Certa Level 3 Certificate in Progression

What you'll be able to do

• Plan a recording for a small ensemble
• Understand microphone techniques
• Know about acoustic recording

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the social diversity of citizens in the local community
• Know the importance of active participation in the local community

What you'll be able to do

• Know about unit strengths and safe limits of alcohol.
• Know the possible causes of alcohol misuse and its effects.
• Understand the effects that alcohol misuse may have on others.
• Understand some of the health issues associated with alcohol misuse.
• Understand the effects of withdrawing from alcohol.
• Know some of the agencies that offer help and information on alcohol misuse.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the economics of the market
• Understand the relationship between the type of ownership and the size of an operation
• Understand the effects of non price factors in business

What you'll be able to do

• Understands that individuals have rights and responsibilities.
• Understand equality issues in relation to current legislation.
• Understand the main functions of local and national government.
• Show an awareness of the range of public services available in the local community.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand a range of wave phenomena.
• Understand the relationship between temperature and heat.
• Understand simple electrical circuits.
• Know that the principle of conservation of energy controls conversion processes.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about barriers that prevent equal access to health care in Britain

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how own personal qualities, skills, abilities, experience and knowledge and can contribute to future opportunities and goals
• Understand how different types of information can be used to evidence own personal qualities, skills, abilities experience and knowledge
• Understand how a portfolio of information can be used to evidence own personal qualities, skills, abilities experience and knowledge
• Understand what needs to be included in a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Evaluate progress towards personal goals

What you'll be able to do

• Recognise own skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and personal qualities.
• Assess the potential of own skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and personal qualities for contributing towards the achievement of personal goals.
• Build a portfolio of information to evidence achievements and qualities.
• Produce a curriculum vitae (CV).
• Identify personal goals and the actions required to achieve these.
• Understand the value of a portfolio in personal, educational and career development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the sources of finance available to a business
• Understand financial capital investment appraisal
• Apply cost-benefit analysis to investment decisions

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the main causes of economic growth, inflation and unemployment
• Understand the effects that changes in the economy may have on business

What you'll be able to do

• Understand own strengths, qualities, skills and abilities
• Understand how to use sources of information, advice and guidance for career planning
• Understand how own abilities relate to progression opportunities
• Plan for transition to the next stage of education, training or work

What you'll be able to do

• Understand own strengths, qualities, skills and abilities
• Understand relevant sources of information, advice and guidance in relation to career management
• Know how own abilities relate to progression opportunities
• Plan for transition to the next stage of education, training or work

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the structure of the atom and the arrangement of electrons
• Know about patterns in the periodic table
• Know about types of chemical reactions
• Understand pH, acids, alkalis, indicators and neutralisation
• Use symbols to represent molecules and equations to represent chemical reactions

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that all children have needs and rights
• Understand the different forms that child abuse can take
• Understand how to deal with a child’s disclosure of abuse
• Understand the legislative framework surrounding issues of child protection

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the social and emotional development of children
• Understand the importance of supporting the social and emotional development of children
• Understand the effects that negative behaviour has on social and emotional development of children

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature/nurture debate with regard to intelligence
• Understand theories of cognitive development
• Understand how language develops
• Understand experimental methods in relation to cognitive development

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different methods of communicating information
• Communicate information in a variety of ways

What you'll be able to do

• Write a formal letter
• Communicate effectively on the telephone
• Take part in a meeting

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the lines of communication within own organisation
• Understand the need to communicate effectively with team members
• Define tasks for interpretation by others
• Understand how conflict is dealt with in own organisation

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the lines of communication within own organisation
• Understand the need to communicate effectively with others in the workplace
• Communicate with others about tasks in the workplace
• Understand how conflict is dealt with in own organisation

What you'll be able to do

• Understand consumer protection legislation
• Understand the function of regulatory bodies

What you'll be able to do

• Plan meals according to specific requirements
• Prepare dishes using a variety of ingredients
• Understand the importance of health and safety requirements in the kitchen

What you'll be able to do

• Identify, prepare and cook a range of meats.
• Identify, prepare and cook a range of fish.
• Identify, prepare and cook a range of vegetables.
• Understand cooking methods for meat, fish and vegetables.
• Prepare and present a balanced meal using meat, fish and vegetables.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the need for clear, structured direction and shape.
• Know about form and genre through creative writing.
• Understand strategies for conveying ideas, mood, plot, narrative and dialogue where appropriate.
• Understand the importance of adopting a critical and constructive approach when considering the work of others.
• Develop critical abilities in relation to own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different litreary styles
• Use personal experiences in creative writing
• Understand the importance of structuring and shaping initial ideas
• Understand the importance of choosing a particular reading audience
• Reflect on own work

