ILM Level 3 help needed

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Hi. My sister's employer has signed her up to a free Institute of Leadership and Management course (she felt she could not say no). But she is struggling with the course work, family committments etc. I have been trying to research example assignments to help as she has been out of education for many years and the course leader seems some what inept but cannot really find anything that can help. So aibu to suggest she backs out of the course? She is worried about loosing face at work which I understand. Can anyone point me in the direction of help for her re course work as I know if she could do this it would boost her self esteem no end. Wwyd?

Hi op...I did this about 3 years ago.

If memory serves it's 3 x 2000 word essays? Time management, leadership skills, communication?

What is it she's struggling with? The content or just having time to do it?

Had she asked her employer if they'd give her an hour a week to sit at work and do coursework? Does she know out to access the learning outcomes of the units? They should be on the ilm website. I'm not familiar with ilm but usually the learning outcomes set out everything that needs to be done for each unit and she can work through them one by one.

Hi, I did ILM a couple of years ago (but I think mine may have been level 4 looking at previous poster - it was one big assignment and a few bits of coursework). The tutor should be able to share past examples of coursework for an idea of structure. Your friend might want to pick things relevant to an area of her job she wants to gain more experience in or ask her manager for a relevant project that perhaps no-one has been able to concentrate on specifically and the aim is to do the research element of the assignment in work time, then the write up at home. Break the assignment up into chunks- again tutor will provide a basic structure and go from there. They will have an opportunity to send a draft to the tutor/marker who should give pointers as to how to improve or put missed bits in. It's a really good course and helped me to get my next job!

Thank you for your responses. The assignments are 6 1500/2000 word essays but she has really no idea where or how to start and the tutor seems useless. She is looking for examples to help her make a start but cannot find much online. I think part of the issue is confidence but she also has a sick husband and special needs child, there is always something that needs dealing with.

Hi management tutor here :) is it resources she is stuck on or just how to structure and write an essay? Sometimes it’s getting down the first few sentences that is the hardest.

Hi its the structure and knowing what content. She gets the premise but just does not know what is required in the assignments. I think examples would help as they could give her an idea and demystify the requirements.

Ok would she be able to email me the title of the first assignment and I can offer some help. I ll pm you my email address

Thank you so much. I hate to see her struggle and I think it would be such a boost to her to achieve this.

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Can anyone help me with this course please, my mind has gone blank and i feel i have memory block.
Team Leader Supervisor Level 3 Standards with Level 3 Diploma in Management
Unit 3 14...Explain how the application of management theories can guide a manager's actions??

Any help on assignment 2 would be a great help? ILM level 3 leadership can't get in touch with my tutor still 1 week later. I am struggling due to being out of education for a such a long time.
Thank you

Hi, can any one help me with Ilm management level 3 unit M&l 38 ( manage a budget)?

I did ILM level 4, all I can say is that I felt it hugely time consuming, especially when working fulltime, it took me ages to complete, I would ask your tutor for more guidance to explain exactly what is meant by some of the terminology, this can help for getting the assignments completed, and also ask your boss for some time allowance either in work or at home for the work to be completed?

Anyone currently doing ILM or similar and finding it hard to decipher and get your head around the assignments feel free to give me yell / send a private message.

They have this incredibly annoying, unhelpful and unnecessary way of making everything sound complex and the key to getting your head around it is by getting your head around the buzzwords, key phrases and references and converting it into plain simple English.

When you've cracked the code and learned to cut through the shit and nonsense you actually find one or two select pieces of evidence are suitable for many units for example

"Managing budgets" "Manage physical resources" "Manage the impact of work activities on the environment"

You can kill several birds by stating how you manage a simple budget for the regular ordering, supply and delivery of items you need (gloves, aprons, stationery etc) and say you aim to try and order as many items from one supplier, buy in bulk to avoid extra charges and costs for delivery and then write out a simple way you keep a system for making sure you have what's needed.

A simple diary with date items are delivered, date the next order is due and a simple means of staff letting you know what is running low and you need and what items are still stocked up ad you can skip this month

That evidence stretches a lot further than you think it's just a case of getting to grips with the language and phraseology.

Anyway as I say feel free to drop me a message if there's anything more specific anyone could use help with.

Stuck, Explains what is meant by the term action learning? Explain responsibilities of an individual working within an action learning group. Answer must include confidentiality and respect from others?
Thank you

I'm just starting the level 3 in leadership and management, I just wanted to ask what the best way of setting it out is?
My first is 314 LO1 should I do it as an essay or in paragraphs of criteria needed, I just need to get started this x

@Loobyloo5 I feel your pain - I am just starting my final assignment (of 5).

For all of these we have a template where each Assessment Criterion is set out as a heading, also giving us the number of marks each section will be assessed on and how many marks we have to get to pass each section. I have typed on the template, answering each part of the question in the relevant section on the template, and submitted the whole thing, as that is what we were asked to do. I have passed all modules so far, but spent far more time on it than the guidance suggests.

We haven't had to do 314.

Our final one is Solving Problems and Making Decisions - I have to provide evidence as to why a particular problem is a problem, and then try to solve it (I don't think I have any data, I just know something is a problem because it is not being done).

Good luck - I hope it will be worth it in the end but I am struggling with this one. I really need to be at work so I can look at files - there is a limit to what I can access remotely. I might have to book a day's leave and spend it at work, so I can use information I an only find in the office.

Thanks for the tip I'll have a look for a template I've not been given one x

Hi, how did everyone get on with their ILM3 assignments? I failed my first assignment and cannot figure out where to start to fix it, so after a good old Google, I found this page!

The trainer running the course is on holiday and my assignment 2 is due next week. I am now really concerned that I will fail assignment 2 as I have clearly not understood the question or tasks in assignment 1. Its been years since I have done anything like this and I'm really struggling to get my head into the right zone to write. The classes are fine and I understand the theory of the Leadership Styles well, for some reason I just can't translate this into written form?!

I would really appreciate any guidance or assistance with this course. I find the template confusing and the assessors comments are minimal which offers me no direction as to what is missing from what I already submitted.

@FiguringThingsOut, sorry to hear you failed your first assignment. Which assignments are you doing? Not everyone does the same ones. Did your assessor give you some useful feedback?

I am still trying to do Solving Problems and Making Decisions - I met with a colleague to try to get some evidence; she was helpful but there isn't much data in the organisation to either back up or refute what I am trying to demonstrate. I'm meeting another colleague next week to see if he can help with some data. It's painfully slow as I can't get any further until I have some data to work with.

Hi, a key thing that people often seem to miss is really making the theory contextual to their work/role. E.g if talking about data vs information what data vs information do you use in your role and how does in inform the decisions you make? If leadership styles, what kind of situations would a certain leadership style be appropriate etc.

I passed my first assignment with flying colours, thanks for the advice, now I have that first one out the way and i know that i did it right i think I'll be fine with the rest, my manager has been really supportive too and has helped me with collecting feedback etc

I'm not sure if your still offering guidance but I'm on my last unit and really struggling its unit 208 operational management- knowledge xx