...will be choosing three job roles and design a fact sheet for each one, this will be informing people about what the job involves, how to train and qualify in that job and the opportunities available for future career development. ] Midwifery Job Description Midwives provide advice, care and support for women and their babies during pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period. They help women make their own decisions about the care and services they access. They care for newborn children, providing health education and parenting support immediately after delivery, until care is transferred to a health visitor. Midwives are personally responsible for the health of both mother and child and only refer to obstetricians if there are medical complications. Place of Work You could work in various places including hospital maternity units, GP surgeries, midwife units and birth centres.In some NHS trusts you would split your time between working in the community and working in hospitals. In other trusts, you may move between antenatal, deliveries and postnatal tasks every six months. As a community midwife, you would go to clinics and visit clients in their homes. Skills and Qualities There are a range of important skills and knowledge you will need to pursue a career in midwifery. Excellent people skills: having babies happens to all sorts of people, so you will be providing professional support and reassurance to a huge diversity of women, during some of the most emotionally-intense...
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...P1 For this assignment I am going to write about the employment trends, progression routes on three different career choices. I am also going to write about why these choices would sustain a long term career for me. The three career choices that I have chosen are Accounting, Marketing and Human Resources (HR). Accounting My first career choice that I am going to write about is accounting. The employment trends for accounting according to one of the world’s leading recruitment agency, the demand for an accountant has been increasing each year. In London the number of jobs for an accountant has increased by 8% and in the Midlands 7%. They have used the data that they sourced from the ‘job index provides real evidence of the expansion of accountancy and finance market.’ (Robert Walter). On the prospect4u website they have a table that shows the progression routes for an accounting career. It starts at either a ‘trainee accountant or an accountant/payroll apprentice’ they then progress to an accountant, then to an accountants manager and finally a financial controller (prospect4u). I think that this would sustain a long term career for me as my strengths are in Maths and Ict. Whereas some people would argue that Excel and numbers are long and tedious I think that they are nice to work with and I already have experience with working in Microsoft office Excel. ‘The average salary for an ACCA trainee is currently around £19,300 per annum, while an ACCA part-qualified can expect...
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...University of Phoenix Material SMART Goals Part A: Reflect on your results from the Career Interest Profiler Activity and the Career Plan Building Activity: Competencies. Building on your strengths and weaknesses, create five SMART goals to help you with your personal academic and career journey. Resource: University of Phoenix Material: Goal Setting Example: Take a writing workshop in the next 2 to 3 weeks to help me improve my writing skills in order to successfully communicate with others. 1. Keep at least a 3.0 on my report card. 2. Take a math and writing workshop in the next few weeks 3. Keep up with my assignments. 4. 5. Part B: Evaluate your SMART goals according to the SMART criteria. Provide support for your evaluation. | |S |M |A |R |T | |Goal |Is the goal specific? |Is the goal measurable? |Is the goal attainable? |Is the goal realistic? |Is the goal timely? | |Goal 1: |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes |Yes | |Keeping a 3.0 grade point | | | | ...
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...Digital literacy 'as important as reading and writing' Considering the importance placed on digital literacy in many career roles, the new 2014 curriculum seems a step in the right direction – but does more still need to be done? By Josie Gurney-Read 8:00AM GMT 11 Nov 2013 The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group Limited 1. When I was at school, ICT was labelled, rightly or wrongly, as the “doss lesson”. Unlike English, maths and science, ICT was not tested and, as such, was universally thought of as an hour of either surfing the internet, or falling asleep over yet another lesson in Microsoft Office. 2. Considering the importance placed on digital literacy in many career roles, the new 2014 curriculum, announced in July by Michael Gove the Education Secretary, seems a step in the right direction. 3. With the focus shifting from general ICT skills towards computer science, there has been debate over whether teaching children as young as 5 the basics in computer programming is really necessary in the curriculum? 4. Mark Surman, Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation, argues that skills such as these are as important as learning to read and write. 5. “Becoming literate in how the technical world works is equivalent to reading, writing and maths. We need to look at this fourth literacy as mainstream,” he says. 6. “Not just at the level of the very basics of operating a computer but actually understanding how the code and mechanics behind it work...
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...objectives for the students. It puts forward emphasis on reviewing material learned from previous school year. The document highlights key components for the educator to focus on such as; vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension. The document gives brief description on what to focus on in each category along with suggestions on how the assess the students’ progress in each category. Feedback is a very important tool to bring the students along. The document reads easy and leaves flexibility for the teacher implement his/her own style. 8th Grade Science Performance Standard This standard is much more detailed in terms of what is expected from the teacher and student. Even though it is only seven pages, it is compact and concise. The progression of the learning goals is very evident. The document starts by giving general suggestions on how to approach teaching science in order to bringing all students on the same page. Towards the end of the document it is much more emphasis on the student transitioning out of middle school into high School. According to this document the student should be expected to read to learn, putting emphasis on comprehending the text, working independently and comprehending key scientific concepts. There should be less emphasis on hands-on activities, but the document still allows for this teaching style as means to evaluate skills learned. In this standard you have the same general format with categories highlighting the main areas to be taught along...
