How you’d get it

How you’d get this certificate

  1. Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
  2. You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Gateway Qualifications Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
  3. The centre assesses, and Gateway Qualifications Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Gateway Qualifications Limited.

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01What it is

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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. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work.

Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with Gateway Qualifications Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. Gateway Qualifications Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.

02The units

What each unit actually teaches you to do

Active support: lead interactive training Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of person-centred interactive training theories and develop skills to plan, lead, and support training sessions aimed at enhancing team performance within support settings.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand the theoretical background to person-centred interactive training
  • Plan person-centred interactive training sessions to enhance whole team performance
  • Lead person-centred interactive training sessions in situ
  • Provide support to improve the performance of others
Adjusting to a New Setting Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to adjust to new settings by identifying and accessing relevant staff, resources, and locations to meet their needs. You'll also understand site safety, including health and safety procedures and emergency protocols.

What you'll be able to do

  • Access relevant members of staff to support their needs in a new setting.
  • Access relevant resources to support their needs in a new setting.
  • Locate relevant locations to support their needs in a new setting.
  • Be safe on site, including understanding health and safety procedures and emergency protocols.
Applying for jobs Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the ability to complete job applications accurately, provide clear information, and present themselves appropriately in interviews. The unit emphasises the importance of truthful information and professional conduct throughout the application process.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to complete a job application form accurately.
  • Show competence in presenting oneself appropriately for a job interview.
  • Understand the importance of providing truthful information when applying for a job.
Applying for a Job Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to prepare clear, concise, and accurate job applications and CVs that meet employer requirements and effectively reflect 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
Being a householder Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify common household tasks, distinguish those they can perform independently from those requiring support, and carry out tasks safely using appropriate tools and equipment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify a range of household tasks
  • Differentiate between household tasks they can do for themselves and those where they need support
  • Carry out identified household tasks
Being part of a group Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to participate respectfully and effectively within a group by contributing to discussions, listening attentively, and acknowledging diverse opinions.

What you'll be able to do

  • Participate effectively as part of a group
  • Demonstrate respect for the opinions and contributions of others within a group
Career Planning Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore various career options, assess their suitability based on personal skills and interests, and plan realistic goals to support their 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 Work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' written and oral communication skills for the workplace. You'll produce clear written communication with correct spelling and grammar, speak audibly, listen attentively, and use appropriate language and tone in work 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.
Completing a task Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to confirm task requirements, complete tasks accurately following instructions, and review their work to ensure it meets specified standards. This unit focuses on effective task management and quality assurance.

What you'll be able to do

  • Confirm the requirements of a given task
  • Complete a task according to the specified requirements
  • Review a completed task to ensure it meets the required standards
Completing a workplace task Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll be able to identify key requirements and resources for workplace tasks, complete tasks safely and effectively according to instructions, and review their performance to identify areas for improvement. This unit supports workplace task competence.

What you'll be able to do

  • Confirm the requirements of a given workplace task
  • Complete a workplace task according to the specified requirements
  • Review the completed workplace task, identifying areas for improvement
Conduct and personal presentation for work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers appropriate personal presentation and professional conduct in a work setting, including attire, hygiene, behaviour, and adherence to workplace rules and expectations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Present self appropriately in a work setting, demonstrating professional behaviour.
  • Conduct self appropriately in a work setting, adhering to workplace expectations.
Conduct at Work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to demonstrate appropriate conduct in the workplace, including punctuality, respectful communication, adherence to policies, and professional presentation. You'll also reflect on their behaviour to 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.
Contributing to tasks Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to contribute effectively to task completion by identifying where assistance is needed, offering support to colleagues, following instructions, and completing assigned tasks to the required standard.

What you'll be able to do

  • Provide assistance to contribute to the completion of assigned tasks
Contributing to the community Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to actively participate in community activities, understanding their roles and responsibilities. You'll assess their own contributions and evaluate the positive impact on the community.

