LASER
    Entry Level
    QN: 601/7209/5
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    LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Entry 1)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by LASER. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 6320 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    LASER
    Syllabus Units
    259 Units
    Guided Hours
    6320 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Accessing Commercial Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what the service is for.
    • Be able to use the service.
    • Know when the service is needed.
    2

    Accessing Financial services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what the service is for.
    • Be able to use the service.
    • Know when the service is needed.
    3

    Accessing Health Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what the service is for.
    • Be able to use the service.
    • Know when the service is needed.
    4

    Accessing Helping Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what the service is for.
    • Know where to find the service.
    • Be able to use the service.
    • Know when the service is needed.
    5

    Accessing Leisure Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what the service is for.
    • Know how to find the service.
    • Be able to use the service.
    • Know when the service is needed.
    6

    Accessing the Countryside

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare for a countryside walk.
    • Understand the benefits of walking in the countryside.
    • Know the country code.
    • Recognise public information signs.
    • Appreciate a walk in the countryside.
    7

    Applying for Jobs and Courses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to apply in writing for a job or course
    • Know how to prepare for and take part in an interview
    • Know the type of material that can be used to support an application for a job or course
    8

    Basic Cooking Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different methods of cooking.
    • Recognise different equipment needed for cooking.
    • Understand Health and Safety issues relating to different methods.
    • Know how to make a dish using different cooking methods.
    9

    Carry out a Practical Activity in the Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to plan a practical activity in a work place.
    • Be able to carry out a practical activity in the work place.
    • Be able to work safely.
    10

    Choosing Clothing and Footwear

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand size, shape and clothing styles.
    • Recognise clothing and footwear to suit different activities.
    • Know where to purchase clothing and footwear.
    11

    Computer Games

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to choose a computer game to play.
    • Know how to use the console/computer to play a game.
    • Be able to play a computer game.
    12

    Conduct at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what behaviour is expected in the workplace
    • Know why it is necessary to follow codes of behaviour
    • Know about the possible impact of unacceptable behaviour
    • Be able to maintain acceptable behaviour in the workplace
    13

    Developing Assertiveness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise key implications and benefits of assertiveness.
    • Understand ways of being assertive in a given situation.
    14

    Developing Customer Service Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the benefits to an organisation of good customer service
    • Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service
    • Understand the value of first impressions
    • Know about positive verbal and non verbal interaction with customers
    15

    Developing Time Management Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to manage own time
    16

    Discussion Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to contribute to a discussion. (CE2.1)
    • Be able to follow discussions. (CE2.1)
    17

    Drug and Alcohol Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the difference between soft drinks and alcoholic drinks.
    • Know the difference between a legal and an illegal drug.
    • Recognise effects of drug and alcohol use.
    18

    Eating a Balanced Diet

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what makes a balanced diet.
    • Understand what is meant by healthy eating.
    • Know how to prepare a balanced meal.
    • Understand the need for basic food hygiene.
    19

    Eating Out

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different places to eat out.
    • Know different types of food to eat out.
    • Be able to choose a place to eat out.
    • Be able to eat a meal out.
    • Know which cutlery to use.
    20

    Environmental Issues

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know some ways that people affect the environment.
    • Understand that people can take action to benefit the environment.
    21

    Everyday Food and Drink Preparation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare a hot or cold drink.
    • Know how to prepare a snack.
    • Know how to clean up after preparing food.
    • Know how to store food and drink.
    • Know how to be safe in the kitchen.
    22

    Exploring Art

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to appreciate art.
    • Know of art techniques.
    • Produce a piece of personal art.
    • Be able to tidy up.
    23

    Exploring Dance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to move in response to sound.
    • Be able to move in space.
    • Be able to make dance movements.
    24

    Exploring Music

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to appreciate music.
    • Be able to identify and play musical instruments., Play a musical instrument with others.
    25

    Exploring Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Prepare for a performance.
    • Be able to follow instructions.
    • Be able to co
    • operate with others in performance.
    • Be able to reflect on own performance.
    26

    Following Instructions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow instructions
    • Know the potential impact of not following instructions in a work environment
    27

    Food Safety and Storage

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know basic hygiene rules.
    • Know how to store different types of food.
    • Know when food should be discarded.
    28

    Gardening for Pleasure

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what a garden is.
    • Be able to identify plants.
    • Know what equipment to use for planting.
    • Know where to plant.
    • Know how to plant., Care for equipment.
    29

    Getting about Safely

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to stay safe when out and about.
    • Know how to travel somewhere safely.
    • Know how to be safe in the dark.
    • Know emergency evacuation procedures.
    30

