SFEDI Awards

Level 2

QN: 603/2601/3

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SFEDI Awards Level 2 Diploma in Passport to Enterprise and Employment

Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by SFEDI Awards. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2070 hours.

Qualification Level

Level 2

Awarding Body

SFEDI Awards

Syllabus Units

95 Units

Guided Hours

2070 hrs

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Course Syllabus & Study Modules

Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

Active Citizenship in the Local Community

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the social diversity of citizens in the local community
Understand the importance of active participation

Alcohol Awareness for the Individual

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand unit strengths and safe limits of alcohol
Understand the possible causes of alcohol mis
use and its effects
Understand the effects of withdrawing from alcohol
Understand some of the agencies that offer help and information on alcohol mis

Business Idea Creation Through Innovation and Creativity

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand innovation and creativity and their importance in business idea generation
Understand how competition can support a culture of innovation and creativity

Choosing Premises for a Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of premises to a business
Understand how to choose suitable premises for meeting business needs

Competitor Analysis in the Sales Environment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the use of sales-related information
Understand the collection and storage requirements of sales-related information
Understand the use of tools and methods for analysing quantitative and qualitative sales-related information
Understand how the results of competitor analysis are used

Comply with Business Legal Requirements

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to select a legal status for a business
Be able to comply with legal requirements of setting up and running a business

Conflict Resolution

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand factors that contribute to conflict
Understand the different responses to conflict
Understand how communication styles can affect a conflict situation
Understand what conflict resolution entails
Understand the role of a third part in resolving conflict

Creating a Vision for Your Business

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to identify and develop a new business idea
Understand the help and support that is available to businesses

Creative Thinking in Work

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Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to recognise creative thinking and understand why it might or might not be appropriate in different work contexts
Understand how to use a creative tool or technique to create an idea
Understand how businesses can make use of creative thinking

Critical Thinking Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by critical thinking
Understand methods for improving critical thinking skills
Be able to use critical thinking skills

Customer Service in Sales

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to build long term relationships with customers
Understand approaches to managing customer accounts
Understand the importance of customer loyalty
Understand the importance of the brand and organisational reputation
Understand how to meet the customers’ after sales service needs

Develop your business idea

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to develop Your business idea
Understand the market for Your business idea

Developing a Personal Exercise Programme

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of exercise
Understand basic human anatomy and physiology
Understand health and safety factors related to exercise
Be able to plan a safe and effective home fitness session
Be able to plan
monitor and evaluate a safe and effective personal exercise programme

Developing an Enterprising Character

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

This unit contains 3 learning outcomes which will support the learner to be able to: Understand the meaning of the term enterprising characterUnderstand own enterprising characterUnderstand how to develop own enterprising character

Disclosing Offences

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Key Learning Objectives:

This unit contains 2 learning outcomes which will support the learner to be able to: Understand what is meant by disclosureUnderstand the disclosure of offences

Diversity Within Society

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by diversity in society
Understand diverse social groups and their practices
Be able to identify similarities between diverse groups
Understand the importance of respecting diversity in a tolerant society
Be able to recognise the contributions of diverse groups to society

Employment Rights and Responsibilities

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand employment rights and responsibilities under the law
Understand documents relevant to employment
Understand key employment procedures at work

Equality and Diversity

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the terms equality and diversity
Understand organisations that work on equality issues
Understand the importance of equality and diversity
Understand equality and diversity legislation

Family Relationships

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand family units
Understand the different roles within a family unit
Understand problems in family life
Understand own responsibilities within the family
Understand about the changing needs of family members
Be able to develop strategies for personal development as a member of the family unit

Financial Modelling and Forecasting

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how finance is managed in a business context
Understand appropriate sources of business finance
Be able to estimate income and expenditure for a business

Getting and Keeping Subcontracting Work in the Construction Sector

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand where to find subcontracting work
Understand how to win the work
Understand how to access CSCS cards and health, safety and environment testing
Understand commercial insurances
Understand how to keep the work once won

Healthy Living

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand personal fitness
Be able to develop a personal exercise programme to improve own healthy lifestyle
Understand the role of a balanced diet in promoting good health
Understand the importance of personal hygiene and grooming
Understand the issues of sex education and contraception
Be able to take responsibility for own health and lifestyle

ICT for employment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to appraise their own technology skills in relation to the different skills needed in different job roles.
Know how to use a range of ICT equipment safely and how to use software commonly found in a place of work.

