Overview
The purpose of Introduction to Work-Based Learning is to provide an integrated approach to study, where you are given the opportunity to reflect upon your academic learning and gain relevant practical experience by applying this learning in your workplace.
You are required to have attempted at least one 30-credit module prior to embarking upon your work-based learning. In order to maximise the benefits of work-based learning, you are encouraged to undertake this module at the same time as, rather than at the end of your academic studies.
In addition to providing an opportunity to enhance your technical, subject-specific knowledge and skills, this module offers you the opportunity to develop a broad set of intellectual, practical and transferable skills to assist you in your career progression and add value to your organisation.
Summary:
Applies your academic learning to your workplace
Develops practical and transferable skills
Assists in career progression and adds value to your organisation
Course details
Cost
£535.00
Next course start date
1 May 2012
Module registration deadline 1 February 2012 (existing students)
Course duration
The overall study time for the module is 150 hours usually over 6-12 months. You will be guided through your studies by the Work-Based Learning Guide and be supported by your work-based learning tutor.
Credits
30 credits
Entry criteria
Students should undertake at least one 30-credit module before embarking upon their work-based learning. Before registering for this module, students should obtain their employer's/line manager's support. See the Introduction to WBL Guide for Students and Line Managers; for a copy email wbl@ifslearning.ac.uk.
Studying for this module
Learning support
You will be provided with a set of templates to complete during your studies and guidance on how to achieve the learning outcomes.
Assessment
The assessment for this module is based on your performance against the subject-specific and generic skills learning outcomes. Sources of evidence will be employer observations and your own reflective personal journal.
Planning your Work-based Learning
This module is about taking theory/models, and your understanding gained from formal learning, and applying them to your work. It is about connecting your workplace objectives and activities to the module learning objectives (learning outcomes). It is not about creating more targets but rather focusing on those you already have from a different perspective.
This integrated approach is the reason that you need to have undertaken some formal study before you before you start your work-based learning. It should not be the first module that you study, although if you have progressed from a previous ifs award this may be possible.
It can be completed in 6 or 12 months. To get the most out of it you need to have time to continually reflect on your learning and performance, and review what is happening to, and around, you.
This is what one of our students said on completing it:
| “To be honest, in the beginning … I was sceptical about this work based learning. The reason was that, I could not imagine how I could reflect on my mundane workplace activities and provide a report on these even though in truth this is something that [] most of us do, but never document. Most of the time we do reflect [on] what has gone right or wrong in a day’s work, but we do it subconsciously. Now that I have consciously done it, I can appreciate the importance that this part of the studies has … to reflect on what I did and how to improve or change what was done. [Work-based Learning] made me focus more on what I was doing and the quality needed to do a good job. Looking at … what I have learnt, I think that this work based learning is a good tool to help students reflect on their work based experience.” |
The theme for this module is Customers: providing customer service, meeting customer needs and forging effective relationships with them. It is not essential that you study the module Customers and their Needs to undertake the Introduction to Work-based Learning (IWBL) module but if you are intending to do so then studying before or in parallel with IWBL is advised.
If you intend to study one module at a time your study might look like this:
| Session 1 | Financial Markets and Risk | |
| Session 2 | Option module(s) - 30 credits
(Customers and their needs if you intend to take this module) | Introduction to Work-based Learning |
| Session 3 | Option modules(s) 30 credits | Introduction to Work-based Learning |
| Session 4 | Option module - 15 credits | |
Or
| Session 1 | Financial Markets and Risk | |
| Session 2 | Option modules(s) - 30 credits | |
| Session 3 | Option module(s) - 30 credits | Introduction to Work-based Learning |
| Session 4 | Option module - 15 credits | |
If you intend to study two modules at a time your study might look like this:
| Session 1 | Financial Markets and Risk and one 30 credit option module
(Customers and their needs if you intend to take this module) | |
| Session 2 | Option module(s) - one 30 credit and one 15 credit | Introduction to Work-based Learning |
Or
| Session 1 | Financial Markets and Risk and one 15 credit option module | |
| Session 2 | Option module(s) - one 30 credit
(Customers and their needs if you intend to take this module) and one 15 credit | Introduction to Work-based Learning |
Further details
View the Introduction to Work-based Learning summary syllabus.
View the full-length Introduction to Work-Based Learning module specification for the Professional Certificate in Banking.
If you are already registered for this module you should refer to your course website to view the module specification that relates to your session of study. You will need to log on to my ifslearning to access the course website for your module.
View other FHEQ Level 4 modules.