Open College Network West Midlands Entry Level Certificate in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step-UP) (Entry 3)

What you'll be able to do

• Plan a journey on public transport.
• Make a journey on public transport.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the resources needed for recording a small music ensemble.
• Work safely in a recording studio and control room.
• Know about microphones.
• Set up and care for microphones, stands and cables used in music production activity.
• Understand the recording process.
• Use recording techniques.

What you'll be able to do

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

What you'll be able to do

• Add whole numbers of up to three digits to give totals up to 1000.
• Carry out subtraction calculations involving whole numbers of up to three digits.

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 can have on others.
• Understand the health issues associated with alcohol misuse.
• Understand the effects of withdrawing from alcohol.
• Know some of the agencies offering help and information about alcohol misuse.

What you'll be able to do

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

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare ground for planting.
• Plant.
• Prepare and turf an area.
• Maintain amenity planting and grass.

What you'll be able to do

• Maintain and store tools and equipment required for applying papers
• Select and prepare adhesives required for applying papers
• Apply lining wood ingrain and non-matching papers to walls
• Store materials
• Work in accordance with current regulations

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare the work area and protect the surrounding area
• Apply water-borne and solvent borne materials to surfaces with brushes and rollers
• Maintain brushes and rollers
• Store paint materials
• Work in accordance with current regulations

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that people learn differently.
• Understand own learning preferences.
• Understand how learning styles affect approaches to learning and study.
• Reflect on own approaches to learning.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that individuals have rights and responsibilities.
• Understand equal opportunity issues 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

• Understand that individuals have rights and responsibilities.
• Understand equality issues 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

• Prepare and assemble components to specification
• Finish and check the assembly
• Work in accordance with current regulations

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare a work area in readiness for assembly operations.
• Carry out assembly operations using mechanical components.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand different types of behaviour.
• Know about self-esteem and how it can be enhanced.
• Know about stress and strategies for reducing it.
• Understand the need for time management and be able to implement it.
• Understand personal strengths and interests.

What you'll be able to do

• Catch and restrain a small animal.

What you'll be able to do

• Assist with cleaning animal accommodation
• Assist with maintaining animal accommodation

What you'll be able to do

• Assist with receiving and storing animal feed
• Assist with preparing feed for animals

What you'll be able to do

• Assess (visually) the physical state of an animal
• Administer preventative care to animals
• Deal with different potential animal emergency situations

What you'll be able to do

• Assist with monitoring and caring for the health and well-being of animals
• Assist with providing food and water for animals

What you'll be able to do

• Assist with moving animals on a site
• Assist with handling animals

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different types of active leisure and sport events
• Assist at an active leisure or sport event

What you'll be able to do

• AVSE:1 Use audio and/or video hardware and software to capture sequences
• AVSE:2 Use audio and /or video software tools to edit sequences
• AVSE:3 Play and present audio and/or video sequences

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety rules relating to backstage theatre skills.
• Work safely backstage.
• Understand specialist terminology used in backstage work.
• Know about backstage tasks.
• Use technical skills backstage.
• Review own backstage skills and performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about credit and borrowing
• Know how different bank accounts work
• Know about different ways and places to save and borrow money

What you'll be able to do

• Cook basic food items and dishes.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare food for cold presentation or cooking.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the principal methods of cooking.
• Prepare, cook and present simple dishes.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about performance skills
• Take a role in preparing for a performance
• Perform for an audience

What you'll be able to do

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

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare to build brick walling
• Build straight brick walling and return corners in half brick stretcher bond
• Build straight brick walling and return corners in one brick walling

What you'll be able to do

• Know the resources required to lay bricks and blocks
• Lay joints
• Lay bricks and blocks
• Clean up on completion

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for tasks.
• Dismantle a practice section of wall.
• Mix mortar for workshop practice.
• Prepare for workshop practice.
• Prepare for workshop practice.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about budgets
• Know about budgetary control
• Know how budgeting fits into the management process

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the difference between essential and non-essential spending
• Know about personal budgets

What you'll be able to do

• Know about own skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and personal qualities
• Build a portfolio of personal/educational information
• Produce a Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Identify personal goals

What you'll be able to do

• Use equipment to build a brick pillar
• Build a three brick square hollow pillar
• Care for equipment

What you'll be able to do

• Use equipment to build a three course brick wall
• Build a half brick wall three courses high
• Care for equipment

What you'll be able to do

• Know about business meetings.
• Know about planning business meetings.
• Run a meeting.
• Follow up after a meeting.
• Deal with difficult issues in meetings.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand his/her strengths, qualities, skills, abilities and how they are transferable.
• Identify relevant sources of information, advice and guidance in relation to career planning.

