Gateway Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 1
Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Extended Certificate in Employability Skills
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- LevelRQF Level 1
- Total credits25
- Guided learning198 hours
- Units in this qualification80
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The Level 1 Extended Certificate in Employability Skills supports learners in developing essential skills for the workplace. It allows learners to explore career planning, reflective learning, and effective participation. This qualification is suitable for individuals seeking to enhance their employability prospects.
These are the units Gateway Qualifications Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Applying for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll be able to prepare clear, concise, and accurate job applications and CVs that meet employer requirements and effectively showcase their skills and experience.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare a job application that meets employer requirements
- Prepare a CV that accurately reflects skills and experience
Applying for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of various job application methods and develop skills to prepare tailored job applications and CVs. The unit emphasises understanding different application approaches and presenting relevant skills and experience effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand different methods of applying for a job
- Prepare a job application
- Prepare a CV
Applying for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of various job application methods, including online applications, CV submissions, and networking, analysing their advantages and disadvantages. They will also develop the skills to complete job application forms accurately and highlight relevant skills and experience.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about different methods of applying for jobs, including online applications, CV submissions, and networking.
- Complete a job application accurately and effectively, providing relevant information and highlighting key skills and experience.
Career PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to investigate various career options within a chosen field, assess their suitability based on personal skills and interests, and plan realistic goals for future career progression.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate different career options within a chosen field
- Assess the suitability of different career options based on personal skills and interests
- Plan realistic and achievable goals for future career progression
Career PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll investigate and assess different career options considering personal interests and skills. The unit supports planning to achieve career-related goals and developing strategies for career progression.
What you'll be able to do
- Investigate career options
- Assess career options
- Plan to achieve a career-related goal
- Plan for career progression
Career PlanningReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners to explore different career options, assess their suitability based on personal skills and interests, and plan realistic goals to support future career development.
What you'll be able to do
- Find out about different career options available
- Assess career options based on personal skills and interests
- Plan goals for a future career path
Communication Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop effective written and oral communication skills tailored to work environments. The unit covers producing accurate written documents, conveying information professionally, and adapting communication styles to different audiences and purposes.
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication effectively in a work context, producing clear, concise, and accurate documents.
- Use oral communication effectively in a work context, conveying information clearly and professionally in various situations.
Communication Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with effective written and oral communication skills for the workplace. You'll produce clear written documents using appropriate language and tone, and demonstrate confident speaking and listening in work-related contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication methods effectively in a work context.
- Use oral communication methods effectively in a work context.
Communication skills for workReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' written and oral communication skills for use in work contexts. You'll produce clear, concise written communication and communicate orally using appropriate language and tone for the intended audience.
What you'll be able to do
- Use written communication effectively in a work context
- Use oral communication effectively in a work context
Community environment projectReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll plan, participate in, and review a community environment project. The unit covers selecting a focus area based on local needs, communicating project benefits, developing detailed plans, and contributing to successful project implementation.
What you'll be able to do
- Select a suitable focus area for a community environment project, considering local needs and resources
- Communicate the benefits of engaging in a community environment project to different audiences
- Develop a detailed plan for a community environment project, including objectives, activities, and timelines
- Participate actively in a community environment project, contributing to its successful implementation
- Review the outcomes of a community environment project, evaluating its impact and identifying areas for improvement
Conduct at WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to demonstrate appropriate conduct in a work setting, including punctuality, respectful communication, adherence to policies, and professional presentation. You'll also reflect on their conduct and identify areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Conduct yourself appropriately in a work setting, demonstrating professional behaviour.
- Review and evaluate your own conduct in a work setting, identifying areas for improvement.