Improving Assertiveness and Decision Making Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how decisions are made
Understand the different types of decisions made within groups
Understand different decision making styles
Be able to present options with confidence and assertiveness
Be able to make decisions and choices
Understand the rights and responsibilities of self and others when making decisions
Be able to negotiate to achieve a desired outcome
Understand the implications and benefits of assertiveness

Improving Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to locate correct spellings
Understand own spelling strengths and weaknesses
Be able to maintain a personal spelling programme over a time span
Understand how to use punctuation to aid understanding
Be able to use grammar correctly

Interpersonal Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to identify own strengths and skills
Understand different types of criticism
Understand non-verbal communication
Be able to respond to different behaviours

Introduction to Mentoring

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by mentoring
Understand the need to respect individuality and difference within the mentoring relationship

Keep on Top of Finances as a Subcontractor

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to determine how much money is needed to live on
Be able to estimate weekly earning as a subcontractorBe prepared for annual HMRC self-assessment

Learning from Volunteering

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to identify personal goals for volunteering
Understand how to find and obtain voluntary work
Understand the personal benefit of undertaking voluntary work
Understand the transferability of skills and experience gained through volunteering

Legal Requirements for Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the different legal statuses available for a business
Understand how to comply with legal requirements of setting up and running a business

Maintaining Sexual Health

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand about Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Understand what an individual can do to reduce the risk of STIs
Understand about help and advice in relation to sexual health

Managing Time

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how time can be managed
Be able to plan work activity with some autonomy

Mentoring Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the stages of the mentoring relationship
Understand a range of techniques to make mentees feel comfortable and at ease
Understand the boundaries of a mentoring relationship
Understand when and to whom referrals should be made

Oral Presentation Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to source information for and plan a presentation
Be able to deliver a structured presentation to an audience
Be able to demonstrate an awareness of the audience
Be able to handle questions effectively
Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the presentation

Parenting Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the responsibilities of being a parent
Understand the rights and needs of different family members
Understand the importance of being honest with children
Understand the importance of listening to children and giving them choices
Understand the major stages of a child’s development and techniques to cope with behaviour
Understand how children learn through daily activities
Understand how positive parenting builds self-esteem in children

Personal and Social Responsibility

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the impact of own actions and decisions
Understand about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Be able to recognise that people hold different beliefs and opinions
Understand key moral arguments and dilemmas

Personal Confidence and Self Awareness

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand reasons for feeling confident and lacking confidence
Understand effective participation in social situation
Understand ways to manage stress

Personal Development Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand own strengths and weaknesses
Understand current life situation and relationships
Be able to make positive decisions
Be able to set personal goals
Understand the practical implications of pursuing personal goals
Be able to make plans to achieve personal goals

Personal Finance and Debt Management

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by income and expenditure
Understand the issues of coping on a limited budget
Understand what is meant by saving
Be able to produce a budget plan
Understand how problem debt can be managed
Understand the impact of out of control debts
Understand about agencies who offer debt advice

Personal Skills and Abilities to Start a Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to reflect on own interest in starting a business
Be able to identify personal development needs in relation to running own business
Be able to reflect on the rewards and commitments of running own business

Plan and Cook for a Healthy Lifestyle

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the major food groups and their functions
Understand the different dietary needs of specific groups of people
Be able to apply dietary knowledge in menu planning
Be able to provide nutritious healthy meals

Prejudice and Discrimination

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the meaning of the terms prejudice and discrimination
Understand about stereotypical attitudes
Understand the origins of attitudes
Understand the consequences of prejudice and discrimination
Understand the importance of equal opportunities policies

Preparation for a Recruitment Interview

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of being prepared for a recruitment interview
Understand the type of questions that may be used at a recruitment interview
Understand how to recognise and respond to different types of interviewer questions
Be able to assess own performance in a recruitment interview

Preparation for Work

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the purpose of work or training planning
Understand about the impact of topical issues on work sectors
Understand issues relating to regulations in a career sector
Be able to identify work or training opportunities
Understand the requirements for a work or training opportunity
Understand own aptitude for different job or training opportunities
Be able to complete applications for work or training
Be able to present self at an interview
Be able to plan own career path

Preparing and Pitching a Business Plan

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to structure and produce a business plan
Be able to review a business plan
Be able to present a pitch for a business plan

Presenting information

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how work-related information is most commonly presented.
Be able to originate and present information for specific audiences within a place of work.

