These qualifications are intended for young people and adults who are not yet ready for employment but for whom a job is a realistic aim within a reasonable timescale. These are ASDAN Employability Qualifications.
Qualification Aims
- Develop learners’ confidence and motivation
- Develop communication skills and job search techniques
- Assist learners in their awareness of opportunities available in employment training or education
- Develop and improve presentation skills
- Develop an understanding of spiritual, moral, ethical, social and cultural issues, environmental issues, health and safety considerations and European developments
- Raise awareness of progression opportunities
- Provide opportunities for candidates to achieve key skills
Assessment
Portfolio of Evidence
Course Content
Mandatory units are indicated in bold:
Entry 2 units:
- Planning and review learning
- Understanding work standards
- Communicating with others at work
- Introduction to working with others
- Exploring Job Opportunities
- Developing skills for travelling to and from work
- Tackling problems
- Tackling number problems
- Rights and responsibilities at work
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Introduction to Customer care
Entry 3 & Level 1 units:
- Planning and review learning
- Maintaining work standards
- Communicating with others at work
- Introduction to working with others
- Applying for a job
- Tackling problems
- Tackling number problems
- Exploring Job Opportunities
- Rights and responsibilities at work
- Health and Safety in the workplace
- Introduction to Customer Care