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...DEDUCTIVE ESSAY The K12 Program of Education This writer adheres to the concept of increasing the cycle of education in both public and private schools by an additional three (3) years ostensibly aimed at improving the quality of education, especially in the public schools, but of course not without any qualifications. It is my honest opinion that the additional three-year period should be apportioned between the elementary and the high school levels. Before, the regular curriculum in the elementary starts from grade one and ends at grade six. However, particularly in almost all private schools students are required to undergo kindergarten or preparatory level as a prerequisite for admission to grade one. Undeniably, the extra year of preparation better equipped the pupils to handle the rigors of day-to-day schooling. In order to even out the playing fields, so to speak, the government proposed that the same scheme should also be adopted in public schools by standardizing the regular curriculum in the elementary to commence at the kindergarten or preparatory grade instead of adding a seventh grade, as being espoused by some sectors. Incidentally, affluent parents are not expected to be burdened further financially since as aforesaid private schools have long been advocating said format. On the other hand, education in public schools is chiefly subsidized by the government, thus the underprivileged parents will not be unnecessarily hampered as well. With respect...
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...Women and girls currently make up just a small percentage of the technology leaders at the forefront of these achievements; a major gender disparity that needs to be changed. Women comprise half of the population but hold less than a quarter of S.T.E.M. jobs. Young girls have untapped talent and potential to change the world through the lens of a science, technology, engineering or math career. Acquiring an S.T.E.M. degree is one of the smartest education paths for young girls today because of the significant benefits to be gained. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, those with an S.T.E.M. degree earn on average 26 percent more than their non-S.T.E.M. counterparts. S.T.E.M. careers are some of the most satisfying and fascinating jobs, in addition to their significance to the progression of society. Pursuing an occupation in S.T.E.M. or becoming engaged with S.T.E.M. at a young age will open countless doors for a lifetime. Looking back at these statistics has always made me curious on how it feels to be a woman in S.T.E.M. Ever since I was a little kid, I have always wanted to...
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...Occupational Sex Identification and the Assessment of Male and Female Earnings Inequality According to McLaughlin (1978), research from 1978 expands on investigating whether occupational prestige or status is a determinant for differences between male and female earnings. The focus of the study was whether task differences contribute to earnings differentials between the sexes at a time when there was an explosion of women in the workforce full time (McLaughlin, 1978). The study added a feature to look into occupational structures that were missed from earlier studies and may have biased some individual level analysis because these earlier studies focused on occupation prestige (McLaughlin, 1978). Because researchers believed that women were relegated to low earning positions, it was discovered that the sex identification of the occupation is viewed to have substantial impact on both male and female earnings. The results show that the task based (data, people and things groupings) earning potential of male dominated occupations is higher for men (women earn about 60% less than men) than equally prestigious occupations dominated by females (McLaughlin, 1978). When the task of the job associates the occupation to male identification, both male and females have higher earnings than those occupations with tasks associated with female identification. Therefore, women may not only appeared to flood the labor force in certain occupations, but if they were in female identified occupations...
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...Executive Summary This report examines the need for a learning tool that would improve and develop the learner’s literacy skills. Methods of analysis includes examining the needs from relevant stakeholders and the outcomes from a community of inquiry. Results of the research and feedback demonstrated that although students may possess English GCSE qualifications the business community and bodies such as OFSTED highlight that the level of literacy amongst today’s school leavers was not adequate in terms of the functional skill. The report highlights the importance of increasing student’s level of literacy and functional skills. There are areas specifically in terms of cross-curricular activities that could be further explored. The report recommends the creation of a learning tool in the form of a booklet to enable students to develop and improve their literacy skills within the business curriculum and thus the functional skill. Once the initial proposal was agreed in order to maintain focus throughout the project, SMART objectives were established and addressed, a time plan was created and the personal tutor was involved during the project (Refer to Appendix 1). Introduction ‘Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation of lifelong learning. It is fully essential to social and human development in its ability to transform lives. For individuals, families, and societies alike, it is an instrument of empowerment to improve one’s health, one’s income, and...
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...Every Filipino child now has access to early childhood education through Universal Kindergarten. At 5 years old, children start schooling and are given the means to slowly adjust to formal education. Research shows that children who underwent Kindergarten have better completion rates than those who did not. Children who complete a standards-based Kindergarten program are better prepared, for primary education. Education for children in the early years lays the foundation for lifelong learning and for the total development of a child. The early years of a human being, from 0 to 6 years, are the most critical period when the brain grows to at least 60-70 percent of adult size..[Ref: K to 12 Toolkit] In Kindergarten, students learn the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors through games, songs, and dances, in their Mother Tongue. Making the Curriculum Relevant to Learners (Contextualization and Enhancement) Examples, activities, songs, poems, stories, and illustrations are based on local culture, history, and reality. This makes the lessons relevant to the learners and easy to understand. Students acquire in-depth knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes through continuity and consistency across all levels and subjects. Discussions on issues such as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) are included in the enhanced curriculum. Building Proficiency through Language (Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual...