What you'll be able to do

  • Participate actively in activities that contribute positively to the community.
  • Assess and reflect on own contribution to the community, considering its impact and effectiveness.
Contributing to workplace tasks Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll actively engage in workplace tasks and activities, demonstrating appropriate behaviour and following instructions and procedures. This unit focuses on contributing effectively to the work environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Engage actively and appropriately in workplace activities and tasks
Customer service skills Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the principles of good customer service, develop skills to interact effectively with customers, and perform common customer service tasks to meet customer needs and contribute to a positive experience.

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
Dealing with work-related problems Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to communicate work-related problems clearly and seek appropriate support. You'll identify possible solutions, evaluate options, and select the most suitable solution to resolve workplace issues.

What you'll be able to do

  • Communicate clearly and effectively about a work-related problem to relevant individuals.
  • Seek and obtain appropriate help and support in resolving work-related problems.
  • Identify a range of possible solutions to address a specific work-related problem.
  • Select the most appropriate solution to a work-related problem, based on a considered evaluation of available options.
Dealing with problems Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify problems or issues, analyse possible solutions, and justify the selection of an appropriate strategy. You'll apply the chosen strategy to address problems effectively in practical contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Arrive at a suitable solution to an identified problem or issue
  • Apply a chosen strategy to address a problem or issue effectively
Digital Skills for Everyday Life Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop digital skills for everyday life, including searching for and organising information, creating and editing digital content, communicating effectively, and using digital devices safely and responsibly outside of work contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Use digital skills to effectively handle information in everyday life outside of the work environment.
  • Create and edit digital content for personal use outside of the work environment.
  • Use digital skills to communicate effectively with others outside of the work environment.
  • Go online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in non-work related contexts.
  • Respond appropriately to technical problems encountered when using digital devices outside of the work environment.
Digital Skills for Work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop digital skills to locate, organise, and manage work-related information using online tools. The unit also covers creating and editing digital content, communicating digitally in work contexts, and practising safe and responsible use of digital devices.

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.
Direct Own Support Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to direct their own support by recognising when support is needed, requesting it appropriately, making informed choices, giving instructions to support providers, and adjusting support as necessary.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know when they are likely to need support in various situations.
  • Request support from appropriate sources, clearly communicating their needs.
  • Make informed choices about their own support, considering different options.
  • Give clear instructions to people providing support, ensuring their needs are met.
  • Ask for support to be adjusted if it is not meeting their needs effectively.
  • Know how support can benefit them, improving their independence and quality of life.
Direct own support in the workplace Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify their support needs in the workplace, request and direct support effectively, give clear instructions to support providers, and adjust support as necessary.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify and describe own support needs in the workplace.
  • Request appropriate support from relevant individuals in the workplace.
  • Give clear and concise instructions to individuals providing support in the workplace.
  • Make effective use of the support provided in the workplace to complete tasks.
  • Request adjustments to the support provided based on changing needs or circumstances.
Exploring Entrepreneurship Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces learners to the characteristics and qualities of successful entrepreneurs. You'll assess their own suitability for enterprise by recognising factors contributing to entrepreneurial success and evaluating their personal strengths and weaknesses in relation to starting and running a business.

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 and Presenting Enterprise Ideas Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to discuss, select, and present enterprise ideas by evaluating potential benefits and challenges, justifying their choice, and communicating the idea effectively to others.

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 the world of work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain an understanding of working life, including expectations, responsibilities, and workplace rules. They will also identify various areas of work and describe roles associated with each sector, providing a broad overview of employment contexts.

What you'll be able to do

  • Describe aspects of working life, including expectations and responsibilities
  • Identify different areas of work and associated roles
Finding jobs Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify various sources of job vacancy information, conduct job searches using different methods, and assess their skills and interests to identify suitable job opportunities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify various sources of information about available job opportunities.
  • Demonstrate the ability to search for job vacancies using different methods.
  • Recognise the key requirements and responsibilities of different job roles.
  • Assess personal skills and interests to determine suitable job options.
Following Instructions Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to accurately follow workplace instructions by identifying key steps, following them in the correct order, seeking clarification when necessary, and completing tasks as directed.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate the ability to follow instructions accurately
Handling money Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with the skills to perform financial transactions accurately, understand methods to keep money safe, and access their own money securely.

