Unit Content: Know the Purpose and Importance of Public Service Skills

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Unit Content: Know the purpose and importance of public service skills Public Service Skills • Communication • Teamwork • Professional and personal skills • Punctuality/timekeeping • Pride of Appearance • Behaviour • Discipline (self-discipline) • Problem Solving • Cooperation • Conflict Management Communication skills are important because they a key section for working in uniform public services. You are taught these skills as soon as you start through basic training and placed in different types of communication such as verbal communication e.g. shouting to get someone’s attention, non-verbal communication e.g. body or sign language and visual communication e.g. writing or drawing picture to get your message across. Professional and personal skills are a number of skills you may have as an individual all learn through your career. • Punctuality/timekeeping is important to uniformed public services because being on time and not being late sets a good example for you by other staff members and also means you will have extra time in your career for unforeseen circumstance. Punctuality is a basic skill you are expected to have when you join a uniformed public service and also if your life was ever at stake or the life of others. • Pride of appearance is a very important skill when joining a public service because you want to make a good first impression to the public and this can be by polishing your shoes on a day to day basis and making sure your uniform is clean and ironed properly, cleanliness is also important so washing your hair, having a shower or a bath and also a shave. Having done all this and having a smart uniform shows that you have pride in your job and show your position in society. • Behaviour is important to uniformed public services because you must show good behaviour all the time to the public and to your fellow colleagues and

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