Ascentis
    Level 2
    QN: 600/8485/6
    Curriculum Active

    Ascentis Level 2 Certificate in Progression

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Ascentis. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 6917 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    Ascentis
    Syllabus Units
    300 Units
    Guided Hours
    6917 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Active Citizenship in the Local Community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the social diversity of citizens in the local community.
    • Understand the importance of active participation in the local community.
    2

    Alcohol Awareness for the Individual

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about unit strengths and safe limits of alcohol.
    • Know the possible causes of alcohol mis
    • use and its effects.
    • Understand the effects that alcohol mis
    • use can have on others.
    • Understand the health issues associated with alcohol mis
    • Understand the effects of withdrawing from alcohol.
    • Know some of the agencies offering help and information about alcohol mis
    3

    Approaches to Learning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that people learn differently.
    • Understand own learning preferences.
    • Understand how learning styles affect approaches to learning and study.
    • Be able to reflect on own approaches to learning.
    4

    Aspects of Citizenship

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that individuals have rights and responsibilities.
    • Understand equality issues in relation to current legislation.
    • Understand the main functions of local and national government.
    • Know public services available in own local community.
    5

    Assemble Units for Interiors

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to interpret information.
    • Know how to prepare and assemble components to specification.
    • Know how to finish and check the assembly.
    • Understand the ways of working that ensure their own and other’s safety.
    6

    Assertive Living

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different types of behaviour.
    • Know about self-esteem and how it can be enhanced.
    • Know about stress and strategies for reducing it.
    • Understand the need for time management and be able to implement it.
    • Understand personal strengths and interests.
    7

    Assist with Animal Accommodation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assist with cleaning animal accommodation.
    • Be able to assist with maintaining animal accommodation.
    8

    Assist with Feedstuffs for Small Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assist with receiving and storing animal feed.
    • Be able to assist with preparing feed for animals.
    9

    Assist with Maintaining the Health and Wellbeing of Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assess the physical state of an animal
    • Be able to administer preventative care to animals
    • Be able to deal with different animal emergency situations
    10

    Assist with the Care of Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assist with monitoring and caring for the health and well-being of animals.
    • Be able to assist with providing food and water for animals.
    11

    Basic Food Preparation and Cooking

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the principal methods of cooking.
    • Be able to prepare, cook and present simple dishes.
    12

    Building a Personal Career Portfolio

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise own skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and personal qualities.
    • Be able to assess the potential of own skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and personal qualities for contributing towards the achievement of personal goals.
    • Be able to build a portfolio of information to evidence achievements and qualities.
    • Know how to produce a curriculum vitae (CV).
    • Be able to identify personal goals and the actions required to achieve these.
    • Understand the value of a portfolio in personal, educational and career development.
    13

    Business Communication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the benefits of effective communication in a business environment.
    • Know about forms of communication.
    • Know about communication in teams.
    14

    Care Planning Skills for the Care Worker

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the care planning process.
    • Understand the assessment process.
    • Understand the role of risk assessment in the care planning process.
    • Be able to participate in planning the delivery of care.
    • Understand the implementation of care plans.
    • Know how to evaluate plans and processes.
    • Understand the issues around the storage of information.
    15

    Career Planning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to investigate career options.
    • Be able to assess career options.
    • Be able to plan to achieve a career-related goal.
    • Know about career progression.
    16

    Careers in Leisure and Tourism

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about careers within the leisure and tourism industry.
    • Know about trends, developments and issues in leisure and tourism in the UK.
    • Understand the factors affecting people’s choice of leisure and tourism activities.
    17

    Caring for Young Children

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to wash/bathe babies and children.
    • Know the correct procedures when feeding young children.
    • Know how to dress children appropriately.
    • Know how to respond to a baby/child’s need for sleep and rest.
    18

    Caring for Your Baby

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify the needs of a baby.
    • Know the need for developmental and health checks.
    • Be able to identify why immunisation is necessary.
    19

    Carpentry Hand Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about hand tools used in carpentry.
    • Be able to use face and edge marks.
    • Be able to saw to a line.
    • Be able to plane timber.
    • Be able to use a chisel.
    20

    Carrying Out an Independent Research Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about research methods., Be able carry out a practical research project.
    • Be able to report back on project findings.
    21

    Checking and Maintaining a Car’s Tyre Pressure and Tread

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use relevant tools and equipment.
    • Know how to maintain road wheels and tyres on a motor vehicle.
    22

    Cognitive Development of Children

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the cognitive development of children.
    • Understand theories of cognitive development.
    • Understand how language develops.
    • Understand experimental methods in relation to cognitive development.
    23

    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
    24

    Constructing a Cavity Wall Using Bricklaying Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for constructing a cavity wall.
    • Be able to demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing a cavity wall.
    • Be able to construct a cavity wall.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    25

    Constructing a Half Brick Wall Using Bricklaying Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for constructing a half brick wall.
    • Be able to demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing half brick wide walls.
    • Be able to construct a half brick wall.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    26

    Constructing a One Brick Wide Wall Using Bricklaying Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for constructing a one brick wide wall.
    • Be able to demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing one brick wide walls.
    • Be able to construct a one brick wide wall.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    27

    Cooking with Meat, Fish and Vegetables

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify
    • prepare and cook a range of meats.
    • prepare and cook a range of fish.
    • prepare and cook a range of vegetables.
    • Understand cooking methods for meat, fish and vegetables.
    • Be able to prepare and present a balanced meal using meat, fish and vegetables.
    • Be able to review own work.
    28

    Creative Writing Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the differences between fiction and non-fiction.
    • Be able to use personal experience as a source for creative writing.
    • Be able to use a range of stimuli as a basis for creative writing.
    • Know about drafting and re-drafting in creative writing.
    • Know about the importance of choosing an intended audience.
    • Be able to reflect on own work.
    29

    Critical Thinking Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by critical thinking.
    • Understand methods for improving critical thinking skills.
    • Be able to use critical thinking skills.
    30

    Cultivating Compost And Soils

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for composting and cultivation tasks.
    • Be able to make and use compost in horticulture.
    • Understand how to cultivate different soils.
    • Know pH levels and effects on plant life.
    • Be able to tidy the work area.
    31

    Cultivating Herbs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the use of herbs.
    • Understand the factors in selecting herbs for a particular site.
    • Be able to cultivate herbs.
    32

    Customer Service in the Hospitality Industry

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the benefits of good customer service.
    • Be able to communicate with customers in the hospitality environment.
    • Know the importance of good personal presentation.
    33

    CV Writing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the purpose of a CV.
    • Know how to complete a CV in an appropriate format.
    34

    Decision Making Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how decisions are made.
    • Know about the different types of decisions made within groups.
    • Understand different decision making styles.
    35

    Decorative Paint Effects for Interior Walls

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to work with decorative paints and glazes safely.
    • Be able to prepare work area for tasks.
    • Be able to produce decorative effects.
    • Be able to store materials. tools and equipment.
    • Be able to re-instate the work area.
    36

    Dementia Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what dementia is.
    • Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia.
    • Know the most common types of dementia and their causes.
    • Understand factors relating to an individual’s experience of dementia.
    37

    Design Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to obtain, insert and combine information for designs.
    • Be able to use design software tools to create, manipulate and edit designs.
    38