What you'll be able to do

  • Carry out financial transactions accurately
  • Keep money safe and secure in different situations
  • Access own money using appropriate methods
Health and Safety in the Workplace Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the roles and responsibilities of both employees and employers in maintaining health and safety in the workplace. You'll identify common physical and chemical hazards, understand risk control methods, and learn 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
Healthy eating Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of healthy eating principles and balanced diets, assess their own eating habits, identify areas for improvement, and make informed, healthy dietary choices.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know about the principles of healthy eating and a balanced diet.
  • Assess own eating habits, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Make healthy choices in relation to diet, selecting nutritious food and drink options.
Identifying Own Starting Point Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to identify their personal preferences, interests, existing skills, and areas for development related to learning. You'll also recognise the support they need and the circumstances in which they learn best to inform their learning journey.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify their likes, dislikes and interests in relation to learning
  • Identify the support they need to achieve their learning goals
  • Identify the skills they already have
  • Identify the skills they would like to develop
  • Identify in what circumstances they learn best
  • Identify their own strengths and weaknesses
Independent travel Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to plan journeys independently, considering route, time, and cost, travel safely by adhering to guidelines, and respond effectively to disruptions during travel.

What you'll be able to do

  • Plan journeys, considering factors such as route, time, and cost.
  • Travel safely, adhering to relevant safety guidelines and procedures.
  • Know what to do when a journey does not go according to plan, including seeking assistance and adapting to unexpected situations.
Interview Skills Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to prepare for and participate in interviews, including researching organisations and roles, planning travel and presentation, and reviewing their own performance to improve future interview outcomes.

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.
Introduction to Self-Employment Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces learners to self-employment, covering types, advantages and disadvantages, legal and financial responsibilities. You'll also understand the planning process and the importance of managing income and expenditure effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the key aspects of self-employment
  • Plan for self-employment effectively
  • Manage income and expenditure in self-employment
Keeping safe online Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers online safety by enabling learners to identify potential risks and threats, protect personal information, and recognise inappropriate content or contact. You'll also learn how to report concerns to trusted adults and demonstrate positive, responsible behaviour online.

What you'll be able to do

  • Keep safe while using the internet.
  • Inform a trusted adult or responsible person when they feel unsafe or upset by something they encounter online.
  • Demonstrate positive and responsible behaviour when interacting with others online.
Knowing How You Learn Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand how they learn most effectively by communicating their likes and dislikes about learning, recognising their strengths and areas for development, expressing learning preferences, and indicating the support they require.

What you'll be able to do

  • Communicate their own likes and dislikes about learning activities
  • Identify their own strengths in relation to learning
  • Identify their own areas for development in relation to learning
  • Express their preferences about how they learn most effectively
  • Indicate their own support needs to facilitate learning
Looking after own mental wellbeing Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain strategies to support their own mental wellbeing, cope in various situations, and identify and access appropriate sources of support for mental health.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify strategies to support own mental wellbeing.
  • Implement strategies to support own mental wellbeing.
  • Cope in different situations using appropriate strategies.
  • Identify sources of support for mental wellbeing.
  • Access sources of support for mental wellbeing.
Looking after your own home Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the skills to safely perform key household tasks and gain knowledge of support services that promote independent living.