Conduct at WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop appropriate conduct in work settings by demonstrating effective communication, adhering to workplace policies, and maintaining professionalism. The unit includes reflecting on personal conduct to identify improvements and enhance professional behaviour.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to conduct self appropriately in a work setting, adhering to workplace policies and procedures
- Demonstrate the ability to review own conduct in a work setting, identifying areas for improvement
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop an understanding of good customer service principles, including politeness and helpfulness, and the importance of customer service to business. They will practise active listening, appropriate communication, and perform common customer service tasks effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of good customer service
- Demonstrate the ability to interact effectively with customers
- Demonstrate the ability to perform common customer service tasks
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of good customer service principles and the ability to deliver effective service. You'll greet customers professionally, respond accurately to enquiries, resolve complaints, and maintain positive customer relationships.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the principles of good customer service
- Demonstrate the ability to provide effective customer service to customers
- Perform customer service tasks in a professional manner
Customer service skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge of good customer service principles and effective communication skills. You'll perform customer service tasks, adapting their language and tone to meet diverse customer needs and maintain professionalism.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of good customer service
- Communicate effectively with customers
- Perform a range of customer service tasks
Digital Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop digital skills to manage work-related information, create and edit digital content, and communicate professionally. They will also learn to work online safely and responsibly, applying security protocols and ethical guidelines.
What you'll be able to do
- Apply digital skills to effectively manage and process work-related information
- Create and edit digital content for various work-related purposes, such as reports, presentations, and documents
- Utilise digital skills to communicate effectively in a work context, using email, instant messaging, and video conferencing
- Demonstrate the ability to work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work environment, adhering to security protocols and ethical guidelines
- Apply problem-solving techniques to resolve technical issues that may arise when using digital tools and technologies
Digital Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' digital skills for handling work-related information, creating and editing digital content, and communicating online. You'll also learn to use digital devices safely and responsibly and resolve basic technical issues.
What you'll be able to do
- Use digital skills to handle work-related information effectively
- Create and edit digital content for work-related purposes, ensuring accuracy and clarity
- Use digital skills to communicate effectively in a work context
- Work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work context, adhering to organisational policies
- Identify and solve basic technical problems encountered when using digital devices and software
Digital Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain digital skills to locate, organise, and manage work-related information, create and edit digital content, and communicate effectively in a work context. They will also learn to use digital devices safely and responsibly online.
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise digital skills to locate and manage work-related information effectively.
- Create new digital content and edit existing digital content for specific work-related purposes.
- Use digital skills to communicate effectively with colleagues and other stakeholders in a work context.
- Work online and use digital devices safely, securely and responsibly, adhering to organisational policies and procedures in a work context.
- Identify and respond appropriately to common technical problems encountered when using digital devices and online systems.
Environmental awarenessReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of climate change causes, effects on ecosystems and people, and the concept of a carbon footprint. They will explore strategies individuals and businesses can use to reduce their environmental impact.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain how and why the climate is changing, including the key drivers and scientific evidence.
- Describe the effects of climate change on plants, animals, and people, providing specific examples of impacts.
- Define the concept of a carbon footprint and explain how it is calculated.
- Describe how individuals and businesses can reduce their carbon footprint, including practical strategies and examples.
Exploring EntrepreneurshipReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the characteristics and qualities of successful entrepreneurs. You'll assess their own suitability for enterprise, considering strengths, weaknesses, and the importance of market research.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the key characteristics and qualities that contribute to the success of an entrepreneur.
- Recognise the factors that contribute to a successful entrepreneurial venture.
- Evaluate your own skills, qualities, and experience to determine your suitability for enterprise.
- Assess your own strengths and weaknesses in relation to the demands of starting and running a business.
Exploring EntrepreneurshipReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of the key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, including resilience, adaptability, and innovation. They will assess their own strengths and weaknesses to determine their suitability for enterprise activities.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the key characteristics of a successful entrepreneur
- Assess own suitability for enterprise, considering strengths and weaknesses
Exploring EntrepreneurshipReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore the characteristics and skills of successful entrepreneurs, assess their own enterprising strengths, and identify ways to develop enterprise knowledge and abilities.
