Entry Level Extended Award in Employability Skills (5546-03)
This qualification is for learners to develop key skills and attitudes valued by employers. It provides a solid grounding to employability and personal development skills, which will enable progression to employment and/or to further learning This qualification is suitable for the 4-16, 16-18, 18+ and 19+ age ranges. Ofqual accreditation number: 601/3635/2
Skills / Knowledge
- Building And Construction
- Career Progression
- Job Application
- Life Skills
- Maintaining Motor Vehicles
- Personal Development
- Project And Enterprise Work
- Skills For The Workplace
Earning Criteria
Required
This person may have skills that will allow them to career plan, seek job opportunities and undertake work placements and projects 1. Plan for progression 2. Apply for a job 3. Search for a job 4. Demonstrate interview skills 5. Prepare for and attend an interview 6. Undertake work placement 7. Rights, responsibilities and citizenship 8. Candidate project 9. Enterprise activity 10. Community project 11. Introduction to the hospitality industry
This person may understand workplace rights and personal safety and carry out work activities 1. Understand behaviour required at the workplace 2. Communicate effectively 3. Undertake basic ICT 4. Work as part of a group 5. Understand work emergency procedures 6. Work and learn safely in the workplace 7. Investigate rights and responsibilities at work 8. Speak effectively in the workplace 9. Be aware of work requirements 10. Lift and handle safely
This person may have personal development skills and knowledge 1. Improve personal manner and conduct 2. Carry out self-assessment 3. Be aware of their personal skills 4. Be aware of environmental issues 5. Deal with problems in daily life 6. Maintain personal presentation and hygiene 7. Maintain positive attitudes and values for personal development 8. Recognise the benefits of leisure time 9. Take part in leisure activities
This person may have lifestyle skills and understand lifestyle choices 1. Personal finance 2. Identify hazards in familiar settings 3. Healthy living 4. Make a familiar journey safely 5. Plan and make a journey using public transport 6. Introduction to drug and alcohol awareness 7. Introduction to developing parenting skills 8. Parenting awareness
This person may be able to carry out checks and repairs on a motor vehicle 1. Recognise outside parts of a motor car or van 2. Wash the outside of a motor car or van 3. Clean the inside of a motor car or van 4. Repair a puncture 5. Wax and polish a motor car or van 6. Remove check and replace a wheel on a motor car or van 7. Check and maintain levels of fluids in a motor car or van 8. Check and maintain lights on a motor car or van 9. Replace spark plugs
This person may have basic skills in building and construction 1. Health & Safety in places of work 2. Introducing finishing skills 3. Introducing pipe work skills 4. Introducing tiling skills 5. Introducing paint finishing skills 6. Recognise and use hand tools and materials used in construction 7. Introducing brickwork skills 8. Introducing site carpentry skills 9. Introducing bench joinery skills
This qualification is regulated by OFQUAL ( https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual )
This qualification is regulated by qualifications Wales ( https://www.qualificationswales.org/english/ )
This qualification is regulated by CCEA ( https://ccea.org.uk/regulation )
This qualification is regulated by SQA SCOTLAND ( https://accreditation.sqa.org.uk/accreditation/Awarding_Body_Approval/Approved_Awarding_Bodies )