Open College Network West Midlands Level 3 Certificate in Progression

What you'll be able to do

• Recognise own skills, knowledge and ability.
• Match own skills, knowledge, ability and personal requirements with possible career paths.
• Know routes available for own learning and development, in relation to possible career paths.
• Plan own development.
• Action own development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the social diversity of citizens in the local community and the UK
• Understand the importance of active participation in the local community

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

• Understand the need for organisations to adapt to new circumstances.
• Understand possible effects of change on the organisation and its staff.
• Improve own response to organisational change.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand attitudes to ageing from an individual and societal perspective
• Know the basic elements of the ageing process
• Know about health issues related with the ageing process
• Understand the roles and functions of agencies working with older people

What you'll be able to do

• Know about differences in unit strengths.
• Understand possible causes of alcohol misuse.
• Understand some of the psychological effects of alcohol misuse.
• Know the effects that alcohol use 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

• Analyse and discuss a range of musical pieces from Mediaeval to Post-Modern.
• Create a personal response to a text.
• Review own response.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different approaches to using counselling skills.
• Understand cultural influences on approaches to counselling.
• Know skills and techniques relevant to different approaches to counselling.
• Use skills and techniques relevant to different approaches to counselling.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that individuals have rights and responsibilities.
• Understand equal opportunities in relation to current legislation.
• Understand the main functions of local and national government.
• Know public services available in own local community.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the kinds of behaviours that can hinder a trusting and supportive atmosphere
• Understand how being labelled may impact on behaviour
• Understand the concept of habitual behaviours
• Know how past events may influence the development of habitual behaviours
• Know about the concept of core beliefs
• Understand the concept of choice over habitual behaviours

What you'll be able to do

• Know the principles and purpose of bonding
• Construct one brick thick walls in English Bond
• Construct one brick thick walls in Flemish Bond
• Produce a right angle quoin in English Bond
• Produce a straight wall with one quoin and one stopped end in Flemish Bond
• Build brick on edge (BOE) coping to solid one brick walls

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

• Know about own skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and personal qualities
• Build a portfolio of information to evidence achievements and qualities
• Produce a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Plan to achieve personal goals

What you'll be able to do

• Understand business structures.
• Understand the division of work in organisations.
• Understand organisational charts.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the care planning process.
• Understand the assessment process.
• Understand the role of risk assessment in the care planning process.
• Participate in planning the delivery of care.
• Understand the implementation of care plans.
• Evaluate plans and processes.
• Understand the issues around the storage of information.

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 the changing roles and relationships of parents’ with their child as they grow older
• Know about the changes that a young person goes through during adolescence
• Understand the pressure(s) that families with adolescents can experience
• Understand issues that can cause conflict
• Understand issues of power and authority

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.
• Use scale and find dimensions from scale drawings.
• Use compound measures and rate of exchange.
• Recognise and use common 2D representations of 3D objects.
• Find the perimetres of regular and composite 2D shapes, including circles, using a given formula.

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 roles and responsibilities associated with working in a group
• Communicate with others in a group situation
• Co-operate with others when working in a group situation

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

• Know how musical devices are used in composition.
• Develop compositional ideas.
• Compose a piece of music.
• Understand the compositional process.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the pre-planning needed for the organisation of a concert.
• Match needs to resources.
• Plan publicity for the performance.
• Be able make arrangements for performers and venue.
• Understand the role of concert facilitator.
• Review all elements in relation to the concert.

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

• 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

• Understand the growing requirements of alpine plants.
• Understand the design and construction of a rock garden.
• Create an alpine trough.

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

• Understand litreary styles and genres for different audiences.
• Record and use personal experience, anecdotes and observations.
• Understand the importance of structuring and shaping initial ideas through planning and drafting.
• Understand the importance of choosing a particular reading audience.
• Reflect on own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand basic concepts of critical analysis
• Understand the application of critical analysis to concepts, ideas and opinions

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of protective structures for crops.
• Understand the design and construction of protective structures for crops.
• Understand the uses of equipment used to protect crops.
• Understand ways of manipulating the environment in a protective structure for crops.
• Propagate and cultivate a range of ornamental and crop plants within a protective cropping environment.
• Understand how to prevent and treat a range of plant problems occurring within a protective cropping environment.

