Gateway Qualifications
    Entry Level
    QN: 603/4374/6
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    Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Award In Personal and Social Skills (Entry 1)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Gateway Qualifications. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 540 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    Gateway Qualifications
    Syllabus Units
    20 Units
    Guided Hours
    540 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Being part of a group

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to work as part of a group.2.
    • Be able to show respect for others in a group.
    2

    Contributing to tasks

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to help complete tasks.
    3

    Contributing to the community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to contribute to the community.
    4

    Dealing with problems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise when they have a problem.2. Come up with a solution to a problem.
    5

    Digital Skills for Everyday Life

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Use digital skills and/or devices for personal/leisure purposes.2.
    • Use digital skills and/or devices for informal communication purposes.
    6

    Healthy eating

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to assess own eating habits.2.
    • Be able to take steps to improve own eating habits.
    7

    Independent travel

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select means of transport for a particular journey.2.
    • Be able to travel safely.
    8

    Keeping safe online

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to keep safe online.2.
    • Be able to inform others when they feel unsafe or upset online.3.
    • Be able to demonstrate positive online behaviour.
    9

    Looking after own mental wellbeing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to support own mental wellbeing.2.
    • Be able to seek and respond to help for mental wellbeing.
    10

    Looking after your own home

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to carry out key household tasks.2.
    • Know about the support available for helping people to live as independently as possible.
    11

    Making choices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise different options.2.
    • Be able to select an option.3.
    • Be able to communicate choices.
    12

    Making Support Work for You

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to indicate their need for support.
    • Know where they can get support.
    • Be able to work with providers of support.
    • Be able to indicate satisfaction or dissatisfaction with support being provided.
    13

    Personal safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to keep safe in own home.2.
    • Be able to keep safe when in the community.3.
    • Know what actions to take if they feel unsafe.
    14

    Rights and responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about their rights.2.
    • Know about their responsibilities.
    15

    Self-awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify what makes them individual.2.
    • Be able to express themselves as an individual.
    16

    Speaking up for yourself

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to express thoughts and feelings.2.
    • Be able to make choices and express preferences.3.
    • Be able to make requests.4.
    • Be able to ask questions.
    17

    Taking exercise

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about exercise.2.
    • Be able to engage in exercise.
    18

    Understanding relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about relationships.2.
    • Be able to engage in positive relationships.
    19

    Using money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to pay for items.2.
    • Be able to keep means of payment safe.3.
    • Be able to access own money.
    20

    Using social and leisure facilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to get to social and leisure facilities within the community.2.
    • Be able to use social and leisure facilities.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/4374/6
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Gateway Qualifications
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    May 2019