WJEC
Entry Level
QN: 501/1348/3
Curriculum Active
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by WJEC. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 870 hours.
Qualification Level
Entry Level
Awarding Body
WJEC
Syllabus Units
30 Units
Guided Hours
870 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Dealing with problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of problems when they arise, Come up with a solution to a problem
2
Developing communication skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Listen and respond to other people, Speak (or use other means) to communicate with other people, Engage in discussion with other people
3
Developing Community Participation Skills: Getting Out and About
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know that they have a place in the community
- Use local facilities and services
- Use local shops
- Use local eating and drinking places
4
Developing ICT skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Use ICT to control the environment
- Use ICT as a source of information
- Use ICT to communicate or to augment or enable communication
5
Developing Independent Living Skills: Being Healthy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be involved in keeping themselves healthy
6
Developing Independent Living Skills: Having Your Say
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Express preferences about their lifestyle, Be involved in decision-making about how to spend their time
7
Developing Independent Living Skills: Keeping Safe
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know that it is important to keep themselves safe
- Be able to observe safe practices
8
Developing Independent Living Skills: Looking After your Own Home
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be involved in keeping their home healthy and safe
9
Developing learning skills: learning to learn
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify strengths and weaknesses in relation to learning, Express preferences about learning, Be involved in making choices in relation to learning, Get help with their learning, Be involved in producing and reviewing a person-centred learning plan
10
Developing reading skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Show some interest in reading, Show some response to reading
- Recognise objects and symbols
11
Developing self awareness: all about me
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of their relationships with others, Be aware of themselves as an individual
12
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Following Instructions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to follow instructions.
13
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Getting Things Done
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be involved in decision-making., Be involved in problem-solving.
- Work with others.
14
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Health and Safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about health and safety at work.
15
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Looking and Acting the Part
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Take some responsibility for him/herself in a way that is consistent with workplace expectations.
16
Developing writing skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be aware that marks, symbols, signs or words have meaning
- Be able to use marks, symbols, signs or words to communicate
17
Early mathematics: developing number skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Participate in activities involving numbers, Be aware of numbers in given contexts
18
Early mathematics: measure
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Have an awareness of common measures
19
Early mathematics: position
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Have an awareness of position
20
Early mathematics: sequencing and sorting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be aware of sequence
- Be able to sort data
21
Early mathematics: shape
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Have an awareness of shape
22
Encountering experiences: being a part of things
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Encounter activities
- Respond with reflex to experiences
23
Engaging with the world around you: events
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interact with events
24
Engaging with the world around you: objects
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interact with objects
25
Engaging with the world around you: people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interact with people
26
Getting on with other people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Interact with others, Take part in a group activity
27
Rights and responsibilities : Everybody matters
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be aware that they have rights as individuals., Be aware they have responsibilities as individuals.
28
Travel within the Community: Going Places
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Travel within their own community
29
Understanding what money is used for
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Have an awareness of the use of money
30
Using Local Health Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Access the services offered by local health services
31
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing Independent Living Skills: Keeping Safe
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify situations where personal safety is important
- Demonstrate simple safe practices in familiar settings
- Respond appropriately to safety instructions
- Recognize when they feel unsafe and seek help
32
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Developing Independent Living Skills: Being Healthy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least two times when handwashing is necessary.
- Demonstrate a basic personal hygiene routine (e.g., brushing teeth, washing face).
- Recognize common signs of illness and communicate the need for help.
- Choose a healthy snack from a limited selection of options.
- Participate in a short session of physical activity with support.
33
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Developing Independent Living Skills: Having Your Say
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify personal preferences for daily activities and routines
- Communicate choices about how to spend time using preferred methods
- Participate in making decisions with others about group or individual activities
- Demonstrate understanding of choice-making by selecting between options
- Express feelings about chosen activities to indicate satisfaction or preferences
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Early mathematics: shape
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate awareness of a shape by visually fixating on or reaching for a presented shape
- Identify a named 2D shape from a choice of two (e.g., circle or square)
- Match identical shapes using hands-on materials
- Sort objects by a given shape with physical or visual prompts
- Engage with a shape-based activity for a sustained period
35
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Early mathematics: sequencing and sorting
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify and continue a simple two-step repeating pattern using physical objects
- Sort a collection of objects into groups based on a given single attribute (e.g., colour, shape)
- Sequence three pictures depicting a familiar daily routine into the correct order
- Arrange objects from smallest to largest or largest to smallest
- Match objects to a pre-defined sorting rule (e.g., all red items in one tray)
- Demonstrate understanding of first, next, last in a simple sequence
36
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Understanding what money is used for
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify different coins and notes.