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the key characteristics of a successful entrepreneur, including resilience, creativity, and risk-taking
- Explain the importance of innovation and adaptability in entrepreneurship
- Analyse the skills and qualities required to start and run a successful business
- Assess own strengths as an enterprising person, identifying areas of competence and potential
- Reflect on personal skills and attributes that contribute to entrepreneurial success
- Identify areas where further development is needed to enhance enterprise skills and knowledge
- Explore different ways to develop enterprise skills and knowledge, such as training courses, mentoring, and networking
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore and discuss different enterprise ideas, evaluating their benefits and challenges. They will select an enterprise idea based on defined criteria and present it effectively to others, justifying their choice and explaining its purpose.
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss ideas for an enterprise activity, considering their feasibility and potential benefits.
- Select an enterprise idea based on its potential for success and alignment with personal interests.
- Present an idea for an enterprise activity to others, clearly communicating its purpose, benefits, and potential challenges.
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to explore and discuss a range of enterprise ideas, select a suitable idea based on specific criteria, and understand the risks involved in implementation. You'll also develop skills to present their chosen enterprise idea effectively to an audience.
What you'll be able to do
- Discuss ideas for a potential enterprise activity
- Select a suitable idea for an enterprise activity
- Know the potential risks involved in implementing the chosen enterprise activity
- Present the idea for an enterprise activity effectively to an audience
Exploring and Presenting Enterprise IdeasReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to generate and evaluate enterprise ideas, test concepts with potential customers, understand associated risks, and present their enterprise proposals effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Explore ideas for an enterprise activity
- Test out ideas with potential customers
- Understand the risks involved in implementing the enterprise activity
- Present an idea for an enterprise activity to an audience
Health and Safety in the WorkplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of health and safety roles and responsibilities within the workplace, covering both employer and employee duties. You'll also learn procedures for responding to accidents and incidents, including reporting and first aid.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about the different roles and responsibilities for maintaining health and safety in the workplace
- Know about the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace
Health and Safety in the WorkplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain an understanding of health and safety roles and responsibilities in the workplace, including those of employers and employees. They will learn about risk assessments, hazard identification and control, and procedures for responding to accidents and incidents.
What you'll be able to do
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of employers and employees regarding health, safety, and welfare in the workplace
- Explain how risk assessments contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment
- Identify common workplace hazards and describe appropriate control measures to minimise risks
- Describe the procedures to follow when responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace, including reporting and first aid
Health and Safety in the WorkplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides knowledge of health and safety roles and responsibilities in the workplace. You'll identify common hazards, apply risk control measures, and understand procedures for responding to accidents and incidents.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify roles and responsibilities related to health and safety within the workplace
- Recognise common workplace hazards
- Apply methods to control risks associated with identified workplace hazards
- Describe the procedures for responding to accidents in the workplace
- Describe the procedures for responding to incidents in the workplace
Improving sustainability in the workplaceReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify areas within a business requiring sustainability improvements and propose solutions. You'll develop and present a project plan detailing processes, practices, and resources to support sustainable development.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify an area of a business that requires improvement in terms of sustainability, justifying your choice with relevant evidence.
- Identify processes, practices, or resources that can support improvement in terms of sustainability within the chosen area.
- Develop and present a project plan to support improvement in terms of sustainability, including clear objectives, timelines, and resource allocation.
Interview SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to prepare effectively for interviews, present themselves professionally, and communicate confidently. The unit also covers reviewing interview performance to identify strengths and areas for development.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for an interview, taking into account the role and the organisation.
- Present oneself in a positive and professional manner during an interview, demonstrating relevant skills and experience.
- Review and evaluate one's own performance in an interview, identifying areas for improvement and future development.
Interview SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to prepare thoroughly for interviews by gathering relevant information and documentation, planning punctual arrival, and presenting themselves positively. They will also learn to review their interview performance to identify areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for an interview, ensuring all necessary documentation and information are readily available
- Plan travel arrangements to arrive punctually for an interview, considering potential delays and alternative routes
- Present oneself positively at an interview, demonstrating appropriate behaviour, communication skills and personal presentation
- Review own performance in an interview, identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement
Interview SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the preparation for and participation in interviews, including researching organisations and roles, planning travel and presentation, and presenting oneself positively. You'll also develop skills to review and evaluate their own interview performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for an interview by researching the organisation and the role.
