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    • Employability Skills Level 1 Award - 10179

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        • Please note that the support materials for this qualification have now been updated (version January 2013). Please ensure that you are using the most current version for completion and submission to your OCR Examiner-moderator.

    OCR Employability Skills qualifications (Ready Steady Work suite) gives learners the confidence, skills, knowledge and understanding to enter or return to the workplace. This qualification is aimed at: young people, aged 14-19 in full time education; students following vocational training programmes; and, adult returners seeking to re-enter the workplace.

    Benefits

    • Aimed at equipping learners with employability skills.
    • Flexible structure, allowing for personalised approach for learners.
    • Centres are able to contextualise units to their chosen vocational area
    • This qualification is accredited on to the Qualifications Credit Framework.

    • (3) Key documents
      • Centre handbook.PDF, 202KB
      • Datasheet.PDF, 493KB
      • Frequently asked questions - FAQs.PDF, 43KB
    • (18) Assessment materials
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 01 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 94KB) New
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 02 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 100KB) New
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 03 - Preparing for and learning from interview - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 111KB) New
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 04 - Learning about the range of opportunities in work - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 110KB) New
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 05 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 103KB)
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 06 - Carrying out and learning from practical tasks set in a work context - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 112KB) New
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 07 - Learning about workplace values and practices - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 99KB) New
      • Entry Level 3 - Unit 08 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 87KB) New
      • Level 1 - Unit 09 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 91KB) New
      • Level 1 - Unit 10 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 118KB) New
      • Level 1 - Unit 11 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 122KB) New
      • Level 1 - Unit 12 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 131KB) New
      • Level 1 - Unit 13 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 140KB) New
      • Level 2 - Unit 14 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 109KB) New
      • Level 2 - Unit 15 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 157KB) New
      • Level 2 - Unit 16 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 146KB) New
      • Level 2 - Unit 17 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 125KB) New
      • Level 2 - Unit 18 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Evidence booklet 2012-13 (DOC, 155KB) New
    • (14) Assignment materials
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 01 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 116KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 02 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 90KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 03 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 76KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 04 - Learning about the range of opportunities in work - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 72KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 05 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 89KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 10 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 100KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 11 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 86KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 12 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 105KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 13 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 126KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 14 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 144KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 15 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 119KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 16 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 140KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 17 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 137KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 18 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Evidence booklet - Exemplar.PDF, 132KB
    • (2) Examiner reports
      • (1) Reports 2010
        • Chief Coordinators report - 2010.PDF, 78KB
      • (1) Reports 2011
        • Chief Coordinators report - 2011.PDF, 78KB New
    • (11) Forms
      • Employability Skills internal standardisation form.DOC, 206KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 01 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence checklist.PDF, 15KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 02 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence checklist.PDF, 16KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 09 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence checklist.PDF, 15KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 10 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence checklist.PDF, 32KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 11 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Evidence checklist.PDF, 16KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 12 - Presenting personal information effectively - Evidence checklist.PDF, 16KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 13 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Evidence checklist.PDF, 16KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 14 - Assessing myself for work - Evidence checklist.PDF, 16KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 15 - Learning to be financially capable - Evidence checklist.PDF, 18KB
      • Submission cover sheet.PDF, 172KB
    • (18) Mark schemes
      • (18) Mark schemes 2013
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 1 - Assessing myself for work - Marking guidance (PDF, 161KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 2 - Learning to be financially capable - Marking guidance (PDF, 161KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 3 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Marking guidance (PDF, 160KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 4 - Learning about the range of opportunities in work - Marking guidance (PDF, 160KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 5 - Presenting personal information effectively - Marking guidance (PDF, 161KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 6 - Carrying out and learning from practical tasks set in a work context - Marking guidance (PDF, 161KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 7 - Learning about workplace values and practices - Marking guidance (PDF, 159KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Entry Level 3 - Unit 8 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Marking guidance (PDF, 160KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 1 - Unit 09 - Assessing myself for work - Marking guidance (PDF, 161KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 1 - Unit 10 - Learning to be financially capable - Marking guidance (PDF, 162KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 1 - Unit 11 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Marking guidance (PDF, 161KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 1 - Unit 12 - Presenting personal information effectively - Marking guidance (PDF, 162KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 1 - Unit 13 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Marking guidance (PDF, 162KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 2 - Unit 14 - Assessing myself for work - Marking guidance (PDF, 164KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 2 - Unit 15 - Learning to be financially capable - Marking guidance (PDF, 168KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 2 - Unit 16 - Preparing for and learning from interviews - Marking guidance (PDF, 167KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 2 - Unit 17 - Presenting personal information effectively - Marking guidance (PDF, 164KB) New
        • Mark scheme - Level 2 - Unit 18 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement - Marking guidance (PDF, 163KB) New
    • (1) Promotional materials
      • Ready Steady Work flyer.PDF, 632KB
    • (8) Support materials
      • Employability skills glossary.PDF, 110KB
      • Employability skills support pack.ZIP, 8MB
      • Skills and attributes sheet.PDF, 32KB New
      • Skills guide portfolio - Version 1 (PDF, 20MB) New
      • Teacher support sheet - Workplace values (PDF, 32KB) New
      • Tutor support sheet - Financial services (PDF, 32KB)
      • Tutor support sheet - Sectors (PDF, 33KB)
      • Tutor support sheet - Skills and attributes (PDF, 35KB)
    • (16) Units
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 01 - Assessing myself for work (PDF, 30KB) Updated 30/04/2013
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 02 - Learning to be financially capable.PDF, 163KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 03 - Preparing for and learning from interviews.PDF, 162KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 04 - Learning about the range of opportunities in work.PDF, 160KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 05 - Presenting personal information effectively.PDF, 160KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 07 - Learning about workplace values and practices.PDF, 167KB
      • Entry level 3 - Unit 08 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement.PDF, 164KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 09 - Assessing myself for work.PDF, 162KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 11 - Preparing for and learning from interviews.PDF, 168KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 12 - Presenting personal information effectively.PDF, 164KB
      • Level 1 - Unit 13 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement.PDF, 176KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 14 - Assessing myself for work.PDF, 162KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 15 - Learning to be financially capable.PDF, 174KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 16 - Preparing for and learning from interviews.PDF, 178KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 17 - Presenting personal information effectively.PDF, 170KB
      • Level 2 - Unit 18 - Preparing for and learning from a work placement.PDF, 181KB
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