What you'll be able to do

• Know about herbs
• Understand the factors to be considered in selecting herbs for a particular site
• Cultivate a range of herbs

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the benefits to an organisation of good customer service
• Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service
• Understand the value of giving customers a positive first impression of an organisation
• Understand positive verbal and non-verbal interaction with customers
• Understand that respect for the individual is at the heart of good customer service
• Understand how to deal with customer complaints

What you'll be able to do

• Safely set up a DJ rig.
• Power up a DJ rig safely.
• Sound check equipment.
• Use component parts of the rig competently.
• Create a set.
• Review completed set.

What you'll be able to do

• Safely set up a DJ rig.
• Sound check equipment.
• Create a set.
• Review completed set.

What you'll be able to do

• Extract and interpret statistical information.
• Understand the difference between discrete and continuous data.
• Represent discrete and continuous data.
• Compare two sets of data using different types of average.
• Be able find the range to describe the spread within sets of data.

What you'll be able to do

• Create and modify non-relational database tables.
• Enter, edit and organise structured information in a database.
• Use database software tools to run queries and produce reports.

What you'll be able to do

• Know how decisions are made
• Know about the different types of decisions made within groups
• Know about different decision making styles

What you'll be able to do

• Follow the design process
• Work from a design brief

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles and purpose of bonding.
• Prepare for constructing brick walls using bonding.
• Demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing brick walls using bonding.
• Leave work area clean and tidy.

What you'll be able to do

• Use a variety of measuring methods.
• Understand the importance of health and safety requirements when working in a kitchen.
• Apply the principles of food and personal hygiene.
• Apply correct storage methods for food.
• Organise and maintain the work area for food preparation.
• Clear away safely and efficiently.
• Use kitchen equipment correctly.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand reasons for feeling confident and lacking confidence.
• Understand effective participation in social situations.
• Understand ways to manage stress.
• Set goals for own development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the value and benefits of listening and responding to children.
• Use active listening skills with children.
• Understand the importance of recognising and acknowledging children’s feelings and needs.
• Ask appropriate open questions when listening to children.
• Understand what is meant by the ‘intention of listening’.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of exercise
• Know about basic human anatomy and physiology
• Understand health and safety factors related to exercise
• Plan a safe and effective home fitness session
• Plan, monitor and evaluate a safe and effective personal exercise programme

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the influence of the law on social policy
• Understand the development of social policy

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the distribution of water to and around domestic properties
• Plan the positioning of plumbing hardware in a domestic property
• Plan pipework, storage and insulation systems for domestic property
• Understand the main types of domestic hot water systems
• Understand how to install major domestic appliances and facilities
• Understand the relative merits of common domestic central heating options

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the differences between types of drugs.
• Know some of the causes of drug misuse.
• Know some of the physical and psychological effects of drug misuse.
• Understand the implications of drug misuse on others.
• Understand some of the health issues associated with drug misuse.
• Know the effects of withdrawing from drugs.
• Know some of the agencies offering help and information on drug misuse.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about eating disorders
• Understand the link between food and feelings

What you'll be able to do

• Understand biomes
• Understand the interaction of abiotic and biotic factors of an ecosystem and the flow of energy through the system
• Appreciate how living organisms interact with each other in nutrient cycling within ecosystems

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different classifications of economic activity
• Understand de-industrialisation in the European Union
• Understand the changing location of tertiary economic activity in the UK
• Understand industrial change in LEDCs

What you'll be able to do

• Understand types and purposes of employment rights and responsibilities.
• Understand the purpose and need for a contract of employment.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about employment legislation
• Know about statutory and contractual employment rights
• Know about a contract of employment
• Understand the implications of breach of contract
• Know about of payslips and pay

What you'll be able to do

• Know about employment legislation
• Know about statutory and contractual employment rights
• Know about a contract of employment
• Understand the implications of breach of contract
• Understand pay

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how these are important in business situations.
• Understand own strengths as an enterprising person and ways to develop own enterprising characteristics.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about environmental conservation
• Know about methods of environmental conservation

What you'll be able to do

• Know about pollution
• Know about the effects of pollution control on society
• Know about own impact on pollution

