Personal and Interpersonal Skills

Michael Duffy 2010

Assignment

Fetac Level 3

Name:

Date:

Tutor

Instructions to Candidates

Your community has received a budget of 100 million euro from the government. You are a member of the committee that will decide how to best spend this money. The people in the area fall into various groups, e.g., school children, senior citizens, workers etc. The money will be spent with a view to providing buildings and services for the community. At all times the community must ensure that the needs of the various groups are catered for in terms of health, education, transport and jobs etc.

On the following page you will find a list of items that you can spend the money on.

You do not have enough money to purchase all that is on the list; therefore you will need to spend the money wisely, and on the services that you think are the best options for the community thus ensuring that the needs of the community are best catered for.

Each service and building has a price attached to it. Your duty is to decide which services and buildings to spend the 100 million on WITHOUT going over budget.

After you have made your choices (you do this part on your own) and filled in your list you will meet with the rest of the committee.

During that meeting the committee will decide on the final list of items that the community will spend the budget on. This decision will be done on a “consensus” basisand NOT by taking a show of hands or voting etc. Therefore the committee will need to agree on each item before moving on to the next item etc.

Good Luck and remember to choose how you spend the budget wisely!!

Part 1 – From the list below choose what YOU consider are the best options for the community’s welfare.

Your list can have as many things on it as you can afford without going over budget.

When you are choosing your list, you should consider all the needs of the different groups within the community e.g., the young children and the senior citizens etc.

Item CostComment

Hospital / 30 Million / Nearest hospital is 35 miles away
Primary School / 8 Million / Nearest primary school is 5 miles away
Secondary School / 12 Million / Nearest secondary school is 5 miles away
Health Center / Clinic / 10 Million / Nearest health center is 5 miles away
Crèche / 10 Million / Nearest crèche is 10 miles away
Public Transport Service (Bus and Train) School goers and senior citizens can travel for free / 25 Million / Nearest town is 5 miles away and there is NO other public or private transport service in your area
Community Center / 5 Million / Nearest community center is 5 miles away
Shopping Center –bank, post office, supermarkets, shops / 10 Million / Nearest shops are 5 miles away
Leisure Center (cinema, bowling etc.) / 10 Million / Nearest leisure facility is 10 miles away
Business Park – providing 100 local jobs / 20 Million / Nearest center of employment is 10 miles away
Garda Station / 2 Million / Nearest Garda station is 5 miles away
Fire / Ambulance Station / 3 Million / Nearest alternative is 5 miles away

Your List (your total spend must NOT exceed 100 Million)

Item Cost

My total is: ______

Explain the reasons for your choices.

Your Name

Part 2 – You will now meet with the committee.

The committee MUST agree on a FINAL list of services and buildings for the community and stay within the 100 million budget. The committee’s decision will be made on a consensus basis and NOT on a voting system.

Remember, it will be necessary for you to ensure that your voice is heard so your list is considered along with all the others before the final list is prepared.

NOTE:

The final decision of the committee is binding and cannot be changed later. The committee’s decision will be made with the needs and the welfare of the community in mind. It is the duty of ALL members of the committee to put the needs of the community first NOT just their individual list of choices.

Consensus (NO VOTING) and compromise, along with good solid reasoning is the order of the day!!!