What you'll be able to do

• Wash/bathe babies and children.
• Know the correct procedures when feeding young children.
• Dress children appropriately.
• Respond to a baby/child’s need for sleep and rest.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify the needs of a baby.
• Know the need for developmental and health checks.
• Identify why immunisation is necessary.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about childhood behaviour patterns/problems
• Know about the importance of play in child development
• Know about the nature of children’s social and emotional development
• Know about the importance of safety and hygiene in childcare
• Know about children’s physical development up to 11 years
• Know about the nutritional needs of children

What you'll be able to do

• Know about hand tools used in carpentry.
• Use face and edge marks.
• Saw to a line.
• Plane timber.
• Use a chisel.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for carrying out a systematic cycle check and basic adjustments.
• Carry out a systematic cycle check and basic adjustments.
• Tidy up area after work.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare to build block walling to the given instruction and specification.
• Set out for block walling to the given specification.
• Build block walling using dense concrete and lightweight insulation blocks to the given specification.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare to build brick walling to the given instruction and specification.
• Set out for brick walling to the given specification.
• Build straight brick walling and return corners in half brick stretcher bond.
• Build straight brick walling and return corners in one brick walling.
• Form junctions in brick and block walling.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about research methods.
• Be able carry out a practical research project.
• Report back on project findings.

What you'll be able to do

• Restrain a small animal
• Know the signs of good health in a small animal

What you'll be able to do

• Safely use appropriate materials and equipment.
• Maintain fluid levels in a car engine.

What you'll be able to do

• Use relevant tools and equipment.
• Maintain tyres on a car.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify and use relevant tools and equipment.
• Maintain road wheels and tyres on a motor vehicle.

What you'll be able to do

• Work safely when cleaning and preparing a cycle for use
• Know about cycle cleaning and finishing products
• Carry out the cleaning and preparation of a cycle for use

What you'll be able to do

• Know about clothing design
• Follow a design brief

What you'll be able to do

• Locate facilities at college.
• Identify members of staff and their roles.
• Identify reasons for attending college.
• Understand own responsibilities while at college.
• Understand the differences between college and a previous place of learning.
• Identify Health and Safety procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Locate facilities at college.
• Identify members of staff and their roles.
• Identify reasons for attending college.
• Understand own responsibilities while at college.
• Understand differences between college and a previous establishment.
• Identify Health and Safety procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for application of temporary colour
• Apply a temporary colour

What you'll be able to do

• Know about 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
• Know how conflict is dealt with in own organisation

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for constructing a cavity wall.
• Demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing a cavity wall.
• Construct a cavity wall.
• Leave work area clean and tidy.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for constructing a half brick wall.
• Demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing half brick wide walls.
• Construct a half brick wall.
• Leave work area clean and tidy.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for constructing a one brick wide wall.
• Demonstrate skills and techniques used in constructing one brick wide walls.
• Construct a one brick wide wall.
• Leave work area clean and tidy.

What you'll be able to do

• Follow health and safety guidelines.
• Plan a craft activity.
• Carry out the craft activity.
• Review own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Create and maintain a retail display

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for composting and cultivation tasks.
• Make and use compost in horticulture.
• Understand how to cultivate different soils.
• Know pH levels and effects on plant life.
• Tidy the work area.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the use of herbs.
• Understand the factors in selecting herbs for a particular site.
• Cultivate herbs.

What you'll be able to do

• Take a cutting.
• Root plant cuttings.
• Plant cuttings.
• Cultivate plant cuttings.
• Follow guidance when cultivating plant cuttings.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the benefits of good customer service in the hospitality industry
• Communicate with customers in the hospitality environment
• Know the importance of good personal presentation in the hospitality industry

What you'll be able to do

• Know the importance of good customer service in the hospitality industry
• Communicate with customers in a hospitality environment
• Know the importance of good personal presentation in the hospitality industry

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the arithmetical average for a set of data.
• Understand the range of a set of data.

