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Awarding Organisation: Laser Learning Awards Regulated Qualification: LASER Level 1 Award for Learning, Employability and

Progression (QCF) Qualification number: 60130040 Overview This qualification is specifically intended for those learners who require an individualised curriculum. It is designed to address the needs of learners who need to engage with learning to improve their employability skills, vocational preparedness, readiness to progress to further training and learning, and key independent life skills. The qualification includes a range of: Vocational Areas; Essential Skills; Personal and Social Development; Success in Learning; and Work-Related Skills and Activities (see detail below). The qualification is designed to support learners’ preparation for:

employment

continuing education and training

greater levels of independence in their personal lives This qualification has been designed as a higher quality and more flexible, therefore more appropriate, replacement for the highly popular LASER Level 1 Award in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP)(QCF) 600/4775/6.

Summary of key topics/skills/knowledge This is a QCF qualification and, in order to offer maximum flexibility, has no specified core units. There is a choice of 582 units within the qualification.

Essential Skills: o IT for Users o Literacy o Numeracy

Personal and Social Development: o Choices, Goals and Decision Making o Healthy Living and Substance Awareness o Independence, Community and Citizenship o Interpersonal Skills and Teamwork o Managing Money o Managing Mealtime o Personal Safety and Hygiene o Relationships and Parenting o Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Confidence o Social Issues

Success in Learning: o Learning Activities o Making Progress in Learning o Preparing to Learn

Vocational Curriculum Areas: o Animal Care o Business and Administration o Child, Health and Social Care o Construction Trades o Creative Arts


o Cycle and Car Care o Hair and Beauty o Horticulture and Floristry o Hospitality and Catering o Land-based Industries o Motor Vehicles and Engineering o Performing Arts o Retail, Warehousing and Manufacturing o Sport and Active Leisure

Work Related Skills and Activities: o Employability Skills o Work Experience o Work Preparation

Who is this qualification for? Learners who would benefit from this qualification include those needing to:

engage with learning and progress in a chosen vocational pathway;

gain generic skills that are transferrable both to the workplace and to further targeted learning;

gain knowledge and understanding of specific vocational subjects that will enable them to progress towards sustainable employment;

achieve literacy, numeracy and ICT skills which will support further progress in learning and employability;

build the confidence to promote the development of independent life skills;

engage with Level 1 learning before being ready, confident and able to progress to Level 2 achievement in specific vocational areas;

gain recognition for the achievement of six learning credits that this qualification offers.

Types of learners include:

vocational learners who are unsure of their next step and are not yet in work or on a full-time study/training programme;

learners who are on traineeships and need to develop their employability skills further;

learners whose pace of learning means that they take longer to achieve. The minimum of 40 Guided Learning Hours and maximum of 60 Guided Learning Hours (according to units selected) provides these learners with the opportunity to work towards a recognised qualification with the appropriate amount of support according to their needs;

learners who are unemployed, offender learners or learners seeking to return to study to retrain and who need support in initial personal social and development, study and basic skills;

learners with learning difficulties and disabilities;

learners demonstrating a spikey profile i.e. capable of achieving at different levels in different subject areas.

Learners are not required to have taken any prior qualifications and there are no age restrictions. Each learner will have their own particular requirements, and the qualification offers providers the opportunity to create a slightly different course to engage different learners and facilitate their progression towards success in higher level or more targeted vocational


studies. The learners who will benefit from this qualification will come from all walks of life, with a diverse set of needs and goals, and this qualification will help these learners to succeed to the best of their abilities and support each one to achieve their potential. The six credits and minimum 40/maximum 60 Guided Learning Hours required for the qualification will support the types of learners described in breaking down barriers to learning and provide them with a realistic achievement opportunity. Where could this qualification lead? The qualification has been designed to facilitate onward progression to a larger qualification at the same level, such as the LASER Level 1 Extended Award for Learning, Employability and Progression (QCF) 601/3161/5, whilst rewarding learners for every small step of achievement along the way. This is particularly important for many learners taking this qualification for whom recognition and achievement, and therefore motivation, is likely to have been limited to date. The qualification will also provide learners with genuine opportunities to progress to qualifications in key vocational areas, according to the units achieved, or into meaningful, sustainable employment. Examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include:

500/9010/0 CACHE Level 1 Award in Caring for Children (QCF)

500/6256/6 City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Land-based Studies (QCF)

500/9284/4 City & Guilds Level 1 NVQ Certificate in Beauty Therapy (QCF)

600/6400/6 ABC Level 1 Award In Practical Construction Skills (QCF) The qualification will also prepare learners for progress to higher Level achievement and examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include: 600/4214/X Laser Level 2 Award In Understanding and Exploring Entrepreneurship (QCF) 600/1309/6 Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Food Industry Skills (QCF) 500/8486/0 1st4sport Level 2 Award in the Principles of Coaching Sport (QCF) 600/7486/3 Ascentis Level 2 Award In Maintenance Operations (QCF) Support for this qualification Varndean College Brockenhurst College South Downs College Aylesbury College About Us (Surrey County Council) Support has also been received from a number of other providers not on the SFA approved provider list, and has therefore not been included in this submission

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warding Organisation: Laser Learning Awards Regulated Qualification: LASER Level 1 Extended Award for Learning, Employability

and Progression (QCF) Qualification number: 60131615 Overview This Level 1 qualification is specifically intended for those learners who require an individualised curriculum. It is designed to address the needs of learners who need to extend their engagement with learning to progress their employability skills, vocational preparedness, readiness to further enhance their opportunities to move on to further education and learning, and key independent life skills. The size of the qualification, nine credits and 60 to 90 Guided Learning Hours is ideal for learners who have begun to engage or re-engage with learning or those who are returning to education. Learners who develop at a slower pace will find the qualification a useful in gaining a realistic awareness of the demands and opportunities offered by further studies and employment. The qualification includes a range of Vocational Areas; Essential Skills; Personal and Social Development; Success in Learning; and Work-Related Skills and Activities (see detail below). The qualification is designed to support learners’ preparation for:

employment

continuing education and training

greater levels of independence in their personal lives





Vocational Curriculum Areas: o Animal Care o Business and Administration o Child, Health and Social Care o Construction Trades


o Creative Arts o Cycle and Car Care o Hair and Beauty o Horticulture and Floristry o Hospitality and Catering o Land-based Industries o Motor Vehicles and Engineering o Performing Arts o Retail, Warehousing and Manufacturing o Sport and Active Leisure



gain recognition for the nine learning credits that this qualification offers;

further engage with learning and develop and extend their knowledge in a chosen vocational pathway;

combine a range of generic skills that are transferrable to both the workplace and to further targeted learning;

gain knowledge and understanding of specific vocational subjects that will enable them to progress towards sustainable employment;

achieve Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills which will support further achievement in these critical skills either via higher level qualifications or in the workplace;

reinforce and extend confidence, already gained by engaging with learning, to extend their development of independent life skills;

achieve a Level 1 qualification before being ready, confident and able to progress to Level 2 achievement in specific vocational areas.


learners who have identified a vocational pathway and need to expand their skills and knowledge before making informed choices of full-time study/training programme or employment;

learners who are on traineeships and need to extend their employability skills;

learners who have engaged with learning and will benefit from the incentive of achieving a nine credit qualification. The minimum of 60 Guided Learning Hours and maximum of 90 Guided Learning Hours (according to units selected) provides these learners with the opportunity of working towards achievable outcome of a recognised qualification.

unemployed, offender learners or those who are seeking to return to study or to retrain and who need support in personal social and development, study and basic skills as well as the opportunity to engage with specific vocational pathways;

learners with learning difficulties and disabilities who will benefit from a slower paced course with a realistic opportunity of qualification achievement;


Learners are not required to have taken any prior qualifications and there are no age restrictions.