- Identify appropriate questions to ask the interviewer.
- Plan the logistics of attending the interview, including travel arrangements and timings.
- Plan how to present yourself professionally and appropriately at the interview.
- Present yourself positively and confidently during the interview.
- Communicate your skills, experience, and suitability for the role effectively.
- Review your performance in the interview, identifying areas of strength and areas for improvement.
- Reflect on the feedback received and use it to enhance future interview performance.
Leadership skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of effective leadership styles and characteristics, opportunities to demonstrate leadership skills, and the ability to review and improve their leadership performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the key characteristics of effective leadership, including different leadership styles and their impact.
- Demonstrate effective leadership skills in a practical context, such as motivating a team or delegating tasks.
- Review and evaluate one's own leadership performance, identifying strengths and areas for development.
Making the Most of Work PlacementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit prepares learners for work placements by developing skills to research organisations, set SMART goals, and identify necessary resources. You'll participate in placements and review their progress and learning outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare for a work placement by understanding the organisation, role, and expectations.
- Identify any necessary equipment or resources required for the placement.
- Set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for the work placement.
- Monitor progress towards achieving the set goals throughout the placement.
- Review the work placement experience, evaluating the achievement of set goals.
- Reflect on the skills and knowledge gained during the placement and identify areas for further development.
Making the Most of Work PlacementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit supports learners to prepare for, set goals during, and review a work placement, enabling them to maximise learning opportunities and address challenges to support career development.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for a work placement opportunity
- Set realistic and achievable goals to maximise the benefits of a work placement
- Review the outcomes and experiences gained during a work placement
Making the most of work placementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to prepare effectively for a work placement by researching the organisation and role, setting SMART goals to maximise learning, and reviewing their placement experience to reflect on achievements and development.
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare effectively for a work placement, including researching the organisation and understanding the role.
- Set clear and achievable goals to maximise the benefits of a work placement, aligning them with personal and professional development objectives.
- Review and evaluate the overall experience of a work placement, reflecting on achievements, challenges, and learning outcomes.
Negotiation SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop negotiation skills to communicate, justify, and defend their position clearly while actively listening to others. The unit teaches you to discuss differing viewpoints and conclude negotiations successfully with mutually acceptable outcomes.
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate one's own position clearly, justify arguments effectively, and defend one's perspective confidently during a negotiation.
- Actively listen to and discuss the positions of others involved in the negotiation, demonstrating empathy and understanding.
- Conclude a negotiation process successfully, reaching a mutually acceptable agreement or compromise.
Negotiation SkillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop negotiation skills to communicate their own wants and needs clearly and respectfully, respond to objections, understand others' perspectives, and suggest mutually agreeable solutions to reach a successful outcome.
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate your own wants, needs, and views clearly and respectfully to others during a negotiation.
- Express your position confidently and assertively.
- Respond appropriately to the objections or queries raised by others during a negotiation.
- Address concerns and provide reasoned explanations for your position.
- Discuss the wants, needs, and views of others involved in the negotiation process.
- Listen actively and empathetically to understand different perspectives.
- Suggest potential ways forward at the end of a negotiation process, aiming for a mutually acceptable outcome.
- Propose compromises and solutions that address the needs of all parties involved.
Negotiation skillsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to communicate their own wants and needs clearly and respectfully during negotiations, listen attentively to others, and agree on mutually acceptable ways forward to conclude negotiation processes.
What you'll be able to do
- Communicate own wants, needs and views to others clearly and respectfully
- Listen to the wants, needs or views of others attentively and without interruption
- Agree ways forward at the end of a negotiation process that are acceptable to all parties involved
Numeracy Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners to select and apply appropriate numeracy skills to solve work-related problems, interpret results, and communicate findings within a professional context.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate mathematical approaches to solve work-related problems
- Apply appropriate numeracy skills in a work context
- Interpret and communicate results in situations where they have applied numeracy skills in a work context
Numeracy Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll select and apply appropriate numeracy skills accurately and efficiently in work contexts to solve practical problems. They will also interpret and communicate numerical results clearly to support workplace tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate numeracy skills for a given task in a work context, justifying the choice of method
- Apply appropriate numeracy skills accurately and efficiently in a work context to solve practical problems
- Interpret and communicate the results of numerical calculations clearly and concisely in situations where they have applied numerical skills in a work context
Numeracy Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to select and apply appropriate numeracy skills in work contexts. You'll perform calculations and measurements accurately and use numerical results to support decision-making and communicate findings.
