SFEDI Awards Level 2 Award in Passport to Enterprise and Employment

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the social diversity of citizens in the local community.

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• Understand unit strengths and safe limits of alcohol.

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• Understand the concepts of innovation and creativity in the context of business.
• Understand the importance of innovation and creativity in generating new business ideas.
• Understand how competition can foster a culture of innovation within a business.
• Understand how competition can foster a culture of creativity within a business.

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• Understand the importance of suitable premises to a business, including location and accessibility
• Understand how to choose suitable premises for meeting business needs, considering factors such as cost, size and facilities

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• Understand the purpose and application of sales-related information within a competitive sales environment.
• Understand the requirements for the collection and secure storage of sales-related information, including data protection regulations.
• Understand the application of various tools and methods used to analyse both quantitative and qualitative sales-related information.
• Understand how the results of competitor analysis are used to inform sales strategies and improve business performance.

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• Select a legal status for a business, considering the implications of each option.
• Comply with legal requirements of setting up and running a business, including registration, licensing and insurance.

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• Understand factors that contribute to conflict

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• Identify and develop a new business idea, considering its feasibility and potential profitability.
• Understand the help and support that is available to businesses, including funding, advice and training.

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• Recognise creative thinking.

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• Understand what is meant by critical thinking.

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• Understand how to build long-term relationships with customers in a sales environment.
• Understand different approaches to managing customer accounts effectively.
• Understand the importance of customer loyalty for business success.
• Understand the importance of the brand and organisational reputation in customer service.
• Understand how to meet customers’ after-sales service needs to ensure satisfaction.

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• Understand how to develop your business idea, including identifying its unique selling points and potential challenges.
• Understand the market for your business idea, including identifying target customers and analysing competitor activity.

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• Understand the importance of exercise.

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• Understand the meaning of the term enterprising character.
• Understand own enterprising character.
• Understand how to develop own enterprising character.

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• Understand what is meant by disclosure
• Understand the disclosure of offences

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• Understand what is meant by diversity in society.

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• Understand employment rights and responsibilities.

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• Understand the terms equality and diversity.

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• Understand family units and roles.

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• Understand how finance is managed within a business context
• Understand appropriate sources of business finance
• Estimate income and expenditure for a business

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• Understand the various avenues for finding subcontracting work in the construction sector
• Understand the strategies and techniques required to successfully win subcontracting work
• Understand the process for accessing Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards and the requirements for health, safety and environment testing
• Understand the different types of commercial insurances relevant to subcontracting work
• Understand the importance of maintaining good working relationships and delivering quality work to ensure continued subcontracting opportunities

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• Understand personal fitness and its components.

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• Appraise their own technology skills in relation to the different skills needed in different job roles
• Use a range of ICT equipment safely and how to use software commonly found in a place of work

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• Understand how decisions are made

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• Locate correct spellings.

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• Identify own strengths and skills.

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• Understand what is meant by mentoring.

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• Determine the amount of money needed to cover essential living expenses.
• Estimate weekly earnings as a subcontractor, taking into account potential fluctuations in workload and payment schedules.
• Be prepared for the annual HMRC self-assessment process, including record-keeping requirements and deadlines.

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• Understand personal goals for volunteering.

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• Understand the different legal statuses available for a business, such as sole trader, partnership, and limited company.
• Understand how to comply with legal requirements of setting up and running a business, including registration, taxation, and employment law.

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• Understand STIs and their implications.

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• Understand time management.

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• Understand the stages of the mentoring relationship.

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• Source information for and plan a presentation.

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• Understand responsibilities as a parent.

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

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• Understand own strengths and weaknesses
• Understand current life situation and relationships

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• Understand income and expenditure.

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• Reflect on own interest in starting a business, considering personal motivations and aspirations.
• Identify personal development needs in relation to running own business, recognising areas for improvement and skill enhancement.
• Reflect on the rewards and commitments of running own business, evaluating the potential benefits and challenges involved.

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• Understand the impact of own actions and decisions.

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• Understand food groups and their functions.

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• Understand the meaning of prejudice and discrimination.

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• Understand the purpose of career planning.

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• Understand the importance of being prepared for a recruitment interview.

