Open Awards
    Entry Level
    QN: 601/3554/2
    Curriculum Active

    Open Awards Entry Level Certificate in Skills for Further Learning and Employment (Entry 2) (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Open Awards. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2553 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    Open Awards
    Syllabus Units
    122 Units
    Guided Hours
    2553 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Accessing Games on a Digital Device

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to play digital games on a device
    • Be able to share and comment on games with others
    2

    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.
    3

    Accessing Online Video Clips

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select videos
    • Be able to organise videos within the applicationShare video clip choices with others
    4

    Anger Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different emotions.
    • Know the effects of anger.
    • Be able to use an anger management technique
    5

    Applying for Jobs and Courses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to apply for a job or course.
    • Know what information to use to support an application for a job or course
    6

    Art and Design - Painting and Drawing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to research information and ideas appropriate to painting and drawing work.
    • Be able to develop ideas for a painting and drawing outcome using appropriate materials, techniques and processes.
    • Be able to produce and present a painting and drawing outcome in response to a task or theme
    7

    Assist with Cleaning Housing for Small Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to clean and disinfect small animal accommodation
    8

    Building Confidence and Self Esteem

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how confidence and self-esteem can improve their life.
    • Understand a way in which confidence and self esteem can be damaged.
    • Understand how confidence and self esteem can be increased
    • Understand feelings surrounding confidence and self esteem
    9

    Collecting and Presenting Numerical Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to collect numerical information.
    • Be able to present numerical information.
    • Be able to make an observation about numerical information
    10

    Communicate to Give and Receive Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to communicate with others.
    • Be able to present information to others.
    • Be able to receive information from others
    11

    Completing a Job Application Form

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to complete a job application form
    12

    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 techniques.
    • Understand some techniques are healthier than others.
    • Know how to make a dish using different cooking methods.
    13

    Creating an Art or Craft Product

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use resources to create an art or craft product.
    • Be able to comment on the completed art or craft product
    14

    Customer Service

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by good customer service.
    • Understand own role in providing a service to customers.
    • Be able to work with customers
    15

    Dealing with Customers Queries and Complaints

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to deal with customer queries and complaints
    16

    Dealing with Problems at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be aware of problems when they arise in the work place.
    • Know who to ask for help when a problem arises in the work place.
    • Be able to take part in solving a problem in the work place
    17

    Dealing with Stress

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to deal with stress
    18

    Decision Making in the Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to make a decision at work, with support.
    • Be able to work with others in the work place to make a decision
    19

    Develop Skills to Play a Musical Instrument

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to respond to music
    • Be able to play a musical instrument
    20

    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.
    21

    Developing Assertiveness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise key implications and benefits of assertiveness.
    • Understand ways of being assertive in a given situation
    22

    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
    23

    Displaying an Art or Craft Product

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to exhibit an art or craft product.
    • Be able to exhibit an art or craft product
    24

    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
    25

    E-Safety

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about risks that exist when using the internet.
    • Understand that not everybody you meet online is automatically trustworthy .
    • Know about cyberbullying .
    • Know how to keep safe online
    26

    Effective Skills, Qualities and Attitudes for Learning and Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to demonstrate a range of positive qualities, attitudes and behaviours for learning and work.
    • Know that effective communication is important for learning and work.
    • Be able to work effectively under frequent and directive supervision
    27

    Emotional Wellbeing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify emotions and know how to manage emotional experiences.
    • Know about bullying.
    • Know how to be a good friend.
    • Know that illness can be mental or physical
    28

    Engage in Discussions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to engage in discussion
    29

    Environmental Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Demonstrate an awareness of how the actions of humans affect the environment.
    • Demonstrate an awareness of environmental issues which affects their life.
    • Be able to demonstrate a way in which they can help the environment
    30

    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
    31

    Exploring Business and Enterprise

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different types of business/enterprises.
    • Know the services/products that business/enterprises offer
    • Know the features of a successful business/enterprise.
    32

    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
    33

    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
    34

    Exploring Working in an Office

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working in an office
    35

    Exploring Working in Catering

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working in catering
    36

    Exploring Working in Construction

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on the experience of working in construction
    37

    Exploring Working in Hairdressing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working in hairdressing
    38

    Exploring Working in Hospitality

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working in hospitality
    39

    Exploring Working in Retail

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working in retail
    40

    Exploring Working in Sport

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working in sport
    41

    Exploring Working with Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on own experience of working with animals
    42

    Feed and Water Small Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to feed and water small animals.
    • Be able to work safely
    43

    Fill Plant Containers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to fill plant containers with growing medium
    44

    Finding, Selecting and Exchanging Information Using ICT

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know ICT sources of information.
    • Be able to locate information using ICT sources.
    • Be able to use enter and save information.
    • Be able to send and receive ICT based information.
    45