Principles of Marketing and Selling

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to identify and meet customer needs in a new business
Understand how to market products or services in a new business
Understand how to plan for selling products or services

Principles of Marketing and Selling in a New Business

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to identify and meet customer needs in a new business
Understand how to market products or services in a new business
Know how to prepare for selling products or services

Principles of Online Selling

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to plan online selling
Understand implementation issues in online selling
Understand evaluation processes for online selling

Principles of Personal Responsibilities and Working in a Business Environment

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer
Understand the purpose of health, safety and security procedures in a business environment
Understand how to communicate effectively with others
Understand how to work with and support colleagues
Understand how to plan own work and be accountable to others
Understand the purpose of improving own performance in a business environment and how to do so
Understand the types of problems that may occur in a business environment and how to deal with them

Principles of Presentations and Demonstrations in Sales

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to prepare for a sales presentation or demonstration
Understand how to deliver a sales presentation or demonstration
Understand the role of evaluating sales presentations/demonstrations

Principles of Selling at Trade Fairs and Exhibitions

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Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the basis for deciding whether to participate in trade fairs and exhibitions
Understand how to prepare for trade fairs and exhibitions
Understand techniques for selling at trade fairs and exhibitions

Problem Solving at Work

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand problem solving processes
Know about evaluating and implementing problem solving techniques

Problem Solving Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors that might influence possible solutions to particular problems
Be able to use evidence to assist problem solving
Be able to apply problem solving processes

Produce and Implement a Business Plan for a Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to produce business plans for a business
Be able to implement business plans for a business

Promotion of Products and Services Through Social Media

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Key Learning Objectives:

Know the benefits of using social media to conduct market research
Know the benefits and risks of promoting a product or service through social media
Know how social media applications are used
Be able to create a social networking profile for a product or service
Be able to use a social net
work to communicate with others to promote a product or service

Recognising and Dealing with Bullying

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the terms bullying and victim
Understand how to recognise the effects of bullying
Understand strategies for dealing with bullying
Understand where to access help and support

Recognising Issues of Substance Misuse

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the differences between legal and illegal substances
Understand the impact of the use and mis
use of substances
Understand the sources of available support relating to the mis

Recruitment for Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what factors to consider when recruiting for a possible job vacancy in business
Understand how to prepare an advertisement for a possible job vacancy
Understand how to select an applicant for a possible vacancy

Research Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the different types of research methods and their uses
Understand how to plan a piece of research
Understand how to report on a piece of research
Understand how to evaluate a piece of research

Researching A Market

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the main types of market research used to make marketing decisions
Be able to plan and carry out research
Be able to analyse and interpret data gathered from research

Responding to Body Image

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how images of women and men are portrayed through media
Understand how influences of media influence ‘self’Understand how images of women and men have been portrayed through history
Understand how images of women and men are portrayed through different cultures

Setting Up to Trade Legally

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to select a legal status, eg. sole trader, partnership
Be able to comply with legal requirements
Understand how to register as self-employed and gain a Unique Tax Reference (UTR)

Speaking and Listening Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to communicate with others
Be able to present information to others
Be able to obtain information from others
Be able to engage in discussion

Stress and Stress Management Techniques

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the term stress
Be able to recognise signs and symptoms of stress
Understand how stress affects health
Understand potential causes of stress in everyday life
Be able to design a personal plan to combat stress

Teamwork Skills

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the characteristics of a team leader
Understand leadership skills/styles
Understand team roles and personalities
Understand motivation within a team
Understand how to set clear objectives within a team
Be able to review own contribution within a team

The Business Environment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of the business environment
Understand current trends that could affect a start-up business

The Entrepreneurial Mindset Required for Self-Employment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by entrepreneurship
Be able to reflect on own interest in starting a business
Be able to develop an entrepreneurial skill set

The Financial Impact of Returning to Work

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to assess the financial impact of moving into employment

The Impact of the Environment on a Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand environmental laws and regulations and their potential impact on business
Understand how a business can comply with environmental laws and regulations
Understand how a business can develop effective environmental practices

The Marketing Plan

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how to market products or services in a business
Be able to plan marketing and promotional activities

The Workplace and the Importance of an Enterprise Culture

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by an enterprise culture
Understand the importance of negotiation and persuasion skills within a business environment
Be able to undertake a set project within a business environment
Be able to review own effectiveness in the completion of a project
Be able to report and present outcomes

Understand How to Plan for a New Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the factors to be considered when planning to start a business
Know the layout and purpose of a business plan
Know how to get information, help and advice when planning a business

Understanding and coping with change

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand why change can happen in the place of work and some of the positive and negative impacts.
Understand the reactions of others to change and how these reactions can be supported.

