MFC4662 - Starting Your Apprenticeship Learning Portfolio

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Reflect upon their experience in order to identify and select knowledge gained from formal and informal learning, especially learning from and for work (in some cases this may lead to a claim for Recognition of Prior Learning – RPL)
Demonstrate this reflective practice using Learning Journal entries for a Portfolio of Evidence which demonstrates achievement of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours of the Degree Apprenticeship Standard in question
Demonstrate an ability to jointly plan the next stage of their programme; in a manner academically coherent whilst also relevant to their job role, personal development and apprenticeship standard
Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of negotiated and WB learning modules
Demonstrate an awareness of key ethical principles and relevant professional codes related to their proposed programme

Content:

The aim of this module is to introduce some reflective models and theories in order that Apprentices are supported to review and reflect on experiential learning – especially learning from work.

This will lead to the creation of a Learning Journal, part of the apprentice's Portfolio of Evidence that they will complete throughout their entire apprenticeship programme. Learning Journal entries, therefore, must be capable of providing, or locating, proof of the achievement of the Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours of a Degree Apprenticeship Standard. Not all Learning Journal entries will be used for the final evidence of achievement required by the End Point Assessment (EPA). As the programme progresses apprentices will use the skills of identifying evidence of learning, initially developed in this module, and built upon in the subsequent Level 5 module Apprenticeship Portfolio Review and Level 6 module Advancing Your Portfolio Towards End Point Assessment, to complete their Portfolio of Evidence effectively.

Through this module Apprentices will lead in the development of a 3 way Negotiated Learning Plan designed to meet their personal and professional development needs while at the same time being of potential value to their employer, and acceptable to the University on academic grounds.

The module will help to develop skills of self-evaluation and argumentation appropriate for undergraduate study.

There is the opportunity in this module to complete an RPL portfolio – which would be a claim for credit for past experiential learning of relevance to the overall programme – this is optional.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Typically delivered on a blended learning basis with a combination of workshops and on-line support.

Workshops
Hours: 42
Intended Group Size: Cohort

Guided independent study
Hours: 158

Further details relating to assessment
Working towards the module's assessment is handled via several guided exercises; the first 4 assessed Learning Journal entries are based on some of these exercises and ultimately summative assessment is given on these.

Formative feedback is however offered throughout the workshops and related to the activities undertaken. Formative assessment is also offered on a draft version of one of the reflective Learning Journal entries.

A Negotiated Learning Plan, demonstrating the next stage of the programme, (1000 words) is also part of the summative assessment as are the final 2 reflective learning journal entries, which are directly related to the Negotiated Learning Plan. The Negotiated Learning Plan will evidence an understanding of the learning outcomes of any negotiated and Work-based project modules.

There is the opportunity in this module to complete an RPL portfolio - which would be a claim for credit for past experiential learning of relevance to the overall programme - this is optional.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Tim Balmforth
Level - 4
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered -

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