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.

Team-con

The context is an Online Conferencing company

Overview

The candidate has recently been seconded to a Special Project Team comprising technical and non-technical staff re-deployed from other departments. The Project team has a focus on risk prevention but is under-performing. Using the data provided, the candidate’s role is to determine what the key problem areas might be, potential reasons for them, and plan how to implement change and sustain improvement.

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.

Team-con

The context is an Online Conferencing company

Overview

The candidate is responsible for full-time employees and part-time student interns. The candidate needs to address performance concerns with a student intern and reach agreement on ways forward to facilitate improvement.