AIM
    Entry Level
    QN: 603/6297/2
    Curriculum Active

    AIM Qualifications Entry Level Diploma in Skills for Living and Work (Entry 1)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by AIM . Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2430 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    AIM
    Syllabus Units
    95 Units
    Guided Hours
    2430 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Action Planning to Improve Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise his/her strengths.
    • Be able to recognise areas for self improvement.
    • Be able to identify a personal target for improvement.
    2

    Addition

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the symbols and related vocabulary for addition.2.
    • Be able to carry out addition calculations with single digit numbers from zero to 20 with and without a calculator.3.
    • Be able to interpret and use + and = in practical situations to carry out addition calculations.Be to solve simple mathematical problems that involve addition.
    3

    Animal Husbandry

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise a farm animal and a product from it.
    • Know how to feed a farm animal.
    • Know how to provide water for a farm animal.
    • Know how to prepare bedding for the livestock.
    • Understand a health and safety procedure when working with farm animals.
    4

    Applying for Jobs and Courses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to apply for a job or course.
    • Know how to support an application for a job or course.
    5

    Applying for Jobs or Courses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to apply for a job or course.
    • Know what information to use to support an application for a job or course.
    • Know how to prepare to be interviewed.
    6

    Bread Making

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in the sourcing of materials for bread making.2.
    • Know about basic baking equipment.3.
    • Be able to use basic hand techniques to make bread.4.
    • Be able to work safely and follow hygiene rules.5.
    • Be able to contribute to making decisions about own baking.
    7

    Bronze Casting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for bronze casting.2.
    • Know about basic tools used in bronze casting.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in bronze casting.4. Be involved in making choices about bronze casting work.
    8

    Bronze Tool Casting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare a bronze casting mould.
    • Understand furnace preparation of bronze.
    • Be able to finish a bronze cast tool.
    • Understand a health and safety procedure.
    9

    Building Confidence and Self Esteem

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how confidence and self esteem can affect own life.
    • Understand a way in which confidence and self esteem can be damaged.
    • Understand how confidence and self esteem can be increased.
    • Understand feelings surrounding confidence and self esteem.
    10

    Carry out a Practical Activity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to plan to carry out a practical activity.
    • Be able to carry out a practical activity.
    • Be able to work safely.
    11

    Cooking

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different cooking methods.
    • Know equipment needed for cooking.
    • Understand Health and Safety relating to cooking.
    • Be able to use different cooking methods.
    12

    Countryside Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out a management task on a tree, shrub and plant, as appropriate to the season.
    • Know a significant habitats and species.
    • Be able to follow relevant safe working practices in the countryside.
    13

    Craft Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow a health and safety guideline.
    • Be able to plan a craft activity.
    • Know equipment and materials required for a craft activity.
    • Be able to carry out a craft activity.
    14

    Dairy Farming

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to handle a dairy animal.
    • Understand a health and safety procedure relating to a dairy parlour.
    • Be able to feed a dairy animal.
    • Understand the origin of milk.
    15

    Dealing with Problems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise problems when they arise.
    • Be able to come up with a solution to a problem.
    16

    Developing Mask Making Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the processes in preparing plaster.
    • Be able to use papier-mâché in mask making.
    • Be able to follow a health and safety procedure when mask making.
    17

    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.
    • Know effects of drug and alcohol use.
    18

    Eating a Balanced Diet

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what makes a balanced diet.
    • Understand what is meant by healthy eating.
    • Be able to prepare a balanced meal.
    • Understand the need for basic food hygiene.
    19

    Eating Out

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different places to eat out.
    • Know different types of food to eat out.
    • Be able to choose a place to eat out.
    • Be able to order a meal.
    • Know which cutlery to use.
    20

    Environmental Issues

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know some ways that people affect the environment.
    • Understand how people can take action to benefit the environment.
    21

    Everyday Food and Drink Preparation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare a hot or cold drink.
    • Be able to prepare a snack.
    • Be able to clean up after preparing food.
    • Know how to store food and drink.
    • Know how to be safe in a kitchen.
    22

    Fish Farming Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know fish that can be farmed.2.
    • Be able to complete fish farming tasks using appropriate equipment.3.
    • Know about health and safety procedures for fish farming.4.
    • Be able to comment on own engagement in fish farming.
    23

    Follow Instructions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how instructions are given.
    • Be able to follow instructions.
    24

