Assessment 1: Assignment (20%/20 Marks) This assessment focuses on understanding and explaining key ergonomic principles and their role in ensuring a safe workplace. You will also be able to showcase your ability to apply this knowledge to real-world situations to enhance workplace safety. Ideally, your assignment should be relevant to your current or previous work environment, and practical work-based examples should be given to support your work.
If this is not possible, then you may complete this task in relation to an organisation with which you are familiar. This could include experience working in a voluntary capacity.
You must respect the word count: 1,000 Words plus/minus 10%
Tasks Description Word Count Task 1 (8 marks) Ergonomic Principles Define the key ergonomic principles and explain their role in promoting a safe workplace.
400 Task 2 (12 marks) Risk Assessment Pick an organisation of your choice and complete a risk assessment for this workplace. Identify 2 risks within this workplace, and explain what controls can be put in place to prevent these risks.
600 Assessment 2: Examination (20%/20 Marks) On the last day of training, you will need to sit a one hour examination. In this exam, you will have 20 short answer questions to complete. You must answer at least 16 questions correctly to be successful in this assessment.
This examination will assess your understanding of three critical aspects of manual handling instruction. It aims to test your comprehension of the best practice approach for managing manual handling at an organisational level, ensuring adherence to current legislation. This involves testing your knowledge of regulatory frameworks and your ability to implement effective strategies for promoting safe manual handling practices in your workplace.
The questions will assess your knowledge of the spinal column, requiring you to identify its main components, recognise potential risks associated with manual handling and demonstrate your understanding of contemporary principles of back care.
The exam will also evaluate your grasp of ergonomic concepts in the workplace, testing your ability to describe these concepts. You will have to show your understanding of how organisations assess potential risks related to manual handling. The questions will finally test your knowledge on effective controls to mitigate and prevent these risks.
Tasks Description Word Count (20 marks) Exam 20 Short Answer Questions. You must correctly answer 16 questions in order to be successful in this assessment.
NA Assessment 3: Skills Demonstration (60%/60 Marks) For your skills demonstration, you are required to design and deliver a 10-to-12 minute training session. This is designed to assess your practical application of instructional content and your presentation skills.
You must also guide a learner through two manual handling techniques, prompting them to demonstrate their understanding, and then offering constructive feedback. This is designed to assess your ability to evaluate and enhance the practical skills of others in the realm of Manual Handling. This recording should be 4-5 minutes in length.
Both of these demonstrations must be recorded and submitted for grading.
IMPORTANT* Videos must be continuous recordings, as if they are delivered in a classroom setting. Editing or stop-start recordings is not permitted and will not be graded.
Bibliography & References Whenever you mention another author’s work in your assignment, you should credit that author in a References Section. This is a list of books, research papers or websites you’ve referred to in your assignment. The purpose of referencing is to give the reader enough information to find the source material. The method you use to reference should be consistent; see the links below for referencing methods. Make sure to highlight in the body of your assignment when you do this so that the examiner knows you are not copying another author’s work without crediting them. Where diagrams are used, please reference the diagrams in your bibliography.
Unreferenced material may be mistaken for plagiarism. (Please note that plagiarism receives a zero grade).
For example, in the body of your project, your task might look something like this:
“Kirkpatrick (1) developed a four-level model for evaluating training, which was challenged and refined by Kaufman (2).”
References:
1.Kirkpatrick, D., & Kirkpatrick, J. 2006. Evaluating Training Programs: The Four Levels. Berrett- Koehler Publishers.
2.Kaufman, R., & Keller, J. M. (1994). Levels of evaluation: beyond Kirkpatrick. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 5(4), 371-380.
Online Referencing Tools:
https://www.citethisforme.com/harvard-referencing https://www.easybib.com/mla8/source http://scholar.google.com (search for the book/paper and click the icon)
Marking Guide Grade Range Descriptor 50 – 64% – Pass Show that you’ve learned and understood the course material. 65 – 79% – Merit Have learned the course material and show that you can apply that knowledge to real-world situations (use practical examples). 80 – 100% – Distinction Show a deep understanding of the course material and how to apply it. Show evidence of having carried out additional reading, being able to show the pros and cons of the course materials and associated theories and offer alternatives based on solid research