What you'll be able to do
- Select appropriate numeracy skills relevant to a specific task or situation in a work context.
- Identify the required calculations or measurements needed.
- Apply appropriate numeracy skills accurately and efficiently in a work context.
- Perform calculations, measurements, or data analysis using relevant techniques.
- Use the results obtained from applying numeracy skills to inform decision-making in a work context.
- Interpret and present numerical data effectively to colleagues or clients.
Searching for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with the knowledge to identify and explore various job vacancy sources and apply proactive job search methods. You'll understand the importance of networking and direct approaches in securing employment opportunities.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and explore various job vacancy sources
- Utilise different methods to find out about job vacancies
- Take a proactive approach to job searching, including networking and direct applications
Searching for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the ability to find job vacancies through various methods, evaluate their advantages and disadvantages, and demonstrate initiative in identifying and pursuing job opportunities.
What you'll be able to do
- Find out about job vacancies using appropriate methods
- Take a pro-active approach to job-searching, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness
Searching for a JobReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to identify and evaluate job vacancies using different sources, take a proactive approach to job searching, and utilise effective methods for contacting potential employers.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify various sources of information about job vacancies
- Evaluate the suitability of different job vacancies based on personal skills and interests
- Demonstrate a proactive approach to job searching by actively seeking opportunities
- Utilise different methods for contacting potential employers
Self-Management Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' self-management skills, including punctuality, time management, and responsibility, alongside the ability to reflect on and improve their self-management in the workplace.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage self effectively in a work context, demonstrating professionalism and responsibility
- Review own self-management skills, identifying areas for improvement and development
Self-Management Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop self-management skills for work, including punctuality, effective time management, organisation of workspace, and prioritisation of tasks. They will also learn to manage their own feelings and behaviours and review their self-management performance.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate effective time-keeping skills in a work environment.
- Work in a consistently organised manner.
- Manage own feelings and behaviours appropriately in the workplace.
- Review and evaluate own self-management skills to identify areas for improvement.
Self-Management Skills for WorkReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop self-management skills including punctuality, organisation of tasks and resources, and managing personal feelings and behaviours in the workplace. The unit includes reviewing these skills to identify areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate good time-keeping in a work-related context
- Organise tasks and resources effectively in a work environment
- Manage own feelings and behaviours appropriately in the workplace
- Review and evaluate own self-management skills, identifying areas for improvement
Setting and Meeting Work-Related TargetsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the ability to set and monitor personal work-related targets using the SMART criteria. The unit includes reviewing progress, identifying successes and challenges, and planning improvements to achieve future targets.
What you'll be able to do
- Set personal targets relating to work, ensuring they are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Review progress towards personal targets, identifying areas of success and areas for improvement
Setting and Meeting Work-Related TargetsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the ability to set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) work-related targets. They will monitor and review their progress, making adjustments as necessary to achieve their personal objectives.
What you'll be able to do
- Set a personal target relating to work, ensuring it is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Monitor and review progress towards a personal target, identifying any challenges and adjustments needed
Setting and Meeting Work-Related TargetsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to set personal SMART targets related to work, monitor progress, identify challenges, and adjust strategies to successfully meet their work-related objectives.
What you'll be able to do
- Set personal targets relating to work, ensuring they are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART)
- Review progress in meeting own targets, identifying any challenges and adjusting strategies as needed
Skills for Creative ThinkersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop creative thinking skills to generate diverse ideas and perspectives using techniques such as brainstorming. The unit includes applying imaginative solutions to problems and evaluating their originality and feasibility.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to think creatively, generating new ideas and perspectives
- Work creatively to apply imaginative solutions to problems and challenges
Skills for Creative ThinkersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' creative thinking abilities through brainstorming, lateral thinking, and adapting ideas. You'll apply creative approaches to develop imaginative solutions and evaluate their feasibility and originality.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate creative thinking skills.
