Looking for ways to accredit your students' work experience?
my-work-experience.com resources provide learning support and recording opportunities for a work experience qualification at Entry Level (3) Level 1 and Level 2 called ‘Preparation for Employment’. This qualification has been specifically designed by OCR for students taking part in a practical work experience.
The qualification has been approved by QCA and therefore provides schools with points towards their performance tables. Students can be awarded the full qualification if they pass all four units or they may take individual units as ‘stepping stone’s towards the full qualification (NB you can only claim the points for students who complete all four units ).
The following links will take you to the relevant OCR pages for Entry Level (3) Level 1 and Level 2 Qualifications in the OCR ‘Preparation for Employment’ suite:
my-work-experience.com has produced a free resource for tutors which provides specimen answers and support for Level 1 of this qualification and helps with Level 2. To download your free copy click here
NB
OCR has just announced the end date for the above qualification and their intention to replace it with a new qualification called ‘Ready Steady Work’. This qualification is intended to be available from 1st September 2008 but as yet the Unit titles and any details about the new qualification are not available on their website.
‘Preparation for Employment’ certification will still be available up to 31st August 2010 but all candidate registrations must be made by 31st August 2008.
my-work-experience.com will map the new qualification to our current resources when details become available and will provide a similar support to the one for its predecessor (described above) as quickly as possible.
If you wish to be on our priority list for further details please contact us giving your email address and stating that you wish to receive information about my-work-experience.com support for National Qualifications.
my-work-experience.com also provides support for a qualification at Entry Level (3) on ‘Workplace Hazard Awareness’. The British Safety Council is paying for all 14-19 year olds in full-time education in the UK to gain the BSC Entry Level Award in Workplace Hazard Awareness. The qualification provides a formal assessment outcome to the delivery of health and safety in the National Curriculum, is accredited by QCA and contributes to school performance figures.
The following link will take you to the relevant British Safety Council page for the Entry Level Award in Workplace Hazard Awareness:
http://www.britsafe.org/qualifications/entry-level-school.aspx