AIM
    Entry Level
    QN: 603/1506/4
    Curriculum Active

    AIM Qualifications Entry 1 Diploma in Personal and Social Development Skills

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by AIM . Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 3503 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    AIM
    Syllabus Units
    159 Units
    Guided Hours
    3503 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Accessing Commercial Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a commercial service
    • Be able to take part in accessing a commercial service
    2

    Accessing Financial Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a financial service
    • Be able to use a financial service
    3

    Action Planning to Improve Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own strengths and areas for improvement
    • Know about a personal target for improvement
    4

    Adding and Subtracting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to add whole numbers
    • Be able to subtract whole numbers
    • Be able to solve everyday problems with and without a calculator
    5

    Addition

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know addition facts for two-digit numbers
    • Be able to interpret + and = in practical situations to solve problems
    • Be able to add two-digit whole numbers
    • Be able to use a calculator to check addition calculations using whole numbers
    6

    Addition, Subtraction and Multiplication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to add and subtract whole numbers
    • Be able to multiply whole numbers
    • Be able to solve everyday problems with and without a calculator
    7

    Adjusting to a New Setting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to access a range of people who can help them
    • Be able to find their way around
    • Know the people and resources relevant to their learning
    • Know how to be safe
    8

    Audio and Video Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use audio and/or video hardware and software to capture sequences
    • Be able to play audio and/or video sequences
    9

    Beginning College

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to locate a facility in college
    • Be able to identify a member of staff
    • Know about a health and safety hazard in college
    10

    Beginning to Study

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a course of study
    • Know how to organise study
    • Be able to use course resources
    • Be able to listen actively in a learning environment
    11

    Being Part of a Group

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how own behaviour affects other group members
    • Be able to make a positive contribution to a group
    12

    Building Confidence and Self Esteem

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about feelings of confidence and self esteem
    • Know about building confidence and self esteem
    13

    Cleaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what needs cleaning
    • Be able to use cleaning equipment
    • Be able to use cleaning products
    14

    Collect and Represent Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to collect numerical information
    • Be able to represent information
    15

    Common Shapes and Positional Vocabulary

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to name common 2D shapes
    • Be able to name common 3D shapes
    • Be able to use everyday positional vocabulary
    16

    Communicating with Music

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in a song
    • Be able to play an instrument
    • Be able to play an instrument as part of a group
    17

    Completing Tasks

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the requirements for a task
    • Be able to complete a task
    • Be able to review a task
    18

    Contributing to the Community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about ways to contribute to the community
    • Know the benefits of contributing to the community
    • Be able to contribute to the community
    • Be able to assess own contribution to the community
    19

    Dealing with Problems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be aware of problems when they arise
    • Come up with a solution to a problem
    20

    Desktop Publishing Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to create a publication using desktop publishing software
    • Be able to use desktop publishing software to edit a publication
    21

    Developing and Presenting Information Using ICT

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to take part in entering information using ICT
    • Be able to take part in presenting information through ICT
    22

    Developing Assertiveness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the benefits of assertiveness
    • Know about ways of being assertive
    23

    Diversity in Society

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the meaning of the term ‘diversity
    • Know about diverse groups and practices
    • Know about the contributions of diverse groups to society
    24

    Drug and Alcohol Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the difference between soft drinks and alcoholic drinks
    • Know the difference between a legal and an illegal drug
    • Recognise effects of drug and alcohol use
    25

    Engage in Discussion

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to engage in simple discussion
    26

    Environmental Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how the actions of humans affect the environment
    • Know about an environmental issue which affects their life
    • Know how they could help improve the environment
    27

    Environmental Issues

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about ways that people affect the environment
    • Know about actions people can take to benefit the environment
    28

    Exploring Art

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to appreciate art
    • Know of art techniques
    • Create a piece of art
    • Know how to tidy up
    29

    Exploring Dance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to move in response to sound
    • Be able to make dance movements
    30

    Exploring Music

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to appreciate music
    • Be able to identify a musical instrument
    • Play a musical instrument with others
    31

    Exploring Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare for a performance
    • Be able to follow instructions
    • Be able to co
    • operate with others in performance
    • Be able to reflect on own performance
    32

    Extract and Sort Data

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to extract information from lists and tables
    • Be able to extract information from diagrams and bar charts
    • Be able to make numerical comparisons from bar charts
    • Be able to sort objects using two criteria
    33

    Find Information Using ICT

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to take part in starting up and shutting down ICT devices
    • Be able to take part in using ICT devices to safely search for information
    34

    Following Instructions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow instructions
    • Know the potential impact of not following instructions in a work environment
    35

    Following Safe and Healthy Working Practices When Using ICT

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about safety practices when using ICT
    • Be able to follow safe and healthy working practices when using ICT
    36