What you'll be able to do

• Extract and interpret information.
• Make numerical comparisons from bar charts and pictograms.

What you'll be able to do

• Observe and record numerical information.
• Organise and represent information.

What you'll be able to do

• Use appropriate designs and page layouts for a publication.
• Input text and other information into a publication.
• Use desktop publishing software techniques to edit and format a publication.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what a community is.
• Know the location and use of buildings and facilities in own local area.
• Understand independent skills in own community.
• Know facilities and services available to the community.
• Understand own responsibilities as part of a community.

What you'll be able to do

• Read, write and understand common fractions.
• Recognise and use equivalent fraction forms.
• Recognise common fractions.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify and use the properties of 2D and 3D shapes to solve practical problems using appropriate vocabulary.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the different branches of angling.
• Know about regulations relating to angling.
• Know about Health and Safety requirements when angling.
• Use angling equipment in a specific branch of angling.
• Select and use appropriate bait.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the different branches of angling.
• Know about the regulations relating to angling.
• Know about Health and Safety requirements when angling.
• Use angling equipment in a specific branch of angling.
• Select and use appropriate bait.

What you'll be able to do

• Follow relevant health and safety rules when handling animals.
• Deal with animal behaviour.
• Handle animals.

What you'll be able to do

• Follow relevant health and safety rules when working with animals.
• Understand the natural behaviour and original habitat of a range of domesticated animals.
• Understand a range of behaviours in both animals and humans.
• Look after a range of animals and self with reference to feelings and physical needs.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the impact of confidence.
• Know what is meant by self-esteem.
• Understand ways of building confidence and self-esteem.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the hand tools and equipment used in basic painting tasks
• Know the materials used in basic painting tasks
• Know the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in basic painting tasks
• Apply safe working practices to paint a flat wall area
• Work responsibly with others
• Seek and respond to guidance when working as part of a team

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the differences between fiction and non-fiction.
• Use personal experience and memory as a source for creative writing.
• Use a range of stimuli as a basis for creative writing.
• Draft and re-draft a piece of creative writing.
• Understand the importance of choosing a particular reading audience.
• Reflect on own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what constitutes a DJ rig.
• Understand how to safely set up a DJ rig.
• Set up a DJ rig.
• Use headphones and turntable.

What you'll be able to do

• Sort garments according to the treatment needed for cleaning purposes.
• Use a washing machine safely.
• Use an iron safely.
• Understand the need for correct cleaning materials for specific tasks.
• Store cleaning materials with consideration to potential hazard.
• Know what to do in an emergency situation for water, electricity and gas.
• Understand emergency procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the hand tools used in basic joinery processes
• Know the materials and fixings used in basic joinery processes
• Know the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in basic joinery processes
• Apply safe working practices to produce a joinery product
• Work responsibly with others
• Seek and respond to guidance when working as part of a team

What you'll be able to do

• Know how children develop language and communication skills.
• Understand the links between language and communication skills.
• Know the role of adults in promoting language skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety measures relating to performance.
• Respond to a range of stimuli and develop ideas for performance.
• Use improvisation.
• Give and receive feedback on performance.
• Reflect on own work.

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

What you'll be able to do

• Know common foot conditions.
• Know about the correct uses of different types of footwear.
• Understand that the feet/toenails need to be cared for.
• Understand the importance of keeping the hands and nails clean.
• Care for and keep clean hands and fingernails.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of visiting the dentist regularly.
• Recognise problems that can occur from poor oral hygiene.
• Understand the importance of correct tooth brushing for good dental health.
• Know of the products that are available to support strong dental hygiene.
• Know what sorts of foods can cause tooth decay.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand aspects of the brain in relation to learning.
• Understand how learning takes place.
• Know his/her own learning profile.
• Make plans to aid learning.

