At each level of the Career Progression Gateway there are two exercises set in a shared context. The contexts are fictitious and generic, and candidates do not need prior knowledge of the industry or subject matter to complete the exercises; all information required is contained within the exercise.
Case Study
The case study involves a fictitious situation in which the Candidate will be required to read through information including emails, data and articles, and produce a written response to topics raised.
Community Renew Trust Charity
The context is a Landfill Operator PartnerOverview
The candidate assumes the role of Strategic Operations Director. In this task they must draft their observations from the data supplied to inform next month’s first ‘Change Agenda’ management team meeting. Requirements are to provide an evaluation of strengths, risks, compliance issues, opportunities, trends or predictions, performance gaps and proposals, plans or solutions.Video/ Telephone Roleplay
The role-play requires the Candidate to read through a scenario and make notes before conducting a video/ telephone call to discuss the issues.
Community Renew Trust Charity
The context is a Landfill Operator PartnerOverview
As a new in post Strategic Operations Manager at CRT the candidate must address under-performance in their team and any wider impacts which may have been the result.A concern has been raised regarding the professional ethics of a co-worker by one of the members of their team. The meeting with the individual is not a formal fact finding investigation, but the candidate does need to establish the facts, explore wider implications, address the issues presented and discuss proposals for longer term improvements.