    Desktop Publishing Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select and use appropriate designs and page layouts for publications.
    • Be able to input and combine text and other information within publications.
    • Be able to use desktop publishing software techniques to edit and format publications.
    39

    Developing Angling Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the different branches of angling.
    • Know about the regulations relating to angling.
    • Know about Health and Safety requirements when angling.
    • Be able to use angling equipment in a specific branch of angling.
    • Know how to select and use appropriate bait.
    40

    Developing Brickwork Bonding Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the principles and purpose of bonding.
    • Be able to prepare for constructing brick walls using bonding.
    • Be able to demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing brick walls using bonding.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    41

    Developing Confidence and Self-Esteem

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the impact of confidence.
    • Know what is meant by self-esteem.
    • Understand ways of building confidence and self-esteem.
    42

    Developing Confidence Working With Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow the health and safety rules.
    • Understand the natural behaviour and original habitat of a range of domesticated animals and the implications of this for their care.
    • Be able to recognise a range of behaviours in both animals and humans and understand why they show these behaviours.
    • Know how to look after a range of animals with reference to feelings and physical needs.
    43

    Developing Customer Service Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the benefits to the organisation of good customer service.(1.1.5; 1.1.6)
    • Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service.(1.1.5; 1.1.4)
    • Understand the value of first impressions.(4.1.1)
    • Understand positive verbal and non-verbal interaction with customers.(3.1.1; 3.1.6; 3.1.7)(SLlr/L1, SLc/L1, SLd/L1)
    • Understand that respect for the individual is at the heart of good customer service.(2.1.4; 5.2.2)
    • Understand his/her role in dealing with complaints from customers.(6.1.1; 6.1.2)
    44

    Developing Good Practice Skills for use in the Kitchen

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use a variety of measuring methods.
    • Understand the importance of health and safety requirements when working in a kitchen.
    • Be able to apply the principles of food and personal hygiene.
    • Be able to apply correct storage methods for food.
    • Be able to organise and maintain the work area for food preparation.
    • Be able to clear away safely and efficiently.
    • Be able to use kitchen equipment correctly.
    45

    Developing own Interpersonal Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify own skills and their uses.
    • Understand the need for time management.
    • Understand the importance of managing stress.
    • Understand the difference between different types of criticism.
    • Be able to recognise confident behaviour in self and others.
    • Know what is meant by non-verbal communication.
    • Know the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviour.
    46

    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.
    47

    Developing Personal Learning Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand learning styles.
    • Understand own learning style.
    • Understand own personal development in relation to learning.
    • Be able to evaluate on own performance in relation to learning.
    48

    Developing Personal Study Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to locate, retrieve and store information efficiently.
    • Be able to read and respond to written materials.
    • Be able to produce written materials for specific purposes.
    • Know how to use basic IT applications to enhance own learning.
    • Be able to make personal contributions in individual and group discussions.
    49

    Developing Plumbing Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the hand tools used in basic plumbing processes.
    • Know the materials and components used in basic plumbing processes.
    • Know the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in basic plumbing processes.
    • Be able to apply safe working practices to perform plumbing operations.
    • Be able to work responsibly with others.
    • Be able to seek and respond to guidance when working as part of a team.
    50

    Developing Skills for Listening to Children

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the value and benefits of listening to children.
    • Know how to listen to children.
    • Understand the importance of acknowledging children’s feelings and needs.
    • Know to ask appropriate questions when listening to children.
    • Understand the intention of listening.
    51

    Developing Skills in Garden Horticulture

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify garden / allotment produce.
    • Know how to control weeds.
    • Be able to propagate plants.
    • Be able to grow and care for plants grown from seed.
    52

    Domestic Plumbing Systems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the distribution of water to and around domestic properties.
    • Be able to plan the positioning of plumbing hardware in a domestic property.
    • Be able to plan pipe
    • work, storage and insulation systems for a domestic property.
    • Understand the main types of domestic hot water systems.
    • Understand how to install major domestic appliances and facilities.
    • Understand the relative merits of common domestic central heating options.
    53

    Drug Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the differences between types of drugs.
    • Know some of the causes of drug mis
    • Know some of the physical and psychological effects of drug mis
    • Understand the implications of drug mis
    • use on others.
    • Understand some of the health issues associated with drug mis
    • Know the effects of withdrawing from drugs.
    • Know some of the agencies offering help and information on drug mis
    54

    Emotional Intelligence

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to identify human emotions.
    • Be able to recognise factors that can influence emotions.
    • Know about techniques to help deal with strong emotions.
    55

    Employment Rights, Contracts and Pay

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about employment legislation.
    • Know about statutory and contractual employment rights.
    • Know about a contract of employment.
    • Understand the implications of breach of contract.
    • Understand pay.
    56

    Equality and Diversity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the term ‘equality’.
    • Understand the term ‘diversity’.
    • Understand the importance of equality and diversity.
    • Understand equality and diversity legislation.
    57

    Family Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the different types and roles within family units.
    • Understand some of the causes and effects of problems in the family life.
    • Understand their personal responsibilities within the family to family members.
    • Be able to recognise that family members have changing needs.
    • Be able to develop their own strategies for future direction and personal development as a member of the family unit.
    58

    Fitting Units for Interiors

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to fix and fit furniture components in location
    • Know how to check the final fitting of an interior
    59

    Fix and Fit Work Surfaces

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to interpret information.
    • Know how to check the work area is ready for positioning the work surface/s.
    • Know how to secure work surface/s in position.
    • Understand the ways of working that ensure their own and other’s safety.
    60

    Food Service

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different types of food service.
    • Be able to serve food.
    • Be able to work in a food service area.
    61

    Further Education Enrichment Activity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan and prepare for a Further Education enrichment activity.
    • Be able to review and reflect on own Further Education enrichment activity experience.
    62

    Group and Teamwork Communication Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand methods of group and team communication.
    • Understand how to use communication to maintain good working relationships with group and team members.
    • Understand roles within the team.
    • Be able to complete a task as part of a team.
    • Be able to review a task as part of a team.
    63

    Health and Hygiene in the Home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to maintain a clean and hygienic home.
    • Know how to care for clothing.
    • Understand the need for basic personal hygiene.
    • Know how to maintain a healthy body.
    • Understand the importance of regular eye tests.
    64

    Health and Safety Awareness in a Working Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the key elements of health and safety policy at work.
    • Understand where potential hazards can occur in the workplace.
    • Know how to maintain a safe environment in the workplace.
    • Understand the individual’s responsibility for health and safety at work.
    • Understand the procedures for fire prevention and evacuation.
    • Understand the purpose of risk assessment.
    65

    Health and Safety in a Practical Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the Health and Safety requirements relevant to their work environment.
    • Be able to recognise risks in their work environment.
    66

    Health and Safety in Construction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about accidents in construction.
    • Know about minimising hazards and risks in construction.
    • Know about safety equipment in construction.
    • Know about health and safety legislation.
    67

    Healthy Living

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about personal fitness
    • Know about healthy eating
    • Know about personal hygiene and grooming
    • Know about sex education and contraception
    • Be able to take responsibility for own health and lifestyle
    68

    How the Body Works

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the functions of the skeletal and muscular systems.
    • Know the functions of the cardio-respiratory systems.
    • Know the requirements of a healthy diet.
    69

    Identification of Basic External and Internal Car Parts

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the location of major engine and chassis components.
    • Know the major internal engine components.
    • Know the major cooling system components.
    70