    Fractions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to read and write halves, quarters and tenths of whole numbers and shapes
    • Be able to find halves, quarters and tenths of shapes
    • Be able to compare halves, quarters and tenths of whole numbers
    • Be able to find halves and quarters of small numbers of items
    37

    Getting about Safely

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to stay safe when out and about
    • Know how to travel somewhere safely
    • Know emergency evacuation procedures
    38

    Hazards in Familiar Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about hazards in familiar settings
    39

    Health and Fitness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about keeping fit
    • Be able to take part in fitness activities
    • Be able to apply dress safely for fitness activities
    • Be able to review own performance
    40

    Knowing How You Learn

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate own likes and dislikes about learning
    • Know own strengths and areas for development
    • Be able to express preferences about how they learn
    • Be able to indicate own support needs
    41

    Law and Order

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about laws
    • Know how laws are made
    • Know about the consequences to breaking laws
    42

    Length

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to measure length
    • Be able to compare length using standard and non-standard units
    • Be able to write units of measurement
    43

    Listen and Respond

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to listen and respond in verbal exchanges
    • Be able to extract information from verbal exchanges
    44

    Looking after Clothes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to care for clothing
    • Sort clothes for washing according to the label specifications
    • Use a washing machine safely
    • Know how to dry clothes
    • Know how to store items of clothing
    45

    Making Choices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know when choices can be made
    • Know how to make an informed choice in their own life
    46

    Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise coins and write them in numbers
    • Be able to recognise notes and write them in numbers
    47

    Money and Time

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about money
    • Know about time
    48

    Money, Time and Temperature

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to work with money
    • Be able to work with time
    • Be able to recognise temperature
    49

    Multiplication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interpret x and = in practical situations to solve problems
    • Be able to multiply whole numbers
    • Be able to use a calculator to check multiplication calculations using whole numbers
    50

    Online Basics

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about keeping safe
    • Be able to keep safe in own home
    51

    Outdoor Pursuits

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the safety aspects of an outdoor pursuit
    • Be able to participate in an outdoor pursuit
    • Be able to reflect on an activity
    52

    Participating in Outdoor Pursuits

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about outdoor pursuits
    • Be able to participate in an outdoor pursuit
    • Be able to reflect on an activity in an outdoor pursuit
    53

    Participation in Team Activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about team
    • Know members of own team
    • Be able to review the performance of own team
    54

    Personal Action Planning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about own strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement
    • Be able to carry out personal action planning
    55

    Personal Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise appearance
    • Be able to recognise personal qualities
    • Understand impact of own behaviour on others
    56

    Personal Care and Hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need for personal hygiene
    • Know the uses of toiletry products
    • Recognise the need for regular changes of clothes
    • Know the importance of oral health
    57

    Personal Health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about good health
    • Know about poor health
    58

    Personal Manner and Conduct

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to conduct and present self appropriately
    59

    Personal Safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about keeping safe
    • Be able to keep safe in own home
    60

    Plan and Review Own Skills and Qualities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the skills and qualities needed for success in work and life
    • Be able to identify a target and plan to meet it
    61

    Planning Journeys

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan journeys
    • Be able to undertake a variety of journeys
    62

    Preparing for the Future

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about some options for the future
    • Be able to express preferences about options for the future
    • Be able to engage in learning activities which will help them develop skills for the future
    63

    Read for Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to locate information in straightforward written sources
    • Be able to decode words to obtain information
    • Be able to apply understanding of alphabetical order to locate information
    64

    Read for Purpose and Meaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow a simple text
    • Know about purpose in text
    65

    Reading and Understanding the Meaning of Word

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand written words
    • Be able to use simple reference tools
    66

    Reading for Meaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to read a piece of text and gain meaning from it
    67

    Reading Words, Signs and Symbols

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand written words, signs and symbols
    68

    Recognising Own Achievements

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what they are aiming to achieve as a result of their learning programme
    • Know when they have achieved
    69

    Recycling Packaging Materials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the types of packaging materials that can be recycled
    • Be able to promote the recycling of packaging waste
    70

    Represent Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to construct simple lists
    • Be able to read information from simple charts
    • Be able to draw simple charts and diagrams
    71

    Reviewing and Reflecting on Own Progress

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know when they have made progress
    • Be able to take part in a discussion on progress
    • Be able to acknowledge the feedback of others on their progress
    72

    Rights and Responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about their rights
    • Know about their responsibilities
    73

    Self-Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify what makes them individual
    • Be able to express themselves as an individual
    74

    Send and Receive Information Using ICT

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about ICT sources of information
    • Be able to take part in starting up and shutting down ICT devices
    • Be able to take part in using ICT devices to send and receive information
    75