What you'll be able to do

  • Carry out key household tasks safely and effectively
  • Know about the support available for helping people to live as independently as possible
Making Choices about Learning Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit supports learners in recognising their learning preferences and communicating these to others. You'll explore available learning options, consider factors influencing choices, and make informed decisions about their learning activities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Communicate their learning preferences to others, such as tutors or support staff.
  • Find out about different learning options that are available to them.
  • Know the factors to take into account when selecting learning activities, such as their interests, skills, and learning style.
  • Know about making compromises when choosing learning options, understanding that not all preferences can always be met.
  • Make informed choices about what they learn, based on their understanding of their own needs and the available options.
Making Support Work for You Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to communicate their support needs effectively, access relevant support services, collabourate with providers, and express satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the support received.

What you'll be able to do

  • Communicate their need for support to relevant individuals
  • Know where they can access different types of support services
  • Work effectively with providers of support to achieve desired outcomes
  • Communicate their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the support being provided, using appropriate methods
Making choices Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to make informed choices by recognising available options, seeking support, considering relevant factors, selecting appropriate options, and understanding the consequences of their decisions.

What you'll be able to do

  • Recognise the options available to them in a given situation
  • Seek support from appropriate sources to help them make a choice
  • Take relevant factors into account when making choices, such as personal preferences and potential consequences
  • Select the most appropriate option based on their assessment of the available choices
  • Recognise the consequences of their choices, both positive and negative
Making the Most of Work Placement Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll prepare for, participate in, and review a work placement experience. The unit covers researching the organisation, setting SMART goals, monitoring progress, and evaluating skills and knowledge gained during the placement.

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.
Managing money Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify sources of income and types of expenditure, recognise potential threats to money management such as scams, and know where to seek help. The unit develops understanding of financial risks and strategies to manage personal finances safely.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify income and expenditure
  • Recognise potential threats to own money management
  • Identify sources of help in managing money
Negotiation Skills Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' negotiation skills, focusing on clear and respectful communication of their own needs and views. You'll learn to respond to objections, consider others' perspectives, and suggest mutually agreeable solutions.

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.
Numeracy Skills for Work Real 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 inform decisions and communicate findings effectively.

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.
Personal safety Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with knowledge and skills to maintain personal safety at home and in the community. You'll identify hazards, apply risk minimisation strategies, and recognise individuals who can provide assistance if they feel unsafe.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify methods to keep safe within their own home environment
  • Apply strategies to maintain personal safety within their own home
  • Identify methods to keep safe when in the community
  • Apply strategies to maintain personal safety when in the community
  • Recognise individuals who can provide assistance if they feel unsafe
  • Describe the role of different people who can help if they feel unsafe
Preparing for the Future Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of potential work and living situations, enabling them to express preferences and identify skills needed for progression. You'll develop relevant skills and understand changes associated with progressing towards their goals.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know about potential work and living situations that are available to them.
  • Express preferences clearly between different options for the future, including work, living arrangements, and leisure activities.
  • Know what skills they need to support their progress towards their chosen goals.
  • Work on developing relevant skills to help them to progress towards their future aspirations.
  • Know some of the changes that will take place when they progress to new situations or environments.
  • Know the support they will need to progress successfully and how to access it.
Presenting information about self to an employer Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll present information about themselves to potential employers clearly, concisely, and professionally, using suitable language and tone relevant to the job role.

What you'll be able to do

  • Present information about oneself effectively and appropriately to a potential employer.
Recognising Own Achievements Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to recognise what constitutes achievement in relation to their own targets or goals and to communicate their achievements effectively. You'll explain how they know when targets have been met and describe their accomplishments.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify what constitutes achievement in relation to their own targets or goals
  • Communicate information about their achievements to others
Review Own Support Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll reflect on the effectiveness of their current support arrangements and recognise when their support needs have changed. The unit emphasises the benefits of active involvement in setting up and managing personal support packages.

