This document outlines the criteria for passing, merit, and distinction levels for a personal and professional development unit. It provides guidance for students to: 1) Review their progress against initial goals and assess if they have been met or require new target dates. 2) Assess how their action plan has supported their development over the duration of the program in terms of skills, knowledge, and overcoming barriers. 3) Evaluate their overall development during the program both personally and professionally by considering traits, skills gained, impact of coursework and placements, and set future goals.

1. Unit 6 Personal and
Professional
Development
Pass 4, Merit 2, Distinction 2

2. P4
Produce evidence of own
progress against action plan
over the duration of the
programme
M2
Assess how the action plan
has helped support own
development over the duration
of the programme
D2
Evaluate own development
over the duration of the
programme
The Criteria

3.  Re-familiarise yourself with your Pass 3
goals.
 Write a REVIEW of your progress towards
meeting these goals
 Have you met them?
 Why/why not?
 What evidence do you have to support
that you have met them?
 Have you got a new target date if you
haven’t met them?
 Have your priorities changed?
Pass 4

4. Merit 2
 Assess how the action plan has helped
support your own development over the
duration of the programme
Skills and Knowledge
What is a skill?
“Special ability or expertise”
(Collins 2003)
What is knowledge?
“Facts or experiences known by a person”
(Collins 2003)

5. Merit 2 continued…
1. Think about the skills and knowledge you had
before you started college (that are linked to
health and care) such as GCSEs, communication
skills, personal attributes such as being caring or
confident.
2. Think about the skills and knowledge you have
acquired as a result of the COURSE so far.
3. Think about the skills and knowledge you have
acquired as a result of your PLACEMENT(S) so far.
4. Consider if there have been any barriers to
overcome or anything you would do differently
next time
5. Is there still anything you need to develop?

6. 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

7. Distinction 2 continued…
You need to consider your personal development
What personality traits did you already have?
How have you developed?
What has stopped you developing? (eg. Shy, personal life,
responsibilities etc)
You need to consider your professional development
What units have you done and how have they developed you?
How has your placement developed you?
How has being in the college environment developed you?
What has stopped you developing?
What do you need to do to meet your future goals?