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networker Level Ups!
Ignite XP
1XP!
2XP!
3XP!
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge by setting a simple networking goal and introducing themselves with a clear interest or purpose. Earners have used polite words and an appropriate tone, shared information using simple sentences, and asked a simple question to check understanding. Earners have shown listening behaviours; repeated back key points; identified a shared goal with others; taken on a simple role in a group task; recorded contact details accurately; sent a simple follow up message; identified a next step; and provided evidence and reflection.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has communicated clearly and professionally to build relationships by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in politeness by using polite and clear communication. They have gained awareness of professional respect and learnt about techniques when asking questions.
- Earner has used active listening and empathy to understand needs by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in active listening by listening and responding appropriately. They have gained awareness of non-verbal communication such as eye contact and learnt about techniques when answering questions.
- Earner has worked with others to build partnerships and networks by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in networking by taking part in teamwork and simple networking. They have gained awareness of relationship building and learnt about building rapport.
- Earner has planned and followed up with others to maintain relationships over time by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in responsiveness by following up after contact. They have gained awareness of relationship management and learnt about organisational skills.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learnt about a curriculum vitae (CV).
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge by choosing an appropriate channel and structuring networking messages with purpose, key points, and next steps. Earners have used open questions and summaries to clarify needs; identified mutual benefit; and agreed roles, expectations, and next steps. Earners have followed up and kept records of actions; tracked contacts and follow ups using a simple system; reviewed progress and adjusted actions; improved communication using feedback; identified a suitable next step; and organised evidence into a portfolio with reflection and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has communicated clearly and professionally to build relationships by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in social skills by communicating for a purpose and audience. They have gained awareness of social intelligence and learnt about tactfulness when communicating with others.
- Earner has used active listening and empathy to understand needs by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in asking questions by using active listening to clarify needs. They have gained awareness of inquisitiveness and learnt about methods of questioning.
- Earner has worked with others to build partnerships and networks by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in professional networking by supporting partnership working. They have gained awareness of supplier engagement and learnt about professional relationship management.
- Earner has planned and followed up with others to maintain relationships over time by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in agenda planning by using a simple relationship plan. They have gained awareness of requirement prioritisation and learnt about organisational skills.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge by planning a partnership or network approach aligned to goals, and managed stakeholder expectations to maintain engagement. Earners have analysed stakeholder needs and constraints; used empathy to propose options that meet needs; and adapted communication style for different stakeholders, including difficult conversations. Earners have used a structured approach to relationship management; prioritised stakeholders based on goals and value; evaluated partnership outcomes using evidence; evaluated communication impact with improvements; and curated a role-aligned portfolio with reflection and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has communicated clearly and professionally to build relationships by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in negotiation by influencing and maintaining professional relationships. They have gained awareness of assertiveness techniques and learnt about maintaining calmness under pressure.
- Earner has used active listening and empathy to understand needs by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in compassion by using empathy to support outcomes. They have gained awareness of integrity and learnt about social intelligence.
- Earner has worked with others to build partnerships and networks by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship management by developing and sustaining partnerships. They have gained awareness of supplier engagement and learnt about the importance of responsiveness.
- Earner has planned and followed up with others to maintain relationships over time by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship management by managing relationship pipelines. They have gained awareness of requirement prioritisation and learnt about a results focused approach and mindset.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.
Ascend XP
1XP!
2XP!
3XP!
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led networking challenge by introducing themselves, sharing a goal, and identifying a shared goal using polite, clear communication. They listened, asked questions, repeated key points, recorded contacts, completed tasks, sent follow-ups, identified next steps, and provided evidence from at least two activities with reflection on what went well and what to try next.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has communicated clearly and professionally to build relationships by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in rapport building and asking questions by using polite and clear communication. They have gained awareness of the importance of politeness, respect, and learnt about communicating approachability and friendliness.
- Earner has used active listening and empathy to understand needs by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in active listening, inquisitiveness, and questioning by listening and responding appropriately. They have gained awareness of social intelligence, social perceptiveness, and learnt about gauging reactions and tactfulness when communicating with others.
- Earner has worked with others to build partnerships and networks by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in networking, relationship building, and collaboration by taking part in teamwork and simple networking. They have gained awareness of professional networking, relationship management, and learnt about cooperation and cooperative learning.
- Earner has planned and followed up with others to maintain relationships over time by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship management, responsiveness, and commitment by following up after contact. They have gained awareness of the importance of responsibility, respect, and learnt about organisational skills and agenda planning.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organisation, reflection, and trying again by collecting simple evidence and reflecting. They have gained awareness of interviews, personal strengths, transferable skills, and learnt about a curriculum vitae (CV).
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led networking challenge by choosing channels, structuring messages with purpose, key points, and next steps, and using questions and summaries to confirm needs. They set relationship goals, agreed roles, tracked contacts, followed up, reviewed progress, adjusted actions, used feedback to improve communication, identified next steps, and built a simple portfolio with reflection and an updated progression plan.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has communicated clearly and professionally to build relationships by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship building, rapport building, and tactfulness by communicating for a purpose and audience. They have gained awareness of the importance of approachability, respect, and learnt about asking questions and active participation.
- Earner has used active listening and empathy to understand needs by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in active listening, inquisitiveness, and questioning by using active listening to clarify needs. They have gained awareness of social intelligence, social perceptiveness, and learnt about gauging reactions and answering questions.
- Earner has worked with others to build partnerships and networks by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship management, collaboration, and cooperation by supporting partnership working. They have gained awareness of professional networking, supplier engagement, and learnt about negotiation and decision making strategies.
- Earner has planned and followed up with others to maintain relationships over time by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in agenda planning, organisation, and requirement prioritisation by using a simple relationship plan. They have gained awareness of the importance of commitment, responsibility, and learnt about being results focused and delivery focused.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in organising evidence, using feedback, and reflection by organising evidence and summarising learning. They have gained awareness of their progress, next steps, transferable skills, and learnt about interviews, curriculum vitae (CV), and applications.
Earners of this badge have completed an employer-led networking challenge by planning a partnership approach, analysing stakeholder needs, and using empathy to propose options. They prioritised stakeholders, adapted communication, managed difficult conversations, maintained engagement, evaluated outcomes and communication impact, proposed improvements, and curated a role-aligned portfolio showing development over time and next steps.
Earning Criteria:
- Earner has communicated clearly and professionally to build relationships by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship management, professional networking, and negotiation by influencing and maintaining professional relationships. They have gained awareness of the importance of integrity, trustworthiness, and learnt about tactfulness and dealing with ambiguity.
- Earner has used active listening and empathy to understand needs by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in social intelligence, social perceptiveness, and compassion by using empathy to support outcomes. They have gained awareness of humility, kindness, and learnt about inquisitiveness and gauging reactions in others.
- Earner has worked with others to build partnerships and networks by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in relationship building, relationship management, and supplier engagement by developing and sustaining partnerships. They have gained awareness of the importance of establishing trust, inspiring trust, and learnt about collaboration and cooperation.
- Earner has planned and followed up with others to maintain relationships over time by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in networking, organisational skills, and requirement prioritisation by managing relationship pipelines. They have gained awareness of the importance of being results focused, delivery focused, and learnt about decisiveness and decision making.
- Earner has produced evidence of learning and progression by completing an employer-led, real-world building relationships challenge. They have gained and demonstrated skills in curriculum vitae (CV) writing, cover letter writing, job applications, and reflection by curating a progression-focussed portfolio. They have gained awareness of transferable skills, professionalism, and learnt about reflection, progress tracking, and interview skills.