This pathway combines personal development, teamwork and communication with practical preparation for work. Learners build confidence, explore their strengths and develop skills for future education, training and employment.
A key feature is an enterprise activity, where learners plan, produce or provide, promote and review a product or service. Projects may draw on opportunities in Animal Care, Horticulture or Land-Based Construction.
The six selected units total 15 credits and lead to the nationally recognised City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Employability Skills.
This Level 1 Certificate pathway supports learners to develop personal confidence and independence alongside practical skills for preparing for work. It is a different unit combination within the same City & Guilds qualification as our more employment-focused Certificate, which includes work-based experience.
Learners aged 14+ who would benefit from developing communication, teamwork, confidence, goal-setting and an understanding of workplace expectations. It can be delivered as a standalone programme or alongside suitable vocational learning.
No previous qualification is required. We consider each learner's interests, support needs and readiness to meet the assessment criteria.
Learners may progress to Level 2 Employability Skills, vocational qualifications or other suitable further education and training, depending on their achievements and goals.
Our Personal Development & Preparing for Work pathway includes six Level 1 units totalling 15 credits and 118 selected-unit guided learning hours.
Develop appropriate communication skills, including listening, sharing information and communicating in everyday and work-related situations.
Practise cooperating with others, contributing to shared tasks and understanding individual responsibilities within a team.
Identify personal skills and qualities, explore what employers look for and consider suitable opportunities and steps towards work.
Plan and carry out an enterprise activity, including considering customers, resources, costs, safe production or service delivery, promotion and reviewing the outcome.
Recognise strengths and areas for improvement, create and follow a development plan and review progress towards individual goals.
Explore different types of change, how change can affect people and practical ways to adapt and seek support. Learning can use fictional or general scenarios without requiring personal disclosures.
Enterprise activities could include growing plants, making wooden items, preparing seasonal products or providing a suitable farm-related service. Every learner must provide evidence of their own contribution.
Personalised farm-based tuition, one-to-one or suitable small-group sessions, with supported independent study where appropriate. Attendance and programme duration are agreed individually to meet the selected units' 118 guided learning hours and assessment requirements.
Learners can apply communication, teamwork, planning and review skills to a real or simulated enterprise project. This selected pathway does not include a compulsory external work placement.
All units are internally assessed through an individual portfolio of evidence. Evidence may include learner plans, completed work, assessor observations, professional discussions, photographs and reviews. There is no external written examination.
The qualification has 150 total qualification hours and is graded Pass/Fail. Learners must meet the full criteria for every selected unit; appropriate reasonable adjustments may be considered.
After completing the Certificate, learners may consider:
Build on personal skills with more advanced workplace communication, teamwork, organisation and independence.
Progress to Level 2 career planning, interview preparation and managing time in the workplace.
Apply growing confidence and teamwork skills in Animal Care, Horticulture or Land-Based Construction.
Combine employability skills with vocational learning in a structured part-time programme.
Progression depends on individual achievement, suitability and availability.
Practical Education Beyond the Classroom
Providing practical, farm-based education, recognised qualifications and alternative learning opportunities at Frampton Farm in Kent and Poppies Farm in Berkshire, helping young people develop confidence, independence and skills for the future.
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Fees & Funding
Course fees
Fees depend on the centre, delivery arrangements and individual support required. We will confirm tuition, registration and certification charges before enrolment.
Privately funded places
Parents, carers and learners can enquire about individual programmes and flexible start dates.
School and local authority funding
Schools and local authorities may commission placements as part of vocational education, alternative provision or agreed education packages.
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