Some things are easy to achieve by working on your own, but there will inevitably be times when you will have to work with other people to get a job done. Working with others could involve working with one other person or a group of people. If you can master the skills you need for this, you'll be able to achieve your goals successfully.

While you're studying, there will be times when you have to work with other people on project work, presentations and discussions. And, when you go out to work, you'll be working with other people every day. In your personal and social life, you might be doing a number of things that involve group working, such as sports, organising events or organising a holiday for a group of friends.

Working with others will help you to understand the best ways to work with other people to achieve shared goals. You will learn how to:

• figure out what needs to be done;
• discuss and decide who will be responsible for which task and be clear about what everyone is going to be doing;
• decide on timescales and resources to get your tasks done on time;
• get together and talk about how you're progressing - what went well and what didn't;
• agree with the others on ways you might be able to improve;
• find ways of working together that work;
• support each other;
• take on different roles;
• deal with difficult situations and difficult relationships;
• know where to go to for help.

By working with others, you can use the skills of the whole of your group to get a job done successfully. You'll be able to share your skills and learn new skills and new ways of working from other people. You'll also get to share ideas.