What you'll be able to do

• Take part in an initial screening process.
• Complete an assessment process.
• Know their preferred learning style.
• Set personal goals and prepare an action plan.
• Understand commitment in relation to learning or work experience.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the hand tools used in basic plumbing processes
• Know the materials and components used in basic plumbing processes
• Know the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) used in basic plumbing processes
• Apply safe working practices to perform plumbing operations
• Work responsibly with others
• Seek and respond to guidance when working as part of a team

What you'll be able to do

• Maintain a clean home.
• Care for clothing.
• Maintain personal hygiene.
• Clean own teeth.
• Maintain a healthy body.
• Understand the importance of regular sight tests.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what is meant by independent living.
• Understand positive and negative aspects of the transition to independence.
• Know the responsibilities for both tenant and landlord incorporated in tenancy agreement.
• Know the skills necessary for successful independent living.
• Understand how to overcome difficulties in independent living.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare a work area for producing components using a bench/pedestal drilling machine.
• Safely carry out drilling activities using a bench/pedestal drilling machine.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for and carry out an electrical wiring activity.
• Wire and terminate electrical components correctly and safely.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify possible employment options.
• Complete an application form.
• Create a straightforward Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Understand how to conduct self at interview.
• Locate job and training opportunities in a local area.
• Plan for future career development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the value and benefits of listening to children.
• Listen to children.
• Understand the importance of acknowledging children’s feelings and needs.
• Know to ask appropriate questions when listening to children.
• Understand the intention of listening.

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.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare and set a table for an informal function.
• Set a table for different meals.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand why personal fitness is important to good health.
• Recognise the role that exercise plays in maintaining a healthy life style.
• Understand the importance of a balanced diet in promoting personal good health.
• Understand the importance of personal hygiene and good grooming in relation to living healthily.
• Understand the basic issues of sex education and contraception in the context of sexual health.
• Take responsibility for own health and lifestyle through action planning for the future.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify garden / allotment produce.
• Control weeds.
• Propagate plants.
• Grow and care for plants grown from seed.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety measures relating to performance.
• Contribute to the process of creating a performance.
• Understand own role in the process of creating a performance.
• Develop technical skills required for performance through rehearsal.
• Contribute to performance.
• Reflect on own work.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the relevance of previous skills and experience for future learning.
• Use guidance and advice for own learning needs.
• Know about the purpose and value of negotiating own learning programme.
• Review a learning programme in the context of own needs and development.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the nature of adult relationships.
• Understand issues relating to adult physical relationships.

What you'll be able to do

• Know different soil types.
• Know different garden habitats.
• Know the role of wildlife in the garden.
• Prepare soil for plants.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify own skills.
• Understand the need for time management.
• Recognise signs of stress.
• Recognise different types of criticism.
• Recognise confident behaviour in self and others.
• Know what is meant by non-verbal communication.
• Know the difference between aggressive, passive and assertive behaviour.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about past history in the own local area
• Get historical information from different sources
• Create a record of findings

What you'll be able to do

• Know about past history in the own local area
• Get historical information from different sources
• Create a record of findings

What you'll be able to do

• Divide two digit whole numbers, interpreting remainders.
• Use ÷ and = in calculations.
• Be able use a calculator to solve division problems.
• Estimate answers to calculations.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for electronic assembly
• Assemble electronic components

What you'll be able to do

• Know the importance of an employment contract
• Know where to find key information on a payslip
• Know about the national minimum wage

What you'll be able to do

• Know about employment legislation.
• Know about statutory and contractual employment rights.
• Know about a contract of employment.
• Know about the implications of breach of contract.
• Know about the key information on a payslip.

What you'll be able to do

• Engage in discussion.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the different roles within the family
• Know about some of the causes and effects of problems in family life
• Know about the changing nature of families
• Produce a life plan for family and self

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the Data Protection Act
• Know about filing classification systems
• Know about the importance of pre-sorting documents
• File using different filing classification systems
• Use an index

What you'll be able to do

• Interpret information.
• Fix and fit furniture components in location.
• Check the final fitting of an interior.
• Ensure the safety of self and others.

What you'll be able to do

• Interpret information.
• Check the work area is ready for positioning the work surface/s.
• Secure work surface/s in position.
• Ensure the safety of self and others.

What you'll be able to do

• Know basic hygiene rules.
• Store different types of food.
• Know when food should be discarded.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the importance of handling food safely
• Understand the importance of personal hygiene when handling food
• Understand the importance of cleaning a food work area
• Understand the importance of keeping food products safely
• Handle food safely

What you'll be able to do

• Know different types of food service.
• Serve food.
• Work in a food service area.

