Open Awards
Entry Level
QN: 601/3551/7
Curriculum Active
Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Open Awards. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2450 hours.
Qualification Level
Entry Level
Awarding Body
Open Awards
Syllabus Units
110 Units
Guided Hours
2450 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Accessing Leisure Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the main purpose of a given leisure service
- Demonstrate basic steps to access a local leisure facility
- Recognise situations where seeking a leisure service is appropriate
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Accessing Online Video Clips
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Locate and open a video-sharing application or website on a digital device.
- Demonstrate the ability to play, pause, and adjust the volume of a video clip.
- Watch or listen to a short video clip from beginning to end without distraction.
- Select a preferred video clip from a choice of two or more options.
- Express feelings about a video clip using words, symbols, or gestures.
- Communicate a simple personal response about the video content to a familiar person.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Anger Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify basic physical effects of anger (e.g., faster heartbeat, tense muscles).
- Recognise common emotional effects of anger (e.g., feeling upset, frustrated).
- Demonstrate at least one simple anger management technique (e.g., deep breathing, counting to five).
- State when to use an anger management technique.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Art and Design - Painting and Drawing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least two sources of visual inspiration for a drawing or painting.
- Experiment with pencil and charcoal to create a range of marks and textures.
- Apply simple painting techniques such as colour mixing and brush strokes to develop a composition.
- Select and combine materials to achieve a desired effect in a finished piece.
- Reflect on the creative process and suggest one improvement to own work.
- Present finished artwork in a suitable format for display or portfolio.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Beginning to Study
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify key components of your chosen course of study.
- Describe simple methods to organise study materials.
- Demonstrate the ability to use basic course resources.
- Show active listening by responding appropriately to instructions.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Building a Cavity Wall
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) required for bricklaying tasks
- Demonstrate safe handling of cement, sand, and water when mixing mortar
- Lay bricks in a stretcher bond pattern maintaining consistent mortar joints
- Sort waste materials into appropriate recycling and general waste containers
- Clean tools and equipment after use to maintain their condition
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Causes of Stress
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify what stress means in simple terms
- List at least three common causes of stress
- Give examples of how stress can make someone feel
- Recognise stressful situations in everyday life
- Describe one personal or observed stressful experience
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Communicating with Art
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify basic shapes and colours in visual stimuli
- Describe own art or craft work using simple language
- Demonstrate ability to follow instructions in a group art activity
- Respond appropriately to a farewell or closing statement
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Communicating with Dance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an ability to clap or tap in time with a simple repeated beat
- Identify a change in tempo through a distinct change in movement speed
- Perform two consecutive movements as instructed during the warm-up
- Verbally state one feeling the music evokes using a single word
- Follow a simple sequence of three directions within a group dance activity
- Show appreciation to the tutor using a combination of words and a movement gesture
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Communicating with Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Participate in a greeting song through appropriate actions or vocalisations.
- Follow simple instructions to select and play a percussion instrument.
- Demonstrate awareness of a musical activity as an audience member or band participant.
- Indicate recognition of a musical 'Goodbye' through a verbal or non-verbal response.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Cooking Techniques
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least three common cooking methods (e.g., boiling, frying, baking).
- Match each cooking method to the appropriate kitchen equipment.
- State key health and safety rules when using a cooker or microwave.
- Demonstrate safe handling of hot equipment and food.
- Follow simple instructions to prepare a basic hot dish using one cooking method.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Create a Piece of Craft or Design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify common craft materials and their uses.
- Select appropriate tools for a simple craft task.
- Follow step-by-step instructions to produce a crafted item.
- Demonstrate safe handling of basic craft tools.