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

• Know how problem debt can be managed
• Know about the impact of out of control debts
• Know about agencies who offer debt advice

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

• 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

• Know own strengths.
• Understand time management.
• Manage own stress.
• Understand types of criticism.
• Understand confident behaviour.
• Understand what is meant by ‘body language’.
• Understand the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviour.

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 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

• 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
• Understand 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.
• Know about payslips and pay.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the term ‘equality’.
• Understand the term ‘diversity’.
• Know organisations that work on equality issues.
• Understand the importance of equality and diversity.
• Understand equality and diversity legislation.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand an essay task.
• Plan an essay.
• Research information for the purpose of essay writing.
• Present information in essay form.
• Review and revise own essays.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the hand tools, materials and access equipment used by decorators to perform specified tasks
• Understand safe working practices to prepare new and previously painted surfaces for painting
• Apply safe working practices in the application of paints to prepared surfaces

What you'll be able to do

• Identify garden/allotment produce
• Control weeds
• Grow and care for plants grown from seed
• Use basic methods to improve plant yield

What you'll be able to do

• Understand design features.
• Make informed design decisions.
• Construct or adapt a pattern to a specific design.
• Plan and prepare for the construction process.
• Use a range of construction techniques.
• Make a contemporary garment.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand design features.
• Make informed design decisions.
• Construct or adapt a pattern to a specific design.
• Plan and prepare for the construction process.
• Use a range of construction techniques.
• Make an item of child’s clothing.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand design features.
• Make informed design decisions.
• Construct or adapt a pattern to a specific design.
• Plan and prepare for the construction process.
• Use a range of construction techniques.
• Make a Chinese style dress / jacket.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand design features.
• Make informed design decisions.
• Construct or adapt a pattern to a specific design.
• Plan and prepare for the construction process.
• Use a range of construction techniques.
• Make a Choli Blouse.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand design features.
• Make informed design decisions.
• Construct or adapt a pattern to a specific design.
• Plan and prepare for the construction process.
• Use a range of construction techniques.
• Make a kameez.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand design features.
• Make informed design decisions.
• Construct or adapt a pattern to a specific design.
• Plan and prepare for the construction process.
• Use a range of construction techniques.
• Make a lehenga skirt.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about fruit plants and their cultural forms available to gardeners
• Understand factors relating to the siting of a fruit garden and choice of fruit
• Understand the maintenance of fruit plants
• Know about common fruit pests, diseases and disorders

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.
• Grow a range of vegetable seeds.
• Understand key factors for growing tree fruit plants.
• Plant and maintain tree fruit plants.
• Grow a range of soft fruit plants.

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

• 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

• Understand the nature of improvisation.
• Devise performance through the process of improvisation.
• Understand the functions of a given brief.
• Contribute to a group devised performance.
• Understand the value of evaluation.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about information sources.
• Prepare for gathering information for a specific purpose.
• Gather required information.
• Communicate information according to purpose and audience.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of an adult in play.
• Know what may constitute a safe and stimulating play environment.
• Create a safe and stimulating environment for play.
• Understand interaction in relation to child development.
• Interact with children aged from birth to three years.
• Review own interaction and play skills, in relation to child development.

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 the use of musical devices in composition.
• Develop a series of compositional ideas.
• Compose a piece of music.
• Understand the compositional process.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to prepare a score.
• Understand musical terminology within the score.
• Understand how to use conducting techniques.
• Evaluate own work.

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

• 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

• Understand health and safety measures relating to publishing.
• Design a pamphlet.
• Proof read and write type specification.
• Produce a cover design including blurb.
• Publish and launch a pamphlet.
• Review own work.

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

• Understand the sequence of development of language and communication in children.
• Understand the needs of young children in relation to development of language and communication skills.
• Understand the role of childcare workers and other professionals in promoting language skills.
• Understand reasons for language delay and communication difficulties in children
• Understand links between language and communication skills and the development of reading and writing.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand key characteristics of an effective leader.
• Understand the skills involved in being an effective leader.
• Understand the relationship between leader and team member.
• Lead a team.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand key characteristics of an effective leader.
• Understand the skills involved in being an effective leader.
• Understand the relationship between leader and team member.
• Lead a team.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify personal goals for volunteering.
• Understand how to find and obtain voluntary work.
• Understand the personal benefit of undertaking voluntary work.
• Understand the transferability of skills and experience gained through volunteering.