What you'll be able to do

• Know a range of kitchen utensils and basic kitchen equipment.
• Use cooking appliances.
• Understand the importance of preparing balanced nutritious meals.
• Know a range of hot and cold drinks.
• Prepare hot and cold drinks.
• Know fresh foods that do not need to be cooked.
• Know simple cooked snacks.
• Prepare a variety of snacks.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the purpose of the front office.
• Know the structure of the front office.
• Work in the front office.

What you'll be able to do

• Plan and prepare for a particular Further Education (F.E.) enrichment activity.
• Review and reflect on own Further Education (F.E.) enrichment activity experience.

What you'll be able to do

• Know plants that grow in a garden or allotment.
• Propagate plants.
• Prepare an outside growing bed.
• Grow and care for plants.

What you'll be able to do

• Know relevant tools for garden maintenance.
• Maintain a garden.
• Know the correct methods of garden waste disposal.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about garment construction materials
• Use sewing skills for garment construction
• Know about health and safety issues within garment construction

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different styles of shalwar/ trousers
• Know about sewing skills required to make different types of shalwar/ trousers
• Select different fabrics to construct trousers/shalwar
• Prepare trousers/shalwar patterns
• Fit and sew simple trousers/shalwar
• Review an end product

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different styles of shorts
• Know about sewing skills required to make different types of shorts
• Select different fabrics to construct simple shorts
• Use a shorts patterns
• Demonstrate an ability to sit and sew basic shorts
• Review an end product

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different styles of dress
• Know about sewing skills required to make different types of kameez or dress
• Select different fabrics to construct a kameez and dress
• Use a simple kameez or dress pattern
• Fit and sew a simple kameez or dress
• Review an end product

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different styles of skirts
• Know about the sewing skills required to make different types of skirts
• Select different fabrics to construct a skirt
• Use a skirt pattern
• Fit and sew a skirt
• Review an end product

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different styles of tops
• Know about sewing skills required to make tops
• Select different fabrics to construct a top
• Use a pattern for a top
• Fit and sew a simple top
• Review an end product

What you'll be able to do

• Construct a garment
• Use construction methods
• Use a method of distribution of fullness
• Provide strength, stability and support to articles
• Know about hem and edge finishing
• Incorporate fastenings
• Finish an article

What you'll be able to do

• Know about sewing equipment.
• Make a garment.
• Apply processes to tackle basic problems.
• Understand safe working practices.
• Review own performance and personal skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about pressing equipment and maintenance.
• Know the main elements of pressing techniques.
• Know the main features of fusing methods and machinery.
• Know the essential features of working methods for pressing and fusing.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify trees common to an area.
• Identify wild plants common to a woodland area.
• Identify common tracks or signs left by living creatures.
• Understand the importance of preserving natural woodland.

What you'll be able to do

• Use grammar to aid understanding.

What you'll be able to do

• Use writing to communicate.
• Use grammar and punctuation correctly.

What you'll be able to do

• Groom a small animal

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the roles and responsibilities associated with working in a group.
• Interact with group members and staff.
• Listen and understand.
• Let others communicate within a group situation.
• Know the importance of co-operation when working in group situations.
• Accept and respond to praise and criticism.
• Understand relationships within own team.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for basic hair plaiting service
• Carry out basic hair plaiting techniques

What you'll be able to do

• Assist a stylist with technical service.
• Shampoo a client’s hair.

What you'll be able to do

• Comply with the health and safety requirements in a salon environment
• Maintain personal hygiene and appearance

What you'll be able to do

• Assist at reception
• Liaise with clients
• Liaise with colleagues

What you'll be able to do

• Demonstrate hand-knitting techniques
• Follow instructions when producing hand-knitted garments
• Know about current styles and/or trends in knitwear

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare for a basic hand care treatment
• Provide basic hand care treatment

What you'll be able to do

• Extract information from data.
• Interpret information from data.
• Represent discrete data.