Each learner will have their own particular requirements, and the qualification offers providers the opportunity of creating a slightly different course to engage different learners and facilitate their progression towards success at a higher level or more targeted vocational studies. The learners who will benefit from this qualification will come from all walks of life, with a diverse set of needs and goals, and this qualification will help these learners to succeed to the best of their abilities and support each one to achieve their potential. The nine credits and minimum 60/maximum 90 Guided Learning Hours required will provide the types of learners described with a genuine opportunity to achieve the qualification. Where could this qualification lead? The qualification has been designed to facilitate either onward progression to a larger qualification at the same level such as the LASER Level 1 Introductory Certificate for Learning, Employability and Progression (QCF) 601/3146/9 or upward progression to a higher level qualification whilst rewarding learners for every small step of achievement along the way. The qualification will provide learners with genuine opportunities to progress to qualifications in key vocational areas, according to the units achieved, or into meaningful, sustainable employment. Examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved, include:

500/9760/X City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Cleaning and Support Services Skills (QCF)

600/6002/5 EAL Level 1 Award In Engineering & Manufacturing (QCF)

600/7553/3 LAO Level 1 Award In IT User Skills (ITQ) (QCF)

600/3077/X iCQ Level 1 Award in Retail Skills (QCF)

The qualification will also prepare learners for progress to higher Level achievement and examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include:

600/5231/4 Laser Level 2 Award In Promoting Food Safety and Nutrition in Health and Social Care or Early Years and Childcare Settings (QCF)

500/5197/0 ABC Level 2 Award in Fashion and Textiles (QCF)

600/5654/X AIM Awards Level 2 Award in Environmental Sustainability (QCF)

600/9195/2 apt awards Level 2 Extended Award In Work Preparation for the Service Industries (QCF)

Learners will also have opportunities to gain an extended range of skills needed to function independently and successfully in their personal life. Support for this qualification Varndean College Brockenhurst College South Downs College Aylesbury College About Us (Surrey County Council) Support has also been received from a number of other providers not on the SFA approved provider list, and has therefore not been included in this submission

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Awarding Organisation: Laser Learning Awards Regulated Qualification: LASER Level 1 Introductory Certificate for Learning,

Employability and Progression (QCF) Qualification number: 60131469 Overview This Level 1 qualification is specifically intended for those learners who require an individualised curriculum. It is designed to address the needs of learners who need to further extend their learning achievement to build on the confidence that they have already developed to allow them to improve and progress their employability skills, vocational preparedness, readiness to further enhance their opportunities to move on to further education and learning, and key independent life skills. The size of the qualification, 13 credits and 81 to 130 Guided Learning Hours provides learners who are engaged with learning, or those who have recently returned to education, with the opportunity to build on their achievements and enhance their learning and work prospects. Learners needing a slightly slower pace of progress will find that this qualification provides a stepping-stone to more extensive or higher levels of study as well as an awareness of the requirements of further studies and employment. The qualification covers a range of: Vocational Areas; Essential Skills; Personal and Social Development; Success in Learning; and Work-Related Skills and Activities (see detail below).The qualification is designed to support learners’ preparation for:

employment

further, extended education and training

increased levels of independence in their personal lives





Vocational Curriculum Areas:


o Animal Care o Business and Administration o Child, Health and Social Care o Construction Trades o Creative Arts o Cycle and Car Care o Hair and Beauty o Horticulture and Floristry o Hospitality and Catering o Land-based Industries o Motor Vehicles and Engineering o Performing Arts o Retail, Warehousing and Manufacturing o Sport and Active Leisure



gain recognition for the 13 learning credits that this qualification offers;

combine a range of generic skills that are transferrable to both the workplace and into future learning choices;

gain an extended knowledge and understanding of specific vocational subjects that will enable them to progress towards sustainable employment;

gain Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills which will support further achievement in these critical skills either via higher level qualifications or in the workplace;

reinforce and further extend confidence, already gained by achieving smaller qualifications that have engaged students with learning;

increase and extend their independent life skills;

achieve a sizable Level 1 qualification before being ready, confident and able to progress to Level 2 achievement in specific vocational areas.


learners who are undertaking a vocational pathway and need to extend their skills and knowledge to make informed choices of full-time study/training programme or employment;

learners who are on traineeships and need to extend their employability skills;

learners who have achieved smaller qualifications and will benefit from the incentive of achieving a 13 credit qualification. The minimum of 81 Guided Learning Hours and maximum of 130 Guided Learning Hours (according to units selected) provides these learners with the opportunity of working towards achievable outcome of a larger recognised qualification;

unemployed, offender learners or those who are seeking to extend their studies to retrain and who need support in personal social and development, study and basic skills as well as the opportunity to follow specific vocational pathways;

learners with learning difficulties and disabilities who will benefit from an appropriately paced course which provides a realistic opportunity of the achievement of a larger qualification;