- State that money is used to buy things.
- Recognise a situation where money is exchanged.
- Demonstrate understanding that money is needed for purchases.
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Using Local Health Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least three different local health services and their purposes
- Demonstrate how to contact a health service to make, change, or cancel an appointment
- State what information and items to bring to a health appointment
- Describe what happens during a typical visit to a GP or clinic
38
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Early mathematics: measure
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify common measurement tools such as rulers, scales, measuring jugs, and thermometers.
- Match objects or situations with the most appropriate type of measurement (length, weight, capacity, temperature).
- Indicate understanding of comparative language (e.g., longer/shorter, heavier/lighter, full/empty, hotter/colder).
- Point to or name simple units of measure (metre, kilogram, litre, degrees Celsius).
39
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Encountering experiences: being a part of things
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Encounter a range of sensory activities (e.g., light, sound, touch) in a supported environment
- Respond with reflexive movements or vocalizations to sensory stimuli
- Demonstrate a fleeting awareness of familiar people or objects during shared experiences
- Tolerate and participate in turn-taking routines at a reflexive level
40
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing learning skills: learning to learn
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least one personal strength in learning
- Describe a preferred way of learning
- Make a simple choice about a learning activity
- Demonstrate how to ask for help appropriately
- Contribute to the development of a personal learning plan
- Reflect on progress towards a learning goal
41
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Developing ICT skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate the ability to operate a switch or touch-sensitive device to activate a familiar response (e.g., a light, fan, or music player).
- Use a simple input method (e.g., touchscreen, mouse) to retrieve a preferred digital item (e.g., photo, song) from a structured on-screen grid.
- Select a symbol or picture from a communication app to express a basic need or choice.
- Show awareness of cause and effect by repeating an action to achieve the same ICT-based outcome consistently.
- Maintain attention on an ICT task for a short period to complete a simple activity.
42
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Developing communication skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate active listening by maintaining eye contact and responding appropriately in a one-on-one interaction.
- Use spoken words or alternative communication methods to express a simple request or statement.
- Participate in a brief group discussion by taking turns and making relevant contributions.
43
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Developing self awareness: all about me
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify their own name and respond to it.
- Recognise themselves in a recent photograph.
- Point to or name a key person in their life.
- Demonstrate a choice between two preferred items.
- Indicate a personal characteristic, such as hair colour or height, using supported communication.
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing reading skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate engagement with a simple book by turning pages or looking at pictures
- Point to a named object or picture when prompted
- Match a familiar symbol to its corresponding real object
- Respond to a story by vocalising, gesturing, or showing a change in expression
- Follow a simple sequence of images to anticipate an action or event
- Indicate a preference for a particular book or image
45
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing Community Participation Skills: Getting Out and About
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify a personal role within the local community, such as a customer or service user
- Follow a simple routine to access and use a local shop
- Demonstrate appropriate social behaviour when using a café or restaurant
- Recognise key symbols or signs in a public facility
- Participate in a planned outing to a local service or facility with appropriate support
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Developing Skills for the Workplace: Following Instructions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify key words and phrases in simple verbal instructions.
- Carry out a one-step task as directed by an instructor.
- Respond to safety signals (e.g., stop signs, alarms) by ceasing activity.
- Repeat instructions back to confirm understanding before beginning a task.
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Developing Independent Living Skills: Looking After your Own Home
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate participation in basic cleaning activities, such as wiping surfaces or sweeping floors.
- Identify common hazards in the home, including spills, sharp objects, and clutter.
- Follow a simple schedule or visual prompt to maintain a tidy living area.
- Use cleaning materials and equipment safely with appropriate supervision.