What you'll be able to do

• Unpack and move stock in a retail environment.
• Store stock safely in a retail environment.
• Fill up stock on display in a retail environment.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand Health and Safety procedures and signage.
• Undertake safe working practices.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify dangers and precautions when working in construction.
• Identify specific dangers and precautions.
• Work safely.
• Understand safe working practices.
• Review own safe performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about keeping fit
• Take part in fitness activities
• Apply safe working practices
• Review own performance

What you'll be able to do

• Maintain a clean and hygienic home.
• Care for clothing.
• Understand the need for basic personal hygiene.
• Maintain a healthy body.
• Understand the importance of regular eye tests.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand health and safety procedures and equipment.
• Observe safe working practices.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the causes of accidents in construction
• Know about the hazards and safety signs in a construction environment
• Minimise the risk of hazards
• Know about the different types of fire extinguishers and when to use them
• Know about the legislation HASAWA and COSHH

What you'll be able to do

• Know relevant health and safety requirements, procedures and equipment in a practical work environment.
• Manage risk in a practical work environment, by following safe working practices.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about personal fitness
• Know about healthy eating
• Know about personal hygiene and grooming
• Know about sex education and contraception
• Take responsibility for own health and lifestyle

What you'll be able to do

• Know about methods of safeguarding home, personal possessions and self
• Know what action needs to be taken when finding a fire
• Respond to a fire drill
• Know about general fire detection devices
• Cope appropriately with an accident
• Know when and how to contact their local GP/Health Centre
• Summon the emergency services

What you'll be able to do

• Sort clothes for cleaning/laundry.
• Use the washing machine safely.
• Use the iron safely.
• Use correct cleaning materials for specific tasks.
• Store and use cleaning materials safely.
• Know what to do in an emergency situation for water, electricity and gas.
• Know emergency procedures.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the functions of the skeletal and muscular systems.
• Know the functions of the cardio-respiratory systems.
• Know the requirements of a healthy diet.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the location of major engine and chassis components.
• Know the major internal engine components.
• Know the major cooling system components.

What you'll be able to do

• Identify and locate basic external car parts.
• Identify and locate basic internal car parts.

What you'll be able to do

• Speak up in a group situation with confidence.
• Know own decisions and choices.
• Know the rights and responsibilities of self and others in given situations.
• Negotiate to achieve a desired outcome.
• Understand the benefits of assertiveness.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about confidence.
• Know about communication skills and how they can contribute to improving confidence.
• Know about decision-making and associated emotions and feelings.
• Know that having goals/targets can increase confidence.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about different exercise and fitness activities.
• Participate in exercise and fitness activities.
• Review own performance

What you'll be able to do

• Understand ways of learning which reflect own likes and dislikes
• Determine realistic learning target(s)
• Make decisions about how to achieve learning targets
• Understand own performance

What you'll be able to do

• Know own spelling weaknesses.
• Use strategies to improve spelling.

What you'll be able to do

• Recognise the functions of different types of shops
• Identify items needed to furnish a home
• Use a budget for shopping
• Behave appropriately in shops

What you'll be able to do

• Understand that they have individual rights and responsibilities

What you'll be able to do

• Use indoor games equipment.
• Interact with others during indoor team games.
• Carry out set tasks.
• Know the meaning of game tactics.
• Use safe working practices when participating in indoor team games.
• Review own performance and personal skills.

What you'll be able to do

• Know facilities in own learning environment
• Know about Health and Safety Procedures
• Use the library (learning resource centre)
• Know about personal study planning
• Know about working in groups in a learning situation

What you'll be able to do

• Know the main features of fabric screen-printing equipment.
• Know the main elements of fabric screen-printing procedures.
• Use the fabric printing machine and recognise errors.
• Know the essential safety features of the working methods for fabric screen-printing.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about knitting equipment and materials.
• Prepare machine for use.
• Carry out maintenance procedures.
• Use machine and identify errors.
• Organise work according to instructions.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the main features of screen printing equipment.
• Know the main elements of screen printing procedures.
• Use machine and recognise errors.
• Know the essential safety features of working methods for screen printing.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare a lock stitch machine for use.
• Carry out basic maintenance procedures on sewing machines.
• Demonstrate correct use of tools.
• Prepare overlocker machine for use.