Understanding Business Awareness in Sales

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand business issues in the sales environment
Understand the importance of business news in the sales environment
Understand the use of networking in sales

Understanding Business Relationships in a New Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of business contacts
Understand how to build positive business relationships

Understanding Customer Service

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the benefits to the organisation of good customer service
Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service
Understand the value of first impressions
Understand positive verbal and non-verbal interaction with customers
Understand that respect for the individual is at the heart of good customer service
Understand his/her role in dealing with complaints from customers

Understanding Customers' Credit Worthiness for Sales Purposes

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the process of assessing customers’ creditworthiness
Understand how customers’ ongoing credit status is monitored

Understanding Eating Disorders

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand different eating disorders
Understand the connections between food and feelings
Understand how to access information and support relating to eating disorders

Understanding Finance in a Business Context

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand ways of financing a new business
Understand how finance is managed in a business context
Know how cash flow is managed in a business<br&#62

Understanding Human Behaviour in Relationships

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand different types of relationship
Understand feelings and how they can influence behaviour in different relationships
Understand different types of controlling situations
Understand boundaries to behaviour
Understand methods to challenge inappropriate behaviour
Understand support agencies within own area

Understanding Innovation

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the implication and benefits of innovation in the place of work.
Understand how one organisation has benefited from innovation.

Understanding Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Requirements in Sales or Marketing

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand an organisation’s procedures for dealing with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements relating to sales or marketing
Understand the legal, regulatory and ethical limits of the sales or marketing role

Understanding Mediation

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand mediation and its role in conflict resolution
Understand the role of a mediator

Understanding motivation

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Be able to reflect on what motivates them and how this might influence their own performance.
Be able to recognise the key motivators and de-motivators that impact on work situations.
Understand how motivated and de-motivated staff can have a positive or negative effect on the place of work.

Understanding Negotiation of Deals in a New Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the importance of negotiation in a new business
Understand how to negotiate deals for a business

Understanding Sales Targets

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand how sales targets are calculated
Understand the use of sales targets
Understand how to collect sales-related data
Understand how to evaluate sales performance

Understanding Sales Techniques and Processes

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the sales cycle
Understand the buyer decision-making process
Understand how to generate and qualify sales leads
Understand how to sell by inbound telephone call
Understand how to sell by outbound telephone call
Understand the principles of selling face to face
Understand how to close a sale
Understand how to process sales orders

Understanding the Challenges and Risks of Starting a New Business

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Know why vision and values are important to a new business
Understand the potential opportunities and risks in a new business

Understanding the Relationship Between Sales and Marketing

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the impact of different organisational structures on sales and marketing functions
Understand the interface between sales and marketing functions
Understand the impact of sales and marketing on product development processes

Understanding the Sales Environment

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the sales market
Understand different types of business focus in sales and marketing
Understand how to manage time in the sales environment
Understand the use of IT in sales
Understand how to communicate information in a sales environment

Understanding Welfare at Work

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the health and safety requirements of workplace surroundings
Understand the main elements of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
Understand how to prevent common accidents at work
Understand how to respond to first aid incidents
Be able to demonstrate resuscitation techniques and the recovery position
Be able to safely handle and move inanimate loads

Universal Credit

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand what is meant by Universal Credit
Understand the structure of Universal Credit
Understand how to make an application for Universal Credit

Use of AI in Social Media

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the role of AI in social media.2.
Recognise the benefits and risks of using AI in social media.3.
Identify and utilise AI tools for social media management.4.
Create and optimise social media content using AI.

Using Lateral Thinking to Apply for Jobs

Verified

Key Learning Objectives:

Understand the concept of lateral thinking
Understand how lateral thinking can be used to apply for jobs
Be able to use lateral thining when applying for a job

Regulatory & Verification Details

Qualification Number (QN): 603/2601/3
Regulated Status: Available to learners
Awarding Body: SFEDI Awards
Qualification Type: Other Life Skills Qualification
Operational Start: Dec 2017