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Engaging with the world around you: events
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise different types of events in familiar settings
- Demonstrate appropriate physical or verbal responses during an event
- Indicate a personal preference for or against a specific event
- Use basic communication aids to interact with others at an event
- Reflect on a recent event experience using simple prompts
49
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Early mathematics: position
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify objects placed in different positions (e.g., on, under, next to)
- Demonstrate understanding of positional language by following simple verbal instructions
- Use positional words to describe the location of familiar items
- Distinguish between two or more positional terms in a practical context
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Engaging with the world around you: objects
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate awareness of a range of familiar objects by showing a reaction to at least two different sensory properties.
- Respond consistently to a specific preferred object when presented in a familiar activity.
- Explores an object using at least two senses (e.g., touch, sight, sound) with focused attention.
- Manipulate an object to produce an intended effect, for example pressing a switch to activate a toy.
- Show recognition of a familiar object by indicating preference (e.g., reaching, gazing) when offered a choice.
- Engage in a simple cause-and-effect activity using an object for a short, sustained period.
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Engaging with the world around you: people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognize a familiar person by looking, smiling, or vocalizing.
- Respond to a simple greeting or gesture from another person.
- Initiate a brief interaction using a preferred communication method.
- Demonstrate turn-taking in a simple activity with one other person.
52
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Rights and responsibilities : Everybody matters
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- State one right they have as an individual
- State one responsibility they have as an individual
- Identify a situation where someone’s rights are being respected
- Give an example of how they can fulfill a responsibility towards others
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Getting on with other people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Demonstrate appropriate greeting and farewell behaviours when interacting with a familiar person.
- Take turns in a simple group game or activity with minimal prompting.
- Identify one's own feelings during a group interaction (e.g., happy, sad, excited).
- Follow a simple instruction from a peer or adult during a group task.
- Make a non-verbal contribution to a group activity (e.g., passing an object, pointing).
- Show awareness of personal space when interacting with others.
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Early mathematics: developing number skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify numbers 1-5 in familiar contexts
- Participate in counting activities up to 5 objects
- Demonstrate awareness of numbers by responding to number-based prompts
- Associate a numeral with a quantity through matching activities
55
WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Looking and Acting the Part
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify appropriate personal presentation for a given workplace.
- Demonstrate basic hygiene routines before attending a work setting.
- Follow a simple personal schedule to arrive on time.
- Respond appropriately to simple instructions in a workplace context.
- Recognise the importance of taking responsibility for personal belongings and appearance.
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing writing skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise that marks, symbols, signs or words can convey meaning
- Produce simple marks, symbols or words to convey a message
- Match symbols or signs to their meanings
- Demonstrate the use of writing tools to make intentional marks
57
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Travel within the Community: Going Places
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify at least two familiar landmarks in the local community.
- Demonstrate safe road crossing using a pedestrian crossing.
- Identify the steps to take when boarding a bus.
- Travel safely to a designated local destination with support.
- Recognise and respond to common signs and symbols in the community.
- Follow simple directions to a familiar place.
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Dealing with problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify a problem in a familiar situation (e.g., at home, in the classroom, or during a routine activity).
- Communicate a problem to a known person using verbal or non-verbal methods.
- Suggest one possible way to solve a straightforward problem with guidance.
- Attempt to carry out a proposed solution with support.
- Recognise whether the solution helped to solve the problem.
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Getting Things Done
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Participate in making simple choices related to a given task.
- Identify a basic problem in a familiar context and communicate it with support.
- Work cooperatively with others to achieve a shared goal.
- Follow verbal or visual instructions to complete a step in a task.
- Contribute to group discussions by indicating preferences or ideas.
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WJEC Entry Level Diploma in Personal Progress (Entry 1)
Developing Skills for the Workplace: Health and Safety
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify common hazards in a familiar workplace setting (e.g., slips, trips, electrical risks).
- List basic safety rules to follow at work.
- Recognise safety signs and symbols commonly found in workplaces.
- Demonstrate safe behavior in response to a given scenario.
- State the purpose of personal protective equipment.
- Describe simple emergency procedures, such as fire evacuation.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 501/1348/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- WJEC
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2010
- Operational End
- Feb 2028