Ascentis
Entry Level
QN: 601/3571/2
Curriculum Active
Ascentis Entry Level Award in Skills for Employment (Entry 3)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Ascentis. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 826 hours.
Qualification Level
Entry Level
Awarding Body
Ascentis
Syllabus Units
49 Units
Guided Hours
826 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Applying for a job
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Carry out activities to apply for a job
2
Awareness of protection and safeguarding in health and social care adults and children and young people, early years and childcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand protection and safeguarding in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
3
Building confidence and self esteem
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what confidence and self-esteem are
- Understand ways in which confidence and self-esteem can be damaged
- Understand ways of building confidence and self esteem
- Understand feelings surrounding confidence and self esteem
4
Building on Volunteering to Develop a Career
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to describe own voluntary work
- Be able to identify their personal development achieved through volunteering
- Be able to summarise voluntary achievements
- Be able to use vocational guidance to identify next steps
5
Communicating with others at work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understanding how to communicate appropriately with others at work
6
Communication in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about the lines of communication within own organisation
- Understand the need to communicate effectively with others in the workplace
- Know how to communicate with others about tasks in the workplace
- Know how conflict is dealt with in own organisation
7
CV Writing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose of a CV
- Know how to complete a CV in the appropriate format
8
Developing personal confidence and self awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand reasons for feeling confident and lacking confidence
- Understand effective participation in social situations
- Understand ways to manage stress
- Be able to set goals for own development
9
Developing Presentation Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the reasons for using presentations and the use of different types of presentation styles
- Understand the key elements and skills involved in the preparation and delivery of a presentation
- Be able to deliver a presentation
- Understand how to review own performance
10
Effective communication for work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to communicate appropriately for the workplace
- Be able to choose a method of communication
- Know how to use communication to support the work of others
- Know how to follow instructions
11
Exploring job opportunities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Decide on suitable job options
12
Food hygiene and safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about basic food hygiene
- Know how food safety measures are implemented
13
Health and safety in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand Health and Safety rights and responsibilities
- Understand the health and safety requirements of employers
- Understand how to prevent and deal with accidents
- Understand how to perform workplace tasks safely
14
ICT for employment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to appreciate their own technology skills and recognise how their experience meets the ICT skills need in different job roles.
- Know how to use a range of ICT equipment safely and how to use software commonly found in a work situation.
15
Improving own confidence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about confidence
- Understand how communication skills can contribute to improving confidence
- Know how decision-making and associated emotions and feelings
- know how having goals/goals targets can increase confidence
16
Introduction to customer care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what customer care means in the workplace
- Understand own role in providing customer care
17
Introduction to Retail Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the purpose and range of retail businesses
- Know how to make a sale
- Know how to work safely
18
Introduction to Safeguarding Children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the needs and rights of children
- Understand the signs and symptoms associated with possible child ab
- Understand the importance of responding professionally to a child’s disclosure of ab
- Understand the safeguards an organisation must have in place to protect and promote the welfare of children
- Understand the importance of confidentiality and information sharing in relation to child protection
- Understand ways in which workers and organisations can protect themselves and work safely with children
19
Introduction to working with others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Confirm what the group is going to do and help plan how to do it
- Work with others towards achieving the shared goals
- Identify ways he/she helped to work towards the group’s goals, and how to improve his/her work with others
20
Maintaining work standards
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Meet timekeeping and attendance requirements
- Complete activities to specified work standards in familiar contexts
21
Managing personal finance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand sources of income and expenditure
- Understand the need to balance income and expenditure
- Know how to reduce expenditure
- Understand some of the products provided by banks and building societies
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money
22
Oral Presentation Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand strategies and techniques for oral presentations
- Plan an oral presentation taking into account purpose and audience
- Know how to give an oral presentation taking into account purpose and audience
23
Planning and reviewing learning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the skills and qualities needed for success in work and life
- Identify his/her strengths and what he/she needs to improve
- Identify his/her targets and plan how to meet them, with the person setting them
- Follow his/her plan to help meet targets
24
Preparing for and giving a presentation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to improve their presentation skills
- Prepare to give a presentation, Deliver a presentation
- Review presentation skills
25
Preparing for interviews
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to prepare for an interview
- Know how to listen effectively in an interview
- Know how to respond appropriately to questioning in an interview
- Know how to ask relevant questions in an interview
- Know how to reflect on performance at interview
26
Rights and responsibilities at work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand that he/she has rights and responsibilities in the workplace
27
Understanding what volunteering is all about
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand that there are a range of volunteering opportunities
- Understand the benefits of volunteering
- Understand that volunteers have rights and responsibilities
28
Understanding work standards
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand timekeeping and attendance requirements
- Complete a given structured activity to the required standard
29
Well-being for the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the meaning of well-being.2. Define the importance of well-being in the workplace.3.
- Understand well-being activities and facilities.4. Set actions for a personal well-being action plan.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/3571/2
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Ascentis
- Qualification Type
- Other Life Skills Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2014