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• Understand how to structure a business plan, including key sections and information
• Understand how to produce a business plan, ensuring clarity and accuracy
• Review a business plan, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement
• Present a pitch for a business plan, effectively communicating its key aspects and potential

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• Understand how work-related information is commonly presented in various formats.
• Originate information suitable for presentation to specific audiences within a workplace.
• Present information effectively to specific audiences within a workplace.

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• Understand how to identify and meet customer needs in a new business, including market research and customer service
• Understand how to market products or services in a new business, including different marketing channels and techniques
• Understand how to plan for selling products or services, including sales strategies and customer relationship management

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to identify and meet customer needs in a new business through market research and analysis
• Understand how to market products or services in a new business using appropriate marketing strategies and channels
• Prepare for selling products or services, including developing sales techniques and product knowledge

What you'll be able to do

• Understand how to plan online selling strategies, including target audience identification and marketing channel selection.
• Understand implementation issues in online selling, such as website design, payment processing, and order fulfilment.
• Understand evaluation processes for online selling, including key performance indicators (KPIs) and methods for measuring success.

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• Understand the employment rights and responsibilities of both the employee and the employer within a business
• Understand the purpose and importance of adhering to health, safety and security procedures in a business environment
• Understand how to communicate effectively with colleagues, customers and other stakeholders
• Understand how to work effectively with and support colleagues to achieve common goals
• Understand how to plan own work activities and be accountable to others for completing tasks
• Understand the purpose of continuously improving own performance in a business environment and how to implement improvement strategies
• Understand the types of problems that may occur in a business environment and how to deal with them effectively, including escalation procedures

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• Understand how to prepare for a sales presentation or demonstration
• Understand how to deliver a sales presentation or demonstration
• Understand the role of evaluating sales presentations/demonstrations

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• Understand the key factors to consider when deciding whether to participate in trade fairs and exhibitions
• Understand the processes involved in preparing for trade fairs and exhibitions, including logistics and marketing
• Understand effective techniques for selling products or services at trade fairs and exhibitions

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• Understand factors influencing solutions to problems

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• Understand problem-solving processes.

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• Produce comprehensive and realistic business plans for a business, incorporating relevant market research and financial projections.
• Implement business plans effectively within a business, monitoring progress and making necessary adjustments.

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• Know the benefits of using social media platforms to conduct market research and gather customer insights.
• Know the benefits of promoting products and services through social media channels, such as increased brand awareness and customer engagement.
• Know the potential risks associated with promoting products and services through social media, including negative feedback and reputational damage.
• Know how different social media applications are used for marketing and promotion purposes.
• Create a professional and engaging social networking profile for a specific product or service.
• Use a social network to communicate effectively with others to promote a product or service and build relationships.

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• Understand the differences between legal and illegal substances.

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• Understand bullying and its effects.

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• Understand what factors to consider when recruiting for a possible job vacancy in business, including skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Understand how to prepare an advertisement for a possible job vacancy, ensuring it is accurate, attractive, and compliant with relevant legislation.
• Understand how to select an applicant for a possible vacancy, using fair and objective selection methods such as shortlisting and interviewing.

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• Understand different types of research methods

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• Understand the main types of market research used to inform marketing decisions, including primary and secondary research methods
• Plan a market research activity, defining objectives, target audience, and research methods
• Carry out market research, collecting relevant data from chosen sources
• Analyse data gathered from market research, identifying key trends and insights
• Interpret data gathered from market research to inform marketing decisions

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• Understand how media influences body image.

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• Select an appropriate legal status for a business, such as sole trader or partnership.
• Comply with the legal requirements associated with the chosen legal status.
• Understand the process of registering as self-employed with HMRC.
• Understand how to obtain a Unique Tax Reference (UTR) number.

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• Communicate effectively with others.

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• Understand the term stress.

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• Understand the characteristics of a team leader.

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• Understand the importance of the business environment, including economic, social, and political factors
• Understand current trends that could affect a start-up business, including technological advancements and market changes

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• Understand what is meant by entrepreneurship, including its characteristics, benefits, and challenges.
• Reflect on own interest in starting a business, considering personal motivations, skills, and resources.
• Develop an entrepreneurial skill set, including problem-solving, communication, and financial management skills.

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• Understand how to assess the financial impact of moving into employment, including income, benefits and expenses

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• Understand environmental laws and regulations and their potential impact on a business
• Understand how a business can comply with environmental laws and regulations
• Understand how a business can develop effective environmental practices

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• Understand the principles of marketing products or services within a business context.
• Understand different marketing strategies and their application to various products or services.
• Plan marketing activities to promote products or services effectively.
• Plan promotional activities to enhance the visibility of products or services.