What you'll be able to do

• Operate a lock stitch machine to produce a range of samples.
• Operate an overlocker machine to produce a range of samples.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the main features of equipment used in industrial textile dyeing.
• Understand dyeing procedures.
• Use machine and identify errors.
• Know the essential safety features of the working methods for dyeing.

What you'll be able to do

• Know key features of an inspection workstation and accessories required for inspection.
• Know the main elements of the inspection process.
• Understand inspection working methods.
• Know the procedure following inspection.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the requirements of taking part in a training course.
• Understand the content and relevance of a training course.
• Understand a training organisation’s need for rules and regulations.
• Take part in team-building activities.
• Take part in an initial assessment.
• Understand the importance of maintaining a safe working environment.
• Understand the importance of commitment and regular attendance on a training course.

What you'll be able to do

• Distinguish advertisements from other media content.
• Understand how advertisements are used to sell products.

What you'll be able to do

• Speak up in a group situation with confidence.
• Know own decisions and choices.
• Know the rights and responsibilities of self and others in given situations.
• Negotiate to achieve a desired outcome.
• Understand the implications and benefits of assertiveness and self-control.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the tools, equipment and materials used in brickwork.
• Interact with others in an appropriate way.
• Work safely and correctly.
• Select tools, equipment and materials for specific projects.
• Review own performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Recognise own qualities, skills, interests and achievements.
• Know where to locate careers information.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about tools, equipment and materials used in carpentry and joinery.
• Interact with others in an appropriate way.
• Work safely and correctly.
• Select tools, equipment and materials for specific projects.
• Review own performance.

What you'll be able to do

• Know about the use of musical devices in composition
• Compose a piece of music

What you'll be able to do

• Design curtains for a window.
• Make curtains.
• Use tools and equipment safely.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the benefits to the organisation of good customer service.
• Understand the possible consequences of poor customer service.
• Understand the value of first impressions.
• Understand positive verbal and non-verbal interaction with customers.
• Understand that respect for the individual is at the heart of good customer service.
• Understand his/her role in dealing with complaints from customers.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of a parent in the family unit.
• Know the rights of children in a family unit.
• Understand the importance of listening to children and giving choices.
• Know ‘difficult’ behaviour in children of different ages.
• Know techniques for dealing with difficult behaviour.
• Understand how children learn through daily family activities.
• Understand own needs as a parent.

What you'll be able to do

• Provide physical care for children of different ages.
• Choose appropriate clothing and footwear for children.
• Understand the importance of a child’s daily routine.

What you'll be able to do

• Consider own skills and experience when planning for further learning.
• Seek advice and guidance in respect of own learning needs.
• Understand the purpose and value of discussing own learning programme.
• Review progress on personal learning programme.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the differences between types of drugs, including their legal status.
• Know causes of drug misuse.
• Recognise physical and psychological effects of drug misuse.
• Identify the impact that drug misuse may have on others.
• Identify health issues associated with drug misuse.
• Know effects of withdrawing from drugs.
• Identify agencies offering help and information on drug misuse.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the main food commodities.
• Know where the main food commodities can be obtained.
• Know how the main food commodities should be stored.

What you'll be able to do

• Know what constitutes a balanced diet.
• Know common food allergies and their effects.
• Know food restrictions that affect the diets of religious and cultural groups.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the roles of different group members working together.
• Understand how to communicate verbally with group members.
• Understand the importance of listening to others within group situations.
• Understand the importance of co-operation when working in group situations.
• Respond to praise and constructive criticism.
• Understand relationships within own team.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the basic principles of lip reading.
• Recognise the impact of strategies to improve effective communication.
• Know how finger spelling works.
• Know the main features of how the ear functions.
• Use non-verbal communication.
• Differentiate between vowels and consonants and speech shapes.

What you'll be able to do

• Know the purpose and content of story sacks.
• Produce a story sack and contents.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the differences between news media formats.
• Understand why producers choose particular news items.
• Understand the use of images in news reporting.

What you'll be able to do

• Know how types and colours of flowers are used in the design of floral arrangements.
• Make a floral arrangement.
• Make a buttonhole.

What you'll be able to do

• Prepare food safely and hygienically, taking account of Health and Safety regulation.
• Store food safely and hygienically.
• Recognise “use by” dates.
• Prepare nutritious food.
• Present food in a way that is attractive to children and young people.