This document outlines the schedule and assignments for a vocational preparation course. It includes 14 meetings from September to December with various activities and assignments each week, including self-study, presentations, job application exercises like writing cover letters and mock interviews, developing a personal development plan, and completing a portfolio for final assessment.

2. VPS
S.Schouwenaars@hz.nl
0117-489303
Room L 205

3. PLANNING
1 12th Sept Introduction
2 19th Sept Self-study
3 26th Sept Self-study
4 03th Oct Presentations
5 10th Oct. Self-study
6 24th Oct Self-study
7 31th Oct. interview
8 14th Nov. Self-study
9 21th Nov. Self-study
10 28th Nov. Personal Development
11 5th Dec. Self-study
12 12th Dec. Self-study
13 19th Dec Portfolio / Assessment
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4. MEETING 1 INTRODUCTION
Flipped Classroom, Mentormob
http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/vps
Introductory courses
Assignments
þ Doing tests Belbin, Kolb, motivation
o http://www.thesis.nl
o http://www.123test.nl/prestatiemotivatie/
þ Portfolio and resume making

5. MEETING 2 (WEEK 4)
What precedes it.
þ Find at least 5 companies that match your CV
þ Determine at which one you would like to work.
þ Look at the video “End to Boring Powerpoint slides”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fils7clg6iU and prepare a
PechaKucha for the company that best suits you and tell us why
this is so. (Many public images can be found on
www.Pinterest.com
Assignments
Presentations.

6. ASSIGNMENTS
Presentations.

7. MEETING 3 (WEEK 7)
What precedes it
You have chosen a company which best suits you. Write a letter
of application and mail this letter one week before the meeting
(teaching week 6) to the teachers.
She sends your letter with a number to three other students.
Each student receives 3 letters.
These three students decide independently who they want to
invite for an interview. (Explain why)
The other two are not invited but will get extensive feedback
about the letter and explain why they are not invited.
Use the search term "applying for a job" for more information
about how to apply for a job.

8. ASSIGNMENTS
The teacher indicates who will have a job interview. And which
students form the selection committee for this person.
There are two interviews conducted per group of 6 students.
Every interview takes 20 minutes.
3 students are the Selection Committee, 1 student is a
candidate. 2 students observe and give feedback to the
candidate afterwards. Main question. Will you employ this
person after this interview? Justify your answer.
Prior to the interview subgroups of three students get the
opportunity to prepare for the interview and make a
questionnaire.
After each interview the observers discuss what they thought
of the interview and the applicant.

9. If your letter has not arrived in time your
not allowed to attend the meeting and
you’ll have a rematch.

10. MEETING 4 (WEEK OF CLASSES
11)
What precedes it
Read in the book “Match” the part about the personal
development plan and adjust the plan for yourself.
Decide what activities you have to carry out. Discuss this with
your SLC if necessary
Make a poster of your Personal Development Plan on an
A3paper most important are the activities

11. ASSIGNMENTS
During the meeting, the posters are shown to your classmates.
Everyone writes on a post-it (awarded by the teacher) what
else you can do to accomplish your goals.
Afterwards you’ll get the opportunity to read the posts and ask
questions about the post-it set.

12. MEETING 5 (WEEK OF CLASSES
14)
What precedes it
Please complete your portfolio and make it available to the
teacher

13. ASSIGNMENTS
assessment