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the meaning of the terms ‘prejudice’ ‘discrimination’, equal opportunities.
• Know about stereotypical attitudes.
• Know ways that attitudes are formed.
• Know the consequences of prejudice and discrimination.
• Understand the importance of Equal Opportunities legislation.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about ethics
• Understand current legislation and policies relating to an ethical dilemma
• Appreciate competing views in an ethical debate

What you'll be able to do

• Know about family units
• Know about the different roles within a family unit
• Know about problems in family life
• Understand own responsibilities within the family to family members
• Know about the changing needs of family members
• Develop own strategies for personal development as a member of the family unit

What you'll be able to do

• Know about health and safety when undertaking fieldwork
• Understand geographical fieldwork
• Present and analyse data

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for a graphic design project
• Understand the legal and ethical implications of own project
• Produce a design outline to meet the project brief
• Implement the proposed design
• Evaluate a project

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the roles and responsibilities associated with working in a group.
• Understand how to communicate verbally with group members.
• Understand the importance of listening to others within group situations.
• Understand others’ rights to communicate within a group situation.
• Understand the importance of co-operation when working in group situations.
• Understand the importance of praise and constructive criticism in a variety of contexts.
• Give praise and constructive criticism appropriately.
• Understand relationships within own team.

What you'll be able to do

• Establish a positive relationship between professional and clients and/or patients
• Know about the support needs of patients and/or clients and their families
• Know about factors that affect the well-being of patients and/or clients
• Know how cultural and religious factors can impact on health care

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concept of health promotion
• Promote principles of a healthy lifestyle
• Know about potential conflicts related to health promotion
• Know about care workers keeping safe and healthy

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the role of psychology in health
• Know about the medical model approach to health
• Know about the bio-psychosocial approach to health

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the key elements of health and safety policy at work.
• Understand where potential hazards can occur in the workplace.
• Maintain a safe environment in the workplace.
• Understand the individual’s responsibility for health and safety at work.
• Understand the procedures for fire prevention and evacuation.
• Understand the purpose of risk assessment.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about personal fitness
• Develop a personal exercise programme to improve own healthy lifestyle
• Know about the role of a balanced diet in promoting good health
• Know about the importance of personal hygiene and grooming
• Understand the issues of sex education and contraception
• Take responsibility for own health and lifestyle

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the range of establishments providing accommodation
• Understand the importance of cleaning
• Understand that different cleaning requires a range of specialist equipment and methods
• Understand that accommodation (use of floor) will determine floor covering
• Understand the reasons for the selection and control of linen

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different types of relationships
• Understand own feelings in different relationships
• Understand how feelings can influence behaviour
• Understand different types of controlling situations
• Understand acceptable boundaries to behaviour
• Know about methods of challenging inappropriate behaviour
• Know about support agencies within his/her area

What you'll be able to do

• Know the structure and function of a cell.
• Understand the structure and function of some of the basic systems of the human body.
• Understand the concept of a balanced diet and its importance for health.
• Understand the main causes of disease.
• Understand the effects of a range of micro-organisms on the human body.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of micro-organisms
• Understand the effects of personal behaviour on the spread of infectious diseases
• Understand the impact of medical research and development on the spread of infectious diseases

What you'll be able to do

• Know about life processes and cellular organisation in humans
• Understand the features of blood and the circulatory system
• Understand the digestive process

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the organisation of the body
• Know about the structure and functions of the digestive system
• Know about homoestasis
• Know about the role of hormones in controlling body processes

What you'll be able to do

• Know a range of soft and hard woods.
• Understand environmental concerns about timber.
• Know the properties of softwoods and hardwoods and how to select timber to meet the requirements of a task.
• Select timber for a given task.
• Know a range of manufactured boards.
• Know the properties of manufactured boards and how to select them to meet the requirements of a task.
• Select manufactured boards for a given task.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nutritive value of grains, pulses and dairy products.
• Recognise different types of pulses and grains.
• Use different types of grains, pulses, and dairy foods.
• Understand principles of health and safety.

What you'll be able to do

• Present opinions with confidence and assertiveness.
• Make decisions and choices.
• Know the rights and responsibilities of self and others when making decisions.
• Negotiate to achieve a desired outcome.
• Understand the implications and benefits of assertiveness.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different ways of learning which reflect own likes and dislikes
• Use own strengths, aptitudes and skills to determine realistic learning targets
• Make decisions about how to achieve learning targets
• Review performance against own learning targets

What you'll be able to do

• Use punctuation to aid understanding.
• Use grammar correctly.

