Gateway Qualifications
Level 1
QN: 603/4228/6
Curriculum Active
Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Award in Employability Skills
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Gateway Qualifications. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1848 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
Gateway Qualifications
Syllabus Units
83 Units
Guided Hours
1848 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Applying for a Job
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare a job application.
- Be able to prepare a CV.
2
Career Planning
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to investigate different career options.2.
- Be able to assess career options.3.
- Be able to plan goals for future career.
3
Communication skills for work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use written communication in a work context.2.
- Use oral communication in a work context.
4
Community environment project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select a focus for a community environment project.
- Be able to communicate the benefits of engaging in a community environment project.
- Be able to plan a community environment project.
- Be able to participate in a community environment project.
- Be able to review a community environment project.
5
Conduct at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to conduct self appropriately in a work setting.
- Be able to review own conduct in a work setting.
6
Customer service skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about good customer service.2.
- Be able to interact with customers.3.
- Be able to perform customer service tasks.
7
Digital Skills for Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use digital skills to handle work-related information.
- Be able to create and edit digital content for work-related purposes.
- Be able to use digital skills to communicate in a work context.
- Be able to work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work context.5.
- Be able to solve technical problems.
8
Environmental awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how and why the climate is changing.
- Know about the effects of climate change on plants, animals and people.
- Know about the carbon footprint.
- Know how individuals and businesses can reduce their carbon footprint.
9
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise Ideas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to discuss ideas for an enterprise activity.2.
- Be able to select an enterprise idea.3.
- Be able to present an idea for an enterprise activity to others.
10
Exploring Entrepreneurship
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what makes a successful entrepreneur.2.
- Be able to assess own suitability for enterprise.
11
Health and Safety in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about roles and responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace.2.
- Know about roles and responsibilities for health and safety in the workplace.3.
- Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace.
12
Improving sustainability in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify an area of a business in need of improvement in terms of sustainability.
- Be able to identify processes, practices or resources to support improvement in terms of sustainability.
- Be able to develop and present a project plan to support improvement in terms of sustainability.
13
Interview Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for an interview.2.
- Be able to present self positively at an interview.3.
- Be able to review own performance in an interview.
14
Introduction to Self-Employment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about self-employment in a given sector.2.
- Know about income and expenditure as a self-employed person.3.
- Know the responsibilities of a self-employed person.4.
- Know the responsibilities of a self-employed person.
15
Leadership skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective leadership.2.
- Be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills.3.
- Be able to review own leadership performance.
16
Making the Most of Work Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for a work placement.2.
- Be able to set goals for a work placement.3.
- Be able to review a work placement.
17
Negotiation Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to communicate
- justify and defend own position.2.
- Be able to discuss the position of others.3.
- Be able to conclude a negotiation process successfully.
18
Numeracy Skills for Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to select appropriate mathematical approach to solving work-related problems.2.
- Be able to apply appropriate numeracy skills in a work context.3.
- Be able to interpret and communicate results in situations where they have applied numeracy skills in a work context.
19
Searching for a Job
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to find out about job vacancies.2.
- Know how to take a pro-active approach to job search.
20
Self-Management Skills for Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to manage self in a work context.2.
- Be able to review own self-management skills.
21
Setting and Meeting Work-Related Targets
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to set personal targets relating to work.2.
- Be able to review progress towards personal targets.
22
Skills for Creative Thinkers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to think creatively
- Be able to work creatively to apply imaginative solutions
23
Skills for Effective Participants
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to engage with issues that affect their communities (eg place of learning
- work or area in which they live)
- Be able to take action to bring about improvements within communities
24
Skills for Independent Enquirers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to plan investigations
- Be able to carry out investigations
- Be able to present findings of investigations
25
Skills for Reflective Learners
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify own strengths and weaknesses
- Be able to set goals for own development
- Be able to reflect on progress and achievement
26
Social Media for Job Prospecting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about social media platforms.2.
- Know about safe and responsible use of social media.3.
- Know about using social media for job prospecting.4.
- Be able to use social media for job prospecting.
27
Solving Work-Related Problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use sources of help for a work-related problem.2.
- Be able to solve a work-related problem.3.
- Understand how to apply a strategy to solve a work-related problem.
28
Sustainability
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what sustainability means.
- Know how human activity is threatening sustainability.
- Know about sustainability goals and targets.
- Know how a business or sector is working towards achieving sustainability.
29
Taking Personal Responsibility for the Environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to research ways individuals can help fight climate change.
- Be able to identify ways to reduce own negative impact on the environment.
- Be able to implement actions or changes to reduce their negative impact on the environment.
- Be able to reflect on how effectively they have reduced their negative impact on the environment.
30
Time Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to manage their time while working or studying.2.
- Be able to assess how well they are managing their time.
31
Working in a Team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team.2.
- Be able to identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team.3.
- Be able to identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team.4.
- Be able to work positively as a member of a team.5.
- Be able to reflect on the performance of a team.
32
Working Safely
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify risks and hazards in a work environment.2.
- Be able to reduce risk of harm to self or others.3.
- Be able to deal with hazards and risks within the work environment.
33
Working with Colleagues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work with senior colleagues.2.
- Be able to work with peers in the workplace.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/4228/6
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Gateway Qualifications
- Qualification Type
- Other Life Skills Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2019