This document outlines the tasks and objectives for a student's final assignment to earn a distinction in a health and social care course. The student must evaluate their own personal and professional development over the two-year program. They are instructed to consider how their personality traits led them to this career, and if those traits have changed. The student must also evaluate their experience at Middlesbrough College, the course and units, and their placements. They need to judge what was positive or negative about each, and how each influenced their professional growth. The overall aim is for the student to write a professional evaluation of their development through the program.

1. Unit 6 Personal
and Professional
Development
Distinction 2

2. Recap – M2
 Identify skills and knowledge gained from
the course/placement
 Compare and contrast knowledge gained
from the course/placement
 Consider skills and knowledge still to
acquire in the future

3. Distinction 2
Evaluate your own development over the
duration of the programme
Evaluate means….
‘Find or judge the value of’
To complete this last assignment you will need
to make judgements about how well (or not!)
you have developed over the last 2 years on the
course both professionally and personally

4. Today’s Objectives
 Identify your personality traits and how
they motivated you to seek a career in
health and/or care
 Evaluate how your personality has
changed over the course of the
programme
 Evaluate your professional development
over the course of the programme and
how this has been influenced by:
 Middlesbrough College
 The course/units
 Your placements

5. Personal develoment
Cast your mind back to when you first applied
for this course – why did you think you were
well suited to it?
Task 1:
1.Identify your personality traits.
2.Explain how they link to your chosen
course/career
3.Has your personality changed as a result of
completing the course? i.e. more/less resilient,
courageous, empathetic, proactive etc. Explain
with examples ideally from your placement!

6. Overall aim of the section:
To write a professional evaluation of
your development
You need to evaluate how Middlesbrough
College, the course/units, your
placements have contributed to your
professional development. Also what has
your experience been?
Professional Development

7. Cast your mind back to when you first applied
for this course – why did you want to come to
Middlesbrough College?
Task 1:
Evaluate your experience of Middlesbrough
College…
- What has been positive/negative?
(e.g. travel, environment, facilities, support
etc)
- What improvements would you suggest?
- How have your experiences developed you?
Middlesbrough College

8. Why did you choose the course? What did you think
you would gain from Health and Care?
Task 2:
Evaluate your experience of the course/units
- What has been positive/negative?
(e.g. tutors, particular units, assignments,
knowledge/skills gained etc)
- What improvements would you suggest?
- How have your experiences developed you?
The Course/Units

9. Did you get to chose your placement? If so why did
you chose it? What would you have preferred to do in
hindsight?
Task 2:
Evaluate your experience of your placement
- What has been positive/negative?
(e.g. getting there, the staff, the service users etc)
- What improvements would you suggest?
- How have your experiences developed you?
Your Placements

10. Distinction 2
Evaluate your own development over the
duration of the programme
Evaluate means….
‘Find or judge the value of’
To complete this last assignment you will need
to make judgements about how well (or not!)
you have developed over the last 2 years on the
course both professionally and personally