What you'll be able to do

• Locate correct spellings.
• Know own spelling strengths and weaknesses.
• Maintain a personal spelling programme over a time-span.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify a market for a product or service
• Conduct financial planning
• Plan human resources when building a business
• Produce a business plan

What you'll be able to do

• Understand personal strengths and weaknesses
• Understand the need for time management
• Understand the need to manage stress
• Understand the difference between constructive and destructive criticism
• Understand the application of body language in personal and work related situations
• Understand different behaviours

What you'll be able to do

• Understand primary and secondary sources
• Know the impact of bias in the study of history

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of marketing within a business.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about sociological topics
• Know about key theories in the study of sociology
• Carry out sociological research

What you'll be able to do

• Understand and apply the terminology used to discuss morality
• Understand key terms and debates in political philosophy
• Understand justice, law and punishment
• Understand the similarities between theories of ethics and aesthetics
• Understand key ideas in the philosophy of science
• Know different arguments for the existence of God
• Know the applications of philosophy

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to establish negligence
• Understand the two forms of nuisance

What you'll be able to do

• Research and assess a career option in relation to self
• Know about the impact of topical issues on work sectors
• Know about issues relating to standards or regulations in a career sector

What you'll be able to do

• Use listening skills in the mediation process.
• Use communication techniques to assist the parties in face to face meetings.
• Work with a co-mediator.
• Understand how to manage own prejudice as a mediator.
• Reflect on own mediator practice and areas for further development of key mediation skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Use listening skills in the mediation process.
• Use communication techniques to assist the parties in face to face meetings.
• Work with a co-mediator.
• Understand how to manage own prejudice as a mediator.
• Reflect on own mediator practice and areas for further development of key mediation skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of plants and planting in horticultural design
• Demonstrate the use of containers and growing areas
• Produce designs
• Demonstrate ornamental planting techniques
• Maintain a landscaped/planted area

What you'll be able to do

• Identify personal goals for volunteering
• Find and obtain voluntary work within the community
• Know the personal benefit of undertaking voluntary work
• Identify the transferable skills and experience gained through volunteering

What you'll be able to do

• Know about legal litreature
• Use legal litreature

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of biological science.
• Know about animal, plant and bacterial cells.
• Understand inheritance.
• Understand how organisms interact with the environment and each other.
• Understand the structure and function of a key plant system.
• Understand the structure and function of a key animal system.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about common Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
• Know what individuals can do to reduce the risk of transmitting or contracting STIs
• Know about the issues surrounding disclosure of HIV status

What you'll be able to do

• Understand self in current situation.
• Make use of information resources to identify a range of opportunities.
• Set personal goals.
• Understand the practical implications of pursuing personal goals.
• Make plans to achieve personal goals.

What you'll be able to do

• Know preparation methods for baked products.
• Follow recipes for baked products.
• Store baked products.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the purpose and content of story sacks.
• Produce a story sack and contents.
• Use a story sack.
• Encourage reading for meaning and comprehension.
• Use the prompt card to develop litreacy skills.
• Know about sequencing skills and open questioning.
• Use story sacks to identify language opportunities.
• Evaluate the use of story sacks.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of chemistry and the main types of chemical reaction.
• Understand atomic structure and bonding.
• Know about the periodic table.
• Understand rates of reaction.

What you'll be able to do

• Know what is meant by ‘mentoring’
• Understand the need to respect individuality and difference within the mentoring relationship

What you'll be able to do

• Use mentoring skills and demonstrate good practice.
• Understand how to review own practice as a mentor.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the stages of the ‘mentoring’ relationship.
• Understand a range of techniques to make mentees feel comfortable and at ease.
• Understand the boundaries of a mentoring relationship.
• Understand when and to whom referrals should be made.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the properties of a metal to be used for metalwork craft.
• Know about the tools and equipment used for metalwork craft.
• Design an item to be made from metal.
• Use manufacturing processes to produce a metalwork item.
• Decorate and finish a metalwork item.
• Understand the health and safety procedures relating to metalwork craft.

