City & Guilds
    Entry Level
    QN: 501/1049/4
    Curriculum Active

    City & Guilds Entry Level Certificate in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (Entry 3)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by City & Guilds. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 520 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    City & Guilds
    Syllabus Units
    16 Units
    Guided Hours
    520 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Asserting Independence: Communicating with Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Express preferences and intent to known and unknown people in familiar situations, Express opinions and feelings to known and unknown people in familiar situations, Clarify issues in relation to asserting independence with known and unknown people in familiar situations, Influence others in relation to asserting independence with known and unknown people in familiar situations
    2

    Conversation Skills: Communicating with Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Respond to partner’s conversation opening with known and unknown people in familiar situations, Start a conversation with known and unknown people in familiar situations
    • Keep conversation going with known and unknown people in familiar situations, Repair a conversation with known and unknown people in familiar situations, Close a conversation with known and unknown people in familiar situations
    3

    Dealing with Problems in daily life

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate an awareness of how to recognise straightforward problems, Tackle straightforward problems
    4

    Directing Others: Communicating with Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Communicate needs to known partners in routine situations and a familiar environment
    • Communicate choices to known partners in routine situations and a familiar environment, Give instructions to known partners in routine situations and a familiar environment, Give warnings to known partners in routine situations and a familiar environment, Give encouragement to known partners in routine situations and a familiar environment
    5

    Organise own Augmentative and Alternative Communication Equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Take responsibility for the use and maintenance of own Augmentative and Alternative Communication system, Take responsibility for the development of own Augmentative and Alternative Communication system
    6

    Remote Communication: Communicating with Augmentative and Alternative Communication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Respond to remote communication from another person with known and unknown people in familiar situations, Converse socially using remote communication with known and unknown people in familiar situations, Make arrangements using remote communication with known and unknown people in familiar situations

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    501/1049/4
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    City & Guilds
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2010