    Identifying Types of Timber Used for Construction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know a range of soft and hard woods.
    • Understand environmental concerns about timber.
    • Know the properties of softwoods and hardwoods and how to select timber to meet the requirements of a task.
    • Be able to select timber for a given task.
    • Know a range of manufactured boards.
    • Know the properties of manufactured boards and how to select them to meet the requirements of a task.
    • Be able to select manufactured boards for a given task.
    71

    Imaging Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to obtain, insert and combine information for images.
    • Be able to use imaging software tools to create, manipulate and edit images.
    72

    Improving Assertiveness and Decision Making

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to speak up in a group situation with confidence.
    • Know own decisions and choices.
    • Know the rights and responsibilities of self and others in given situations.
    • Be able to negotiate to achieve a desired outcome.
    • Understand the benefits of assertiveness.
    73

    Improving Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to present opinions with confidence and assertiveness.
    • Be able to make decisions and choices.
    • Know the rights and responsibilities of self and others when making decisions.
    • Be able to negotiate to achieve a desired outcome.
    • Understand the implications and benefits of assertiveness.
    74

    Improving Own Confidence

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about confidence.
    • Understand how communication skills can contribute to improving confidence.
    • Know about decision-making and associated emotions and feelings.
    • Know how having goals/goals targets can increase confidence.
    75

    Improving own learning and performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different ways of learning.
    • Know how to set realistic learning targets.
    • Know how to review own performance in meeting learning targets.
    76

    Improving Punctuation and Grammar Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to use punctuation to aid understanding.
    • Be able to use grammar correctly.
    77

    Improving Spelling Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to locate correct spellings.
    • Know own spelling strengths and weaknesses.
    • Be able to maintain a personal spelling programme over a time-span.
    78

    Independent Shopping for Household Items

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise the functions of different types of shops
    • Be able to identify items needed to furnish a home
    • Be able to use a budget for shopping
    • Know how to behave appropriately in shops
    79

    Independent Skills for Living in the Community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what a community is.
    • Know the use of buildings and facilities in own local area.
    • Be able to apply independent skills in own community.
    • Know the facilities and services available to the community.
    • Understand own responsibilities as part of a community.
    80

    Induction to Study

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know facilities in own learning environment
    • Know about Health and Safety Procedures
    • Be able to use the library (learning resource centre)
    • Know about personal study planning
    • Know about working in groups in a learning situation
    81

    Industrial Fabric Printing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the main features of fabric screen-printing equipment.
    • Know the main elements of fabric screen-printing procedures.
    • Be able to use the fabric printing machine and recognise errors.
    • Know the essential safety features of the working methods for fabric screen-printing.
    82

    Interpersonal Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own personal skills.
    • Understand the need for time management.
    • Know about stress in self and others.
    • Know about different types of criticism.
    • Be able to identify confident behaviour in self and others.
    • Know about body language.
    • Know the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviour.
    83

    Introduction to Drug Awareness for the Individual

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the differences between types of drugs, including their legal status.
    • Know causes of drug mis
    • Be able to recognise physical and psychological effects of drug mis
    • Be able to identify the impact that drug mis
    • use may have on others.
    • Be able to identify health issues associated with drug mis
    • Know effects of withdrawing from drugs.
    • Be able to identify agencies offering help and information on drug mis
    84

    Introduction to Mentoring

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by ‘mentoring’.
    • Understand the need to respect individuality and difference within the mentoring relationship.
    85

    Introduction to Plastering Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know a range of tools and equipment used in plastering
    • Know a range of materials used in plastering
    • Know the range of backgrounds that commonly receive plaster
    • Be able to prepare a surface for plastering
    • Understand floating techniques
    • Be able to apply plaster to a surface
    86

    Introduction to Retail

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the purpose and range of retail businesses
    • Understand the roles and activities within retail businesses
    87

    Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the structure of the hospitality industry.
    • Know the career opportunities in the hospitality industry.
    88

    Investigating a Career

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the purpose of career planning.
    • Be able to explore own career options.
    • Know about the impact of topical issues on work sectors.
    • Know about issues relating to regulations in a career sector.
    89

    IT Communication Fundamentals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use a variety of sources of information to meet requirements.
    • Be able to access, search for
    • select and use Internet-based information and assess its fitness for purpose.
    • Be able to select and use IT to communicate and exchange information.
    90

    IT Software Fundamentals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select and use software applications to meet requirements.
    • Be able to enter
    • develop and format different types of information to suit its meaning and purpose.
    • Be able to present information in ways that are fit for purpose and audience.
    • Be able to review work and IT tools selected.
    91

    Job Seeking Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what is involved in job seeking.
    • Be able to match personal skills and abilities with different jobs.
    • Know about applying for a job.
    • Know about interview skills and procedures.
    92

    Leadership Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key characteristics of an effective leader.
    • Understand the skills involved in being an effective leader.
    • Understand the relationship between leader and team member.
    • Know how to lead a team.
    93

    Learning from Volunteering

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to identify personal goals for volunteering.
    • Understand how to find and obtain voluntary work.
    • Understand the personal benefit of undertaking voluntary work.
    • Understand the transferability of skills and experience gained through volunteering.
    94

    Maintaining a Wheeled Vehicle for Personal Use

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about vehicle care and maintenance
    • Be able to carry out vehicle care and maintenance checks
    • Know how to obtain specialist advice when appropriate
    • Know the main controls of a vehicle
    95

    Making Choices in Pursuit of Personal Goals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand self in current situation.
    • Be able to make use of information resources to identify a range of opportunities.
    • Be able to set personal goals.
    • Understand the practical implications of pursuing personal goals.
    • Be able to make plans to achieve personal goals.
    96

    Managing Own Relationship with Others

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the difference between positional power and personal power.
    • Know about behaviour in power relationships.
    • Understand the benefits and difficulties of giving and receiving support.
    • Know the key behaviours that contribute to good team
    • Be able to use listening skills in a conflict situation.
    • Understand how conflicts can develop.
    • Understand the concept of impartiality.
    97

    Managing Your Own Learning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own learning goals.
    • Understand opportunities and practical issues involved in pursuing learning goals.
    • Be able to plan a programme to achieve learning goals.
    • Understand the learning environment.
    • Be able to follow the learning programme and review progress.
    • Be able to review the learning programme.
    98

    Measures and Shape

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand times written in different formats.
    • Be able to calculate using time.
    • Be able to read temperatures.
    • Understand metric units of measurement.
    • Be able to use instruments for measurement.
    • Be able to read scales.
    • Be able to recognise common 2D representations of 3D objects.
    • Be able to find the perimeters of shapes.
    • Be able to find the areas of rectangles.
    99

    Mentoring Practice

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use mentoring skills and demonstrate good practice.
    • Understand how to review own practice as a mentor.
    100

    Mentoring Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the stages of the ‘mentoring’ relationship.
    • Understand a range of techniques to make mentees feel comfortable and at ease.
    • Understand the boundaries of a mentoring relationship.
    • Understand when and to whom referrals should be made.
    101

    Multimedia Software Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan the content and organisation of multimedia products to meet identified needs
    • Be able to obtain and manipulate content to build multimedia outcomes
    • Be able to use multimedia software tools to edit and format multimedia content to meet requirements
    • Be able to present multimedia outcomes
    102