    Follow Instructions in the Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how instructions are given in the work place.
    • Be able to follow instructions in the work place.
    25

    Food Preparation and Presentation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know a utensil required for food preparation.
    • Be able to prepare a seasonal vegetable for a soup.
    • Be able to weigh and/or measure an ingredient for a recipe.
    • Understand a health, safety and hygiene issue relating to preparing and presenting food.
    26

    Food Safety and Storage

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know basic hygiene rules.
    • Know how to store different types of food.
    • Know when food should be discarded.
    27

    Gardening for Pleasure

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what a garden is.
    • Be able to identify plants.
    • Know what garden tools to use for planting.
    • Know where to plant.
    • Be able to plant.
    • Be able to care for gardening equipment.
    28

    Getting about Safely

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to stay safe when out and about.
    • Know how to travel safely.
    • Be able to cross roads safely.
    • Know how to be safe in the dark.
    • Be able to use emergency evacuation procedures.
    29

    Getting on with Other People

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to interact with others.
    • Be able to take part in a group activity.
    30

    Glass Engraving

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know a part of an engraving lathe.
    • Know the different engraving wheels.
    • Understand the differences in the thickness of glass for the engraving process.
    • Know how to engrave glass using an engraving lathe.
    • Understand a health and safety issue relevant to glass engraving.
    31

    Glass Mould Blowing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for glass making.2.
    • Understand basic tools for glass mould blowing.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices.4.
    • Be able to contribute to making choices about own work.
    32

    Green Woodwork

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in the sourcing wood from the tree.2.
    • Know about basic woodworking tools.3.
    • Be able to use basic wood working tools.4.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in green wood
    • Be able to contribute to making decisions about own wood work.
    33

    Handling Information and Data

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know that numerical information can be contained in lists.2.
    • Be able to extract numerical information from lists.3.
    • Be able to sort and classify objects using a single criterion.4.
    • Know how to read and draw simple graphs, charts and diagrams.5.
    • Be able to read and draw simple charts, graphs and diagrams based on numerical data.6.
    • Be able to solve simple mathematical problems that involve handling information and data.
    34

    Health and Fitness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the importance of exercise.
    • Know suitable clothing to be worn when participating in exercise.
    • Be able to take part in an exercise programme.
    35

    Health and Safety Procedures in the Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise health and safety procedures.
    • Be able to carry out a task with regard to health and safety in the work place.
    36

    Horticulture

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know a part of a plant.
    • Know the stages of the growth cycle of a plant.
    • Know vegetables produced in a market garden.
    • Know weeds growing in a market garden.
    • Be able to remove weeds in a market garden.
    • Understand a health and safety issue relating working in horticulture.
    37

    Induction to College

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to locate an area of learning in college.
    • Be able to identify a member of staff in a college.
    • Be able to identify a health and safety procedure in a college.
    38

    Iron Forge

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for iron forge work.2.
    • Know about basic tools for forge working.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices.4. Be involved in making choices about own work.
    39

    Jewellery Making

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for jewellery making.2.
    • Know about basic tools used in jewellery making.3.
    • Be able to use jewellery making tools.4.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in jewellery making.5.
    • Be able to contribute to making choices about own jewellery making.
    40

    Kitchen Hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need to keep a clean kitchen.
    • Be able to use equipment to clean a kitchen.
    • Be able to use products to clean a kitchen.
    41

    Knowing the Local Community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the location and use of buildings and facilities in own local area.
    • Understand the local community.
    • Understand own responsibilities in the local community.
    42

    Law and Order

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that laws exist to benefit the community.
    • Know how laws are made.
    • Understand that there can be consequences to breaking laws.
    • Know how laws are enforced.
    43

    Leatherwork

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in the sourcing of materials for leatherworking.2.
    • Know about basic leatherworking tools.3.
    • Be able to use leatherworking tools.4.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in leatherworking.5.
    • Be able to contribute to making choices about own work.
    44

    Length, Width and Height

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to describe the size of objects using length, width and height.
    • Be able to make comparisons of the size of objects.
    45

    Living in a Diverse Society

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the differences in people.
    • Understand the need for acceptance in society.
    • Know the contributions of diverse groups to society.
    46

    Looking and Acting the Part in the Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify clothing and footwear for the work place.
    • Know the importance of personal hygiene.
    • Know how to conduct self in the workplace.
    47

