management positions in
organisations. In preparation for this you wish to enhance your prospects for success by
further development of your leadership and management skills.
You plan to do this by undertaking some research on leadership and management. You will
then undertake a personal assessment of your skills and construct and implement a
personal development plan. You must file all of this information for future reference, either
as an electronic or hard copy. As this information is important and will be accessed, as your
future career progresses it must be carefully and systematically organised.

Task 1
You must begin the file by preparing detailed notes that:

analyse the impact of organisational objectives, values and culture on the leadership
and management role
Evaluate the leadership and management skills required to support the achievement
of organisational objectives.

Task 2
The second section of the file covers a personal assessment of your skills and development
plan. You must:

assess your personal leadership and management skills and identify the personal
development required to support the achievement of organisational objectives
assess the opportunities for the development of your leadership and management
skills
construct a personal development plan with clear objectives to develop your
leadership and management skills.

Task 3
You are now in the position to be able to implement your plan. As part of the implementation
you should document all that happens while you are implementing the plan. You must:

manage your personal development of leadership and management skills.

Task 4
It is important to learn from the progress you have made in order to plan further
developments. In this final section of the file you must:

review your personal development plan against the original objectives

evaluate the effectiveness of your personal development of leadership and
management skills
analyse areas for further development and update your personal development plan.

Guidelines for assessors

There is no suggested word count for the students assignment work in this unit. The assessment
criteria for the unit specify the standard a learner is expected to meet. They demonstrate that the
learning outcomes have been achieved. The suggested evidence listed below is how students can
demonstrate that they have met the required standard.
1.
Task number

Assessment criteria Suggested evidence

1.

1.1, 1.2,

In the first section of the file there must be a

range of organisational objectives, values and
culture in the analysis. The detailed notes must
distinguish between these elements and must
show how they impact on the role
The evaluation must be thorough and cover a
range of appropriate management and
leadership skills.

2.

1.3, 2.1, 2.2,

The assessment needs to be specific and

illustrated with examples. The personal
development needs to be related to any gaps
identified and must also take into account what
has been researched in the tasks above.
The assessment of the opportunities must be
realistic, achievable and linked to the learners
personal needs and situation.
The plan must be clear, with objectives,
timescales and relevant activities/tasks with
clearly and appropriately set monitoring and
review points.

2.3

There must be evidence that the plan has been

implemented. This section of the file might
contain notes, examples, a diary or witness

statements with feedback.

4

3.1, 3.2, 3.3

The review must relate to the original objectives

It should be analytical and specific. The
evaluation and analysis must show the progress
made in developing the relevant identified skills
and what is further required. This should lead
to an updated plan.