Learners are not required to have taken any prior qualifications and there are no age restrictions. Each learner will have their own particular requirements, and the qualification offers providers the opportunity of creating a slightly different course to allow learners to progress, at an appropriate pace, towards success at higher level or extended vocational studies. The learners who will benefit from this qualification will come from all walks of life, with a diverse set of needs and goals, and this qualification will help these learners to succeed to the best of their abilities and support each one to achieve their potential. The 13 credits and minimum 81/maximum 130 Guided Learning Hours required will provide the types of learners described with a genuine opportunity to achieve the qualification. Where could this qualification lead? The qualification has been designed to facilitate either onward progression to a larger qualification at the same level such as the LASER Level 1 Certificate for Learning, Employability and Progression (QCF) 601/3162/7 or upward progression to a Level 2 qualification whilst rewarding learners for every small step of achievement along the way. The qualification will provide learners with genuine opportunities to progress to qualifications in key vocational areas, according to the units achieved, or into meaningful, sustainable employment. Examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved, include:

600/1384/9 ISMM Level 1 Certificate In Sales and marketing (QCF)

500/8238/3 Pearson BTEC Level 1 Award in Business Operations (QCF)

600/1096/4 City & Guilds Level 1 Award In Introduction to the Travel and Tourism Industry (QCF)

600/6169/8 ABC Level 1 Award In Practical Office Skills (QCF)

The qualification will also prepare learners for progress to higher Level achievement and examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include:

600/4668/5 Laser Level 2 Certificate In Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (QCF)

501/1890/0 WAMITAB Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning and Support Services (QCF)

500/7469/6 City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Work-based Animal Care (QCF)

601/3371/5 ProQual Level 2 Certificate in Using Business Technologies in the Workplace (QCF)

Learners will also have opportunities to gain a wide range of skills needed to function independently and successfully in their personal life. Support for this qualification Varndean College Brockenhurst College South Downs College Aylesbury College About Us (Surrey County Council) Support has also been received from a number of other providers not on the SFA approved provider list, and has therefore not been included in this submission

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Awarding Organisation: Laser Learning Awards Regulated Qualification: LASER Level 1 Certificate for Learning, Employability and

Progression (QCF) Qualification number: 60131627 Overview This qualification is specifically intended for those learners who require an individualised curriculum. It is designed to address the needs of learners who need to progress to further extended learning to build on the self-confidence that they have already achieved to allow them further to develop and improve their employability skills, vocational preparedness, to allow them to take advantage of further educational and learning and employment opportunities. Learners will also extend and implement key independent life skills. The size of the qualification, 20 credits and 135 to 200 Guided Learning Hours allows learners to build on previous, perhaps slower paced courses providing them with the opportunity to extend their achievements to the advantage of their learning and work prospects. Learners needing an increased pace of learning will benefit from undertaking this Level 1 qualification as it provides a way forward to more extensive and higher levels of study. By engaging and enthusing learners via a personalised programme of study, this qualification will help to increase an awareness of and progression to, further learning and employment opportunities.

The qualification covers a range of: Vocational Areas; Essential Skills; Personal and Social Development; Success in Learning; and Work-Related Skills and Activities (see detail below).The qualification is designed to support learners’ preparation for:

employment


increased levels of independence in their personal lives This qualification has been designed as a higher quality and more flexible, therefore more appropriate, replacement for the LASER Level 1 Certificate in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP) (QCF) 600/4764/1.