    Make a Simple Meal

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow basic hygiene rules of the kitchen.
    • Be able to select ingredients to make a meal.
    • Be able to prepare ingredients.
    • Be able to use a utensil safely.
    • Be able to use a cooker safely.
    • Be able to serve a meal.
    48

    Making a Product

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow safety rules when making a product.
    • Be able to choose suitable materials to make a product.
    • Understand types of equipment used to make a product.
    • Be able to use a piece of equipment to make a product.
    49

    Making Choices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know when choices can be made.
    • Know how to make an informed choice.
    50

    Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know coins and notes involving whole numbers 1 to 10.
    • Be able to select coins and notes involving whole numbers 1 to 10.
    • Know the relative value of coins and notes involving whole numbers 1 to 10.
    51

    Narrow Boat Navigation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in activities to explore the history of canals.2.
    • Know about basic boating equipment.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices when on the boat.4.
    • Be able to work with others on the narrow boat.5.
    • Be able to contribute to making decisions about navigation.
    52

    Observing and Encouraging Birds

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different species of birds.
    • Know the feeding habits of common birds.
    • Know ways birds can be observed.
    • Know ways humans can help birds.
    53

    Organic Market Garden Autumn/Winter

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to propagate from seed.
    • Be able to harvest a crop.
    • Be able to store a root crop.
    • Be able to distribute a root crop.
    • Be able to clear land.
    • Know how to work with a hand tool.
    • Be able to prepare compost.
    • Be able to maintain a garden.
    • Be able to follow a health and safety procedure.
    54

    Organic Market Garden Spring/Summer

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to work on a soil cultivation task.
    • Be able to work on a vegetable cultivation task.
    • Be able to maintain plants in a greenho
    • use or polytunnel.
    • Know how to work with tools and machinery.
    • Be able to prepare and maintain compost.
    • Be able to follow a health and safety procedure when working in an organic market garden.
    55

    Organic Market Garden Winter/Spring

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out a task in preparation for propagation.
    • Be able to propagate from seed.
    • Be able to develop an orchard.
    • Be able to develop and maintain a garden.
    • Know how to work with tools and machinery.
    • Be able to prepare or maintain compost.
    • Be able to follow a health and safety procedure when working in an organic garden.
    56

    Outdoor Pursuits

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by outdoor pursuits.
    • Understand safety aspects of an outdoor pursuit.
    • Be able to participate in an outdoor pursuit.
    • Be able to participate in future planning.
    57

    Participation in Team Activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know why team
    • work may be necessary.
    • Be able to recognise members of a team.
    • Understand roles and responsibilities of a team.
    • Be able to co
    • operate as a member of a team.
    58

    Personal Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise personal characteristics.
    • Be able to recognise personal qualities.
    • Understand impact of own behaviour on others.
    59

    Personal Care and Hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need for personal hygiene.
    • Know the uses of toiletry products.
    • Understand the need to change and wash clothes regularly.
    • Know the importance of oral health.
    60

    Personal Presentation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know main features of face and skin.
    • Know about face and skin care products.
    • Know about hair care.
    • Understand how to use products and equipment safely.
    61

    Personal Safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to stay safe at home.
    • Know how to recognise unsafe situations.
    • Know basic emergency aid techniques.
    • Know familiar health and safety signs.
    62

    Pet Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what animals make suitable pets.
    • Understand how to handle a pet.
    • Know equipment needed for pet care.
    • Know appropriate food for a pet.
    • Know about pet health.
    63

    Pewter Casting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for pewter casting.2.
    • Know about of basic tools used in pewter crafting.3.
    • Be able to use pewter casting tools.4.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe practices.5.
    • Be able to participate in making choices about own work.
    64

    Planning and preparing food for an event

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to be involved in planning food for an event
    • Be able to contribute to preparing food for an event safely
    65

    Preparing drinks and snacks

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to be involved in preparing drinks safely
    • Be able to be involved in preparing snacks safely
    66

    Preparing for and Taking Part in an Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare for an interview.
    • Be able to take part in an interview.
    67

    Providing personal information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to provide personal information
    68

    Reading

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to read a simple text.
    • Be able to identify the purpose of a text.
    • Be able to use features of text to find out information.
    69

    Receiving and Responding to Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to obtain information from others.
    • Be able to show understanding of information received from others.
    • Be able to contribute to a conversation.
    70

    Recycling, Managing Waste

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about packaging.
    • Know about recycling.
    • Know about controlling waste.
    71

