Unit 1 - Leisure in Action

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Overview

In this unit you will work as part of a team to plan, carry out and evaluate a real project that is relevant to the leisure industry. This unit helps prepare you for employment in the leisure industry, offering you the opportunity to develop essential business skills. Your team will need to consist of two or more group members.

Where you are the only candidate taking this unit, you should join a group that is undertaking a project, such as a school activity or a local project and use this as the basis for your portfolio.

Alternatively, a team could be made up by including your teacher or your friends as the other group members. A group size of 4-8 might be thought to be ideal in most circumstances. However, this may vary according to the manageability of your chosen project, and the circumstances of your centre.

Choosing the project
The potential options for the project are numerous. Possible examples include:
• a five-a-side football competition involving other schools or colleges
• a marketing event for a local leisure organisation
• an outing for a group of younger candidates to a leisure organisation
• an outdoor activity event such as a sponsored walk.

You should be aware of the assessment criteria for this unit. You can download the criteria here:
 Unit 8 Assessment criteria.docx

As you complete this project you need to complete a project log to record your involvement in the project. You can download a template here:
 Unit 8 Log Book.docx

Whenever you have meetings you need to ensure there is an agenda. See example below:
 Unit 8 agenda.docx

You should also ensure minutes are taken for each meeting. See example below: Unit 8 minutes.docx

You should maintain a diary of future events. See example below:
 Unit 8 diary of activities.docx

How will I be assessed?

You can download the assessment criteria here.

Activities

1. Download the documents above

2. Add important dates to the diary

3. Research feasibility studies and decide what headings you think need to be included in the feasibility studies (you need to bring these to the meeting tomorrow for discussion.

4. Consider a range of possible activities that could be investigated as part of the feasibility studies. Choose one/two and brainstorm the key features of the event. You can use this template to help. These will be discussed at tomorrows meeting. We will decide the events that will undergo a feasibility study at tomorrows meeting

5. As a group agree an agenda for tomorrows formal meeting.

6. Complete your log book to record what you have done today.