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QUALIFI ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT

Qualification QUALIFI Level 7 International Diploma in Occupational Health

and Safety Management
Qualification No (RQF) J/506/9064 RQF

Unit Name
Development as a Strategic Manager
Unit Reference 724
No of Credits 15 Credits
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Introduction
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Referencing
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Unless stated elsewhere, Learners must answer all questions in this document.

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Assignment Question

Scenario
Learners may use their own employment context, or that of another organisation with which they are very familiar, to base their assignment.
However, in the case that they are not able to do so, please use the below scenario:

You are a senior manager in a business unit of a medium sized enterprise, with functional management and organisational leadership
responsibilities. You have responsibility for all aspects of the occupational health and safety management of your team and its
contribution towards the achievement of business goals.

Please select and research an organisation of your choice to identify its approach to occupational health and safety management. Provide
brief details of your research in a summary of between 200 and 250 words, this should not be counted in the suggested word count. Use
the results of your research to answer the tasks below.

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Task 1 – (Answer each question in a new page, you may use more than one page to answer a question but
ensure you always start a question in a new page. Answer should not exceed 500 words. Use font Calibri ,
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Learning Outcomes - Be able to identify personal skills to achieve strategic ambitions

1.1 For this task you are required critically analyse the strategic direction of the organisation

Question

Critically analyse the strategic direction of the organisation

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1.2 For this task you are required to critically evaluate the strategic skills required of the leader operating in a complex environment to achieve
personal and organisational strategic ambitions

Question

Critically evaluate the strategic skills required of the leader operating in a complex environment to achieve personal and organisational strategic
ambitions

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1.3 For this task you are required critically analyse the relationship between existing, required and future skills to achieve strategic ambitions

Question

Assess the relationship between existing, required and future skills to achieve strategic ambitions

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Task 2 – (Answer each question in a new page, you may use more than one page to answer a question but
ensure you always start a question in a new page. Answer should not exceed 500 words. Use font Calibri ,
size12)

Learning Outcomes - Be able to manage personal leadership development to support achievement of strategic
ambitions

2.1 For this task you are required critically examine the opportunities to support leadership development

Question

Critically discuss the opportunities to support leadership development

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2.2 For this task you are required to design a personal development plan to direct leadership development in a complex environment

Question

Design a personal development plan to direct leadership development in a complex environment

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2.3 For this task you are required to develop an implementation process to ensure the success of personal development plan that can realise
substantial changes in leadership style

Question

Devise an implementation process to underpin the success of the development plan that can realise substantial changes in leadership style

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Task 3 – (Answer each question in a new page, you may use more than one page to answer a question but
ensure you always start a question in a new page. Answer should not exceed 500 words. Use font Calibri ,
size12)

Learning Outcomes - Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the leadership development plan

3.1 For this task you are required to critically evaluate the achievement of outcomes of the plan against original objectives

Question

Critically evaluate the achievement of outcomes of the plan against original objectives

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3.2 For this task you are required to evaluate the impact of leadership style and the achievement of objectives on strategic ambitions in different
organisational settings

Question

Evaluate the impact of leadership style and the achievement of objectives on strategic ambitions in different organisational settings

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3.3 For this task you are required to critically review and update the leadership development plan

Question

Critically review and update the leadership development plan

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Task 4 – (Answer each question in a new page, you may use more than one page to answer a question but
ensure you always start a question in a new page. Answer should not exceed 500 words. Use font Calibri ,
size12)

Learning Outcomes - Be able to advocate an employee welfare environment that supports organisational values

4.1 For this task you are required to critically evaluate the impact of corporate commitment to employee welfare on strategic organisational
objectives

Question

Critically evaluate the impact of corporate commitment to employee welfare on strategic organisational objectives

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4.2 For this task you are required to critically review the impact of employee welfare environment in achieving strategic organisational
objectives

Question

Discuss how an employee welfare environment can affect achievement of strategic organisational objectives

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4.3 For this task you are required to critically review the impact of corporate commitment to employee welfare on the development of
organizational values that will realize strategic ambitions

Question

Determine the influence of corporate commitment to employee welfare on the development of organizational values that will realize strategic
ambitions

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