    Health and Fitness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Show awareness of the vocational area.
    • Interact with others in an appropriate way.(SLlr/E3; SLc/E3; SLd/E3), Show a development in skills.
    • Apply process to tackle basic problems.(MSS1/E3), Show basic awareness of safe working practices.
    • Review own performance and personal skills.
    31

    Hobbies

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the meaning of hobbies.
    • Be able to make a choice about a hobby.
    • Plan and prepare to carry out a hobby.
    • Be able to participate in a hobby.
    32

    Household Cleaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what needs cleaning.
    • Use equipment for cleaning.
    • Use products for cleaning.
    • Know when to clean.
    33

    Household Expenses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise expenses.
    • Recognise weekly expenses.
    • Recognise long-term expenses.
    • Recognise different methods of payment.
    34

    Household Shopping

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about local shops.
    • Know how to plan a shopping trip.
    • Understand the process of making a purchase.
    35

    Independent Living

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Review progress towards Independent Living.
    • Recognise what Independent Living means to them.
    36

    Introduction to whole numbers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the value of whole numbers
    • Be able to recognise a written form of whole numbers
    • Be able to recognise number patterns involving whole numbers
    37

    Kitchen Hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know that kitchens must be kept clean.
    • Use equipment to clean a kitchen.
    • Use products to clean a kitchen.
    38

    Knowing Your Local Area

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the location and use of buildings and facilities in own local area.
    • Understand the community.
    • Understand own responsibilities in the community.
    39

    Law and Order

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that laws exist to benefit the community.
    • Know how laws are made.
    • Understand that there can be consequences to breaking laws.
    • Know how laws are enforced.
    40

    Living in a Diverse Society

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Appreciate the differences in people.
    • Understand the need for tolerance and equality in society.
    • Recognise the contributions of diverse groups to society.
    41

    Looking after Clothes

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how to care for clothing., Sort clothes for washing according to the label specifications.
    • Use a washing machine safely.
    • Know how to dry clothes.
    • Know how to store items of clothing.
    42

    Looking and Acting the Part in the Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify clothing and footwear for the work place.
    • Know the importance of personal hygiene.
    • Know how to conduct him/herself at work.
    43

    Looking For Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the features of voluntary and paid work.
    • Know about different occupations.
    • Know where to find out about job opportunities.
    • Know about applying for a job.
    44

    Make a Simple Meal

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know basic hygiene rules of the kitchen.
    • Be able to select ingredients to make a meal.
    • Be able to prepare ingredients.
    • Know how to use utensils safely.
    • Know how to use a cooker safely.
    • Be able to serve a meal.
    45

    Making Choices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know when choices can be made.
    • Know how to make an informed choice.
    46

    Measure: Weight

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to compare weight.
    47

    Observing and Encouraging Birds

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise there are different types of birds.
    • Know the different habitats of common birds.
    • Understand the feeding habits of common birds.
    • Know ways birds can be observed.
    • Know ways humans can help birds.
    48

    Outdoor Pursuits

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by outdoor pursuits.
    • Understand safety aspects of an outdoor pursuit.
    • Be able to participate in an outdoor pursuit.
    • Be able to reflect on an activity.
    • Be able to participate in future planning.
    49

    Participation in Team Activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know why team
    • work may be necessary.
    • Recognise members of a team.
    • Understand roles and responsibilities of a team., Co
    • operate as a member of a team.
    • Review performance of team.
    50

    Personal Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise personal appearance.
    • Be able to recognise personal qualities.
    • Understand impact of own behaviour on others.
    51

    Personal Care and Hygiene

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need for personal hygiene.
    • Know the uses of toiletry products.
    • Recognise the need for regular changes of clothes.
    • Know the importance of oral health.
    52

    Personal Health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by good health.
    • Know important aspects of keeping healthy.
    • Know causes of illness.
    • Know what to do in the case of illness or injury.
    53

    Personal Presentation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise importance of personal appearance.
    • Understand main features of face and skin.
    • Recognise face/skin care products and techniques.
    • Know processes of hair care.
    • Understand the responsibility of using products and equipment.
    54

    Personal Safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to stay safe at home.
    • Know how to stay safe from other’s behaviour.
    • Know basic emergency aid techniques.
    • Know familiar health and safety signs.
    55

    Pet Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what animals make suitable pets.
    • Understand how to handle a pet.
    • Know equipment needed for pet care.
    • Know appropriate food for a pet.
    • Know about health of a pet.
    56

    Preparation for a Work Placement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the organisation offering the work placement
    • Know what to expect during the work placement
    • Be able to prepare for the first day
    57