    Music Skills for Solo Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know basic technical skills on an instrument.
    • Be able to develop good practice routines.
    • Be able to play music in different moods/styles.
    • Be able to play music competently.
    103

    Negotiation Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the process of negotiation.
    • Know how to use negotiation techniques.
    • Understand how to improve own negotiation skills.
    104

    Nutrition and Healthy Eating

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the function of food.
    • Understand the relationship between food and health.
    • Understand the basic principles of weight control.
    • Understand why a balanced diet is required to maximise performance.
    • Understand how to promote healthy eating.
    105

    Nutrition and Weight Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of adequate nutrition
    • Know about the components of a healthy diet
    • Be able to give recommendations for healthy eating in and away from the home
    • Know about effective methods of weight loss
    • Be able to plan a weight management programme for a selected individual
    106

    Oral Presentation Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to source information for and plan a presentation.
    • Be able to deliver a structured presentation to an audience.
    • Be able to demonstrate an awareness of the audience.
    • Be able to handle questions effectively.
    • Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the presentation.
    107

    Organic Horticulture

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the difference between organic and conventional growing systems.
    • Understand organic soil management techniques.
    • Be able to use organic crop protection techniques.
    108

    Participating in a Vocational Taster

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different job roles within a vocational area
    • Be able to use relevant skills, knowledge and personal qualities in a vocational context
    • Know about the health and safety requirements relevant to a vocational context
    • Know how to reflect on suitability for job role in chosen vocational context
    109

    Participating in Leisure Activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand local leisure activities and how to access them.
    • Be able to participate in local leisure activities.
    • Know key benefits of participating in leisure activities.
    • Know how to maintain health and safety when participating in leisure activities.
    110

    Personal and Interpersonal Conflict

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the different conflicts that may occur frequently
    • Know about the possible negative and positive outcomes of conflict
    • Know about the causes of conflict
    • Understand the emotions and physical responses experienced during a conflict
    • Be able to recognise the types of behaviours that may affect a conflict
    111

    Personal and Social Responsibility

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the impact of own actions and decisions.
    • Know about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
    • Be able to recognise that people hold different beliefs and opinions.
    • Understand key moral arguments and dilemmas.
    112

    Personal Budgeting and Managing Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by income and expenditure.
    • Understand the issues of coping on a limited budget.
    • Know how to undertake financial transactions.
    • Understand key financial information on everyday documents.
    • Understand what saving means.
    • Be able to produce a budget plan.
    113

    Personal Budgeting and Money Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by income and expenditure.
    • Know own income and expenditure.
    • Know the difficulties of coping on a limited budget.
    • Understand the advantages of effective shopping.
    • Know how to complete cheques and money orders.
    • Be able to check statements, receipts and payslips.
    • Understand ‘interest’ on saving schemes.
    • Know own requirements for budgeting and planning.
    114

    Personal Career Planning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand own strengths, qualities, skills and abilities.
    • Understand sources of information, advice and guidance for career planning.
    • Understand how own abilities relate to a potential learning progression and career opportunity.
    • Know how to plan for transition to the next stage of education, training or work.
    115

    Personal Career Preparation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand own aptitude for different career options.
    • Know about relevant sources of information, advice and guidance in relation to career planning.
    116

    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 personal objectives and plan for personal progression.
    117

    Personal Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about some of the skills used in daily life.
    • Know about problem solving.
    • Understand how to set goals.
    • Know about support networks.
    • Know about communicating with others.
    • Understand how key factors contribute to personal development.
    118

    Personal Development Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about own strengths, weaknesses and skills.
    • Know own skills and investigate ways of self-improvement.
    • Understand their current life situation and relationships.
    • Be able to make positive decisions.
    • Be able to set personal objectives and action plans for self-improvement.
    119

    Personal Learning Programme

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how previous skills and experience contribute to future learning.
    • Be able to seek advice and guidance for own learning needs.
    • Understand the purpose and value of negotiating own learning programme.
    • Be able to review the learning programme in the context of own needs and development.
    120

    Personal Learning Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know facts about the brain.
    • Understand how learning takes place.
    • Understand own learning profile.
    • Be able to make plans to use learning skills.
    121

    Personal Money Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to manage a personal budget.
    • Understand how to find out about benefit entitlement.
    • Understand how to read a range of bills.
    • Understand the different ways to pay bills.
    • Understand how to use a bank account.
    122

    Personal Physical Fitness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assess own physical fitness levels.
    • Understand own fitness level and its relationship to a sporting activity.
    • Know how to use a range of modes of exercise to improve fitness levels.
    • Know how to design a personal training programme.
    123

    Personal Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand personal relationships.
    • Be able to represent own needs and wishes in a range of different contexts.
    • Be able to interact with others in an appropriate manner.
    124

    Personal Risk

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify and respond to situations where there may be personal risk.
    • Understand reasons for taking risks.
    125

    Personal Study Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to locate, retrieve and store information.
    • Be able to summarise written materials.
    • Be able to produce written materials for specific purposes.
    • Know how to use IT applications for study.
    • Be able to engage in discussion.
    126

    Plan and Cook for a Healthy Lifestyle

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know major food groups and their functions
    • Understand the different dietary needs of specific groups of people
    • Be able to apply dietary knowledge in menu planning
    • Be able to provide nutritious healthy meals
    127

    Planning a Move into a New Home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the main costs involved in running a home.
    • Know how to compare fuel prices in order to get the best deal.
    • Understand the costs involved in furnishing a new home.
    • Know how to communicate a change of address.
    • Know how to organise transport of possessions to a new home.
    128

    Planning a Trip to a Visitor Attraction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to choose an attraction for a given visitor.
    • Be able to plan an itinerary for a day trip to an attraction.
    • Be able to present an itinerary.
    129

    Planning own Fitness Programme

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the components of physical fitness.
    • Be able to assess own fitness level.
    • Be able to plan and use own fitness programme.
    • Know how to overcome barriers that may affect achievement of fitness goals.
    • Be able to review own fitness programme.
    130

    Plastering Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about tools and equipment used in plastering.
    • Know about materials used in plastering.
    • Be able to mix plaster.
    • Know about backgrounds that receive plaster.
    • Understand how to prepare for plastering.
    • Be able to prepare for plastering.
    • Know about floating techniques.
    • Be able to use floating techniques.
    • Be able to review own work.
    131

    Play and Child Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand children’s key stages of development.
    • Understand the importance of providing suitable resources and play activities for children.
    • Understand the nature and function of play in a childcare setting.
    132

    Play for Early Learning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of creativity and imagination in the development of a child
    • Understand the role and importance of games with rules in the development of the child
    • Know how to organise a cooking activity for children
    • Understand the role of creative activities in enhancing children’s learning and development
    • Understand the importance of books and stories in relation to children’s learning and development
    • Understand the importance of talking and listening activities in relation to children’s learning and development
    133

    Prejudice and Discrimination

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the meaning of the terms ‘prejudice’ and ‘discrimination’
    • Know about stereotypical attitudes
    • Know about the origins of attitudes
    • Know the consequences of prejudice and discrimination
    • Know the importance of Equal Opportunities Policies
    134

    Preparation for a Recruitment Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of being prepared for a recruitment interview.
    • Understand the type of questions that may be used at a recruitment interview.
    • Understand how to recognise and respond to different types of interviewer questions.
    • Be able to assess own performance in a recruitment interview.
    135