- Apply creative approaches to develop imaginative solutions for identified issues.
Skills for Creative ThinkersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' creative thinking skills, enabling them to generate a range of ideas and adapt existing concepts. You'll apply imaginative solutions to problems and demonstrate effective problem-solving in creative contexts.
What you'll be able to do
- Think creatively, generating new ideas and approaches
- Work creatively to apply imaginative solutions to issues, demonstrating innovation and problem-solving skills
Skills for Effective ParticipantsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to engage with community issues and take action to improve them. You'll identify local concerns, understand their impact, suggest improvements, and participate in activities that contribute to positive community change.
What you'll be able to do
- Engage with issues that affect their communities (e.g. place of learning, work or area in which they live), demonstrating awareness and understanding
- Take action to bring about improvements within communities, contributing to positive change and development
Skills for Effective ParticipantsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to engage with community issues, understand different perspectives, identify potential actions, and evaluate the impact of collabourative efforts to bring about improvements.
What you'll be able to do
- Engage with issues that affect their communities, such as their place of learning, work, or area in which they live
- Take action to bring about improvements within communities
Skills for Effective ParticipantsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify and engage with issues affecting their communities, including places of learning, work, and residence. The unit develops skills to suggest and describe actions aimed at bringing about improvements within these communities.
What you'll be able to do
- Engage with issues that affect their communities, such as their place of learning, work, or area in which they live
- Take action to bring about improvements within communities
Skills for Independent EnquirersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with the skills to plan, conduct, and present investigations. You'll define investigation purposes, identify resources, follow procedures, collect and record data accurately, and present findings clearly.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan investigations by defining the purpose, identifying the resources needed, and outlining the steps to be taken.
- Carry out investigations by following the planned procedures, collecting data accurately, and recording observations systematically.
- Present the findings of investigations in a clear and organised manner, using appropriate formats such as written reports, tables, or charts.
Skills for Independent EnquirersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' skills as independent enquirers by enabling them to plan, conduct, and present investigations. You'll use appropriate methods to gather and record information and present findings in a clear and organised manner.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan investigations effectively, considering the purpose, scope, and resources required.
- Carry out investigations using appropriate methods to gather relevant information.
- Present findings of investigations in a clear, organised, and accessible format.
Skills for Independent EnquirersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to plan, conduct, and present independent research by defining research questions, selecting appropriate resources, and developing effective research strategies.
What you'll be able to do
- Plan research effectively, defining the research question, identifying appropriate resources, and developing a research strategy.
- Carry out research systematically, gathering relevant information from a variety of sources and evaluating its credibility.
- Present findings of research clearly and concisely, using appropriate formats and visual aids to communicate key insights and conclusions.
Skills for Reflective LearnersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop self-awareness by identifying their strengths and weaknesses in relation to specific tasks. The unit supports setting realistic and achievable goals for personal development and reflecting on progress and achievements.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify own strengths and weaknesses in relation to specific tasks or activities.
- Set realistic and achievable goals for own development, aligned with identified strengths and weaknesses.
- Reflect on progress and achievement towards set goals, identifying areas for further improvement.
Skills for Reflective LearnersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop reflective learning skills by evaluating their strengths and weaknesses, setting realistic development goals, and reflecting on progress to support future personal and professional growth.
What you'll be able to do
- Evaluate own strengths and weaknesses in relation to learning and development.
- Set realistic and achievable goals for own personal and professional development.
- Reflect on progress and achievement to support future learning and development.
Skills for Reflective LearnersReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify their strengths and weaknesses related to learning and understand their impact. You'll set specific development goals, identify resources needed, and reflect on their progress and achievements.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify own strengths and weaknesses
- Set goals for own development
- Reflect on progress and achievement
Social Media for Job ProspectingReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides knowledge of various social media platforms and their common uses, emphasising safe and responsible online behaviour. You'll understand how to use social media effectively for job prospecting, including researching companies and networking.
