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Overview

This qualification focuses on candidates' ability to work towards the achievement of personal, learning and/or career targets for the purpose of improving the quality of their own learning and performance, and developing as an independent learner. The qualification is designed to develop candidates' ability to plan and organise activities. Candidates learn how to review progress and improve performance by using different methods of working and learning to achieve objectives and targets.

To gain certification at levels 1 - 4 candidates must produce a portfolio of evidence that is internally assessed and moderated, and externally moderated by OCR.

Key skills are skills that are commonly needed for success in a range of activities in education and training, work and life in general. The key skills qualifications aim to develop and recognise candidates' ability to apply these skills in ways that are appropriate to different contexts in order to improve the quality of learning and performance. The key skills qualifications are designed to recognise candidates' progression in terms of both techniques and skills of application.