    Preparation for Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to explore possible career options.
    • Understand employers/trainers’ needs and expectations.
    • Be able to complete a job/training application form and CV.
    • Understand how careers services and other agencies can assist in providing advice and information.
    • Understand how to conduct oneself at interview.
    • Know how to identify job/training opportunities in a local area.
    • Be able to prepare a simple realistic career action plan for future job/training.
    • Understand the purpose of records of achievement/progress files.
    136

    Prepare for Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the purpose of an interview.
    • Understand how to prepare for an interview.
    137

    Preparing and Serving Drinks

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare and serve different drinks.
    • Be able to work in a drinks service area.
    138

    Preparing Ceilings and Walls for Decoration

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to remove a decorative covering from a ceiling/wall area.
    • Prepare the ceiling/wall for decoration.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    139

    Preparing for a Recruitment Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to be prepared for a recruitment interview.
    • Know about recruitment interview questions and responses.
    • Be able to review own performance in an interview.
    140

    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.
    141

    Preparing For Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify work or training opportunities.
    • Understand the requirements for a work or training opportunity.
    • Be able to complete applications for work or training.
    • Be able to present him/herself at an interview.
    • Be able to plan his/her own career path.
    142

    Preparing to be a good tenant and neighbour

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the rights and responsibilities of a tenant.
    • Understand how to be a good tenant and neighbour.
    • Understand how to make a positive contribution to a neighbourhood.
    143

    Presentation Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the use of presentations.
    • Understand the main steps in the planning and preparation of a presentation.
    • Be able to deliver a presentation.
    • Know how to review own performance.
    144

    Presentation Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to input and combine text and other information within presentation slides.
    • Be able to use presentation software tools to structure, edit and format slides.
    • Be able to prepare slides for presentation to meet needs.
    145

    Principles of the Care of Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to promote and maintain the well-being of animals.
    • Know how to monitor the health of animals.
    • Know how to provide food and water to animals.
    146

    Problem Solving in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know problems that can occur in the workplace.
    • Know ways to solve problems in the workplace.
    • Know ways to work collaboratively in problem solving.
    • Be able to reflect on the effectiveness of the solution to the problem.
    147

    Problem Solving Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know factors that might influence possible solutions to particular problems.
    • Be able to use evidence to assist problem solving.
    • Be able to apply problem solving processes.
    148

    Punctuation and Grammar Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use punctuation to aid understanding.
    • Be able to use grammar to aid understanding.
    149

    Reading Strategies

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the purpose of a range of texts
    • Be able to read critically to evaluate information and ideas
    • Be able to use reading strategies depending on purpose
    • Be able to use organisational features and systems to locate texts and information
    • Understand vocabulary associated with different types of text
    150

    Recognising and Dealing with Bullying

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the terms bullying and victim.
    • Know how to recognise the effects of bullying.
    • Understand strategies for dealing with bullying.
    • Know where to access help and support.
    151

    Recognising Employment Opportunities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different forms of employment.
    • Know about the labour market.
    152

    Recognising Issues of Substance Misuse

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different forms of mis
    • use of legal and illegal substances.
    • Understand the impact of the use and mis
    • use of substances.
    • Know some sources of available support relating to mis
    153

    Repair a Cycle Puncture

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare to repair a cycle puncture.
    • Be able to repair a cycle puncture.
    • Be able to tidy up area after work.
    154

    Research Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the objectives of a research project.
    • Be able to identify and use secondary data for research.
    • Be able to identify and use primary data for research.
    • Be able to generate primary data.
    • Be able to produce a research report.
    • Be able to present research.
    155

    Research Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different types of research methods and their uses
    • Know how to plan a piece of research
    • Know how to report on a piece of research
    • Know how to evaluate a piece of research
    156

    Responsible Road Vehicle Ownership and Use

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the social, personal and environmental impact of vehicle use.
    • Know the personal responsibilities that vehicle use has on the individual.
    • Know the legal requirements for the road use of vehicles.
    • Understand the principles of road safety.
    • Understand considerate driving or riding practice.
    157

    Salon Reception Duties

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to carry out salon reception duties effectively.
    • Be able to carry out salon reception duties.
    • Know how to record salon appointments.
    158

    Sex and Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different relationship types.
    • Understand how cultural and individual differences may affect relationships.
    • Understand qualities and attributes that may help individuals form positive relationships.
    • Understand rights and responsibilities in the context of relationships.
    • Know the law in relation to sex and sexuality.
    • Understand how the human body works in relation to sex and sexuality.
    • Understand contraception in terms of protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
    • Be able to apply a condom correctly.
    • Know agencies which provide contraception and sexual health advice and treatment.
    • Be able to communicate about sex, sexuality and relationships.
    159

    Sex and Relationships Education

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to explain a range of relationships, family lifestyles and sexuality, including awareness of culture and individual differences.
    • Know the qualities and attributes that help form individuals’ positive consensual relationships.
    • Know that individuals have rights and responsibilities within a relationship.
    • Know the law in relation to sex and sexuality.
    • Know how the body works in relation to sexual activity.
    • Be able to identify the range and purpose of male and female contraception methods including a knowledge of sexually transmitted infections.
    • Know agencies able to give help, advice and treatment on contraception and sexual health.
    • Be able to communicate about sex, sexuality and relationships.
    160

    Skills for Independent Life

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by independent living.
    • Be able to record positive and negative aspects of own experience of the transition to independence.
    • Understand the responsibilities for both tenant and landlord incorporated in a tenancy agreement.
    • Know the skills needed for successful independent living.
    • Know about skills for coping in difficult situations.
    161

    Skills in Providing Personal Care in Care Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the key principles when offering personal care.
    • Know how the environment affects eating and drinking.
    • Understand the importance of personal hygiene and dignity needs during eating and drinking.
    • Understand the importance of providing support with personal care.
    • Understand the importance of supporting an individual to care for their personal appearance.
    • Understand that sensitivity is important during personal care.
    • Know the social and cultural purposes/norms of eating and drinking.
    • Understand the importance of assessing the individual’s needs for eating and drinking.
    • Understand the importance of enabling informed choice in eating and drinking.
    • Understand the importance of supporting individuals with eating and drinking.
    162

    Skills Used in Reading for Meaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand written words.
    • Be able to use imagery to aid understanding.
    • Be able to identify the purpose of texts from their format.
    • Be able to read for meaning.
    • Be able to find information for a specific purpose.
    163

    Sound and Audio Production Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand health and safety in sound and audio production.
    • Be able to develop technical skills.
    • Be able to use technical skills to develop ideas for production.
    • Know about professional working methods.
    • Be able to work within a group situation.
    • Be able to reflect on own work.
    164

    Sowing and Growing Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to propagate seeds indoors.
    • Be able to propagate seeds outdoors.
    • Know how to care for growing seedlings.
    • Be able to transplant germinated seeds.
    165

    Speaking and Listening Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate with others.
    • Be able to present information effectively to others.
    • Be able to obtain information from others
    • Be able to engage in discussion.
    166

    Spelling Rules and Strategies in Practical Use

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the language of spelling.
    • Be able to match sounds to written symbols.
    • Be able to use methods to learn how to spell words.
    • Understand the importance of developing memory skills in learning spellings.
    167

    Spelling Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to locate correct spellings.
    • Understand own spelling strengths and weaknesses.
    • Be able to maintain a personal spelling programme.
    168