What you'll be able to do
- Know about a range of social media platforms and their common uses, including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
- Know about the importance of safe and responsible use of social media, including protecting personal information, avoiding cyberbullying, and respecting copyright laws.
- Know about how social media can be used effectively for job prospecting, including researching companies, networking with professionals, and applying for jobs.
- Use social media platforms to search for job opportunities, connect with potential employers, and promote your skills and experience.
Solving Work-Related ProblemsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit teaches learners to identify sources of help for work-related problems, implement appropriate solutions using problem-solving strategies, and evaluate the effectiveness of their actions to resolve workplace issues.
What you'll be able to do
- Use sources of help for a work-related problem
- Solve a work-related problem
- Apply a strategy to solve a work-related problem
Solving Work-Related ProblemsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify and utilise sources of help for work-related problems, generate and evaluate potential solutions, and apply structured problem-solving strategies. You'll learn to monitor and review the effectiveness of implemented solutions.
What you'll be able to do
- Utilise available sources of help when addressing work-related problems.
- Generate potential solutions to identified work-related problems.
- Implement a structured strategy to effectively solve a problem encountered in the workplace.
Solving Work-related ProblemsReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand common workplace problems, the importance of prompt resolution, available support resources, and apply structured strategies to solve issues effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the types of problems that can arise in the workplace
- Access and use different sources of help for resolving workplace problems
- Solve common workplace problems using appropriate techniques
- Apply a structured strategy to effectively solve a workplace problem
SustainabilityReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with an understanding of sustainability, the impact of human activities, sustainability goals, and how businesses or sectors work towards achieving sustainable practices.
What you'll be able to do
- Define the concept of sustainability and its importance
- Explain how human activities can negatively impact sustainability
- Identify key sustainability goals and targets set by organisations
- Describe how a specific business or sector is actively working towards achieving sustainability goals
- Give examples of sustainable practices within a business or sector
Taking Personal Responsibility for the EnvironmentReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll research individual actions to combat climate change and identify ways to reduce their own negative environmental impact. They will implement practical changes and reflect on the effectiveness of their efforts to improve sustainability.
What you'll be able to do
- Research different ways individuals can help fight climate change, considering various approaches and their potential impact.
- Identify specific ways to reduce your own negative impact on the environment, considering your daily activities and consumption habits.
- Implement practical actions or changes to reduce your negative impact on the environment, putting your identified strategies into practice.
- Reflect on how effectively you have reduced your negative impact on the environment, evaluating the success of your implemented actions and identifying areas for further improvement.
Time ManagementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop time management skills to prioritise tasks, create schedules, and use organisational tools effectively in work or study contexts. The unit includes monitoring progress, assessing time management effectiveness, and identifying areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage their time effectively while working or studying, prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.
- Assess how well they are managing their time, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to enhance time management skills.
Time ManagementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop time management skills to plan and organise work or study activities effectively. The unit includes using techniques to complete tasks within deadlines and reviewing personal time management to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Manage own time effectively whilst undertaking work or study activities.
- Review own time management skills and identify areas for improvement.
Time ManagementReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' time-management skills by practising various techniques to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing demands. You'll also assess their own time-management effectiveness to identify areas for improvement.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate time-management skills while working or studying
- Assess how well they are managing their time
Working SafelyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify risks and hazards in the workplace and understand their potential consequences. They will apply safe working practices, use appropriate personal protective equipment, and follow procedures to reduce harm to themselves and others.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify potential risks present in a work environment
- Identify potential hazards present in a work environment
- Apply methods to reduce the risk of harm to self within the work environment
- Apply methods to reduce the risk of harm to others within the work environment
- Implement procedures to deal with hazards within the work environment
- Implement procedures to deal with risks within the work environment
Working SafelyReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of workplace risks and hazards, implement safety procedures to reduce harm, and respond appropriately to low-risk hazards in the work environment.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify potential risks and hazards present in a work environment.
- Reduce the risk of harm to themselves and others in the workplace.
- Deal with low-risk hazards appropriately in the workplace environment.
