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 companyOverview
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.