    Floristry Hand Tools

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use hand tools in floristry.
    • Be able to work safely
    46

    Floristry Plant Materials

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about floristry plant materials
    47

    Following Health and Safety Working Practices when Using ICT

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand some safety measures needed when using ICT.
    • Understand safety measures needed when using passwords and PINs.
    48

    Following Instructions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to follow instructions.
    • Know the potential impact of not following instructions in a work environment
    49

    Food and Drink Preparation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare a hot or cold drink.
    • Know how to prepare a simple dish.
    • Know how to clean up after preparing food.
    • Know how to store food and drink.
    • Know how to work safely in a kitchen
    50

    Growing and Caring for Plants

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to engage in activities to grow and care for plants
    51

    Health and Fitness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about keeping fit.
    • Be able to take part in fitness activities.
    • Be able to apply dress safely for fitness activities.
    • Be able to review own performance
    52

    Healthy Lifestyles

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what is needed for a healthy body.
    • Know about the importance of protection from the sun and how to achieve it.
    • Know about the roles of some given healthcare services
    53

    Identify Personal Protective Equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify personal protective equipment (PPE)
    54

    Intermediate Email Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to create and send a structured email
    • Be able to manage the inbox
    55

    Introduction to Customer Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what customer care means in the workplace.
    • Understand own role in providing customer care
    56

    Introduction to Handling Stock in a Retail Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to unpack and move stock.
    • Be able to fill up stock on display
    57

    Introduction to Retail Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the purpose and range of retail businesses
    • Know how to make a sale
    • Know how to work safely
    58

    Introduction to the Propagation of Plants

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise different forms of embryo plants., Be aware of sources of embryo plants, Be aware of the need to plant apppropriately
    59

    Keeping a Retail Environment Clean and Tidy

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to keep a retail environment clean and tidy
    60

    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.
    61

    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
    62

    Learning Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able set out learning objectives with the support of a tutor
    • Demonstrate an ability to learn
    • Know how to review your learning
    63

    Listening and Responding

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify the topics of spoken information delivered in different contexts
    • Be able to listen to gain details
    • Be able to listen to and follow instructions
    64

    Looking After and Caring for Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to engage in activities to look after and care for animals
    65

    Maintain a Fence

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain a fence
    • Be able to work safely
    66

    Maintain a Footpath

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to maintain a footpath
    • Be able to work safely
    67

    Maintaining Healthy Hair

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about hair.
    • Be able to shampoo and condition hair
    68

    Make a 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.
    69

    Making a Product

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know safety rules when making a product.
    • Be able to choose a suitable material to make a given product.
    • Know types of equipment to make a product.
    • Be able to use a piece of equipment to make a given product.
    • Know where to store materials and equipment
    70

    Making Informed Career Choices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify and use sources to assist in career planning.
    • Be able to identify preferred careers or jobs.
    • Be able to recognise own suitability for specific careers or jobs
    71

    Marketing Products and Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about products and services.
    • Know about the market for products and services.
    • Be able to explore and select marketing methods.
    • Be able to market products and services
    72

    Money

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Have an awareness of the use of money.
    • Be able to recognise coins and notes.
    • Solve problems involving money.
    • Use money in real life situations.
    73

    Participating in an Enterprise Project

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select a product to sell to a particular target market.
    • Be able to select a suitable venue to sell the product.
    • Be able to advertise the sale.
    • Understand how to set up a point of sale and sell products.
    • Demonstrate awareness of the costs involved in the enterprise project.
    • Be able to reflect on own involvement with enterprise project
    74

    Personal Action Planning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise some of own strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement.
    • Be able to identify a personal target for improvement.
    • Be able to carry out basic action planning
    75

    Personal Attributes for Sport

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a sporting activity.
    • Know about personal strengths and weaknesses.
    • Know about individual contributions in sport
    76

    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
    77

    Personal Development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify some skills that are needed to progress in everyday life, education and training.
    • Be able to recognise steps for self improvement.
    • Be able to identify personal goals and how they are to be achieved.
    • Be able to carry out a personal development task
    78

    Personal Skin Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the need for skin care.
    • Know how to care for skin.
    • Be able to care for own facial skin
    79

    Pet Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what animals make suitable pets.
    • Know how to handle a pet.
    • Know about the food and equipment needed for pet care.
    • Know about the health of a pet
    80

    Planning for Progress in English Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own strengths and areas for development in English skills.
    • Know how to set targets to develop skills in English
    81

    Planning to Improve Performance in Mathematics

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise some of own strengths in mathematics.
    • Be able to recognise areas for development in mathematics.
    • Be able to identify personal targets to develop skills in mathematics.
    82

    Preparation for Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise the skills and qualities needed for working life.
    • Recognise personal career opportunities
    83