What you'll be able to do

  • Reflect on how well current support arrangements are meeting individual needs
  • Recognise when support needs have changed, requiring adjustments to be made
  • Understand the benefits of being actively involved in setting up and managing a personal support package
Reviewing and Reflecting on Own Progress Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop the ability to review and reflect on their progress towards personal aims and goals. The unit covers recognising areas of progress and limitation, identifying factors hindering advancement, and responding constructively to feedback.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand how the skills and knowledge being developed are contributing to progress towards aims, goals or targets
  • Recognise in which aspects of their programme progress has been made and where progress has been limited
  • Identify factors that may be hindering progress
  • Respond positively and constructively to feedback from others
Reviewing and reflecting on own progress towards employment Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit supports learners in reviewing their progress towards employment goals, responding constructively to feedback, and identifying realistic next steps to advance their employment prospects. It emphasises self-assessment and goal planning.

What you'll be able to do

  • Review own progress towards pre-defined employment goals
  • Respond positively to feedback received from others regarding progress towards employment
  • Identify realistic next steps towards achieving own employment goals
Rights and Responsibilities Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll gain knowledge of their individual rights and responsibilities, understand the meaning of each, and explore the relationship between rights and responsibilities within society.

What you'll be able to do

  • Understand their rights as an individual.
  • Understand their responsibilities as an individual.
  • Understand the relationship and connection between rights and responsibilities.
Searching for a Job Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to effectively search for job vacancies by identifying and utilising various sources. The unit emphasises a proactive approach to job searching, including networking and direct applications.

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
Self-Management Skills for Work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop self-management skills relevant to the workplace, including effective time-keeping, task and resource organisation, and managing personal feelings and behaviours. They will also review their self-management abilities 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
Self-advocacy Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit develops learners' ability to express their thoughts and feelings clearly and respectfully, state choices and preferences confidently, make requests and suggestions appropriately, and challenge others constructively. You'll practise communication skills that support effective self-advocacy.

What you'll be able to do

  • Say what they think and feel in a clear and respectful manner.
  • State choices and express preferences confidently.
  • Make requests and suggestions appropriately.
  • Challenge others respectfully and constructively.
Self-awareness Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop self-awareness by identifying physical and personality traits, likes and dislikes, skills, and areas needing support. They will understand how their strengths can aid them and express their individual identity appropriately.

What you'll be able to do

  • Recognise and describe the characteristics that make them an individual
  • Identify their own personal strengths and weaknesses
  • Express their individual identity through appropriate means
  • Communicate their personal preferences and opinions
Setting Targets Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the purpose and benefits of setting personal development targets, negotiate realistic targets and completion dates with relevant individuals, and comprehend how targets support their personal growth.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know the purpose of setting targets in personal development
  • Negotiate personal targets with relevant individuals
  • Negotiate realistic and achievable dates for target completion
  • Understand their own targets and how they contribute to personal goals
Setting Work-related Targets Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll engage in the process of setting work-related targets, identify their own targets, and describe the steps needed to achieve them. This unit supports goal setting and planning within a work context.

What you'll be able to do

  • Engage in the process of setting work-related targets
  • Identify their own work-related targets
Setting and Meeting Work-Related Targets Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) work-related targets. You'll monitor and review progress, addressing challenges to ensure successful target fulfilment.

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
Solving Work-Related Problems Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners with problem-solving skills for work-related issues. You'll identify potential solutions, select and justify appropriate options, apply chosen strategies, and monitor progress to address problems effectively.

What you'll be able to do

  • Select appropriate solutions to a defined work-related problem or issue, justifying the choice based on relevant criteria.
  • Apply a chosen strategy to address a work-related problem or issue, monitoring progress and making adjustments as necessary.
Speaking up for yourself Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to express their thoughts and feelings clearly and appropriately, make confident choices and preferences, formulate polite requests, and ask questions to obtain information and understanding in various situations.

