Free Entry Level 1 Life and Living Skills Course in Alton

CostFREE
Duration3 years
LevelEntry Level
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyOCR awarding body

About this course

Free Entry Level 1 Life and Living Skills Course in Alton. Classes run at Treloar College, full-time during the day. This entry level life and living skills qualification is built around your individual needs. Units are chosen to suit you, covering personal development and vocational taster topics. The course runs over three years, giving you time to develop at your own pace. It is a flexible programme, and the combination of units you study can be shaped around what matters most to you.

Who this course is for

Diploma in Life and Living Skills E1 LASER’s Learning, Employability and Progression (LEAP) suite of qualifications offer a wide variety of personal development and vocational taster units. LEAP has been designed with flexibility in mind. The suite of qualifications provides centres with the autonomy and freedom to select units and combinations of units that suit learners’ particular needs. The qualifications are ideal for those who require a truly individualised curriculum.

There are seven sizes of qualification at each level (Entry 3 and Level 1). The qualifications are nested, so that units in a smaller qualification can count towards larger qualifications within the same suite. All units appear in all qualifications in the suite. The recommended number of guided learning hours is between 15 and 370 hours, depending on the qualification and units chosen. The rules of combination have been kept simple with no core units. This allows courses to be structured to fulfil individual learner needs, promote engagement and retention and boost learner confidence. Learners are required to build a portfolio of evidence and are assessed in terms of meeting the criteria stated in each unit.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop personal development skills relevant to everyday life.
  • You'll explore vocational taster units to discover areas of work that interest you.
  • You'll build practical skills for greater independence in daily living.
  • You'll work through a personalised mix of units chosen to suit your needs and goals.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at Treloar College. The qualification is made up of units selected to match your individual needs. Assessment is ongoing and built into your day-to-day learning. You'll be assessed through practical tasks and activities rather than formal exams. Your progress is recorded unit by unit as you work through the programme.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Treloar College will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Support worker, helping people with daily living tasks
  • Classroom assistant, supporting learners in educational settings
  • Volunteer, contributing to community or charity projects
  • Catering assistant, working in a kitchen or café environment
  • Retail assistant, serving customers in a shop

What you could study next

  • Entry Level 2 Life and Living Skills Diploma. A natural next step, building on what you have covered at Entry Level 1.
  • Entry Level 3 Life and Living Skills Diploma. Moves you further along the same qualification pathway.
  • Functional Skills English or Maths at Entry Level. Useful alongside or after this course if you want to strengthen your literacy or numeracy.