What you'll be able to do

• Plan a recording for a small ensemble.
• Work safely.
• Understand microphone technique.
• Understand the recording process.
• Record an ensemble and review the recording.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the difference between negotiation and debate
• Know about different tactics people use to stall or halt the decision making process
• Know about constructive and destructive behaviour in times of conflict
• Use strategies for negotiation
• Know about the differing roles in negotiation situations
• Know about the application of the stages of successful negotiation

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of adequate nutrition
• Know about the components of a healthy diet
• Give recommendations for healthy eating in and away from the home
• Know about effective methods of weight loss
• Plan a weight management programme for a selected individual

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the function of food
• Understand the relationship between food and health
• Understand the basic principles of weight control
• Understand why a balanced diet is required to maximise performance

What you'll be able to do

• Understand long term causes of the First World War
• Understand the immediate causes of the First World War
• Know the differing views on the responsibility for the outbreak of the First World War

What you'll be able to do

• Know the responsibilities of being a parent
• Understand the rights and needs of different family members
• Understand the importance of listening to children and giving them choices
• Know about the major stages of a child’s development
• Know how positive parenting builds self-esteem in children

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of communication in a peer education setting.
• Understand conditions necessary for effective communication in a peer education setting.
• Understand what constitutes effective communication skills in peer education.
• Understand different methods and media which can be used to provide information for peer education.
• Plan and deliver a peer education session.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about health and safety relating to performance.
• Develop ideas for performance.
• Use improvisation as a means of exploration.
• Use improvisation to explore material.
• Reflect on own performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about health and safety requirements for physical theatre.
• Engage in physical theatre.
• Use movements for physical theatre.
• Choreograph simple physical performance sequences.
• Review own performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what is meant by income and expenditure.
• Know ways to manage a limited budget.
• Undertake financial transactions.
• Understand key financial information on everyday documents.
• Know about saving.
• Produce a budget plan.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand own aptitude for different career options.
• Know about relevant sources of information, advice and guidance in relation to career planning.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand own aptitude for different career options.
• Investigate relevant sources of information, advice and guidance in relation to career preparation.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about own strengths, weaknesses and skills.
• Know own skills and investigate ways of self-improvement.
• Understand their current life situation and relationships.
• Make positive decisions.
• Set personal objectives and action plans for self-improvement.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to assess their own physical fitness levels
• Follow strategies to improve own fitness

What you'll be able to do

• Locate, retrieve and store information
• Read and respond to written materials
• Produce written materials for specific purposes
• Use basic IT applications to enhance own learning
• Make appropriate personal contributions in individual and group discussions

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the impact of own actions and decisions
• Recognise injustice, exploitation and denial of human rights
• Understand values, attitudes and beliefs
• Recognise that people hold different opinions
• Recognise moral judgements, issues and dilemmas

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of physics and energy transfer.
• Understand electricity.
• Understand forces and motion.
• Understand waves.

What you'll be able to do

• Calculate amounts of energy from given formulae
• Understand the effect of gravity on masses
• Understand the concept of balanced and unbalanced forces
• Understand the effect of resistance on electricity
• Know about the concepts of magnetism
• Know about properties of sound
• Know about the properties of light

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the properties and applications of waves
• Understand the nature of energy
• Understand the key features of electrical circuits
• Understand key aspects of the solar system

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the structure and function of the skeleton and muscle tissue
• Understand the structure and function of the respiratory system
• Understand the structure and function of the cardiovascular system
• Understand the long term adaptations of the body to exercise

What you'll be able to do

• Know major food groups and their functions
• Understand the different dietary needs of specific groups of people
• Apply dietary knowledge in menu planning
• Provide nutritious healthy meals

What you'll be able to do

• Plan, monitor and promote an event
• Know about the impact of effective promotion

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the term ‘propagation’
• Understand the use of seed in plant propagation
• Propagate plants by cuttings and division
• Know how layering and grafting may propagate plants

What you'll be able to do

• Know about tools and equipment used in plastering.
• Know about materials used in plastering.
• Mix plaster.
• Know about backgrounds that receive plaster.
• Understand how to prepare for plastering.
• Prepare for plastering.
• Know about floating techniques.
• Use floating techniques.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand children’s key stages of development
• Understand the importance of providing suitable resources and play activities for children
• Understand the nature and function of play in a childcare setting

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the ways in which children birth to three years learn through play
• Understand current government initiatives covering birth – three year olds

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of creativity and imagination in the development of a child
• Understand the role and importance of games with rules in the development of the child
• Organise a cooking activity for children
• Understand the role of creative activities in enhancing children’s learning and development
• Understand the importance of books and stories in relation to children’s learning and development
• Understand the importance of talking and listening activities in relation to children’s learning and development

What you'll be able to do

• Support children in developing their attention span and memory
• Develop children’s understanding of mathematics and science
• Support children in developing and expressing their imagination and creativity
• Facilitate communication with a child
• Promote children’s communication skills in a group
• Plan activities and experiences to facilitate children’s learning and development

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the implications of population change
• Understand the reasons for aid provision
• Understand the impact that aid provision may have on a receiving country

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the range of design features for a specified project
• Make informed design decisions
• Prepare for the construction process
• Produce a floral arrangement
• Review own work

What you'll be able to do

• Know the importance of being prepared for a recruitment interview
• Know the type of questions that may be used at a recruitment interview
• Understand how to recognise and respond to different types of interviewer questions
• Assess own performance in a recruitment interview

What you'll be able to do

• Identify work or training opportunities.
• Understand the requirements for a work or training opportunity.
• Complete applications for work or training.
• Present him/herself at an interview.
• Plan his/her own career path.