Working in a TeamReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to recognise when teamwork is beneficial, contribute positively to team activities, and reflect on team performance to enhance future collabouration.
What you'll be able to do
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Identify when it would be beneficial to approach a task or problem as a team
- Work positively as a member of a team
- Reflect on the performance of a team
Working in a TeamReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll contribute to team planning, communicate positively with colleagues, and review their own performance to identify strengths and areas for improvement within a team context.
What you'll be able to do
- Contribute to planning activities as part of a team, sharing ideas and agreeing on objectives and strategies.
- Work positively as a member of a team, supporting colleagues, communicating effectively, and contributing to a positive team environment.
- Review own performance as a member of a team, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, and seeking feedback from colleagues.
Working in a teamReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the skills to work effectively as team members, understand team roles and communication, and contribute to completing team activities within agreed timescales.
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively as a team member
- Contribute to the completion of an activity as part of a team
Working with ColleaguesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to work effectively with senior colleagues and peers by demonstrating respect, professionalism, and positive collabouration to contribute to a productive working environment.
What you'll be able to do
- Work effectively with senior colleagues, demonstrating respect, professionalism and appropriate communication skills
- Work collaboratively with peers in the workplace, contributing to a positive and productive working environment
Working with ColleaguesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the skills required to work positively with colleagues, including effective communication, collabouration, and mutual respect. You'll develop the ability to share information, support team goals, contribute to discussions, and value colleagues' opinions.
What you'll be able to do
- Work positively and constructively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
Working with ColleaguesReal unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to work effectively with managers and peers, including following instructions, contributing to team goals, and communicating progress and challenges. The unit fosters collabouration and positive workplace relationships.
What you'll be able to do
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with a manager, following instructions and contributing to team goals.
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with peers, supporting a positive working environment.
The honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 1 credits are regulated. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you’ve earned and what’s next.
Applying for a JobApplying for a JobApplying for a JobCareer PlanningCareer PlanningCareer PlanningCommunication Skills for WorkCommunication Skills for Work
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
Where this can lead
Sustainability Coordinator
Your journey starts here, building the essential groundwork. The sustainability field is growing rapidly, and with dedication and continuous learning, there are truly exciting and impactful career paths open to you.
See the whole journey →Opens the roleSustainability CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 2 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Opens the roleDigital Workplace AnalystOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleSustainability Engagement CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleDigital Workplace CoordinatorOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 2 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Opens the roleSustainability AssistantOne of the jobs this qualification is a route intoSee the role →Opens the roleSustainability AnalystOne of the jobs this qualification is a route into · 4 near-identical records folded inSee the role →Future FluencyAll ten future skillsSee how every unit is contextualised by the tenExplore →
Showing 6 roles, drawn from 44 job records mapped to this qualification.
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
Encourage the development of stakeholders to add value to the enterprise and entrepreneurship educationMaintain your own knowledge of enterprise and entrepreneurship research and education
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
One-to-one, on your real workNo lectures, no past-papers. Every unit is practised on the actual tasks your job throws at you, a tutor beside you, not a video in front of you.
Taught to the top, not the testMost courses stop at remembering. Your companion keeps climbing: analysing, judging, creating. That’s the part a machine can’t do for you.
Credits you keep, a map that continuesEvery unit is regulated and yours for good. The day you finish, Zavmo already knows the next role your new credits open.
Applied to your work in any of these jobs
Which job do you mean?
Learners will be able to prepare clear, concise, and accurate job applications and CVs that meet employer requirements and effectively showcase their skills and experience.
How the thinking builds
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
Built for Gateway Qualifications Level 1 Extended Certificate in Employability Skills
32 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited.
- Applying for a Job
- Career Planning
- Communication skills for work
- Community environment project
- Conduct at Work
- Customer service skills
and 26 more in the full unit list below.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
Why this matters: AI can already remember and understand for you. What it can’t do is
take your real problem and judge the right call. So the only learning worth paying
for is the learning that takes you to the top. That’s exactly what a tutor doing it with
you, on your real work, is for.
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.