    Setting Targets

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to engage in the target-setting process
    • Know their own targets
    76

    Shapes and Positional Vocabulary

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise 2D shapes
    • Be able to recognise 3D shapes
    • Be able to use positional vocabulary
    77

    Size, Length, Width and Height

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to compare sizes of items
    • Be able to compare length of items
    • Be able to compare width of items
    • Be able to compare height of items
    78

    Speak to Communicate

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to speak to communicate
    79

    Speaking and Listening in a Conversation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to take part in conversation by speaking and listening
    80

    Speaking and Listening to Obtain Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to obtain information from others by speaking and listening
    81

    Speaking and Listening to Provide Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to provide information by speaking and listening
    82

    Speaking and Listening to take part in a Conversation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to take part in a simple conversation
    83

    Subtraction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know subtraction facts for two-digit numbers
    • Be able to interpret – and = in practical situations to solve problems
    • Be able to subtract from two-digit whole numbers
    • Be able to use a calculator to check subtraction calculations using whole numbers
    84

    Time

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to relate familiar events to times of the day
    • Be able to relate familiar events to days of the week
    • Be able to relate familiar events to months and seasons of the year
    85

    Time Management Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about time management
    86

    Understanding Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know that relationships can be different
    • Know how to behave appropriately in a relationship
    • Know the difference between informal and formal relationships
    87

    Using and Communicating Data

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to measure, estimate and compare length
    • Be able to measure, estimate and compare weight
    • Be able to measure, estimate and compare capacity
    • Be able to recognise shape, positional vocabulary and space
    88

    Using Grammar and Punctuation in Writing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use grammar to aid understanding when writing
    • Be able to use punctuation to aid understanding when writing
    89

    Using ICT Systems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand a straightforward given task requiring the use of ICT. (ICTE2.1)
    • Be able to use hardware, software and onscreen icons for a specific purpose. (ICTE2.1)
    • Be able to use the help facility. (ICTE2.1)
    • Be able to ask for help when needed. (ICTE2.1)
    90

    Using ICT to Select and Exchange Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to locate information using ICT-based sources, Be able save information
    • Be able to exchange ICT-based information
    91

    Using ICT: Safe Working Practices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about health and safety measures that should be followed when using ICT equipment
    • Know about PINs and passwords
    92

    Using Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how coins can be combined to give different values of money
    • Be able to carry out calculations involving money
    • Understand a problem or task requiring the use of money
    93

    Using Public Transport

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare to travel by local bus service
    • Know how to prepare to travel on longer journeys by public transport
    • Be able to make a journey on public transport
    • Know how to travel safely on public transport
    94

    Using Public Transport – Buses and Trains

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare to travel by local bus service
    • Know how to prepare to travel by train or national bus service
    • Be able to make a journey on public transport
    95

    Using Reading Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to read simple texts
    96

    Using Reading Strategies

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use reading strategies to understand written words and phrases
    • Be able to use a reference tool
    97

    Using Size, Shape and Space

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise size and weight
    • Be able to recognise shape, positional vocabulary and space
    98

    Using Spelling Methods in Writing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use methods to learn how to spell words
    • Be able to use sound to symbol relationships
    • Be able to spell plurals, tenses and affixes
    • Understand the sequence and meaning of words
    99

    Using Structure in Writing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different ways in which writing can be structured
    • Be able to structure simple written information
    100

    Using Structure to Write Simple Text

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate information using written words
    • Be able to construct simple and compound sentences
    101

    Using Taxis

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare to travel in a taxi
    • Be able to make a taxi journey
    102

    Using Whole Numbers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to count and order whole numbers up to 10Be able to read and write numbers
    • Be able to compare whole numbers
    103

    Using Whole Numbers and Fractions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to work with whole numbers
    • Be able to work with fractions
    104

    Weight and Capacity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to compare weight of items
    • Be able to compare capacity of items
    105

    Weight, Capacity and Temperature

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to compare weight using common standard units
    • Be able to compare capacity using common standard and non-standard units
    • Be able to compare positive temperatures
    106

    Whole Numbers to 20

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to count up to 20 items
    • Be able to read and write numbers up to 20Be able to compare numbers up to 20
    107

    Whole Numbers to 200

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to count up to 100 items
    • Be able to read numbers up to 200Be able to write numbers up to 200Be able to order numbers up to 200Be able to approximate numbers to the nearest 10
    108

    Write Accurately

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to produce accurately text
    109

    Write to Communicate

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to write to communicate information
    110

    Writing Letters of the Alphabet and Spelling Words

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to write the letters of the alphabet
    • Be able to use sound/symbol associations to spell words
    • Be able to spell personal and familiar words

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/1506/4
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    AIM
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    Oct 2017

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