What you'll be able to do

• Know why and/or when formal presentations can be used
• Plan a presentation
• Know about using visual images in presentations
• Know about techniques for scripting a presentation
• Know about the health and safety requirements involved in using equipment for presentations
• Deliver a presentation

What you'll be able to do

• Know about problems in the workplace
• Identify ways to solve problems in the workplace
• Know about ways of working collabouratively to solve a problem
• Reflect on the effectiveness of the solution to the problem

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how different factors might influence problem solving in the workplace
• Solve problems
• Apply solutions to problems
• Make appropriate decisions in the workplace

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the key principles when offering personal care
• Know about providing support with personal care
• Know about supporting an individual to care for their personal appearance
• Know about the issues associated with personal care and infection control

What you'll be able to do

• Know psychological terminology
• Know about the role of ethics within psychological research
• Know about psychological methods of investigation

What you'll be able to do

• Know about classification of mental illness
• Understand a psychopathological spectrum
• Know about attitudes toward specific psychopathological disorders

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different forms of employment
• Know about the labour market

What you'll be able to do

• Know the differences between legal and illegal substances.
• Understand the impact of the use and misuse of substances.
• Know some sources of available support available relating to misuse of substances.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the terms bullying and victim.
• Recognise the effects of bullying.
• Recognise strategies for dealing with bullying.
• Know where to access help and support in relation to bullying and its effects.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand census data
• Produce a health needs analysis
• Compare local and regional health needs

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of rehearsing
• Plan a rehearsal
• Use rehearsal techniques
• Review the rehearsal process

What you'll be able to do

• Know about using theoretical approaches in sociology
• Know about research methods
• Understand ethical research
• Appreciate the use of secondary data in sociological research

What you'll be able to do

• Know the basic formulae used in a nursing context
• Use graphs relating to conversions for nursing
• Calculate solution strengths
• Make drug calculations
• Calculate infusion rates
• Apply basic mathematical calculations relevantly within the nursing field

What you'll be able to do

• Know about human rights
• Know about the law in society
• Understand the democratic and electoral process
• Understand rights and responsibilities

What you'll be able to do

• Plan a practical investigation on a given choice of subject
• Undertake a practical investigation safely
• Produce and analyse a set of results
• Draw conclusions and evaluate the investigation

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance science in the child’s environment.
• Understand why science is taught in school.
• Share practical, science activities with their child.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the role of the human skeletal system
• Understand the role of the human muscular system
• Understand the importance of maintaining the health of the muscular and skeletal systems

What you'll be able to do

• Know about alternative approaches to social psychology
• Understand social psychological theory in relation to self
• Understand social psychological theory in relation to groups
• Know about research methods used in social psychology

What you'll be able to do

• Understand song styles in popular music.
• Understand form in popular music.
• Understand subject matter in popular music.
• Understand the use of lyrics devices in popular music.
• Understand the use of compositional devices.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to prepare a PA system for sound check
• Sound check instruments
• Work with performers
• Create a balanced mix

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety measures relating to sound and audio production.
• Work safely when using sound and audio equipment.
• Know equipment used for sound and audio production.
• Use methods and equipment to store, record and manipulate sound.
• Use technical skills to develop ideas for production.
• Review own use of sound and audio production equipment to develop ideas.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety in sound and audio production.
• Develop manipulative and technical skills.
• Use technical skills to develop ideas for production.
• Know about current professional working practice.
• Understand the importance of co-operation and responsibility for effective outputs.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of the sports coach
• Understand the skills involved in sports coaching
• Understand factors affecting performance of participants

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the term stress
• Recognise signs and symptoms of stress
• Understand potential causes of stress in everyday life
• Understand a range of stress management techniques
• Devise a stress management action plan

