Project Report Level 5 Project

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Learning Contract Level 5 Project
Section 1: Student and course details
Name: Avila Cristy Barreto
Tutor:
Project/Placement name:
Section 2: Focus
Aim/Problem Statement
This project is focused on design and development of professional development plan
for future success and career growth of each individual. In other words, for individual
career development skills and knowledge gaining are the crucial elements rather
factors. The skills and knowledge of any person is measured based on certain
Performance Measurement Metrics (PMM) and Key Performance Indicators (KPI).
Work based simulation always helps to attract more numbers of employers than the
traditional approaches. The aim of this project is to develop and obtain skills that will
help each individual to make their chosen career pathway smoother and complex
free. The skills which are important for accomplishing this project are as follows:
Time management skills: the time management plan will help the employers to
learn how to become punctual by meeting deadlines and attending lecture classes.
Communication: Through open communication the employers become capable to
interact with the rest of the members efficiently
Leadership: The virtual teams should be lead by the employers. Being a leader the
employers will be able to become much skilled and experienced as well.
Team collaboration: Collaborative team work enables the students to become
stronger and provide high opportunities to develop their skills and performance.
Decision making: Negotiating based on change and additional needs is an
important part for project success. Thus, each student should have a decision
making power.
Continuous planning: Each student should focus on continuous planning. With the
help of continuous improvement program the students will be able to meet the
project goals and objectives at the project initiation phase.

Learning Outcomes
As a result of this project I am able:
1. Build a portfolio of evidence using a range of methodologies and activities (log
books; critical incident diaries; employer or supervisor feedback).
2. Identify and articulate the development of work related skills mapped to
evidence drawn from either the project or placement.
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the background and context
relative to the chosen project or placement opportunity.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of preparation and planning undertaken prior to the
placement or project implementation.
Section 3: Justification
Aimless personality can never give a bright career to any individual therefore;
students should always become focused to their career pathway regarding whet
designation they want to hold in the upcoming future. In order to reach success in
career any person should first set a goal and motive in their life. The person who
does not have an aim cannot take any decision about his or her life easily. Career
goal can help a student to take decision throughout the life phases. Hopefully Human
Resource career is referred to as an aim which involves different requirements. For
becoming an employability material I think I have to develop myself a lot in diverse
sectors. Directly a large goal cannot be achieved, through taking steps final goals
can be accessed by individuals. For instance, if I want to become a human resource
manager then I have to obtain all the skills that a human resource manager needs to
possess.
In order to become a high level expertise skills and knowledge are identified as the
vital abilities. The employers always show much interest if they recognizes that one
particular student is really willing to learn new skills for career development.
Advanced skills always increase the confidence level of an applicant. Besides
confidence look the other things that also attracts the interviewer are attractive and
prominent Resume/CV, cover letters etc. However, for different disciplines different
skills like functional, operational and occupational skills are required. The other skills
for which always the employers search for include critical thinking ability, out of box
thinking, teamwork, legal and ethical responsible personality, communication skills,
interpersonal skills, problem solving capabilities etc.
In each of the phases of this project I think I will be able to discover myself or unfold
myself as a professional long with my skills and experiences. This project will also
help me to determine the learning pathway or directions much clearly. I think that
with the successful end of the project I will become a critical thinker and an

autonomous learner. I have realized that project management simulation will help me
to keep myself engaged with the useful management skills. I would be definitely able
to apply my knowledge and skills while leading any project and guiding the project
team members being a project lead. My decision making power and problem solving
ability will also help me to resolve the intra organizational conflicts including cultural
and language barrier issues. I think that, conflict resolution is the most important
awareness program which should be conducted throughout the project design,
development and implementation phases. I think that being a professional I would
also be able to identify the work discrimination between a project manager and
project leader.
It is found that the business models are frequently changing due to financial, static,
mechanical interruptions. In fact for some of the job designations also it is changing
the required knowledge and skills as well. For instance, if a box manufacturing
company replaces the human resources of their factory by robots then the skills of
the working factory labours will be no longer required. As employee turnover will not
be easy thus they will be appointed to some other jobs where they are not even
having any skills or knowledge. Therefore, in such cases they will have to learn from
the very beginning which is just not costly for the employees but for the factory also.
Dye to the simultaneously changing eco system employees will have to gain
knowledge in different sectors. For this reason the employee will face issues like
shelf life shortening.
These days it is also determined that there are some companies which are not
happy by hiring new graduates as they all are may be having degrees but not
professional skills of communication, decision making, leadership, consumers
awareness, self management, punctuality etc. The new generations are somewhere
found to have lesser committed and loyal to their assigned roles. The new
generation required to possess enough of skills such as how to protect themselves in
their career pathway.
Section 4: Methods
I have chosen the project on personal development in terms simulation as the
method direction. The GSM University from which currently I am pursuing my degree
does not provide any placement but it gives opportunity to work with the Cesim
Project Management Simulation platform. On the other hand, GSM is the only
University which has the module in the semester. Through the help of this system I
will be able to learn much both in terms of skills and knowledge. It will help me to
posses work based experiences about how to become a good leader, decision
maker, problem solver etc. I will be able to challenge myself through this project
moreover I think I can increase my employability changes through this project.