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...Jinky Manibo July 03, 2015 BSED-III Assessment of Learning Why the Philippines does Needs the K+12 Education System? Updated on November 24, 2014 Filipinos are known to be competitive in the international community. While this may be true, our current education system hinders us in becoming more competitive among other countries. Starting this coming school year 2012- 2013,the current education system of the Philippines will be enhanced from the 10- years of basic education into 12- years through the program called the K-12 Education Plan of the Department of Education. The implementation of the K- 12 education plan in the Philippine Basic Education Curriculum is the key to our nation’s development. Though the government will face many problems in the long run of the implementation of the program, there really is a need to implement it because the enhancement of the quality of our education is very urgent and critical. Here are some of the good reasons not to disagree with K- 12 education plan in the Philippines according to Isagani Cruz (2010) in one of his columns in a local newspaper: Sufficient Instructional Time If K- 12 will be implemented, students will be able to get sufficient instructional time to do subject- related tasks which makes them more prepared and well- trained on that subject area. On the other hand, if we remain...
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...Introduction Overview of the Leitch report In 2004, Lord Leitch was asked by the Westminster Government to consider what the UK’s long term ambition should be for developing skills, in order to maximise economic prosperity and productivity and to improve social justice. There is consensus that we need to be much more ambitious in the UK and a clear message that the UK must ‘raise its game’, urgently. • The UK has a lot of important strengths – an excellent higher education system where more people than ever are studying for degrees; good reforms on vocational training; an increasingly effective school system; and a strong record of improvement over the past decade. • But, the UK also has considerable weaknesses: more than one third of adults do not hold the equivalent of a basic school-leaving qualification. Almost half of adults are not functionally numerate and one sixth is not functionally literate. This is worse than our principal comparator nations. Improving our schools will not solve these problems. Today over 70 per cent of our 2020 workforce has already completed their compulsory education. Our intermediate and technical skills lag countries such as Germany and France. • UK has made progress expanding Higher Education – and this is critical to becoming a high-skill economy. Over one quarter of adults hold a degree, but this is less than many other countries who also invest more. UK skills base compares poorly and, critically, other countries are improving. Why...
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...tomorrow needs a rigorous and flexible qualification to help them contribute to business performance and an ever-changing business landscape. ACCA’s suite of entry-level awards – Foundations in Accountancy – has been developed after consultation with all our key stakeholders, with employers and students in mind. This suite of qualifications includes a revised Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Qualification, which will provide employers with access to competent and ethical technicians, trained to consistent standards, with built-in flexibility to allow for skills to be tailored to meet different business needs and environments. And it will offer those starting out in their accountancy career flexible and tailored routes to accounting-support roles, leading to high-performing and rewarding career options for those who progress to the ACCA Qualification.” Aude Leonetti Acting executive director – learning 3 INTRODUCTION ACCA’s entry-level suite of awards – Foundations in Accountancy – is being introduced after detailed consultation which commenced in 2008 with ACCA stakeholders, including employers, learning providers, members, students, other professional accountancy bodies and regulators. Foundations in Accountancy will provide even greater access to the ACCA Qualification and aims to satisfy the needs of employers by allowing individuals to choose from a flexible range of qualifications which will help them develop the relevant technical knowledge and practical skills required...
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...(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009). Why did all of these decide to become teacher's? Some choose this path because of the summer's off and the time they have to spend with their own children and families. Some choose it because of the challenge, everyday is different and presents new things. Some choose it because they love children and want to make a difference in someone's life (Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, 2010). I chose to become a teacher for many different reasons. First is the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, or the reward received and the what is enjoyable about this career. Both for me is seeing the success of the student's. Watching their progression from day one to the last day. Seeing them grow and mature as individuals and seeing their untapped abilities being released. These are my main motivation and what is enjoyable to me about this career. Second is the community impact. I am currently an active member of the Make-A-Wish organization for the Northwest region. I am a wish granter for the organization and specifically work with local families. My involvement with community has been a great joy. I like the fact that teacher's are such a huge part of the community. Teacher's impact the community and its future development by leading and teaching student's to become world class citizens. Teacher's are an important community figure and are usually well respected and valued for what they do. Third is my calling or vocation. Since I was an...
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...An Act that is Lowering Moral The No Child Left behind Act (NCLB) was put into effect by George W. Bush in 2001. The purpose of this act is to improve education and allow for all children to have equal opportunity to advance in their careers post high school. Early in this transgression there are several negative consequences already. The creators incorporate too many regulations, which cause inefficiency and counter-productiveness. Improvement is based on standardized tests that cannot measure intelligence wholly. Treating children as if they learn at the same rate does not help all students use their critical thinking skills. The act aims to close the achievement gap and allows for “no child to be left behind”, but it is not simply a one size fits all ordeal. Everyone has different experiences of learning at their fullest potential. America is failing with this provision and it will greatly affect the future of the country. Every state is directly involved with the make-up of the test; in which case some states make their exams significantly easier. The NCLB founders are advocates for transporting children who reach qualifying test exams to different schools with hopes of better teachers. Students that are better test takers get the opportunity to have free transportation to non-failing schools, but they are not supporting their local communities. Legislation is overbearing in their influence with this act and it affects the amount of resources spent on limited subjects and...
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