ASDAN
    Level 1
    QN: 500/5560/4
    Curriculum Active

    ASDAN Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ASDAN. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 930 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 1
    Awarding Body
    ASDAN
    Syllabus Units
    47 Units
    Guided Hours
    930 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Community action

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate their knowledge of local community groups
    • Demonstrate their participation in community activities
    2

    Dealing with Problems in daily life

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to recognize a straightforward problem, Tackle a problem
    • Be able to carry out a review of their progress towards solving the problem
    3

    Developing self

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Take an active role in their self development
    • Be able to plan for their self development
    • Review their self development and plan for the future
    4

    Environmental Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate an understanding of how individual’s actions affect the environment
    • Demonstrate an understanding of choices that can be made in their own lives to help tackle environmental issues
    • Carry out activities which help to tackle environmental issues
    5

    Food Safety in the home and community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of handling food safely
    • Understand the importance of personal hygiene when handling food
    • Understand the importance of cleaning a food work area
    • Understand the importance of keeping food products safely, Handle food safely
    6

    Handling Food Safely in Personal Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of personal hygiene when handling food
    • Understand the importance of cleaning a food work area
    • Understand the importance of keeping food products safe
    7

    Healthy Eating

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of maintaining a balanced diet
    • Understand the dietary needs of different groups
    8

    Healthy Eating in Personal Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of maintaining a balanced diet
    • Understand how media representations of body image may influence eating habits
    • Understand the dietary choices and needs of different groups
    9

    Healthy Living

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle
    • Demonstrate how they contribute to own healthy lifestyle
    • Review the activities undertaken to maintain a healthy lifestyle
    10

    Identity and Cultural Diversity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the meanings of the terms social diversity and inclusion
    • Understand equality, discrimination and prejudice
    • Understand the diversity of communities
    11

    Individual rights and responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that they have individual rights and responsibilities
    12

    Keeping track of your money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand channels of communication between financial institutions and their customers
    • Understand financial information provided for customers about current accounts
    • Know where to access information, advice and guidance about financial issues
    13

    Making money decisions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to compare financial products and services provided by banks/building societies
    • Understand there is a range of accounts provided by banks and building societies for managing income and expenditure and select an account appropriate to own situation
    • Select financial products appropriate to own situation
    14

    Making the most of leisure time

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to make use of their leisure time
    • Be able to participate in a range of activities
    • Carry out a review of the activities they have tried
    15

    Managing Money in Personal Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of budget planning
    • Be able to keep track of ‘income’ and ‘expenditure’
    • Understand different ways of paying for goods and services
    • Understand the implications of borrowing money
    16

    Managing Own Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to plan a personal budget
    • Know how to carry out transactions
    17

    Managing Social Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to interact with others in a range of social situations
    • Demonstrate how to interact with others in a range of social situations
    18

    Parenting awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the demands of having a baby
    • Demonstrate an understanding of the sources of help and support available for parents
    • Demonstrate an understanding of a parent’s responsibility for keeping a baby safe and healthy
    19

    Preparation for work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the skills and qualities needed for working life
    • Investigate personal career opportunities
    20

    Recreational Involvement in Personal Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the term ‘recreation’
    • Know about different types of recreational activities in own local area
    • Understand the social and personal benefits of participating in recreational activities
    21

    Working as part of a group

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to work with others in appropriate ways
    • Be able to play an active role in working as part of a group
    • Review their role in the group
    22

    Working towards Goals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify goals
    • Be able to plan how to meet their agreed goal
    • Follow a plan to achieve an agreed goal
    23

    Your Money in the future

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the operation of schemes for short and medium term saving
    • Understand the impact of major life decisions on his/her financial situation in the future
    • Understand the importance of managing finances to establish longer term security

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    500/5560/4
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    ASDAN
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    Dec 2008