5CO03: This unit focuses on how applying core professional behaviours such as ethical practice, courage and inclusivity can build positive working relationships: Professional behaviours and valuing people, Assignment, CIPD Level 5, UK

This unit focuses on how applying core professional behaviours such as ethical practice, courage and inclusivity can build positive working relationships and support employee voice and wellbeing. It considers how developing and mastering new professional behaviours and practice can impact performance.

Task –Professional and ethical behaviours

This assessment, like the unit it is based on, considers some key professional and ethical behaviours that are expected of a people practice professional.

The assessment requires you to demonstrate, in written responses, your knowledge and abilities against each of these requirements.

To assist you to do this, the assessment poses 11 questions, one for each of the requirements. You should respond to each of the 11 questions, providing a mix of theoretical knowledge, practical examples and personal reflection as required. Some of the questions ask you to include feedback from others, and so before you commence this assessment you are advised to identify and collect relevant feedback from at least one other person who has an insight into your behaviour at work. You will also need to set up some continued professional development (CPD) documentation if you do not have this already.

When submitting your responses, please ensure that these are clearly signposted typically using sub-headings or question numbers and AC references to link your responses to the relevant question. You should also ensure that your work complies with the wordcount requirements stated at the end of this assessment brief.

Please respond to all 11 questions below:

An effective people practice professional will:

1. Understand the purpose and value of the people profession.
Q: With reference to the CIPD Profession Map, appraise what it means to be a people professional. (AC 1.1)

2. Know own personal and ethical values and apply these consistently in their (people practice) work.
Q: Discuss your personal and ethical values (one of each), with examples of how these are evident in your work. (If you have yet to work in people practice, explore how you believe your values would inform your work.) (AC 1.2)

3. Know the importance of people professionals contributing to discussions in an informed, clear and confident way to influence others.
Q: Discuss reasons why this is important and the consequences of people practitioners not being willing or able to influence others. (AC 1.3)

4. Know when and how to raise matters that might be unethical or illegal.
Q: Discuss, with examples, when and how you would react to both unethical and illegal matters (one of each). (AC 1.4)

5. Be able to make use of related theory and thinking, to argue the human and business benefits of people feeling included, valued, and fairly treated at work.
Q: Demonstrate your ability to do this with a written argument, which poses different theoretical perspectives, as well as your own. (AC 2.1)

6. Know how to design people practice initiatives to be inclusive and how to check inclusivity after an initiative has been implemented.
Q: Discuss, with examples, how you have, or would, achieve both of these (AC 2.2)

7. Be able to work inclusively with others and build positive working relationships.
Q: Using a combination of your own reflections and feedback from at least one other person, discuss your ability to work inclusively and positively with others. (AC 2.3)

There is no requirement to include evidence of the use of references to wider reading for AC 2.3

8. Understand how the people practitioner role is evolving and the implications this has for your ongoing professional development.

Q: Demonstrate your understanding of this with a written response and related entries in your CPD Plan. (AC 3.1)

9. Be able to assess (own) strengths, weaknesses and development areas, based on own considerations and feedback from others. Using a combination of your own conclusions and feedback from at least one other person,
assess yourself against a specification of your choice (such as a role/job description or any two of the core behaviour areas of the CIPD Profession Map (associate level).

Briefly explain the outcome of your assessment (strengths, weaknesses and development areas) and the information that informed your conclusions. (AC 3.2)

There is no requirement to include evidence of the use of references to wider reading for AC 3.2

10.Be able to formulate a range of appropriate CPD options to support ongoing learning. Following on from your self-assessment, identify a range of formal or informal development activities and add these to your CPD Plan/document. Provide a brief explanation as to why you have selected these activities. (AC 3.3)
There is no requirement to include evidence of the use of references to wider reading for AC 3.3

11.Be able to reflect on and draw conclusions about the effectiveness of development activities.

Reflect on three development activities, already undertaken, that have had an impact on your work behaviour or performance, explaining how they have impacted you. (Your reflections should be presented within your CPD Record document.) (AC 3.4)

There is no requirement to include evidence of the use of references to wider reading for AC 3.4

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