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2. Award, Certificate and Diploma in Employability and Personal Development (7546)
October Workshops
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3. OBJECTIVES PREPARE/REVIEW
Understand the structure of the qualifications
Understand how it all works
ASSESSMENT & INTERNAL VERIFICATION
Identify assessment methodology for units
Evidence outcomes
Build portfolios
Standardise and internally verify
SUPPORT
Understand be familiar with the range of support available
QUALIFICATION UPDATE
7546 developments
Are there any other expectations you have of the session?
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4. WHAT QUALIFICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE?
A suite of 10 flexible qualifications
4 levels: Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1, Level 2
3 sizes: Award, Certificate and Diploma (Entry 3/Level 1)
Entry 2 Award in Employability and Personal Development
Entry 3 Award in Employability and Personal Development
Level 1 Award in Employability and Personal Development
Level 2 Award in Employability and Personal Development
Entry 2 Certificate in Employability and Personal Development
Entry 3 Certificate in Employability and Personal Development
Level 1 Certificate in Employability and Personal Development
Level 2 Certificate in Employability and Personal Development
Entry 3 Diploma in Employability and Personal Development
Level 1 Diploma in Employability and Personal Development
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5. HOW ARE UNITS ASSESSED? Employability/PSD units
Assessed by a portfolio of candidate’s evidence, which is
assessed and verified internally
externally verified by City & Guilds
Unit handbooks suggest types of evidence that may be produced
Vocational taster units (not available in the Level 2 qualifications)
NPTC units
Practical activities - assessed by observation of tasks or activities
Knowledge evidence – assessed by variety of methods appropriate to learner eg oral questioning, centre devised worksheet etc.
Retail, catering and hospitality units
Assessed by assignment
Look at assessment methodology for each unit carefully
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6. HOW DOES IT ALL WORK ? Key information:
Qualification handbook, unit handbooks (by level/theme), log books
Consider:
Mandatory units
Optional units – are any other areas delivering the same units as you?
Rules of combination
Amount of vocational content
Barred combinations
Unit delivery timeframes
Assessment points
Standardisation and IV points
Sharing resources/good practice
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7. QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
Award
Certificate
Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1 qualifications
9 credits
6 credits from the 2 mandatory units (Planning for progression and Effective skills, qualities and attitudes for learning and work, both at the level of the qualification itself)
3 credits from the optional units
15 credits
6 credits from the 2 mandatory units
(Planning for progression and Effective skills, qualities and attitudes for learning and work, both at the level of the qualification itself)
9 credits from the optional units
Minimum of 3 of these 9 credits must be at the level of the qualification or above
Note: Maximum of 3 credits out of the total 15 credits can come from the vocational taster units
Level 2 qualifications
Note: the different structure at Level 2
7 credits
3 credits from the 1 mandatory unit (Effective skills, qualities and attitudes for learning and work at Level 2)
4 credits from the optional units
Minimum of 1 of these 4 credits must be at the level of the qualification or above
13 credits
10 credits from the optional units
Minimum of 4 of these 10 credits must be at the level of the qualification or above
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8. QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
Diploma
Entry 3 qualification
39 credits (2 mandatory units at Entry 3 provide 6 credits, plus 33 credits from a choice of Entry 2,
Entry 3 and Level 1 optional units)
Note
A maximum of 3 credits is allowed from the vocational taster units ( )
Level 1 qualification
39 credits (2 mandatory units at Level 1 provide 6 credits, plus 33 credits from a choice of Entry 3,
Level 1 and Level 2 optional units)
A maximum of 9 credits is allowed from the vocational taster units ( , )
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9. THE MANDATORY UNITS FOR THE ENTRY 2, ENTRY 3, LEVEL 1 QUALIFICATIONS
TWO mandatory units for both the Award and the Certificate at Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1
TWO mandatory units for the Diploma at Entry 3 and Level 1
201/301/401 (3 credits each)
Planning for progression
202/302/402 (3 credits each)
Effective skills, qualities and attitudes for learning and work
Both units must be claimed at the same level as the qualification
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10. THE OPTIONAL UNITS FOR THE ENTRY 2, ENTRY 3, LEVEL 1 QUALIFICATIONS
THREE credits from one or more optional units for an Award
The optional unit(s) can be at the same level as - or a level above or below - the mandatory units.
NINE credits from three or more optional units* for a Certificate
At least three credits must be at the same level as the qualification or above
*Maximum of 3 credits can be from the vocational taster units
THIRTY THREE credits from a choice of Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1 optional units*
*Maximum of 3 credits is allowed from the vocational taster units ( )
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11. OPTIONAL UNITS (i) Community involvement (ii) Enterprise
Optional units by theme
(i) Community involvement
(ii) Enterprise
(iii) Independent living
(iv) Learning
(v) Lifestyle
(vi) Preparing for Employment
(vii) Succeeding at Work
(a) Career progression
(b) Customer facing
(c) Work practice
(viii) Vocational
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12. Qualification handbook
SUPPORT
Qualification handbook
Unit handbooks (by level and theme) – contains guidance on assessment and delivery
Case studies showing 7546 in action
All available at
Support from a City & Guilds External Verifier
Monthly newsletters from Skills for Life and Employability team
SmartScreen support materials
Local office support
Employability networks and surgeries
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