Fitch Learning Skills Coach Forum

Hi Edward,

The skills scan is normally completed before the apprentice is enrolled on the programme.

The skills scan analyses all KSBs and whether they can be naturally achieved in their current job. The skills scan will highlight KSB gaps the learner has in their current job.

Where there is no gap in a KSB (i.e. the learner can complete all the KSBs) there is no further action required.

Where there is a KSB gap (i.e. the learner cannot complete a KSB naturally in their job role) then this is escalated to Fitch so that the client can consider how they enable the learner to meet the KSB. Normally, this would be achieved by job shadowing or the like.

In answer to your question, no. This is not workplace evidence and wouldn't meet a KSB.

Helpful?

Sam

Hi Maria,

Tammy: "I would suggest that they group self-study by monthly activity, suggest that they differentiate between study and mock exams."

Sam

Hi

Thanks for posting this Sam, it's very interesting to see this. I agree with Nick - I have been telling my learners to embed evidence within the same document. The reference to the learning objectives seem very simple here, whereas I've been telling my learners that they need to explain the link to the learning objectives and to map this in greater detail. It would be good to know if this is definitely distinction level as it would be good to tell them to aim to create something like this as I'm sure they would be receptive to this. Please can you find out whether this also had additional evidence (emails, documents etc) and also witness statements, or whether this stand alone document is sufficient.

For the statement "This is one of my 5 Reflective Statements which make up my Junior Management Consultancy apprenticeship portfolio." do you know whether they have written a similar introduction in each of the 5 Reflective Statements or whether just having it in one Reflective Statement is sufficient and then introducing the area they want to cover in the other statements?

Also I thought they had to introduce which LOs they are covering in the introduction and then explain it in further detail, whereas here the LOs are only mentioned once.

Can we send this to the learners, and I don't supppose they have a few other samples that we can see too (from Finance/Banking), to give to the learners so we can see a few different styles?

Regards

Maria

Hi Maria,

DSW: "Regarding using one reflective statement, we do not specify a particular number of reflective statements, but it is important that the Learning Outcomes of the Standard are met in full."

What questions do you have?

Sam

Hi

I have a learner whose line manager is leaving the company within a couple of weeks. The learner has written a detailed evidence document with a few quotes in the document from his line manager. I suggested that he ask his line manager to complete a witness statement before he leaves so that he has this on record now. How much detail is required in the witness statement or is it just sufficient for the manager to say he agrees with the content of the evidence? I checked the Level 4 toolkit and it doesn't say what's specifically required in the Witness Statement.

Thanks