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3CO03 Assignment Guide June 2026
🎬 Contains VideosGuidance for the June 2026 3CO03 assignment, helping learners interpret assessment questions, apply ethical and inclusive practice, and prepare an authentic CPD record.
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The 3CO03 Assignment Guide June 2026 helps learners understand what the assignment asks them to do and how to approach their responses. It follows the assessment structure: Task 1 uses a workplace case study and four related questions, while Task 2 requires a personal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record. The emphasis is on interpreting the questions, applying the assessment command verbs and keeping answers relevant to the evidence requested. Task 1 centres on Plyton, a manufacturing organisation with a small, largely independent people management and learning and development team. The guide explores how to identify two examples of unethical and unprofessional behaviour and explain their conflict with personal ethical principles and professional values. It also considers how to respond when a friend asks for employee data access to be misused, linking a clear refusal to relevant legal, regulatory and ethical obligations. These questions connect professional standards with practical decisions about conduct and confidentiality. The remaining case-study questions address respectful and inclusive working and staying informed about the people profession. Learners consider what inclusion means when contributing opinions, clarifying problems and working in a team. They also examine the requirement to select one CIPD information source and one external source, describe what each offers and explain why each is worth recommending. Throughout these sections, the guide distinguishes between explaining, summarising and describing, helping learners judge the depth and focus their answers need. Task 2 moves away from the fictional workplace and focuses on the learner’s own development. It explains the requirement for an authentic CPD record containing at least two development activities completed within the last two years, supported by reflection on their impact. The introduction also highlights clear answer headings and compliance with the assessment brief’s word count requirements. This makes the package particularly relevant to learners who need support translating assessment instructions into focused, scenario-based answers and genuine evidence of professional development.
Who it’s for
This package suits learners preparing the June 2026 3CO03 assignment, particularly those developing their understanding of ethical practice in people management or learning and development. It is focused on interpreting assessment requirements and planning relevant responses.
What’s covered
Introduction: assignment structure and case study
Introduces Task 1 and the Plyton people management/L&D team case study. Sets out the need to answer four questions clearly, use question headings and follow the assessment brief’s word count requirements.
Question 1: ethical principles and professional values
Explains how to identify two realistic examples of unethical and unprofessional behaviour by Jez within the case study. Shows how to connect each example to an ethical principle or professional value and explain why it creates a conflict.
Question 2: employee data and legal obligations
Examines how to respond to a friend’s request to misuse access to an employee data platform. Focuses on clearly explaining a refusal and supporting it with relevant legal, regulatory and ethical reasoning.
Question 3: respectful and inclusive working
Clarifies how to summarise respectful and inclusive behaviour when contributing views, clarifying problems and working as part of a team. Emphasises concise explanations connected to the workplace scenario rather than isolated examples.
Question 4: sources of professional information
Explains the requirement to select one CIPD source and one source outside the CIPD about the people profession. Covers describing each source, its usefulness and the reasons for recommending it, with a focus on professional curiosity.
Task 2: preparing a CPD record
Sets out the requirement to provide an authentic record of at least two development activities completed within the last two years. Emphasises evidence from the learner’s own experience, recording development and reflecting on its impact.
Learning outcomes
By completing this package, learners can:
- Interpret the assignment’s command verbs and distinguish between explaining, summarising, describing and providing evidence.
- Identify unethical and unprofessional workplace behaviours and explain how they conflict with ethical principles and professional values.
- Explain a response to a request to misuse employee data, supported by relevant legal and ethical reasoning.
- Summarise respectful and inclusive working when sharing views, clarifying issues and contributing to a team.
- Describe and justify the recommendation of one CIPD information source and one external source about the people profession.
- Prepare an authentic CPD record covering at least two development activities from the last two years, with reflection on their impact.
What’s included
A deployable SCORM package with practical learning content, ready for your LMS.
How it works
Add access, upload the package to your LMS, and pay per learner who uses it.
Frequently asked questions
Which assignment does this guide support?
The guide is for the June 2026 3CO03 assignment. It follows Task 1’s case study and four questions, then addresses Task 2’s CPD record.
What subjects do the case-study questions cover?
They cover ethical and professional behaviour, responding to a request to misuse employee data, respectful and inclusive working, and sources of information about the people profession. The guidance links responses to the Plyton workplace scenario.
Does the guide explain assessment command verbs?
Yes. It explains what verbs such as “explain”, “summarise”, “describe” and “provide” require in the context of the questions, helping learners match their responses to the requested evidence.
What is required for the CPD task?
Learners need an authentic CPD record based on their own experience, including at least two development activities completed within the last two years. Each activity needs reflection on its impact; this task is not based on the fictional Plyton case study.
How is the package delivered?
The package is uploaded to your organisation’s own LMS for learners to access there. It is licensed per learner.
Does the package contain video?
No. This package does not contain video.
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