iCQ
Level 1
QN: 601/7723/8
Curriculum Active
iCQ Level 1 (3 Credit) Award in WorkSkills
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by iCQ. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1510 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
iCQ
Syllabus Units
104 Units
Guided Hours
1510 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Alternatives to Paid Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know different alternatives to paid work
- Know the benefits that individuals can gain from taking part in alternatives to paid work
2
Applying for a Job
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different methods of applying for jobs
- Be able to complete a job application
3
Being Responsible for Other People’s Money
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of keeping other people’s money safe
- Know how to handle other people’s money responsibly
- Be able to complete simple money calculations using other people’s money
4
Building Working Relationships with Colleagues
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know why it is important to get on well with colleagues
- Be able to work with employers and/or managers
- Be able to work with peers in the workplace
5
Building Working Relationships with Customers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know that the way of presenting self makes an impression on a customer or client
- Know that organisations normally have protocols for dealing with customers or clients
- Be able to interact positively with customers or clients in line with given protocols
6
Career Progression
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand career progression
- Be able to assess skills and qualities for career progression
- Be able to plan short-term goals for career progression
7
Communicating Solutions to Others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to solve problems
- Know how to communicate the solution appropriately to others
- Be able to communicate the solution appropriately to others
- Be able to review own performance
8
Communication Skills for Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about communication for the workplace
- Be able to communicate for the workplace
9
Conduct at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about appropriate conduct for the workplace
- Be able to demonstrate good conduct
- Be able to carry out a review of own conduct
10
Contributing to Meetings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the format of a meeting
- Know how to prepare for meetings
- Be able to contribute effectively at meetings
11
Develop resilience for employment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own resilience for employment
- Understand the value of resilience in the work place
12
Developing Personal Presentation Skills for the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about personal presentation for the workplace
- Be able to present self appropriately for the workplace
13
Developing Personal Skills for Leadership
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the main features of leadership.
- Know how to demonstrate own leadership skills.
- Be able to prepare for a leadership activity.
14
Effectiveness at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand effective workplace behaviour.
- Be able to demonstrate effective working practice.
- Be able to evaluate their own practice.
15
Health and Safety at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about health and safety responsibilities for the workplace
- Know about risks and hazards in the workplace
- Know emergency procedures in the workplace
- Be able to work safely in a workplace environment
16
How businesses operate
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand employees’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities
- Understand types of business
- Know how businesses are motivated
- Know about organisational structures
- Know how businesses make a profit
17
Interview Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare to be interviewed
- Be able to respond to questions in an interview
- Be able to assess own performance in an interview
18
Introduction to Health and Safety at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about health and safety for the workplace
- Know potential workplace hazards
- Know about workplace emergencies
19
Investigating Rights and Responsibilities at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know rights of employees in the workplace
- Know how to respect the rights of others in the workplace
- Know employee responsibilities in the workplace
- Know where to get help for problems with rights and responsibilities at work
20
Learning from More Experienced People
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about situations where they might interact with more experienced people.
- Know ways in which more experienced people work effectively.
- Know how to improve performance by learning from those who have more experience.
21
Learning from Work Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on the experience of the work placement
- Know what has been learned from the work placement
- Be able to use learning from the work placement to set goals
22
Learning with Colleagues and Other Learners
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know of situations where learning can take place
- Be able to interact with colleagues or other learners in a learning situation
- Know that people have preferred individual learning styles
- Be able to record progress in learning
23
Literacy for the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to understand straightforward work-related text
- Be able to write text about work-related issues using correct language
- Be able to communicate effectively for the workplace
24
Maintain an appropriate on line presence for employment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand an on line presence
- Be able to evaluate an on line presence
- Be able to develop an appropriate on line presence
25
Managing Your Health at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the employee’s role in maintaining good health at work.
- Know the services employers can provide to maintain the health of the workforce.
- Know sources of help to ensure good health at work.
26
Managing Your Own Money
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to produce a personal budget.
- Understand the use of credit to borrow money.