- Create a completed craft or design piece with guidance.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Dealing with Customer Queries and Complaints
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify common types of customer queries
- Demonstrate appropriate greetings and tone when interacting with customers
- State the steps for handling a straightforward complaint
- Explain when and how to seek help from a supervisor
- Respond to a query using clear and simple language
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Dealing with Problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify signs that a problem has arisen in a given scenario
- State at least two appropriate people to ask for help when experiencing a problem
- Describe a simple step-by-step approach to solving a common problem
- Participate in a group discussion to generate possible solutions
- Demonstrate asking for help using clear communication
- Reflect on the outcome of a problem-solving attempt
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Develop Dance and Music Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify changes in tempo and volume in a piece of music
- Demonstrate simple physical responses to musical cues, such as clapping or swaying
- Perform a short sequence of dance movements with basic coordination
- Follow a simple dance routine incorporating given steps
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Develop Skills to Play a Musical Instrument
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Respond to music through movement, gesture, or vocalisation
- Identify different types of music by sound or mood
- Hold a musical instrument correctly
- Produce sounds from a musical instrument
- Follow simple instructions to play a musical instrument
- Participate in a group music-making activity
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing and Presenting Information Using ICT
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to enter personal information., Be able to present information through ICT., Be able to delete and amend information., Be able to present information orally.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing Assertiveness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise key implications and benefits of assertiveness.Understand ways of being assertive in a given situation
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing Community Participation Skills: Participating in Sporting Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to participate in a range of sporting activities.Be able to use a community sports facility
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing Customer Service Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what good customer service is.Understand the importance of a good first impression
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing ICT Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use ICT to effect own environment.Use ICT as a source of information.Use ICT to enable communication.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing Independent Communication Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to give a presentation about themselves, Be able to talk about an activity, Be able to answer the telephone, Be able to join in a discussion
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing Number Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Participate in activities involving numbers.Be aware of numbers in given contexts.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Developing Skills in Drama
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to create a mood, role or character, Be able to use movement, gestures and/or speech to create a mood, role or character
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Displaying Creative Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to engage in displaying own creative work
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Doing Sport
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of training.Be able to put training into practice.Be able to comply with health and safety rules when taking part in sport
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
E-Safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about risks that exist when using the internet.Know about cyberbullying. Know how to keep safe online
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Emotional Wellbeing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify emotions and know where to obtain emotional support.Know about bullying.Know a way to be a good friend
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Engage in Discussions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to engage in a discussion
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Engaging in a Creative Group Project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Participate in selecting a creative group project
- Engage in a creative group project
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Engaging in New Creative Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify a range of creative activities
- Select a creative activity to engage in
- Follow simple instructions to complete a creative task
- Use basic tools and materials safely
- Express a personal response to a creative activity
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Environmental Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of how the actions of humans affect the environment.Demonstrate an awareness of an environmental issue which affects their life.Demonstrate an awareness of how they could help the environment
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
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
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Art
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to appreciate art.Know about art techniques.Create a piece of art
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Business and Enterprise
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about different types of business/enterprises.Know the services/products that business/enterprises offer.Know a successful business/enterprise.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Dance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to move in response to sound.Be able to make dance movements.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Digital Media
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- 1- Be able to identify different digital technology devices 2-Be able to identify the use of digital media devices 3-Be able to produce a research project on the use of digital media
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Music
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to appreciate music.Be able to identify a musical instrument.Play a musical instrument with others.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Occupational Areas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to recognise different occupational areas.Know about different jobs in an occupational area.Know about own skills
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Occupational Areas
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to recognise different occupational areas, Know about different jobs in an occupational area, Know about own skills
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Working in an Office
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on own experience of working in an office
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Working in Construction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on own experience of working in construction
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Working in Hairdressing
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on own experience of working in hairdressing
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Working in Retail
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on own experience of working in retail
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Exploring Working with Animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to reflect on own experience of working with animals
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Feed and Water Small Animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to feed and water small animals.Be able to work safely
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Feeding Animals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know safety rules when working with animals.Be able to feed animals.Be able to reflect on own performance
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Finding, Selecting and Exchanging Information Using ICT
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know some ICT sources of information., Be able to locate information., Be able to enter and save information., Be able to receive simple ICT based information.
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
First Steps in Communicating with Others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Indicate that they can acknowledge a greeting, Communicate personal interest, Be part of an audience and show awareness of an activity, Indicate that they are aware that someone has said “Goodbye” to them
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Open Awards Entry Level Award in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 1) (RQF)
Following Health and Safety Working Practices when Using ICT
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand safety measures needed when using ICT., Know where to find help when needed.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/3551/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Open Awards
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jul 2014