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• Understand what is meant by an enterprise culture.

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• Understand the key factors to be considered when planning to start a new business, such as market research, financial projections, and legal requirements.
• Know the typical layout and purpose of each section within a comprehensive business plan.
• Access relevant information, support, and professional advice when planning a new business venture.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand business issues in the sales environment, including market trends, competitor analysis, and customer needs.
• Understand the importance of business news in the sales environment, and how it can inform sales strategies and customer interactions.
• Understand the use of networking in sales, including building relationships with potential clients and industry contacts.

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• Understand the importance of business contacts, recognising their value in networking and collaboration.
• Understand how to build positive business relationships, developing effective communication and interpersonal skills.

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• Understand the benefits of good customer service.

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• Understand the process of assessing customers’ creditworthiness.
• Understand how customers’ ongoing credit status is monitored.

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• Understand different eating disorders.

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• Understand different ways of financing a new business venture, including loans, grants, and investment.
• Understand how finance is managed within a business context, including budgeting, financial planning, and record-keeping.
• Know how cash flow is managed effectively in a business to ensure financial stability and sustainability.

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• Understand different types of relationships.

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• Understand the implications of innovation.

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• Understand an organisation’s procedures for dealing with legal, regulatory and ethical requirements relating to sales or marketing activities.
• Understand the legal, regulatory and ethical limits of the sales or marketing role, including data protection, consumer rights, and advertising standards.

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• Understand mediation and its role in conflict resolution

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• Reflect on motivations.

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• Understand the importance of negotiation in a new business, recognising its impact on success and sustainability.
• Understand how to negotiate deals for a business, applying effective strategies and techniques to achieve favourable outcomes.

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• Understand the methods used to calculate sales targets.
• Understand the purpose and application of sales targets within an organisation.
• Understand how to collect relevant data related to sales activities.
• Understand how to evaluate sales performance against set targets.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the sales cycle.
• Understand the buyer decision-making process.
• Understand how to generate and qualify sales leads.
• Understand how to sell by inbound telephone call.
• Understand how to sell by outbound telephone call.
• Understand the principles of selling face to face.
• Understand how to close a sale.
• Understand how to process sales orders.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the health and safety requirements of workplace surroundings, including legal obligations and employer responsibilities.
• Understand the main elements of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) regulations and their practical application in the workplace.
• Understand how to prevent common accidents at work by identifying hazards and implementing appropriate control measures.
• Understand how to respond to first aid incidents, including assessing the situation and providing initial assistance.
• Demonstrate resuscitation techniques, including CPR, on a manikin.
• Safely handle and move inanimate loads, using correct manual handling techniques to minimise the risk of injury.

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• Understand types of change and their effects.

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• Know why a clear vision is important to the success of a new business
• Know why clearly defined values are important to the success of a new business
• Understand the potential opportunities that may arise when starting a new business
• Understand the potential risks that may arise when starting a new business

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the impact of different organisational structures on sales functions
• Understand the impact of different organisational structures on marketing functions
• Understand the interface between sales and marketing functions
• Understand the impact of sales on product development processes
• Understand the impact of marketing on product development processes

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the sales market, including its structure, trends, and key players.
• Understand different types of business focus in sales and marketing, such as product-oriented, customer-oriented, and market-oriented approaches.
• Understand how to manage time effectively in the sales environment, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Understand the use of IT in sales, including CRM systems, online marketing tools, and data analysis software.
• Understand how to communicate information effectively in a sales environment, using verbal, written, and visual communication methods.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand what is meant by Universal Credit, including its purpose and eligibility criteria
• Understand the structure of Universal Credit, including the different elements and how they are calculated
• Understand how to make an application for Universal Credit, including the online application process and the evidence required

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in social media platforms and their applications.
• Recognise the benefits of using AI in social media, such as increased efficiency and improved targeting.
• Recognise the potential risks of using AI in social media, including ethical considerations and data privacy concerns.
• Identify appropriate AI tools that can be used for effective social media management.
• Utilise AI tools to streamline social media management tasks.
• Create engaging and relevant social media content using AI-powered tools.
• Optimise social media content using AI-driven insights and analytics.

What you'll be able to do

• Understand the concept of lateral thinking.