Vocational Curriculum Areas: o Animal Care o Business and Administration o Child, Health and Social Care o Construction Trades o Creative Arts o Cycle and Car Care o Hair and Beauty o Horticulture and Floristry o Hospitality and Catering o Land-based Industries o Motor Vehicles and Engineering o Performing Arts o Retail, Warehousing and Manufacturing o Sport and Active Leisure




combine an increased range of generic skills that are transferrable to both the workplace and into future learning choices;

gain an extensive knowledge and understanding of specific vocational subjects that will enable them to progress towards sustainable employment;

achieve and explore Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills to support further success in these critical skills either via higher level qualifications or via implementation in the workplace;

reinforce and further boost self-confidence, already gained through previous qualifications and engagement with learning;

Increase, explore and extend their independent life skills;

achieve a significant sized Level 1 qualification before being ready, confident and able to progress to Level 2 achievement in specific vocational areas.


learners who are undertaking a vocational pathway and need to gain wide-ranging skills and knowledge to make appropriate, informed choices regarding full-time study/training programme or employment;

learners who are on traineeships and need to further extend their employability skills;

learners who have achieved smaller qualifications and will benefit from the incentive of achieving a 20 credit qualification. The minimum of 135 Guided Learning Hours and maximum of 200 Guided Learning Hours (according to units selected) provides these learners with the opportunity of working towards achievable outcome of a significantly sized, recognised qualification;

unemployed, offender learners or those who are seeking to further extend their studies to retrain and who will benefit from support in personal social and


development, study and basic skills as well as the opportunity to follow specific vocational pathways;

learners with learning difficulties and disabilities who will benefit from an appropriately paced course which provides a realistic opportunity of the achievement of a significantly sized, recognised qualification;


Learners are not required to have taken any prior qualifications and there are no age restrictions. Each learner will have their own particular requirements, and the qualification offers providers the opportunity of creating a slightly different course to allow learners to progress, at an appropriate pace, towards success at higher level or extended vocational studies. The learners who will benefit from this qualification will come from all walks of life, with a diverse set of needs and goals, and this qualification will help these learners to succeed to the best of their abilities and support each one to achieve their potential. The 20 credits and minimum 135/maximum 200 Guided Learning Hours required will provide the types of learners described with a genuine opportunity to achieve the qualification. Where could this qualification lead? The qualification has been designed to facilitate either onward progression to a larger qualification at the same level, such as the LASER Level 1 Extended Certificate for Learning, Employability and Progression (QCF) 601/3165/2, or upward progression to a higher level qualification whilst rewarding learners achievement as they progress to further learning or into work. The qualification will provide learners with genuine opportunities to progress to qualifications in key vocational areas, according to the units achieved, or into meaningful, sustainable employment. Examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved, include:

500/4375/4 ABC Level 1 Diploma in Fashion and Textiles (QCF)

601/2514/7 BPEC Level 1 Diploma In Plumbing Foundation (QCF)

500/4085/6 ABC Level 1 Certificate in Practical Environmental and Conservation Skills (QCF)

600/6002/5 EAL Level 1 Award In Engineering & Manufacturing (QCF) The qualification will also prepare learners for progress to higher Level achievement and examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include:

500/5962/2 ABC Level 2 Certificate in Manufacturing Sewn Products (NVQ) (QCF)

600/0930/5 City & Guilds Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Sales (QCF)

600/2706/X LAO Level 2 Certificate in Hospitality and Catering Principles (Food and Beverage Service) (QCF)

501/0934/0 EAL Level 2 Certificate in Cycle Maintenance (QCF) Learners will also have opportunities to gain a comprehensive range of skills needed to function independently and successfully in their personal life. Support for this qualification Varndean College Brockenhurst College


South Downs College Aylesbury College About Us (Surrey County Council) Support has also been received from a number of other providers not on the SFA approved provider list, and has therefore not been included in this submission

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Awarding Organisation: Laser Learning Awards Regulated Qualification: LASER Level 1 Extended Certificate for Learning,

Employability and Progression (QCF) Qualification number: 60131652 Overview This Level 1 qualification is specifically intended for those learners who require an individualised curriculum. It is designed to address the needs of learners who need to progress to further extended learning to build on the self-confidence that they have already achieved to allow them to develop, further explore and improve their employability skills, vocational preparedness, allowing them to take advantage of a range of further educational and learning and employment opportunities. Learners will also be able to implement a range of key independent life skills. Learners will also be able to implement a range of key independent life skills. The size of the qualification, 27 credits and 181 to 270 Guided Learning Hours allows learners to develop on previous, perhaps smaller courses providing them with the opportunity to extend and explore their achievements to the advantage of their learning and work prospects. Learners will benefit from the additional stimulation and challenge provided by the increased pace of learning and size of the qualification. This qualification will help to increase an awareness of learning and employment opportunities in learners already committed to learning and seeking further studies and employment possibilities. The qualification covers a range of: Vocational Areas; Essential Skills; Personal and Social Development; Success in Learning; and Work-Related Skills and Activities (see detail below).The qualification is designed to support learners’ preparation for:

employment






Success in Learning: o Learning Activities o Making Progress in Learning


o Preparing to Learn




gain recognition for the 27 learning credits at Level 1 that this qualification offers;

combine an in-depth range of generic skills that are transferrable to both the workplace and into future learning choices;

gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of specific vocational subjects that will enable them to progress towards sustainable employment;

achieve and further explore Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills to support continuing success in these critical skills either via higher level qualifications or via implementation in the workplace;

reinforce and further boost self-confidence, already gained through previous qualifications and engagement with learning;

Increase, explore and extend their independent life skills;

achieve a significantly- sized Level 1 qualification to prepare for Level 2 achievement in specific vocational areas.


learners who are undertaking a vocational pathway and need to gain a significant knowledge to make appropriate, informed choices regarding full-time study/training programme or employment;


learners who have achieved smaller qualifications and will benefit from the incentive of achieving a 27 credit qualification. The minimum of 181 Guided Learning Hours and maximum of 270 Guided Learning Hours (according to units selected) provides these learners with the opportunity of working towards achievable outcome of a significantly sized, recognised qualification;

unemployed, offender learners or those who are seeking to further extend their studies to retrain and who will benefit from support in personal social and development, study and basic skills as well as the opportunity to follow specific vocational pathways;


learners with learning difficulties and disabilities who will benefit from an appropriately paced course which provides a realistic opportunity of the achievement of a significantly sized, recognised qualification at Level 1;


Learners are not required to have taken any prior qualifications and there are no age restrictions. Each learner will have their own particular requirements, and the qualification offers providers the opportunity of creating a slightly different course to allow learners to progress, at an appropriate pace, towards success at higher level or extended vocational studies. The learners who will benefit from this qualification will come from all walks of life, with a diverse set of needs and goals, and this qualification will help these learners to succeed to the best of their abilities and support each one to achieve their potential. The 27 credits and minimum 185/maximum 270 Guided Learning Hours required will provide the types of learners described with a genuine opportunity to achieve the qualification. Where could this qualification lead? The qualification has been designed to facilitate either onward progression to a larger qualification at the same level such as the LASER Level 1 Diploma for Learning, Employability and Progression (QCF) 601/3166/4 or upward progression to a Level 2 qualification whilst rewarding learners for every small step of achievement along the way. The qualification will provide learners with genuine opportunities to progress to qualifications in key vocational areas, according to the units achieved, or into meaningful, sustainable employment. Examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved, include:

City & Guilds Level 1 NVQ Certificate in Food preparation and Cooking (QCF)

600/8229/X EAL Level 1 NVQ Certificate in Performing Engineering Operations (QCF)

501/1632/0 PAA\VQSET Level 1 NVQ Diploma in Performing Manufacturing Operations (QCF)

500/9128/1 RHS Level 1 Award in Practical Horticulture (QCF) The qualification will also prepare learners for progress to higher Level achievement and examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include:

600/2681/9 BCS Level 2 Diploma in IT User Skills (QCF)

601/1023/5 SFJ Awards Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Customer Service (QCF)

501/0122/5 Pearson BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Horticulture (QCF)

600/2247/4 Skillsfirst Level 2 Certificate in Warehousing and Storage (QCF) Learners will also have opportunities to gain a comprehensive range of skills needed to function independently and successfully in their personal life. Support for this qualification Varndean College Brockenhurst College South Downs College Aylesbury College About Us (Surrey County Council)


Support has also been received from a number of other providers not on the SFA approved provider list, and has therefore not been included in this submission

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Awarding Organisation: Laser Learning Awards Regulated Qualification: LASER Level 1 Diploma for Learning, Employability and