    Self Advocacy

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own views.
    • Understand own right to be heard.
    • Know how to have own view or need heard.
    • Be able to express own point of view.
    72

    Shape and Space

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the properties of common 2D and 3D shapes.2.
    • Know the names of common 2D and 3D shapes.3.
    • Be able to use positional vocabulary in the context of common 2D and 3D shapes.4.
    • Be able to solve simple mathematical problems that involve shape, space and positional vocabulary
    73

    Soil Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know a main tool required for work in a market garden.
    • Be able to use a tool required for work in a market garden.
    • Be able to prepare soil for vegetable production.
    • Understand some aspects of soil fertility.
    • Be able to prepare a medium for seed germination and plant growth.
    • Be able to follow a health and safety procedure relating to market gardening.
    74

    Sowing Seeds

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare to sow seeds.
    • Be able to sow seeds.
    75

    Speaking

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate with others.
    • Be able to engage in discussion.
    76

    Spoon Forging

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for spoon forging.2.
    • Know about basic tools for forge working.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in the forge.4.
    • Be able to participate in making choices about own work in the forge.
    77

    Textile Craft

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use a tool and material for textile production.
    • Be able to design and plan a textile article.
    • Be able to use a textile technique to produce an article.
    • Be able to follow a health and safety procedure relevant to textile production.
    78

    Textiles - Felting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in the sourcing of materials for felting.2.
    • Know about basic felting tools and equipment.3.
    • Be able to use basic felting tools.4.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in felt making.5.
    • Be able to contribute to making decisions about own work.
    79

    Textiles (Weaving)

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for weaving.2.
    • Know about basic weaving tools.3.
    • Be able to use basic felting tools.4.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe practices in weaving.5.
    • Be able to contribute to making decisions about own work.
    80

    Time

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know parts of the day.
    • Be able to recognise time in o’ clock times.
    • Know days of the week.
    • Know the seasons of the year.
    • Know the months of the year.
    81

    Travelling to and from Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different types of transport.
    • Know how to get to work.
    82

    Understanding Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different types of relationship.
    • Know how to behave in a relationship.
    • Know the difference between informal and formal relationships.
    83

    Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that people have rights.
    • Understand that people have responsibilities.
    84

    Undertaking an Enterprise Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select a product to sell to a particular target market.
    • Be able to select a suitable venue to sell a product.
    • Be able to participate in an enterprise project.
    • Be able to review own performance when undertaking an enterprise project.
    85

    Using Craft Skills with Natural Materials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out a craft task safely.
    • Know how to implement a craft project using natural materials.
    • Be able to work in craft using a natural material.
    86

    Using ICT Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use ICT in a work place.
    • Be able to identify his/her ICT skills that need to be developed for a work place.
    • Be able to develop ICT skills in a work place.
    87

    Volunteering

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what voluntary organisations are.
    • Understand the role of a volunteer in an organisation.
    • Know how to identify the steps necessary to become a volunteer.
    88

    Weight and Capacity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to describe the weight of objects.
    • Be able to compare the weight of objects.
    • Be able to describe objects in terms of capacity.
    • Be able to compare items in terms of capacity.
    89

    Willow Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in sourcing materials for willow work.2.
    • Know about basic tools for willow work.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate safe working practices in willow working.4.
    • Be able to participate in making choices about own work.
    90

    Woodworking Crafts

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a tool used for woodworking crafts.
    • Know about a timber used for woodworking crafts.
    • Be able to use woodworking processes.
    • Understand a health and safety procedure relating to woodworking crafts.
    91

    Working in an Office

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know safety rules in an office.
    • Know types of equipment used in an office.
    • Be able to use a piece of equipment in an office safely.
    • Know where to store different types of equipment.
    • Be able to recognise when equipment is unsafe.
    92

    Working on a Farm

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow safety rules on a farm.
    • Know types of equipment used on a farm.
    • Be able to use a piece of equipment safely on a farm.
    • Know where to store different types of equipment.
    93

    Working with Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow safety rules when working with animals.
    • Know types of equipment used when working with animals.
    • Be able to use a piece of equipment safely when working with animals.
    • Know where to store different types of equipment.
    94

    Working with Others

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to work with others.
    • Be able to participate in a given group activity.
    • Be able to review his/her role in working with others.
    95

    Writing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to present information in written form.
    • Be able to use writing structures for different situations.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/6297/2
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    AIM
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    Aug 2020

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