What you'll be able to do

• Understand mixing.
• Use a mixing console.
• Understand mixing technique.
• Understand how to achieve a good mix.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand post-production.
• Understand post-production techniques.
• Understand post-production interpretation.
• Understand compilation preparation and burning.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of family learning in raising achievement.
• Know about ways in which members of different generations can support each other’s learning.
• Know about ways to help improve litreacy and numeracy skills.
• Know the different roles and responsibilities of family members/carers and teachers in supporting children’s learning.
• Understand that being learners themselves can make a difference to children’s attitudes to lifelong learning.
• Understand the value of working together with other groups to support family learning.
• Review own learning.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand learning opportunities at home and in the community to support litreacy and numeracy.
• Understand the importance of planning practical activities to support litreacy or numeracy skills.
• Understand the importance of building on past experience when tackling new learning.
• Know the importance of recording progress to support particular curriculum area.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the different approaches and methods that can be used to teach reading
• Understand the problems a child may face when learning to read
• Understand how a parent/carer can support their child’s reading
• Create appropriate reading support materials
• Understand that children learn in different ways

What you'll be able to do

• Know how children are taught to write
• Understand the various stages involved in learning to write
• Understand the problems that can occur when a child is learning to spell
• Design suitable material to help a child learn to write

What you'll be able to do

• Participate in a sporting activity.
• Recognise the physical and emotional benefits of sport.
• Understand the rules and/or tactics of the sporting activity.
• Understand the importance of physical preparation prior to practical sessions.
• Improve own performance in sport.
• Understand health and safety rules relating to sport.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the characteristics of a team leader
• Know about leadership skills/style
• Understand team roles and personalities
• Set clear objectives for the team

What you'll be able to do

• Contribute to the setting of team and individual goals
• Understand own and others’ responsibilities in achieving the team’s goals
• Plan and undertake team activities
• Review the team activities

What you'll be able to do

• Contribute to the setting of team and individual goals
• Understand responsibilities of members of the group in achieving goals
• Plan and undertake team activities
• Review the activities of the team

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the technical requirements of a performance
• Use technical skills in a performance arts context
• Employ technical skills in order to enhance creative performance

What you'll be able to do

• Use materials for textile production.
• Use tools for textile production.
• Design and plan to make a textile item.
• Use different weave techniques.
• Produce an item using knotting techniques.
• Understand the health and safety procedures relating to textile production.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the structure and function of the heart and circulatory system
• Understand the structure and transport function of blood
• Know about the causes and effects of heart disease and stroke

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the origins of the Cold War
• Understand how the Soviet Union gained control of Eastern Europe by 1948
• Understand USA atempts to contain the spread of Communism
• Understand the factors that brought about the end of the Cold War

What you'll be able to do

• Know about English law
• Understand rights and freedoms of individuals
• Know about law enforcement

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the impact of social and economic factors on the growth of leisure and tourism
• Know about key environmental problems arising from the growth of leisure and tourism
• Know about the factors responsible for the rapid development of international tourism
• Understand the impact of the growth of leisure and tourism

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of play in children’s development
• Know the importance of selecting materials that relate to the curriculum for play activities
• Counteract stereotyping children’s play activities

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the stages of intellectual development in children
• Understand the stages of language development in children
• Understand why it is important to communicate with young children
• Understand factors which affect intellectual and language development in children

What you'll be able to do

• Produce a plan to test a hypothesis
• Implement a practical investigation
• Work safely in the labouratory
• Interpret results

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the principles of marketing.
• Know about the term ‘marketing mix’.
• Understand the impact of the marketplace on an organisation.
• Understand the main features of buyer behaviour.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand domestic and international terrorism
• Understand the origins of terrorism
• Understand the changing objectives and motivations of terrorist groups
• Understand the historical development of the different types of terrorist expression

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the values of the childcare sector
• Understand how quality of service is measured and problems addressed
• Understand institutional policy, procedures and practice in dealing with sensitive issues

What you'll be able to do

• Understand differing definitions of the concept of health
• Appreciate competing sociological approaches to the concept of mental illness
• Understand sociological views on the role of medical professionals

What you'll be able to do

• Know what is meant by the term ‘tourism’
• Understand the diverse needs of different social groups in relation to tourism
• Understand the importance of tourism development to the economy

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the physical effects of a specified condition
• Understand the wider effects of a specified condition on the patient
• Know about the support needs of a patient experiencing an altered state of health