Progression (QCF) Qualification number: 60131664 Overview This Level 1 qualification is specifically intended for those learners who require an individualised curriculum. It is designed to address the needs of learners who have the potential to develop their learning to an extended degree to build on the self-confidence that they have already gained. The size of the qualification, 37 credits and 261 to 370 Guided Learning Hours provides learners with the opportunity to develop fully their employability skills and vocational preparedness at this level. It allows learners to take advantage of the extensive range of vocational units to identify vocational pathways and employment opportunities that suit their abilities and aptitudes. Learners will benefit from the challenge provided by the increased workload needed to achieve the qualification. Learners will also benefit from the opportunity to undertake learning in an extended range of key independent life skills as well including more Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills in their studies. This qualification will assist learners to progress to develop these critical skills either via higher level qualifications or via implementation in the workplace. By engaging and enthusing learners via a personalised programme of study, this qualification will help to increase an awareness of and progression to, further learning and employment opportunities. The qualification covers a range of: Vocational Areas; Essential Skills; Personal and Social Development; Success in Learning; and Work-Related Skills and Activities (see detail below).The qualification is designed to support learners’ preparation for:

employment



This qualification has been designed as a higher quality and more flexible, therefore more appropriate, replacement for the highly popular LASER Level 1 Diploma in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP)(QCF) 600/4760/4.



Personal and Social Development: o Choices, Goals and Decision Making o Healthy Living and Substance Awareness o Independence, Community and Citizenship o Interpersonal Skills and Teamwork o Managing Money o Managing Mealtime o Personal Safety and Hygiene o Relationships and Parenting o Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Confidence


o Social Issues






extend their in-depth range of generic skills that are transferrable to both the workplace and into future learning choices;

gain an extended in-depth knowledge and understanding of specific vocational subjects that will enable them to progress towards sustainable employment;

achieve and fully explore Literacy, Numeracy and ICT skills opportunities to support continuing success in these critical skills either via higher level qualifications or via implementation in the workplace;

further boost self-confidence, already gained through previous qualifications and engagement with learning;

fully explore their independent life skills;

achieve a significantly-sized Level 1 qualification in preparation for moving on to Level 2 achievement in specific vocational areas.


learners who are undertaking a vocational pathway and need to gain a significant knowledge to make appropriate, informed choices regarding full-time study/training programme or employment;


learners who have achieved smaller qualifications and will benefit from the incentive of achieving a 37 credit qualification. The minimum of 261 Guided Learning Hours and maximum of 370 Guided Learning Hours (according to units selected) provides these learners with the opportunity of working towards achievable outcome of a significantly-sized, recognised Level 1 qualification;

unemployed, offender learners or those who are seeking to further extend their studies to retrain and who will benefit from support in personal social and


development, study and basic skills as well as the opportunity to follow specific vocational pathways;

learners with learning difficulties and disabilities who may benefit from a challengingly paced course which provides an opportunity to achieve a significantly sized, recognised qualification.

Where could this qualification lead? The qualification has been designed to facilitate either upward progression to a Level 2 vocationally focussed qualification or progression to a Level 1 in a specific vocational area. The qualification will provide learners with genuine opportunities to progress to qualifications in key vocational areas, according to the units achieved, or into meaningful, sustainable employment. Examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved, include:

500/7537/8 ABC Level 1 Diploma in Work-Based Environmental Conservation (QCF)

501/1104/8 City & Guilds Level 1 Diploma in Accident Repair Body (QCF)

600/7554/5 LAO Level 1 Certificate In IT User Skills (ITQ) (QCF)

601/2448/9 NCFE Level 1 Certificate in Photography (QCF) The qualification will also prepare learners for progress to higher Level achievement and examples of the type of vocationally focussed qualifications that would be a progression from this qualification, according to units selected and achieved include:

600/6824/3 Active IQ Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Business and Administration (QCF)

500/9965/6 City & Guilds Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Tourism Services (QCF)

600/8049/8 City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma In Maintenance Operations (Construction) (QCF)

600/2143/3 ABC Level 2 Diploma in Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles (QCF)

Learners will also have opportunities to gain a comprehensive range of skills needed to function independently and successfully in their personal life. Support for this qualification Varndean College Motiv8 Brockenhurst College South Downs College About Us (Surrey County Council) Support has also been received from a number of other providers not on the SFA approved provider list, and has therefore not been included in this submission

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