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

• Understand the purpose of a magazine programme.
• Understand the format of a magazine programme.
• Know about magazine topics.
• Understand the audience.
• Make a magazine programme.

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 role of power in relationships
• Understand the benefits and difficulties of giving and receiving support
• Understand the key behaviours that contribute to good teamwork
• Understand how conflicts can develop
• Use listening skills in a conflict situation
• Understand the concept of impartiality

What you'll be able to do

• Know own learning goals.
• Understand opportunities and practical issues involved in pursuing learning goals.
• Plan a programme to achieve learning goals.
• Understand the learning environment.
• Follow the learning programme and review progress.
• Review the learning programme.

What you'll be able to do

• Know own learning goals.
• Understand opportunities and practical issues involved in pursuing learning goals.
• Plan a programme to achieve learning goals.
• Understand the learning environment.
• Follow the learning programme and review progress.
• Review the learning programme.

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

• Calculate, measure and record time.
• Measure and compare temperature, including reading scales and conversion tables.
• Estimate, measure and calculate with length, distance, weight and capacity.
• Use scale and find dimensions from scale drawings.
• Use compound measures and rate of exchange.
• Recognise and use common 2D representations of 3D objects.
• Find the perimetres of regular and composite 2D shapes, using a given formula.
• Find areas of regular and composite shapes, using given formulae.

What you'll be able to do

• Demonstrate good practice in mentoring
• 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

• 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 basic technical skills on an instrument.
• Practice regularly.
• Play music in different moods/styles.
• Play music competently.

What you'll be able to do

• Know technical skills on an instrument.
• Develop good practice routines.
• Understand music from different periods and styles.
• Perform music competently.

What you'll be able to do

• Develop ensemble skills on an instrument.
• Rehearse ensemble performance.
• Give a performance of musical ensemble skills.
• Review the performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of music ensemble work.
• Work co-operatively with music.
• Demonstrate a successful rehearsal schedule.
• Perform for an audience, as part of a music ensemble.
• Review the work of own music ensemble.

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 reasons for making notes.
• Use note taking methods.
• Store and retrieve own notes.
• Use notes for specific purpose.
• Review own note taking.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify and agree a substantial mathematical project in practical context.
• Plan the project.
• Implement the plan.
• Interpret the results.
• Draw conclusions.

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
• Understand how to promote healthy eating

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

• Speak to an audience.
• Respond to questions.
• Engage in discussion.
• Understand information presented orally.
• Communicate orally in different contexts.

What you'll be able to do

• Source information for and plan a presentation.
• Deliver a structured presentation to an audience.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the audience.
• Handle questions effectively.
• Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the presentation.

What you'll be able to do

• Select stories for oral storytelling.
• Plan a programme of stories for performance.
• Develop a style of storytelling through rehearsal and reflection.
• Perform oral storytelling for an audience.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Research and select stories for oral storytelling.
• Use techniques for memorising stories for oral storytelling.
• Develop a style of storytelling through rehearsal and reflection.
• Perform oral storytelling for an audience.
• Review own storytelling performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the responsibilities of being a parent.
• Understand the right and needs of 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

• Know about the skills and qualities needed to deliver peer education
• Know about the role of communication skills in peer education
• Know about own skills and qualities needed for involvement in peer education

What you'll be able to do

• Know about health and safety measures relating to performance.
• Use improvisation as a means of exploration.
• Use improvisation techniques to create a performance.
• Reflect on own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Work with scripts and texts for performance.
• Plan for performance.
• Evaluate in action.

What you'll be able to do

• Develop a structured and effective realisation of a script or text.
• Understand the importance of forecasting and planning.
• Review performance planning.
• Review own performance planning skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Employ disciplines and techniques central to performance realisation.
• Review own performance.
• Review a performance realisation.