What you'll be able to do

  • Express thoughts and feelings clearly and appropriately
  • Make choices and express preferences confidently
  • Formulate and make requests effectively
  • Formulate and ask questions to gain information and understanding
Starting Out on a New Learning Experience Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit introduces learners to a new learning experience by helping them identify key people involved, recognise their new surroundings, understand the nature of the learning experience, and respond appropriately within the learning environment.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify the key people involved in their learning experience
  • Recognise their new surroundings in the learning environment
  • Understand that they are starting a new learning experience
  • Respond appropriately to a new learning experience
Starting a New Experience Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll understand the reasons for starting a new learning experience and how their time will be structured. The unit includes applying existing skills in new contexts, interacting with peers, and reviewing the learning experience.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know why they are starting a new learning experience and what they hope to achieve.
  • Know how their time in the setting will be structured, including timetables and activities.
  • Apply existing skills in a new context, adapting their knowledge and abilities to different situations.
  • Interact with peers in a new context, building relationships and working collaboratively.
  • Review the new experience, reflecting on what they have learned and how they have developed.
Starting a New Learning Experience Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit supports learners in understanding the reasons for starting a new learning experience, applying existing skills, managing their time effectively, interacting with peers, and reviewing their progress within the learning context.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know why they are starting a new learning experience and its potential benefits
  • Apply existing skills effectively within the new learning experience
  • Know how their time will be structured to enable them to learn effectively
  • Interact positively with their peers in the new learning experience
  • Review the new learning experience and identify areas for improvement
Taking exercise Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to select suitable forms of exercise based on their capabilities, prepare themselves through appropriate warm-up activities, and engage safely and effectively in exercise.

What you'll be able to do

  • Select a suitable form of exercise based on personal preferences and capabilities
  • Prepare themselves appropriately for exercise, including warm-up activities
  • Engage in the chosen exercise safely and effectively
Time Management Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll develop time management skills to plan and organise work or study activities within set timeframes. The unit includes using techniques to complete tasks efficiently 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.
Understanding relationships Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll explore different types of relationships and the characteristics of healthy interactions. The unit develops communication skills, emphasising effective verbal and non-verbal communication, respectful responses, and the importance of respecting boundaries.

What you'll be able to do

  • Know about different types of relationship, including family, friends, and romantic relationships
  • Communicate effectively in relationships, using appropriate language and behaviour
  • Respond appropriately to others in relationships, showing empathy and respect
Understanding self in an employability context Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to understand themselves in relation to employment by expressing their wishes and goals, identifying prior work experiences, strengths, weaknesses, and support needs. You'll contribute to their own development plan to enhance employability.

What you'll be able to do

  • Express own wishes and goals in relation to employment clearly and concisely.
  • Identify relevant prior experiences of work and/or the workplace, including both paid and unpaid roles.
  • Identify own strengths and weaknesses in relation to employment, providing specific examples.
  • Identify key support needs in relation to employment, such as training or mentoring.
  • Contribute to own development plan, setting realistic and achievable goals.
Understanding the world of work Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit provides learners with knowledge of the benefits of working, different ways of working such as full-time and self-employment, various sectors of work, and sources of information, advice, and guidance to support career development.

What you'll be able to do

  • Recognise the benefits of working, including personal and financial advantages.
  • Identify different ways of working, such as full-time, part-time, and self-employment.
  • Identify different areas of work and sectors of employment.
  • Identify and utilise sources of information, advice, and guidance about work opportunities and career paths.
Using money Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit covers the use of various payment methods including cash, debit and credit cards, and alternative options such as contactless and mobile payments. You'll also understand how to keep their means of payment safe and secure, and how to access their own money appropriately.

What you'll be able to do

  • Pay for items using appropriate methods
  • Keep means of payment safe and secure
  • Access own money using appropriate methods
Using social and leisure facilities Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify and access social and leisure facilities within their community, understanding how to use them safely and appropriately. The unit also covers expressing opinions about these facilities in a respectful manner.

What you'll be able to do

  • Find out about social and leisure facilities within the community using available resources.
  • Access facilities within the community safely and appropriately.
  • Use social and leisure facilities in accordance with their rules and guidelines.
  • Express opinions about social and leisure facilities in the community in a respectful manner.
Using tools or equipment in the workplace Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
This unit equips learners to select appropriate tools or equipment for specific job tasks, use them safely and effectively, and manage their care and storage after use.