What you'll be able to do

• Understand attitudes to ageing from an individual and societal perspective.
• Understand the basic elements of the ageing process.
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of living a healthy lifestyle to the ageing process.
• Understand the roles and functions of a range of agencies concerned with care and well-being of older people.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about employment opportunities within an airport.
• Understand the customer check-in procedure at a large airport.
• Understand the role and function of Customs and Immigration services at an airport.
• Understand why security is important within an airport.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the different types and purpose of businesses.
• Understand the different types of business ownership.
• Understand organisational structures of different types of businesses.
• Understand the role of communication in business.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the relationship between children’s needs and children’s rights.
• Understand the different forms that child abuse can take and the effects this can have on children.
• Understand the importance of responding professionally to a child’s disclosure of abuse.
• Use observational skills to make and maintain appropriate records around issues of child protection.
• Be aware of family circumstances which may result in abusive situations.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of key professionals in relation to child protection.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality in

What you'll be able to do

• Calculate, measure and record time in different formats.
• Estimate, measure and compare temperature, including reading scales and conversion tables.
• Estimate, measure and calculate with length, distance, weight and capacity using common metric and imperial units.
• Find dimensions from scale drawings.
• Calculate compound measures and rate of exchange.
• Recognise and use common 2-D representations of 3-D objects.
• Find the perimetre of regular and composite 2D shapes, including circles.
• Find the area of r

What you'll be able to do

• Understand factors that contribute to conflict.
• Understand the different responses to conflict.
• Understand how communication styles can affect a conflict situation.
• Understand what conflict resolution entails.
• Understand the role of a third party in resolving conflict.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the key theoretical issues informing counselling.
• Know the main approaches to counselling.
• Know the historical background and development of counselling.
• Understand the role of theory in the process of counselling.
• Understand and apply one main counselling model.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different approaches to using counselling skills.
• Apply counselling skills and techniques.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the legal framework for the protection of disabled people and its place in anti-discrimination legislation in the UK.
• Support people with disabilities so they are cognisant of and able to exercise their rights under the law.
• Understand the current philosophies towards people who have support needs.
• Understand the historical and present day attitudes in society towards people with disabilities.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the stages of child development
• Promote child learning

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the factors affecting the growth and development of babies up to twelve months.
• Understand the dietary requirements of babies.
• Understand the health and safety requirements for babies within a range of settings.
• Know how caring for babies differs across cultures.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the principles and practices of crop rotation.
• Understand the factors involved in siting a vegetable production area.
• Understand how to grow a range of vegetables seeds.
• Understand key factors for growing tree fruit plants.
• Understand how to plant and maintain tree fruit plants.
• Understand how to grow a range of soft fruit plants.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand mediation and its role in conflict resolution.
• Understand the mediation process in practice.
• Understand the role of a mediator.
• Understand own suitability to undertake the role of a mediator.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand mediation and its role in conflict resolution.
• Understand the mediation process in practice.
• Understand the role of a mediator.
• Understand own suitability to undertake the role of a mediator.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the term ‘Mental Health’
• Know about methods for treating and/or controlling mental illness
• Know about aggressive behaviour
• Know about the role of therapeutic communication skills in ‘Mental Health’
• Know about the roles and functions of agencies and individuals providing care services for people who are mentally ill

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what is meant by ‘mentoring’.
• Understand the need to respect individuality and difference within the mentoring relationship.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how images of women and men are portrayed through daily media.
• Understand how influences of media influence 'self'.
• Understand how images of women and men have been portrayed through history.
• Understand how images of women and men are portrayed through different cultures.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of keeping accurate records of the care given to individuals.
• Understand methods for ensuring the confidentiality of individuals’ information.
• Know about record storage systems and methods of recording.
• Understand the significance of records being ‘individual centred’.
• Know about skills needed in keeping accurate records.
• Understand issues regarding transmitting and receiving information.
• Understand the importance of different types of information to the Care Worker.

What you'll be able to do

• Know listening skills needed for the development of speech and language.
• Understand the development of comprehension of vocabulary and sentence grammar.
• Understand the development of spoken vocabulary and sentence grammar.
• Understand the development of speech sounds.
• Understand how children use language for a variety of purposes.
• Understand the skills needed for successful conversation.
• Know the implications of poorly developed social skills.
• Understand the importance of the development of phonological skills as a basis for reading and spelling.
• Know the relationship between spoken and

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that there is a range of motivating factors.
• Understand how different motivating factors impact on the work of a team.
• Understand the importance of acknowledging the needs of others.
• Understand the impact of lack of motivation in individuals.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about relevant tools and equipment.
• Know about relevant plant material.
• Understand conditioning techniques.
• Understand preservation techniques.
• Know about basic design principles.
• Know about construction techniques.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand sequencing.
• Understand the use of MIDI technology.
• Understand how a sequencer is used.
• Understand how a sequencer is used.