    Spreadsheet Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use a spreadsheet to enter, edit and organise numerical and other data.
    • Be able to use appropriate formulas and tools to summarise and display spreadsheet information.
    • Be able to select and use appropriate tools and techniques to present spreadsheet information.
    169

    Stress and Stress Management Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the term stress
    • Be able to recognise signs and symptoms of stress
    • Know how stress affects health
    • Know about potential causes of stress in everyday life
    • Be able to design a personal plan to combat stress
    170

    Take Part in an Activity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan an activity.
    • Be able to participate in an activity.
    • Know how to review an activity.
    171

    Take part in Exercise and Fitness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different exercise and fitness facilities.
    • Know how to take part in exercise and fitness safely.
    • Be able to use skills in exercise and fitness activities.
    • Be able to review own performance.
    172

    Taking Part in Sport

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a sporting activity
    • Be able to participate in a sporting activity
    • Be able to review performance in a sporting activity
    173

    Taking Part in Sport for Personal Improvement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to participate in a sporting activity.
    • Know how to recognise the physical and emotional benefits of sport.
    • Understand the rules and/or tactics of the sporting activity.
    • Understand the importance of physical preparation prior to practical sessions.
    • Know how to improve own performance in sport.
    • Understand health and safety rules relating to sport.
    174

    Team Building Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the characteristics of a team leader
    • Know about leadership skills/style
    • Understand team roles and personalities
    • Know how to set clear objectives for the team
    175

    Teamwork Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how roles and responsibilities can be allocated within a team.
    • Understand how to contribute to a team discussion.
    • Understand how to participate in a team activity.
    • Be able to review own contribution to the team.
    176

    Technical Skills for Performance in the Arts

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the relevant health and safety measures required for performance in the arts.
    • Be able to contribute to the process of creating a performance (drama, music, dance).
    • Be able to use technical skills required for performance during rehearsal.
    • Be able to contribute to performance.
    • Be able to reflect on performance.
    177

    The Angling Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know reasons why people go fishing.
    • Know how to respect the environment when angling.
    • Know about the influence of the water cycle and weather on angling.
    • Know about the anatomy of fish.
    • Know about the habitat and food source of different species of fish.
    178

    The Physical and Psychological Needs of Children

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the physical and psychological needs of children
    • Know the importance of exercise and rest in children’s healthy development
    • Know how to provide physical care for children of different ages
    179

    The Role of the Care Worker in Caring for the Person with Dementia

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about person-centred care in relation to caring for people with dementia
    • Know about the importance of including family and friends of an individual with dementia in the plan of care
    • Know about care planning
    • Know about behaviours that challenge support systems
    • Know about continence issues in relation to dementia
    • Know about the roles and functions of a range of agencies for people with dementia
    180

    Theory of Team Building Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the characteristics of a successful team leader
    • Be able to review leadership skills
    • Understand team roles
    • Understand objective setting
    • Know about communicating objectives to the team
    181

    Time Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Identify how time is currently spent across daily activities
    • Describe at least three time management skills
    • Explain how using time management skills can reduce stress
    • Apply a time management technique to a personal scenario
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of a chosen time management strategy
    182

    Tools, Equipment and Materials for Vehicle Maintenance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to work safely.
    • Be able to use and maintain hand tools for vehicle maintenance.
    • Be able to use workshop equipment for vehicle maintenance.
    • Be able to use materials when carrying out vehicle maintenance.
    183

    Transforming Own Behaviour in Conflict

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the kinds of behaviours that can hinder a trusting and supportive atmosphere.
    • Understand the concept of being labelled and how it may impact behaviour.
    • Understand the concept of habitual behaviours.
    • Understand the costs and gains of habitual behaviours.
    • Understand how past events may influence the development of habitual behaviours.
    • Understand the concept of core beliefs about oneself and the impact on behaviour.
    • Understand the concept of choice over habitual behaviours.
    184

    Understand how to apply for housing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the types of housing available.
    • Know how to complete a housing application form.
    • Know how to select a suitable property.
    • Understand the different types of tenancy agreements.
    185

    Understand how to Cultivate Herbs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know characteristics of herbs and their uses
    • Understand the factors to be considered in selecting herbs for a particular site
    • Understand how to cultivate a range of herbs
    186

    Understand how to look after a new home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to deal with health and safety issues in the home.
    • Understand how to secure a new home.
    • Know how to clean different areas of a new home.
    • Know how to maintain a garden area.
    • Know how to maintain the decoration of a new home.
    187

    Understand how to look after personal health and hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of personal hygiene.
    • Understand the importance of caring for clothes and other laundry.
    • Understand the importance of a balanced diet to a healthy lifestyle.
    • Understand the importance of exercise to a healthy lifestyle.
    188

    Understand How to Support Individuals with Autistic Spectrum Conditions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions.
    • Understand how autistic spectrum conditions can impact on the lives of individuals and those around them.
    • Understand different theories and concepts about autism.
    • Understand the legal and policy frame
    • work that underpins good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions.
    • Understand how to achieve effective communication with individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
    • Understand how to support individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
    189

    Understanding Ageing and the Older Person

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand attitudes to ageing from an individual and societal perspective.
    • Know the basic elements of the ageing process.
    • Know about health issues related with the ageing process.
    • Understand the roles and functions of a range of agencies concerned with older people.
    190

    Understanding and Using Shapes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Identify the properties of 2D shapes.(MSS2/L1.1)
    • Use the properties of 2D shapes to solve practical problems.(MSS2/L1.1, 1.2)
    • Understand and find the perimeters of simple shapes.(MSS1/L1.8)
    • Understand area and find areas of rectangles.(MSS1/L1.9)
    • Understand volume and find simple volumes such as of cuboids.(MSS1/L1.10)
    191

    Understanding Business Organisations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the different types and purpose of businesses.
    • Understand the different types of business ownership.
    • Understand organisational structures of different types of businesses.
    • Understand the role of communication in business.
    192

    Understanding Child Protection Theory

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the relationship between children’s needs and children’s rights.
    • Understand the different forms that child ab
    • use can take and the effects this can have on children.
    • Understand the importance of responding professionally to a child’s disclosure of ab
    • Be able to use observational skills to make and maintain appropriate records around issues of child protection., Be aware of family circumstances which may result in abusive situations.
    • Understand the roles and responsibilities of key professionals in relation to child protection.
    • Understand the importance of confidentiality in relation to child protection procedures and record keeping.
    193

    Understanding Children's Social and Emotional Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how social and emotional development contributes to the overall development of children.
    • Understand the factors affecting children's social and emotional development.
    • Understand how to support and promote the emotional and social development of children.
    194

    Understanding Conflict Resolution

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand factors that contribute to conflict.
    • Understand the different responses to conflict.
    • Understand how communication styles can affect a conflict situation.
    • Understand what conflict resolution entails.
    • Understand the role of a third party in resolving conflict.
    195

    Understanding Continence Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the body’s waste functions.
    • Understand the reasons for incontinence.
    • Know ways of promoting continence.
    • Understand how an individual’s choices and preferences affect continence care.
    • Understand the use of various facilities.
    • Know how to deal with body wastes and the abnormalities that might need reporting.
    • Know safety issues.
    • Know how to identify and re
    • solve issues in continence care.
    196

    Understanding Counselling Theories

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the key theoretical issues informing counselling.
    • Know the key approaches to counselling.
    • Know the historical background and development of counselling.
    • Understand the role of theory in the process of counselling.
    • Understand one counselling model.
    197