What you'll be able to do

  • Select appropriate tools or equipment for specific tasks associated with a designated job role.
  • Use the selected tools or equipment safely and effectively to complete workplace tasks to the required standard.
  • Deal with tools or equipment responsibly after use, including cleaning, storing, and reporting any faults.
Working Safely Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify risks and hazards in the workplace, understand the importance of risk assessment, implement safety procedures to reduce harm, and respond appropriately to low-risk hazards.

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 Team Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to plan and work positively within a team, contributing to planning activities, communicating effectively, supporting colleagues, and reviewing their own team performance.

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 with Colleagues Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
It teaches you to work positively with colleagues by developing communication, collabouration, and mutual respect skills to achieve shared goals and contribute constructively to team activities.

What you'll be able to do

  • Work positively and constructively with colleagues to achieve shared goals.
Working with Customers Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll learn to communicate effectively with customers, respond to enquiries promptly, and provide accurate information. The unit highlights the importance of positive language, active listening, and maintaining a professional attitude.

What you'll be able to do

  • Demonstrate effective communication skills when interacting with customers.
  • Show the ability to respond appropriately to customer enquiries and requests.
  • Understand the importance of providing good customer service.
Working with Others in the Workplace Real unit · Gateway Qualifications Limited
You'll identify colleagues by name and role and understand their responsibilities within the workplace. The unit develops skills for respectful communication, professional interaction, and appropriate workplace behaviour.

What you'll be able to do

  • Identify and recognise colleagues in the workplace
  • Interact with colleagues in a professional and respectful manner
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The credits, and who awards them

Entry Level credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited rather than by Zavmo. 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 have covered and what is next.

What you would be collecting

Active support: lead interactive trainingAdjusting to a New SettingApplying for jobsApplying for a JobBeing a householderBeing part of a groupCareer PlanningCommunication Skills for Work

Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.

How you’d practise it

You don’t watch this. You do it.

You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.

The Coach The Coach · your practice partner Illustration
The Coach You have to open the conversation in “Interview Skills”. Say the first line to me, exactly as you would say it to them.
You I wanted to have a quick chat about how things have been going recently.
The Coach That is the warning shot, and they will spend it worrying. Try the version that says what this is about in the first sentence.
The same lesson on the real thing: the conversation in the middle, the thinking ladder on the left, and the criteria each answer is evidencing on the right.
  • Rehearse the conversation Apply

    “Interview Skills” is a conversation before it is a document. You have it with Zavmo playing the other person, badly at first, then again once you know what you actually want to say.

  • Pitch it Evaluate

    “Exploring Entrepreneurship” gets practised as a pitch. You make the case out loud, Zavmo asks the question the room would ask, and you make it again.

  • Bring your own plan Create

    For “Career Planning” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.

  • Lead it Apply

    “Active support: lead interactive training” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.

How you would learn this

One to one, on the work you already do

A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.

A lesson from Active support: lead interactive training, one of this qualification's own units.

Active support: lead interactive training Entry Level

Applied to your work in any of these jobs

Learners will gain knowledge of person-centred interactive training theories and develop skills to plan, lead, and support training sessions aimed at enhancing team performance within support settings.

How the thinking builds
  1. 1 Remember
  2. 2 Understand
  3. 3 Apply
  4. 4 Analyse
  5. 5 Evaluate
  6. 6 Create
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Your Plan Illustration

Built for Gateway Qualifications Entry Level Extended Certificate in Skills for Independent Living (Entry 2)

78 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Gateway Qualifications Limited.

  1. Active support: lead interactive training
  2. Adjusting to a New Setting
  3. Applying for jobs
  4. Applying for a Job
  5. Being a householder
  6. Being part of a group

and 72 more in the full unit list below.

These are the real units of this credential, in its own order. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

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