Employability Skills - Entry Level 3 Extended Award

This course is designed for 16-24-year-old learners who have an EHCP or school leavers who require a high level of support on a Pathway to Employment.

This course supports the learner’s development of key skills and attitudes valued by employers. This qualification allows you to gain a grounding in a wide range of topics/skills to prepare you for the world of work.

Units include:

• Planning for progression
• Personal finance
• Conduct at work
• Effective communication
• Introduction to ICT
• Applying for a job
• Interview skills
• Searching for a job
• Prepare for and attend an interview
• Work safely
• Working as part of a team
• Healthy living
• Personal presentation and hygiene
• Safe learning in the workplace
• Effective written communication for the workplace
• Undertaking work placement
• Rights, responsibilities and citizenship
• Investigating rights and responsibilities at work
• Candidate project
• Enterprise activity
• Community project
• Effective speaking for the workplace
• Attitudes and values for personal development
• Take part in leisure activities
• Recognise the benefits of leisure time
• Plan and make a journey using public transport

This course is ideal for those aged 16-24 with a current Educational and Health Care Plan (EHCP) or school leavers who require a high level of support on a Pathway to Employment.

You should have an Entry Level 2 qualification or Initial Assessment results at Entry Level 2.

You will be assessed through a variety of methods based on course requirements and individual needs. For example:

• Observations
• Portfolios and workbooks
• Practical Activities
• Questioning
• Peer feedback

Throughout the course, you will be gathering evidence/information in each unit. There are different methods that evidence can be gathered to meet individual needs.

If you are aged 16-24 and have an EHCP, the course will be free.

This course provides the skills needed to improve your employability skills to progress into employment. 

Yamini Bist is a dynamic and dedicated professional with a diverse background in education and sports coaching. As an enthusiastic KS4 support staff member, Yamini has developed skills in guiding and supporting students through their crucial key stage 4 educational journey, making a tangible impact on their academic growth.

In addition to their role in education, Yamini proudly serves as the head coach of the netball academy. This leadership position has allowed for the cultivation of a passion for sports in aspiring athletes while fostering their skills and enthusiasm for netball.

Yamini is also a lecturer for sports massage, sharing knowledge and insight with eager learners, helping them gain a deeper understanding of sports massage techniques and their importance in athlete performance and recovery.

With a strong commitment to education, Yamini is eager to contribute skills, leadership, and passion for education and sport and has a dedication to fostering growth and success in students learning.

The teachers listed may change, these shown are an example of the teachers who teach on these programmes.