    Understanding Customer Service

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the benefits to an organisation of good customer service.
    • Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service.
    • Understand the value of first impressions.
    • Understand positive verbal and non-verbal interaction with customers.
    • Understand that respect for the individual is at the heart of good customer service.
    • Understand own role in dealing with complaints from customers.
    198

    Understanding Different Approaches to the Use of Counselling Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different approaches to using counselling skills.
    • Be able to apply counselling skills and techniques.
    199

    Understanding Diversity Within Society

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by 'diversity in society'.
    • Know about diverse social groups and their practices.
    • Be able to identify similarities between diverse groups.
    • Understand the importance of respecting diversity in a tolerant society.
    • Be able to recognise the contributions of diverse groups to society.
    200

    Understanding Ecology and Conservation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the impact of plant and animal interaction on the environment.
    • Understand plant structures and their purpose(s).
    • Understand the basic principles of species evolution.
    • Understand eco-system development.
    • Understand an environmental issue.
    • Understand the need for plant and animal conservation.
    201

    Understanding Employment Rights and Responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know their employment rights and responsibilities under the law
    • Understand documents relevant to their employment
    • Know key employment procedures at work
    202

    Understanding financial products and services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the different ways to borrow money.
    • Understand the types of financial and insurance products that are available.
    • Know about different methods of saving.
    • Understand how to deal with debt.
    203

    Understanding HE: Raising Aspirations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan and prepare for a particular HE enrichment activity.
    • Be able to review and reflect on own HE enrichment activity experience.
    204

    Understanding Health Promotion in Care Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the concept of health promotion.
    • Understand the importance of promoting the concepts, principles and values of a healthy lifestyle to raise awareness of health issues.
    • Be able to recognise potential conflicts related to health promotion.
    • Understand the importance for care workers of keeping safe and healthy.
    205

    Understanding how Children Learn

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the stages of children's learning and development.
    • Understand the factors that influence children's learning.
    • Be able to recognise groups that may have particular difficulties affecting their learning and development.
    206

    Understanding How to Meet the Physical Needs of Children

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand health and hygiene requirements for the development of young children’s physical needs.
    • Understand commonly encountered illnesses and how to support children and families.
    • Understand the importance of keeping health records and maintaining confidentiality.
    207

    Understanding Human Behaviour in Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different types of relationship.
    • Understand feelings and how they can influence behaviour in different relationships.
    • Understand different types of controlling situations.
    • Understand boundaries to behaviour.
    • Understand methods to challenge inappropriate behaviour.
    • Understand support agencies within own area.
    208

    Understanding Mental Health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the term ‘Mental Health’.
    • Know about methods for treating/controlling mental illness.
    • Know about management techniques when dealing with aggression.
    • Know about therapeutic communication skills in ‘Mental Health’.
    • Know about roles and functions of agencies providing care services for people who are mentally ill.
    209

    Understanding Motivation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the meaning of motivation.
    • Understand the effects of lack of motivation.
    • Understand own levels of motivation.
    210

    Understanding Nutrition, Performance and Healthy Eating

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the function of food.
    • Understand the relationship between food and health.
    • Understand the basic principles of weight control.
    • Understand why a balanced diet is required to maximise performance.
    • Understand how to promote healthy eating.
    211

    Understanding Own Response to Body Image

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how images of young women and men are portrayed through daily media.
    • Understand how influences of media influence 'self'.
    • Understand how images of men and women have been portrayed through history.
    • Understand how images of men and women are portrayed through different cultures.
    212

    Understanding Pay and Payslips

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different methods by which employees can be paid.
    • Understand main items on payslips.
    • Understand the importance of keeping a record of earnings.
    213

    Understanding Personal Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand personal awareness.
    • Understand key aspects of own personality.
    • Know how to recognise own skills, knowledge and achievements.
    • Know how to recognise own feelings.
    214

    Understanding Play

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the role of play in a child's development.
    • Understand the purpose of play activities for children at different levels of development.
    • Understand the purpose of a play activity plan.
    • Know how stereotyping can affect children's participation in activities.
    215

    Understanding Record Keeping for the Care Worker

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of keeping accurate records of the care given to individuals.
    • Understand methods for ensuring the confidentiality of individuals’ information.
    • Know about record storage systems and methods of recording.
    • Understand the significance of records being ‘individual centred’.
    • Know about skills needed in keeping accurate records.
    • Understand issues regarding transmitting and receiving information.
    • Understand the importance of different types of information to the care worker.
    216

    Understanding Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about human rights.
    • Know about the law in society.
    • Know about the democratic and electoral process.
    • Know about rights and responsibilities.
    217

    Understanding Stress and Stress Management Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the symptoms of stress.
    • Know the possible causes of stress.
    • Understand the benefits of using relaxation as a strategy.
    • Understand coping strategies.
    • Be able to practice a number of relaxation techniques.
    218

    Understanding Team Motivation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that there is a range of motivating factors.
    • Understand how different motivating factors impact on the work of a team.
    • Understand the importance of acknowledging the needs of others.
    • Understand the impact of lack of motivation in individuals.
    219

    Understanding The Importance Of A Balanced Diet And Regular Exercise

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of a balanced diet to a healthy lifestyle.
    • Understand the importance of regular exercise to a healthy lifestyle.
    220

    Understanding the Importance of Play

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the role of play in children's development.
    • Understand the purpose of play activities for children at different levels of development.
    • Know the importance of an overall curriculum plan in planning and presenting children's activities.
    • Understand how stereotyping can affect children's participation in activities
    221

    Understanding the Intellectual and Language Development of Children from Birth to Eight

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the stages of intellectual development in children.
    • Understand the stages of language development in children.
    • Understand why it is important to communicate with young children.
    • Understand factors which affect intellectual and language development in children.
    222

    Understanding the Language and Communication Development of Children

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the sequence of development of language and communication in children.
    • Understand the needs and requirements of young children with respect to developing language and communication skills.
    • Understand the role of the childcare worker and other professionals in promoting language skills.
    • Understand the reasons for children’s language delay and communication difficulties.
    • Understand links between language and communication skills and the development of reading and writing.
    223

    Understanding the Physical Development of Children and Young People

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the process of children's physical growth and development.
    • Know the difference between gross and motor skills and how these can be developed through a range of activities and equipment.
    • Understand how to promote children's physical development, regardless of gender, race, culture or disability.
    • Understand the importance of maintaining a safe environment, whilst promoting children's physical development.
    224

    Understanding the Principles of Care, Organisational Policies and the Role of the Care Worker

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the values that underpin the role of the care worker and the organisation in which s/he works.
    • Understand the responsibilities and boundaries of the care worker role.
    • Understand the importance of effective communication in the care worker role.
    • Understand the need for confidentiality and ways of maintaining confidentiality in the care worker role.
    • Know basic organisational policies and procedures and how they should be applied.
    • Understand the role of the care worker and the importance of the support and supervisory process.
    225

    Understanding the Value of Food and Nutrition for Children and Young People

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the nutritional value of common food and drink.
    • Know why attractive presentation of food and drink is important.
    • Understand health and safety requirements and legislation in relation to food preparation and storage.
    • Understand the importance of introducing children to cultural and religious variations in types of food, preparation, utensils and eating habits.
    226

