Working With Others

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If you want to be successful in the world of work, you need to develop the ability to work with others. There are very few jobs out there where you won’t need at least some level of interaction with other people, whether that be colleagues or customers, so making this one of your top skills is vital. 
As well as equipping you for going into the workplace, these skills are totally transferable too, so you’ll be able to use them in your everyday life with friends and family. 
Being able to demonstrate this will enhance your employability and through this playlist you’ll gain an understanding of collaboration, communication, adaptability and networking… all making up a top team player’s toolbox.
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Activities to complete

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

Competent Collaboration

Mandatory

2 hours

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Collaborating with other people is when you work with other people to achieve a common goal or purpose. Most jobs need people to work together - sometimes with colleagues but also clients or customers - so that projects or tasks are completed. By learning how to collaborate effectively and work well with others, you improve your ability to contribute to being part of a team and making projects a success.

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The owner of this badge has completed the required 4 tasks required for ‘Competent Collaboration’ activity which forms a part of the learning playlist ‘Working With Others.’  The skills, knowledge and attitudes gained and demonstrated through completing these tasks include: 
Learning about key skills for effective collaboration
Reflecting on a time they had successful collaboration and what contributed to that
Reflecting on a time they faced collaboration challenges and what contributed to them
Identified ways to collaborate more effectively in the future
Completing these four tasks means they have successfully worked to gain the Competent Collaboration badge and are now on their way towards achieving the overall Working With Others badge. 

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Tasks

Task no.1

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Watch this video giving seven tips for collaboration: 7 Tips for More Effective Collaboration  What did you think of the 7 Tips?

Task no.2

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Think about a time when you’ve had to work as part of a team to achieve something. What were the things that went well and why?

Task no.3

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Thinking about that same experience you identified in Task 2, what were the things that were challenging and why?

Task no.4

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Now, thinking more about the 7 tips you heard in the video for Task 1 and your reflections for Tasks 2 and 3 on what went well and what was challenging in your own experience, give three examples of ways you will try to collaborate more effectively in the future.

Location

Blackpool, UK

Effective Communication

Mandatory

2 hours

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Achieving Adaptability

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2 hours

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Nurting Networking

Mandatory

2 hours

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Skills

ETS-TR

#Acknowledging and dealing with unexpected learning moments and outcomes

ESCO

#able to use learning strategies

ESCO

#advocate social relationships

ESCO

#build professional network

ESCO

#communicating effectively and efficiently

ESCO

#reflect on learning process

EntreComp

#Communicate effectively

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on and assess purposes, processes and outcomes of learning and knowledge construction, establish relationships across domains

GREENCOMP

#Adaptability

ESCO

#collaborate on tasks

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on other people’s feedback as well as on successful and unsuccessful experiences to continue developing one’s potential

ESCO

#accept feedback

ESCO

#responding positively to difficult work situations

ESCO

#able to use learning strategies

ESCO

#advocate social relationships

ESCO

#build professional network

ESCO

#communicating effectively and efficiently

ESCO

#reflect on learning process

EntreComp

#Communicate effectively

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on and assess purposes, processes and outcomes of learning and knowledge construction, establish relationships across domains

GREENCOMP

#Adaptability

ESCO

#collaborate on tasks

LIFECOMP

#Can reflect on other people’s feedback as well as on successful and unsuccessful experiences to continue developing one’s potential

ESCO

#accept feedback

ESCO

#responding positively to difficult work situations

Activities: 4

Started: 4

Completed playlist: 1

Time to complete: 8 hours

Organisers

Think Forward

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