YMCA
Level 1
QN: 601/4358/7
Curriculum Active
YMCA Level 1 Diploma in Employability and Personal Development
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by YMCA. Classified as a Other Vocational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 531 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 1
Awarding Body
YMCA
Syllabus Units
25 Units
Guided Hours
531 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assertive Living
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand different types of behaviour.
- Know about self-esteem and how it can be enhanced.
- Know about stress and strategies for reducing it.
- Understand the need for time management and be able to implement it.
- Understand personal strengths and interests.
2
Candidate project
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Plan a project (activity or piece of research)
- Carry out a project
- Evaluate the project
3
Career planning and making applications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to choose a suitable career pathway
- Be able to identify a suitable job, training programme or course
- Understand how to prepare a curriculum vitae
- Understand how candidates are selected for interview
- Be able to apply for a job, training placement or course
- Understand the interview process
4
Contributing to a team
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to give reasons why effective team
- work is important
- Understand how team values and procedures can vary
- Understand the roles people may take in a team
- work situation
- Understand what needs to be done to achieve a team goal
- Be able to work with others towards achieving shared objectives in a well-defined situation, Be aware of own contribution to team progress
5
Customer Service in the Hospitality Industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the benefits of good customer service
- Be able to communicate withcustomers in the hospitality environment
- Know the importance of good personal presentation
6
Develop Independent Skills For Living In The Community
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what a community is.
- Know the location and use of buildings and facilities in own local area.
- Understand independent skills in own community.
- Know facilities and services available to the community.
- Understand own responsibilities as part of a community.
7
Developing Own Interpersonal Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know own strengths.
- Understand time management.
- Know how to manage own stress.
- Understand types of criticism.
- Understand confident behavior.
- Understand what is meant by ‘body language’.
- Understand the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviour.
8
Developing personal confidence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- understand the meaning of personal confidence and self-awareness
- know current levels of personal/self confidence
- be able to develop personal confidence and self-awareness
9
Developing Personal Skills For Leadership
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the main features of leadership
- Plan how to demonstrate leadership skills
- Prepare for a leadership activity
10
Developing Skills in Caring for Young Children
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to wash/bathe babies and children.
- Know the correct procedures to follow when feeding young children.
- Know about children's clothing needs.
- Know how to respond to a baby/child’s need for sleep and rest.
11
Effective skills, qualities and attitudes for learning and work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate a range of positive qualities, attitudes and behaviour for learning and work
- Understand why effective communication is important
- Be able to work effectively
12
Health and safety procedures at work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what procedures are necessary to maintain health and safety at work
- Know how to respond to an accident or emergency at work
13
Healthy Lifestyles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of a balanced diet to a healthy lifestyle.
- Know about the importance of exercise to a healthy lifestyle.
- Understand the importance of emotional and mental well-being.
- Know how to improve own lifestyle.
14
Introduction to Healthy Eating
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the effects of food on the body
- Know the different food groups and their contribution to a healthy, balanced diet
15
Managing personal finance
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand sources of income and expenditure
- Understand the need to balance income and expenditure
- Know how to reduce expenditure
- Understand some of the products provided by banks and building societies
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money
16
Planning for and learning from a job interview
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to organise personal arrangements for a specific job interview
- Be able to research information about a specific job offered for interview
- Be able to prepare questions and answers for a specific job interview
- Be able to communicate during a specific job interview
- Be able to reflect on a specific job interview
17
Planning for progression
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own study or training programme
- Know the facilities and services provided in the place of study or training
- Be able to recognise personal strengths (skills, qualities and attitudes) needed for learning and work
- Be able to action plan for self improvement
18
Practising Leadership Skills with Others
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to lead agroup activity
- Demonstrate effectiveleadership skills with others
- Evaluate their leadershipperformance
19
Rights and responsibilities in the workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand that employees have rights
- Understand that employees have responsibilities
- Understand why health and safety rules are important
20
Sex And Relationship Education
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand a range of relationships, sexuality and family lifestyles and the impact of cultural and individual differences.
- Understand the qualities and attributes which help individuals form positive consensual relationships.
- Understand that individuals have rights and responsibilities within a relationship.
- Understand elements of the law in relation to sex and sexuality.
- Understand how the body works in relation to sexual activity.
- Understand the purpose of contraception methods.
- Know the agencies able to give help, advice and treatment on contraceptive and sexual health.
21
Understanding Child Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the development of children from 0-1 year.
- Understand the development of children from 1-3 years.
- Understand a range of childcare provision.
- Understand the need for a safe environment.
22
Using Cooking Skills in the Domestic Kitchen
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to plan and cost nutritionally balanced meals.
- Be able to use fresh ingredients and convenience foods.
- Be able to use and maintain a range of domestic kitchen equipment.
- Be able to use a variety of food preparation methods.
- Understand the importance of health and safety in a domestic kitchen.
23
Valuing equality and diversity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand aspects of equality
- Understand aspects of diversity
- Understand aspects of discrimination
24
Work-based experience
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to prepare for his/her work experience
- Be able to plan a journey to work
- Be able to follow requirements during the work experience
- Be able to complete a work experience review
25
Working as a Volunteer
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to find voluntary work
- Understand what is expected of the volunteer in undertaking the voluntary work
- Be able to undertake voluntary work
- Understand that the skills used during voluntary work may be of benefit to personal or career plans
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/4358/7
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- YMCA
- Qualification Type
- Other Vocational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2014