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UNIT G3 (D9RL 04) EVALUATE AND DEVELOP OWN PRACTICE

Element G3.1 Evaluate own practice

Performance criteria You must be able to do the following:

a) evaluate own practice against set targets and goals

b) use a range of valid and reliable evidence to assess own work which includes an assessment of the effects of your own behaviour and values on others

c) involve others in the interpretation of evidence

d) use evidence to reflect on own practice and professional issues

e) accept criticism in a positive manner and assess its validity and importance

f) revise goals and targets in the light of reviewing evidence of performance

Element G3.2 Identify self-development needs

Performance criteria You must be able to do the following:

a) set and prioritise clear and realistic goals and targets for own development

b) base goals and targets on the accurate assessment of all relevant information relating to own work and achievement, including developments in professional practice and related areas

c) devise a personal plan and review it regularly

d) try out developments in own practice in a way which does not cause problems for others

e) evaluate developments in own practice and ensure continued self-development

Evidence requirements To achieve this unit you must provide evidence to convince your assessor that you consistently meet all the performance criteria and all the knowledge requirements. Your evidence must be the result of real work activities undertaken by yourself. Evidence from simulated activities is not acceptable for this unit. The minimum evidence you need for this unit is listed below:

ONE record identifying how you evaluate your own practice and identify your own development needs. It is expected that your record and personal action plan will include evidence to demonstrate your competence in respect of all performance criteria listed in element G3.1 and G3.2.

PLUS A personal action plan showing how you review and develop yourself. Knowledge criteria 3 to 9 should occur naturally within your report but you will need to ensure that knowledge criteria 1, 2, 10 and 11 are also covered.

Knowledge requirements You need the following knowledge to perform this unit of competence. You will show this through the outcome of your work activities and through evaluations of your systems and processes. You need to be able to show that you have general knowledge and understanding of the following:

1 ways of identifying job and organisational needs

2 organisational policy relating to professional practice and its implications for own development.

3 methods of self-assessment

4 how to interpret evidence of own performance

5 methods of reviewing and interpreting developments in professional practice

6 factors which impact on the ability to identify own development needs

7 appropriate people to support the interpretation of evidence of own performance

8 how to prioritise self-development needs

9 methods of personal action planning

10 methods of evaluating suggested changes in the context of one’s own current work.

11 how to apply external trends and developments into own performance.