Open Awards
    Entry Level
    QN: 600/5108/5
    Curriculum Active

    Open Awards Entry Level Diploma in Independent Living (Entry 3) (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Open Awards. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1750 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Entry Level
    Awarding Body
    Open Awards
    Syllabus Units
    65 Units
    Guided Hours
    1750 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 commercial service is for.
    • Know how to access the service.
    • Be able to use the service.
    • Know when the service is needed
    2

    Accessing Financial Services

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

    Accessing Health Services

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

    Accessing Leisure Services

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

    Accessing Support Services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what the support 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:
    • Be able to prepare for a countryside walk.
    • Understand the benefits of walking in the countryside.
    • Know the country code.
    • Be able to recognise public information signs.
    • Be able to appreciate a walk in the countryside
    7

    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
    8

    Computer Games

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know there are different computer games and consoles/computers.
    • 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
    9

    Developing Assertiveness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what assertiveness is.
    • Understand assertive, passive and aggressive behaviour.
    • Understand ways of being assertive in a given situation.
    • Recognise key implications and benefits of assertiveness
    10

    Drug and Alcohol Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the difference between soft drinks and alcoholic drinks.
    • Know the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
    • Recognise effects of drug and alcohol use
    11

    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.
    12

    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
    13

    Environmental Issues

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know some ways that people affect the environment.
    • Understand that people can take action to benefit the environment
    14

    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
    15

    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
    16

    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
    17

    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
    18

    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
    19

    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
    20

    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
    21

    Household Cleaning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what needs cleaning.
    • Use equipment for cleaning.
    • Use products for cleaning.
    • Know when to clean.
    22

    Household Expenses

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Recognise regular expenses.
    • Recognise weekly expenses.
    • Understand which expenses are fixed and which are variable.
    • Recognise long term expenses.
    • Recognise different methods of payment
    23

    Household Shopping

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about local shops.
    • Recognise other places to shop.
    • Know how to plan a shopping trip.
    • Appreciate the process of making a purchase in different types of shops.
    • Use basic money skills
    24

    Independent Living

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Review progress towards independent living.
    • Recognise what independent living means to them
    25

    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.
    26

    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.
    27

    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
    28

    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
    29

    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.
    • Use an iron safely.
    • Know how to store items of clothing.
    30

    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.
    31

    Making Choices

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know when choices can be made.
    • Know how to make an informed choice
    32

    Personal Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about personal awareness.
    • Know about the key aspects of personality.
    • Know how to recognise personal skills, knowledge and achievements.
    • Be able to recognise personal feelings.
    33

    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
    34

    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
    35

    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 process of hair care.
    • Understand the responsibility of using products and equipment
    36

    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
    37

    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 the health of a pet
    38

    Recycling and 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
    39

    Self Advocacy

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own views.
    • Be able to appreciate own right to be heard.
    • Know how to have own view or need heard
    40

    Self-Advocacy

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know own views.
    • Appreciate own right to be heard.
    • Know how to have own view or need heard
    41

    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
    42

    Understanding Relationships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what relationships can be different.
    • Know how to behave appropriately in a relationship.
    • Know the difference between informal and formal relationships
    43

    Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand that people have rights.
    • Understand that people have responsibilities.
    • Understand that exercising rights and responsibilities have effects on others
    44

    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 about travelling safely
    45

    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.
    • Understand how to apply for a voluntary position
    46

    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

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    600/5108/5
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Open Awards
    Qualification Type
    Other Life Skills Qualification
    Operational Start
    May 2012

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