Gimme Five

Content

‘Gimme Five’ is a Learning Playlist and forms part one of The Platforms Essential Career Skills Programme. It provides a structured and guided programme of exploration, reflection and evidence built around FIVE of the 21st Century Skills that will help you towards developing and growing as well as recognising the skills, abilities and interest you have and can gain. 

Activities to complete

Complete the following activities, earn badges and you will see your playlist progress updated

Activity 1 - Resilience

Mandatory

3 hours

View full activity

Activity 2 - Routine

Mandatory

3 hours

View full activity

Activity 3 - Own Initiative

Mandatory

3 hours

View full activity

Content

This is your chance to share with us and explore more how you can demonstrate and identify how well you are at working on your own initiative and being proactive. 

Get activity badge

Activity 3 - Own Initiative Get this badge

The owner of this badge has completed the required 4 tasks required for Activity 3: Own Initiative which forms a part of the learning playlist Gimme Five.  The skills, knowledge and attitudes gained and demonstrated through completing these tasks include: 
•	Learners will be able to define what it means to ‘take the initiative’.
•	Learners will be able to demonstrate and understanding of how they can take the initiative in the workplace
•	Learners will be able to recognise when somebody has used their initiative and when to use their own.
Completing these four tasks means they have successfully worked to gain the Own Initiative badge and are now on their way towards achieving the overall Gimme Five badge. 
﻿

You have to finish all tasks to get the badge

Tasks

Task no.1

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

After watching the video, please share with us and give examples of what your understanding of taking the initiative at work means to you. Taking the initiative at work 
﻿

Task no.2

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Visit the webpage: Out of the 9 identified ‘taking the initiative’ areas which ones are you good at and which ones do you struggle with? Taking initiative website﻿https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/ways-to-take-initiative-at-work﻿https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/ways-to-take-initiative-at-work﻿

Task no.3

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

Can you describe how you would know when others are using their own initiative? What examples could this include?

Task no.4

Evidence verified by: one activity organiser

You have just finished a task your manager asked you to do and now have nothing to do. What should you do to demonstrate you have a sense of initiative?

Location

Cookson St, Blackpool FY1 3EF, UK

Activity 4 - Confidence in a variety of settings

Mandatory

3 hours

View full activity

Activity 5 - Personal Habits

Mandatory

3 hours

View full activity

Skills

ESCO

#demonstrate confidence

GREENCOMP

#Individual initiative

ESCO

#adapt to change

ESCO

#carry out internet research

LIFECOMP

#Nurtures optimism, hope, resilience, self-efficacy and a sense of purpose to support learning and action

ESCO

#encourage good habits to promote successful communication

ESCO

#apply learning strategies

ESCO

#demonstrate positive attitude

ESCO

#document and share well results

EntreComp

#Identify your strengths and weaknesses

ESCO

#boost positive behaviour

ESCO

#confidence

Activities: 5

Started: 7

Completed playlist: 0

Time to complete: 15 hours

Organisers

The Platform

Badgecraft hosts this platform and develops it together with leading educational organisations. The European Union's programme Erasmus+ granted co-funding for building the first version of this platform. Contact support@badgecraft.eu.