VTCT Skills
Level 1
QN: 600/0384/4
Curriculum Active
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by VTCT Skills. Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 740 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
VTCT Skills
Syllabus Units
39 Units
Guided Hours
740 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Community action
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate their knowledge of local community groups
- Demonstrate their participation in community activities
2
Dealing with Problems in daily life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of how to recognise straightforward problems, Tackle straightforward problems
3
Developing self
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Take an active role in their self development
- Be able to plan for their self development
- Review their self development and plan for the future
4
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
5
Healthy Living
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle
- Demonstrate how they contribute to own healthy lifestyle
- Review the activities undertaken to maintain a healthy lifestyle
6
Individual rights and responsibilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand that they have individual rights and responsibilities
7
Making the most of leisure time
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to make use of their leisure time
- Be able to participate in a range of activities
- Carry out a review of the activities they have tried
8
Managing Own Money
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan a personal budget
- Know how to carry out transactions
9
Managing Social Relationships
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise how to interact with others in everyday and familiar situations
10
Parenting awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of the demands of having a baby
- Demonstrate an awareness of the sources of help and support available for parents
- Demonstrate an awareness of a parent’s responsibility for keeping a baby safe and healthy
11
Preparation for work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the skills and qualities needed for working life
- Investigate personal career opportunities
12
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Community action
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role that community groups play, Demonstrate their involvement in community activities
13
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Dealing with Problems in daily life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to recognize a straightforward problem, Tackle a problem, Be able to carry out a review of their progress towards solving the problem
14
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Developing self
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to identify areas for self development, Understand how to take responsibility for their own self development, Be able to demonstrate how they have developed personal skills
15
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
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
16
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Healthy Living
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what is needed to lead a healthy lifestyle, Demonstrate how they contribute to own healthy lifestyle
17
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Individual rights and responsibilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise that they have rights and responsibilities as an individual
18
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Making the most of leisure time
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to make the best use of their leisure time, Be able to participate in a range of activities, Carry out a review of the activities they have tried
19
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Managing Own Money
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify different sources of personal income
- Categorise personal expenditure into essential and non-essential items
- Perform simple financial transactions accurately
- Record income and expenditure in a basic ledger
20
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Managing Social Relationships
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to interact with others in a range of social situations, Demonstrate how to interact with others in a range of social situations
21
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Parenting awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the demands of having a baby, Demonstrate an understanding of the sources of help and support available for parents, Demonstrate an understanding of a parent’s responsibility for keeping a baby safe and healthy
22
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Preparation for work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify personal skills and qualities relevant to working life
- Explore a range of career opportunities and pathways
- Describe different methods of applying for jobs
- Apply for a job using a specified method
- Research job opportunities using various sources
- Identify suitable job vacancies based on personal criteria
- Explain key health and safety legislation for the workplace
- Conduct a risk assessment in a workplace context
23
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Working as part of a group
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of how to work with others in appropriate ways, Be able to demonstrate working as part of a group
24
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Working towards goals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify and explain their goals, Prepare an action plan to meet their goal, Be able to review progress towards achieving their goal
25
VTCT Skills Level 1 Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Working towards Goals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify goals, Be able to plan how to meet their agreed goal, Follow a plan to achieve an agreed goal
26
Working as part of a group
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate an awareness of how to work with others in appropriate ways
- Be able to demonstrate working as part of a group
27
Working towards Goals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify goals
- Be able to plan how to meet their agreed goal
- Follow a plan to achieve an agreed goal
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 600/0384/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- VTCT Skills
- Qualification Type
- Other Life Skills Qualification
- Operational Start
- Feb 2011