What you'll be able to do

• Use disciplines and techniques central to effective realisation.
• Refine own performance realisation skills.
• Review a performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of practice.
• Apply technical skills.
• Perform tunes from within the traditional Irish canon.
• Understand variations in regional style.
• Understand performance variation across time.
• Perform Irish traditional dance music competently.
• Understand sessions.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of practice.
• Apply technical skills.
• Perform tunes from within the Irish traditional canon.
• Understand variations in regional style.
• Understand performance variation across time.
• Perform Irish traditional dance music competently.
• Understand sessions.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety measures relating to physical theatre.
• Engage safely in physical theatre.
• Demonstrate movements for physical theatre.
• Choreograph simple physical performance sequences.
• Receive, respond to and give feedback on performance.
• 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 physical performance sequences.
• Review own performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what is meant by income and expenditure.
• Understand the issues of coping on a limited budget.
• Undertake financial transactions.
• Understand key financial information on everyday documents.
• Understand what saving means.
• Produce a budget plan.

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 own preferred learning and career opportunities
• Plan for transition to the next stage of education, training or work.

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 about own personal skills
• Acknowledge own current life situation and relationships
• Make positive decisions
• Produce an action plan to support the achievement of personal goals

What you'll be able to do

• Know about commonly used methods of saving
• Know about forms of credit

What you'll be able to do

• Know how learning takes place.
• Know about own learning profile.
• Manage own learning.
• Review own learning management.

What you'll be able to do

• Assess own physical fitness levels.
• Understand own fitness level and its relationship to a sporting activity.
• Use a range of modes of exercise to improve fitness levels.
• Design a personal training programme.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify and respond to situations where there may be personal risk
• Understand reasons for taking risks

What you'll be able to do

• Locate, retrieve and store information.
• Summarise written materials.
• Produce written materials for specific purposes.
• Use IT applications for study.
• Engage in discussion.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the impact of own actions and decisions.
• Know about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Recognise that people hold different beliefs and opinions.
• Understand key moral arguments 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

• Understand definitions of plagiarism.
• Understand how plagiarism may be used in different contexts.
• Understand what constitutes plagiarism.
• Understand terms used in relation to plagiarism and its avoidance.
• Know how plagiarism can be avoided in own work.
• Avoid plagiarism in own work.

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

• 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 what a portfolio is.
• Know what a portfolio can be used for.
• Build a portfolio suitable for own requirements and context.
• Build a portfolio suitable for own needs and context.

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

• Understand the meaning of the terms ‘prejudice’ and ‘discrimination’
• Know about stereotypical attitudes
• Know about the origins of attitudes
• Know the consequences of prejudice and discrimination
• Know the importance of Equal Opportunities Policies

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

• Input and combine text and other information within presentation slides.
• Store and retrieve files.
• Use presentation software tools to structure, edit and format slides.
• Prepare slides for presentation.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand childcare sector service principles.
• Understand the care value base and its application a childcare setting.
• Understand how quality of service is measured and problems addressed in a childcare setting.
• Understand institutional policy, procedures and practice related to abuse in a childcare setting.

What you'll be able to do

• Know factors that might influence potential solutions to a given problem.
• Use evidence to assist problem solving.
• Propose a response to a given problem.
• Review the effectiveness of an approach to solving a problem.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about factors that might influence problem solving
• Use evidence to assist problem solving
• Apply problem solving processes

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 skills needed for an effective production realisation.
• Carry out tasks related to the production rehearsal process.
• Review the production rehearsal process.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the skills required for an effective realisation.
• Contribute to an effective rehearsal process.
• Review the rehearsal process.

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

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of Public Sector Bodies
• Understand the process for the appointment of Board members to a Public Sector Body
• Understand the key functions of a Board meeting
• Understand the importance of financial management

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of an interview.
• Understand the interviewee.
• Understand how audience affects the interview.
• Know types of question.
• Understand the difference between live and pre-recorded interviews and studio and location interviews.
• Conduct an interview.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purpose of radio production and editing.
• Understand analogue editing techniques.
• Understand digital editing techniques.
• Understand UK radio broadcast law.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand and apply health and safety measures relating to radio production.
• Understand the principles of radio transmission and operate equipment for radio broadcast.
• Prepare and present a broadcast demonstration tape.
• Understand and apply professional working practice.
• Understand the importance of cooperation and responsibility for effective outputs when working with others.
• Reflect on own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Interpret source material.
• Extract information from source material for specific purposes.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the important role and function of front office within an organisation
• Know the different types of guest that come into an organisation and their requirements
• Deal with a guest on their arrival
• Understand how to allocate rooms and how to deal with ‘overbooking’
• Compile a guest’s account
• Understand procedures for secure cash handling