27
Numeracy for the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to correctly solve work related problems using whole numbers up to 100
- Be able to use units of measure to solve work-related numeracy problems
- Be able to interpret charts to solve work-related problems
28
Personal Behaviour for Success in Employment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how different employment-related situations affect behaviour
- Understand how different forms of communication can influence behaviour in different employment-related situations
- Be able to manage own behaviour in different employment-related situations
- Understand how own behaviour affects own success in employment
29
Personal Presentation for the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the requirements for personal presentation for the workplace
- Know how requirements for personal presentation vary across different types of workplace
- Be able to present self for the workplace
30
Planning an Enterprise Activity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the key requirements of an enterprise activity
- Know the costs of producing the chosen product or service
- Know how to promote and sell the chosen product or service
- Be able to promote and sell the chosen product or service
31
Positive Attitudes and Behaviours at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of positive attitudes and behaviours at work
- Be able to demonstrate a range of positive attitudes and behaviours in the workplace
- Be able to assess own attitudes and behaviours in the workplace
32
Practising Leadership Skills with Others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to lead a group activity.
- Be able to demonstrate effective leadership skills with others.
- Be able to review own leadership performance.
33
Preparing for an Interview
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know information required to prepare for an interview
- Be able to prepare for interview questions
- Be able to plan travel for an interview
34
Preparing for Work Placement
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about the work placement company or organisation
- Know what is expected of the learner during the work placement
- Be able to set goals to help the learner get the most out of the work placement
35
Presenting Accurate Documents
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know why it is important to record information accurately
- Know the appropriate use of different types of workplace documents
- Be able to produce documents suitable for the workplace
36
Produce a CV
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the purpose of a CV
- Know information required in a CV
- Know the purpose of a reference in a CV
- Be able to produce a CV
37
Producing a Product
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to make a product or item
- Understand the skills required to make the product or item
- Be able to produce the product or item safely
- Be able to assess how well the product or item was made
38
Running an Enterprise Activity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the reasons that would make an enterprise activity successful
- Be able to carry out an enterprise activity
- Know how to keep accurate records to identify profit and loss
39
Safe Learning in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about risks and hazards in the workplace
- Know what responsibilities people have for safety in the workplace
- Know how to reduce risk of harm to self or others
- Know how to deal with low risk hazards in the workplace environment
40
Searching for a Job
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know sources of information about jobs
- Know how to recognise own interests and skills for job roles
- Know how to search for job vacancies
41
Self-assessment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand personal strengths and weaknesses
- Understand the importance of recognising personal skills and qualities
- Understand goal-setting
42
Self-management Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of self-management for work.
- Be able to self-manage for work.
- Be able to review own self-management skills for work.
43
Setting and Meeting Targets at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to set personal targets for a workplace.
- Be able to review progress in meeting own targets.
44
Solving Work-related Problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand problems that individuals may face at work
- Know how to find help for problems which arise at work
- Know how to find a solution to a workplace problem
- Know how to apply a strategy to solve a workplace problem
45
Speaking Confidently at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to contribute to workplace discussions and conversations
- Know about different types of language
- Be able to use language which is appropriate for the work situation
- Know why it is important to speak confidently at work
46
Summarising Documents
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know that summaries are written for a particular audience and purpose
- Be able to distinguish between the key points and supporting material in straightforward documents
- Be able to summarise the key points of straightforward documents
47
Taking Notes at Meetings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of taking notes at meetings
- Know different ways of recording notes during meeting
- Be able to write up notes of a meeting
48
Understanding employment responsibilities and rights
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the statutory rights and responsibilities of employees and employers within own area of work
- Understand agreed ways of working that protect own relationship with employer
- Know how own role fits within the wider context of the sector
- Know career pathways available within own and related sectors
49
Using a CV and Covering Letter to Apply for a Job
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the purpose of a CV and covering letter
- Know the type of information usually included in a CV and covering letter
- Know the importance of references in a CV
- Be able to produce a CV and covering letter for a job application
50
Working as a Volunteer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role volunteers play in different volunteering situations
- Be able to undertake voluntary work
51
Working in a Team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about team working
- Know how to match their strengths and interests to a team task
- Know their own role and responsibilities in relation to a team task
- Be able to work positively as a member of a team
- Know own performance as a member of a team
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/7723/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- iCQ
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Oct 2015