Scorecard Reflection 1

Today I was asked to fill in a scorecard for the criteria I am marked against for the Countryside worker apprenticeship. In certain aspects such as Hand-tool usage, Risk-assessments, boundary management etc, I gave myself a higher mark out of 10 because they are activities I partake in every day, inversely I also gathered a list of criteria I will never usually meet in my day to day at the Maydencroft Grounds and Estates team, which I have marked myself 3/10 or below in because of my lack of knowledge. These are the criteria in question:

K1 - Conservation
K2 - Ecology
K8 - Countryside legislation
K10 - Climate change
K11 - Sustainability
K14 - First Aid

S1 - Manage habitats
S2 - Construct or repair boundaries
S3 - Construct or maintain access ways
S8 - Identify a range of British flora and fauna
S9 - Undertake surveys

B3 - Work constructively
The 'K' Criteria or 'Knowledge' Criteria most likely will have to be covered in independent research or college for key information on the the various topics as at work I will likely only be told the bare-minimum on those topics as is relevant to the task at hand. The exception to this is First-Aid which I will be sent on a course for at some point in the future (Hopefully soon!)
The 'S' Criteria or 'Skills' are activities that I am not as sure will be covered by my duties in grounds and estates at least for this time of year, with activities such as surveying or constructing site furniture being examples of something I wouldn't usually do. As such I may need to ask about joining different teams or departments for occasional days where I can develop the skills to meet the criteria. 
'B' is the 'Behaviours' Criteria and covers aspects such as ethic, responsibility, approach to tasks etc. I only put B3 on the list of criteria difficult to fulfill because there are people on the team who have made it clear that they don't like working with apprentices and at times it is not the easiest task in trying to work constructively with them. 
Overall, I think for my first month and a half, my progress as a countryside worker has been going quite well - starting from a non-existent knowledge/ skill base. It has also reinforced to me that I don't want my position on the Grounds and Estates team to be permanent as the Arb team still seems more interesting/ appealing. I just hope I don't have to wait until the end of my apprenticeship until a switch over can be considered.

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