    Prepare and Plant an Area

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare and plant an area
    • Be able to work in a safe and tidy manner when planting
    84

    Preparing For and Taking Part in an Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to prepare for an interview.
    • Be able to take part in an interview
    85

    Present an Art and Design Evaluation

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to respond to contextual references.Present information relating to acquired Art & Design skills and practice.
    • Be able to review the effectiveness of a final outcome
    86

    Produce a Piece of Art Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that there are different forms of visual arts
    • Be able to create art work
    87

    Recognise Hair and Beauty Tools and Products

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise hair and beauty tools and products
    88

    Recognise Plants

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise plants
    • Know the functions of parts of a plant
    89

    Recognise Small Animals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise breeds and/or types of common small animals.
    • Be able to work safely when working with animals
    90

    Recognise Use and Care for Tools Used in Horticulture

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise use and care for tools
    91

    Selecting and Sharing Music

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select music
    • Be able to share music choices with others
    • Know how to use a music application
    92

    Sending and Receiving Emails

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use email software tools to send and receive email messages
    93

    Shampoo and Conditioning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare for shampoo and conditioning.
    • Be able to shampoo, condition and towel dry hair
    94

    Solo Music Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to perform solo pieces on an instrument/voice.
    • Be able to appraise the solo performances
    95

    Substance Misuse Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about types substances that are misused.
    • Know about issues associated with substance mis
    • Know about substance mis
    • use support services
    96

    Taking Photographs

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about photographic devices.
    • Be able to take photographs.
    • Be able to review photographs taken
    97

    Time and Date

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to read
    • measure and record time in the 12 hour format.
    • Be able to read and record common date formats.
    98

    Understanding 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
    99

    Understanding a Work Experience Placement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the organisation identified for work experience
    • Understand own role within organisation
    • Know safe working practices in the work environment
    • Be able to carry out tasks using appropriate work-related skills
    100

    Understanding Professional Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know that relationships can be different.
    • Know how to behave appropriately in a professional relationship.
    • Know how to interact in a professional relationship
    101

    Understanding Social Media

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different social media platforms
    102

    Using a Computer Keyboard in a Workplace Setting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to type using an alphanumeric keyboard
    103

    Using a Digital Device to Take a Photograph

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use a digital device to take a photograph
    • Be able to view photographs on a digital device
    • Be able to share photographs with others
    • Be able to communicate feelings about photographs
    104

    Using a Telephone in a Workplace Setting

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use a telephone in a workplace setting
    105

    Using Communication Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know communication skills needed in a work place.
    • Be able to identify communication skills that he/she needs to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop communication skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review his/her learning
    106

    Using Construction Hand Tools

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able care for basic hand tools used in construction.
    • Be able to work safely with construction hand tools
    107

    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
    108

    Using ICT to Communicate

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use ICT to receive information.
    • Be able to use ICT to send information
    109

    Using ICT to find Information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know which ICT-based source to use to find information.
    • Be able to find information from ICT-based information sources
    110

    Using Number Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know number skills needed in a work place.
    • Be able to identify number skills that they need to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop number skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review their learning
    111

    Using Office Equipment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use office equipment
    112

    Using Office Equipment in a Business Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what equipment and resources are needed to carry out routine office tasks.
    • Be able to use equipment under supervision.
    113

    Using Reading Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know reading skills needed in a work place.
    • Be able to identify reading skills that they need to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop reading skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review their learning
    114

    Using Video Communication

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to initiate video communications on a digital device
    • Be able to manage a contacts list
    115

    Using Writing Skills in a Work Place

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know writing skills needed in a work place.
    • Be able to identify writing skills that they need to develop for a work place.
    • Be able to develop writing skills in a work place.
    • Be able to review their learning
    116

    Volunteering

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what voluntary organisations are.
    • Understand the role of a volunteer in an organisation.
    • Know how to identify current voluntary positions available.
    • Know how to identify the steps/processes necessary to become a volunteer
    117

    Weed a Planted Area

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to weed a planted area by hand
    118

    Working in Childcare

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the need for day care provision for children.
    • Know about working in the childcare industry.
    • Know about the need for acceptable patterns of behaviour in children
    119

    Working in Horticulture

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know safety rules when working in a horticultural work place.
    • Know types of horticultural equipment used when working in a work place.
    • Be able to use a piece of horticultural equipment safely in a work place.
    • Know where to store different types of horticultural equipment in a work place
    120

    Wrap Flowers and Plants

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to wrap flowers and plants.
    • Understand why flowers and plants are wrapped
    121

    Writing a Curriculum Vitae

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about a Curriculum Vitae (CV).
    • Be able to prepare a personal CV

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    601/3554/2
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Open Awards
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jul 2014

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