    Understanding Time Management in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand time management.
    • Know the factors that affect time management.
    • Know how to manage time effectively through delegation.
    227

    Understanding Welfare at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the health and safety requirements of own workplace surroundings.
    • Understand the main elements of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
    • Know how to prevent common accidents at work.
    • Be able to respond to first aid incidents.
    • Be able to demonstrate resuscitation techniques and the recovery position.
    • Be able to safely handle and move inanimate loads.
    228

    Understanding what Volunteering is About

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that there is a range of volunteering opportunities.
    • Understand the benefits of volunteering.
    • Understand that volunteers have rights and responsibilities.
    229

    Understanding Work-Based Placements

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan for a work-based placement.
    • Be able to review own experience of a work-based placement.
    230

    Understanding Young People, Law and Order

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand why young people become involved in crime.
    • Understand the consequences of crime on different people.
    • Know about the justice system for young offenders.
    • Know about custodial and alternative forms of sentences.
    • Know about support available.
    231

    Understanding Your Pay

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how wages are calculated.
    • Understand the key components of a wage slip.
    • Understand wage deductions.
    • Understand the language used to describe wages and deductions.
    232

    Undertaking an Enterprise Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to select an enterprise project for a particular target market
    • Know about the costs involved in setting up the product or service
    • Know the significance of effective marketing
    • Be able to plan
    • monitor and review the enterprise project
    233

    Use and Maintain Woodworking Tools

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use tools safely.
    • Be able to identify and use manual tools.
    • Be able to maintain and store manual tools.
    • Be able to identify and use electrical tools.
    • Be able to maintain and store electrical tools.
    234

    Use of Tools and Equipment for Bricklaying

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know commonly used materials in bricklaying.
    • Be able to stack and store materials.
    • Be able to use access equipment.
    • Know tools used in bricklaying.
    • Be able to use a brick trowel.
    • Be able to re-point an area of brick
    • Be able to measure, cut and level bricks.
    235

    Using an Ordnance Survey Map

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the features of an Ordnance Survey map.
    • Be able to use the grid referencing system on an Ordnance Survey map to find a location.
    • Be able to use an Ordnance Survey map for navigation.
    236

    Using and Maintaining Woodworking Tools

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use manual woodworking tools.
    • Be able to maintain manual and electrical tools.
    • Be able to use electrical tools in wood
    • Know how to store woodworking tools.
    237

    Using Cooking Skills In The Domestic Kitchen

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to plan and cost nutritionally balanced meals.
    • Be able to use fresh ingredients and convenience foods.
    • Be able to use and maintain a range of domestic kitchen equipment.
    • Be able to use a variety of food preparation methods.
    • Understand the importance of health and safety in a domestic kitchen.
    238

    Using Craft Activities with Children and Young People

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the uses of craft activities.
    • Know appropriate craft techniques.
    • Be able to recognise the safety factors in craft activities.
    • Be able to plan a craft activity.
    • Be able to carry out a craft activity
    239

    Using Craft Skills with Natural Materials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out craft tasks safely.
    • Be able to plan and implement a craft project using natural materials.
    • Know how to develop work in craft using natural materials.
    240

    Using Email

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use e-mail software tools and techniques to compose and send messages.
    • Be able to manage incoming email effectively.
    241

    Using Floor and Wall Tiling Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the main tools and materials used in floor and wall tiling.
    • Be able to prepare for floor and wall tiling.
    • Be able to use tools, materials and techniques in floor and wall tiling.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    242

    Using kitchen equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different types of kitchen equipment
    • Be able to select and use kitchen equipment
    243

    Using Mobile IT Devices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to set up the mobile device to meet needs.
    • Be able to use applications and files on the mobile device.
    • Be able to safely transfer data to and from the mobile device.
    • Be able to maintain the performance of the mobile device.
    244

    Using Painting Skills for Interior Ceilings and Walls

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for painting.
    • Be able to use tools, materials and techniques for painting.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    245

    Using Plastering Skills – Floating Coat to an Attached Pier

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for applying a floating coat to an attached pier.
    • Be able to apply a floating coat to an attached pier according to requirements.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    246

    Using Plastering Skills – Plastering to a Window Reveal

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for plastering to a window reveal.
    • Be able to plaster to a window reveal according to requirements.
    • Be able to leave work area clean and tidy.
    247

    Using Spelling Rules and Strategies

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use independent spelling strategies to spell accurately.
    • Know the importance of developing memory skills in learning spellings.
    • Know and use methods to learn how to spell words.
    248

    Using the Internet

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to connect to the internet.
    • Be able to use browser software to navigate web pages.
    • Be able to use browser tools to search for information from the internet.
    • Be able to use browser software to communicate information online.
    • Know safety and security practices when working online.
    249

    Valves, Taps and Cisterns in Domestic Plumbing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the construction and operation of domestic taps.
    • Be able to rectify faults identified in domestic taps.
    • Understand the construction and operation of float and isolation valves.
    • Be able to rectify faults identified in float and isolation valves.
    • Understand the construction and operation of a domestic toilet cistern.
    • Be able to rectify faults identified in a cistern.
    • Understand the need for water storage in a domestic system.
    250

    Video Software Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use video hardware and software to capture sequences
    • Be able to use video software tools to combine and edit sequence
    • Be able to play and present videos
    251

    Wallpapering Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select equipment and materials for wallpapering.
    • Be able to plan and prepare for the wallpapering task.
    • Be able to wallpaper.
    • Be able to maintain tools and the working area.
    252

    Woodwork Jointing Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand common joints in construction.
    • Be able to make different types of joints.
    • Be able to select appropriate joints.
    253

    Word Processing Software

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to enter, edit and combine text and other information within word processing documents.
    • Be able to structure information within word processing documents.
    • Be able to use word processing software tools to format and present documents.
    254

    Work Effectively with Other People in a Creative and Cultural Context

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to develop effective working relationships with others in a creative and cultural context.
    • Be able to work effectively with others in a creative and cultural context.
    • Be able to seek, give and respond to feedback in a creative and cultural context.
    255

    Work Experience

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the structure and purpose of the organisation selected for their work experience placement
    • Understand own role within organisation whilst on work experience placement
    • Be able to adhere to workplace standards for personal presentation and behaviour
    • Know how to comply with safe working practices demanded by the work environment
    • Be able to carry out work tasks as requested
    256

    Work Placement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the benefits a work placement can provide.
    • Understand the structure and purpose of a work placement organisation.
    • Understand own role within a work placement organisation.
    • Be able to carry out own role within a work placement organisation.
    • Be able to comply with safe working practices within a work placement.
    257

    Work with Volunteers in a Creative and Cultural Context

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate opportunities for involving volunteers in the work programme.
    • Be able to explain the work to be done to volunteer.
    • Be able to support volunteers in their work.
    258

    Work, Review and Plan

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need for goal setting in relation to learning objectives.
    • Be able to create simple action plans.
    • Be able to review own progress.
    • Understand the need for self-evaluation and summative review.
    259

    Writing for Meaning Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use writing to communicate clearly and effectively.
    • Be able to use different writing formats.
    • Understand the need to plan written work.
    • Be able to revise written work.
    • Be able to present writing appropriately.
    260

    Young Parenthood

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the role of a young parent.
    • Understand the limitations and opportunities that young parenthood presents.
    • Know how to make an action plan for being a young parent.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    600/8485/6
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Ascentis
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    Mar 2013

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