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different forms of employment
• Understand the concept of the labour market

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

• 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 the rehearsal process.
• Plan and take part in rehearsal.
• Know how changes may be made through the rehearsal process.
• Refine rehearsal performance of a score or text.
• Understand the importance of interpersonal skills in the context of rehearsal.
• Review the process and results of rehearsal.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the objectives of a research project.
• Identify and use secondary data for research.
• Identify and use primary data for research.
• Generate primary data.
• Produce a research report.
• Present research.
• Review own research process.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand research methods and their uses
• Plan a piece of research
• Carry out a piece of research
• Report on a piece of research
• Evaluate a piece of research

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the purposes of academic examinations.
• Establish a study environment.
• Plan own revision.
• Use revision techniques.
• Maintain personal health and well-being when undertaking academic revision and examination.
• Use exam techniques.
• Review own revision and exam skills.

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

• Understand the purpose of own learning.
• Make learning choices.
• Set learning goals.
• Review own progress and achievement.
• Plan future learning and development.

What you'll be able to do

• Set up a public address system.
• Power up and run tests on a public address system.
• Recognise and remedy common faults on a public address system.
• Understand and abide by current health and safety legislation.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different relationship types.
• Understand how cultural and individual differences may affect relationships.
• Understand qualities and attributes that may help individuals form positive relationships.
• Understand qualities and attributes that may help individuals form positive relationships.
• Know the law in relation to sex and sexuality.
• Understand how the human body works in relation to sex and sexuality.
• Understand contraception in terms of protection against pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
• Apply a condom correctly.
• Know agencies which provide contrac

What you'll be able to do

• Understand properties of angles.
• Create basic constructions.
• Know about symmetrical properties of shapes.
• Apply relationships in right-angled triangles.

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

• Know about song styles in popular music.
• Know about the use of form in popular music.
• Know about the use of subject matter in popular music.
• Understand the use of lyrical devices in popular music songs.
• Understand the use of compositional devices in popular music songs.
• Compose a popular music song.

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

• Communicate with others.
• Present information to others.
• Obtain information from others.
• Engage in discussion.

What you'll be able to do

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

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the term stress
• Recognise signs and symptoms of stress
• Know how stress affects health
• Know about potential causes of stress in everyday life
• Design a personal plan to combat stress

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 nature and importance of study management.
• Establish a study environment.
• Manage own study.
• Review own study management.

What you'll be able to do

• Use I.T. applications for study.
• Locate, retrieve and store written information.
• Take notes to support personal study.
• Summarise text.
• Apply critical thinking techniques.

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 help/support available relating to misuse of substances.

What you'll be able to do

• Know opportunities at home and in the community to support litreacy and numeracy.
• Understand how planned practical activity can support litreacy or numeracy skills.
• Understand how new learning can be built on past experience.
• Know the importance of recording progress to support a particular curriculum area

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

• 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

• Plan an activity.
• Deliver an activity.
• Participate in an activity.
• Understand how to review an activity.

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

• Know about motivating factors
• Acknowledge the needs of others
• Understand the impact of lack of motivation in individuals

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety measures relating to performance.
• Contribute to the process of creating a performance (drama, music and/or dance).
• Use technical skills required for performance through rehearsal.
• Contribute to performance.
• Use critical abilities in relation to own work and that of others.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the relevant health and safety measures required for performance in the arts.
• Contribute to the process of creating a performance (drama, music, dance).
• Use technical skills required for performance through rehearsal.
• Contribute to performance.
• Reflect on own performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Set optimal signal to noise ratio.
• Maintain a mix.
• Maintain contact with stage.
• Power down rig.
• Maintain and store equipment.

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

• 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

• Understand the importance of the Internet as a means of distribution and promotion of music.
• Know the implications of copyright in relation to web design.
• Design a music related website.

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