    Preparing to Write

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that the way writing is organised will depend on purpose and audience. (CE3.3)
    • Be able to plan writing. (CE3.3)
    • Understand that choice of language will vary according to purpose and audience. (CE3.3)
    • Be able to draft writing. (CE3.3)
    58

    Reading For A Purpose

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise different purposes of text.
    • Use instructional texts.
    59

    Reading for Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to locate information including the use of captions and illustrations. (CE2.2)
    • Be able to use key words to locate information. (CE2.2)
    • Be able to organise information. (CE2.2)
    • Be able to obtain information from texts. (CE2.2)
    60

    Reading Graphical Material

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to obtain information from graphical material. (NE3.1)
    61

    Recycling, Managing Waste

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know that there are different types of packaging.
    • Know that some materials can be recycled.
    • Understand that waste can be controlled.
    62

    Self Advocacy

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own views.
    • Appreciate own right to be heard.
    • Know how to have own view or need heard.
    63

    Speaking and Listening at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use active listening techniques in the workplace
    • Know how to speak to suit the situation
    • Be able to recognise body language when communicating with others
    64

    Strategies for Reading

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use prior knowledge to engage with the meaning of text. (CE3.2)
    • Be able to use strategies to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words. (CE3.2)
    • Be able to use organisational features of texts. (CE3.2)
    65

    Understanding A Pay Slip

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise a pay slip.
    • Know why a pay slip is issued.
    66

    Understanding Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know that relationships can be different.
    • Know how to behave appropriately in a relationship.
    • Know the difference between informal and formal relationships.
    67

    Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that people have rights.
    • Understand that people have responsibilities.
    68

    Understanding Rights and Responsibilities at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know employees have rights
    • Know employers have rights
    • Know employees have responsibilities
    • Know employers have responsibilities
    • Know what to do if an employee is unsure of their rights
    69

    Undertaking an Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare for an interview
    • Know how to present oneself at an interview
    • Know how to respond to interview questions
    70

    Using Domestic Appliances

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the uses of some common domestic appliances.
    • Know how use appliances safely.
    • Know how to store appliances safely.
    71

    Using Fractions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise fractions in everyday contexts. (NE2.1)
    • Be able to find halves and quarters of shapes and small numbers of items. (NE2.2)
    72

    Using ICT Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know ICT skills needed in a work place.
    • Be able to identify ICT skills that he/she needs to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop ICT skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review his/her learning.
    73

    Using Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the purpose of cash.
    • Know the value of coins. (NE1.2)
    • Be able to use coins in everyday situations. (NE1.2)
    74

    Using Number Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use number in a work place.
    • Be able to identify number skills that he/she needs to develop in a work place.
    • Be able to develop number skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review his/her learning.
    75

    Using Public Transport – Buses and Trains

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare to travel by local bus service.
    • Know how to prepare to travel on longer journeys by train or national bus service., Make a journey on public transport.
    • Know how to travel safely on the bus or train.
    76

    Using Public Transport – Taxis

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare to travel in a taxi., Make a journey by taxi.
    77

    Using Reading Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use reading skills in a work place.
    • Be able to identify reading skills that he/she needs to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop reading skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review his/her learning.
    78

    Using Shape

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise common 2D and 3D shapes. (NE2.2)
    • Know the properties of common 2D and 3D shapes. (NE2.2)
    79

    Using Time

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to tell the time to the nearest 15 minutes in practical situations.
    • Know that the date can be expressed in different formats.
    80

    Using Whole Numbers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know data needed to solve a problem with whole numbers.
    • Understand the value of whole numbers.
    • Be able to perform calculations with whole numbers to solve a problem.
    81

    Using Writing Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use writing in a work place.
    • Be able to identify writing skills that he/she needs to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop writing skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review his/her learning.
    82

    Volunteering

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what voluntary organisations are.
    • Understand the role of a volunteer in an organisation.
    • Know how to identify the steps/processes necessary to become a volunteer.
    83

    Working as a Volunteer

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify the context of volunteering.
    • Understand what tasks are necessary.
    • Be able to follow instructions to complete a task.
    • Be able to evaluate self in the role as a volunteer.
    84

    Working with fractions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify common fractions
    • Be able to use equivalent fraction forms
    • Be able to calculate fractions of a quantity
    85

    Working with measures

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use standard units of measurement
    • Be able to estimate using standard metric units of measure in everyday situations
    • Be able to measure using standard units of measure
    86

    Working with others

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for working with others
    • Be able to meet their responsibilities when working with others
    87

    Writing With Meaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan a document.
    • Be able to produce a draft of a document.
    • Be able to review own draft for purpose and meaning.
    • Be able to proof read final draft for accuracy.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    601/7209/5
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    LASER
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2015

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