Scheme of Work – City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Employability Skills – Option 1
Learning Aim Title
Programme Title
Audience
Entry Requirements
Length of Programme
Delivery Model
Aims
Objectives
Resources
Assessment
City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Employability Skills
Work Skills L1 P-01-14-03A
These programmes are for unemployed learners who are usually mandated for training by JCP.
There are no entry requirements
50 hours over approx. 10 days – depending on how many hours are available each day, some sessions will
go over more than 1 day – timings may vary depending on number of
learners and abilities – sessions are not set in days – each unit has the
recommended hours. It is recommended you follow the units in the order
set as many of the activities refer to previous units.
Blended learning including online courses, tutor led activities, learner participation, workbooks
To meet the needs of learners who wish to seek, gain and retain employment or progress to further
learning
To allow learners to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment
To provide valuable accreditation or skills and/or knowledge for learners without requiring or proving
occupational competence
By the end of the programme the learner will:
Understand how to develop their confidence
Develop the skills and qualities needed for employment
Know where to find out about opportunities for work and be able to search for job vacancies
based on their own skills and abilities
Know how to apply for a job and the different methods available
Be able to develop good interview skills and understand how to review their performance
Know how to prepare and attend an interview
Demonstrate why effective communication is effective in all areas as well as the workplace
Understand the importance of working with others as part of a team
Session plans, learner workbooks, activity sheets, online courses
Evidence based portfolios taken from learner’s workbooks, observations, tutor statements
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Module and
Session No
Delivery Overview
Summary of activities
Summary of
assessment
methods
Resources
Tutor led discussions
Learner Q & A
Group work
Online learning
Completion of
workbook
Group activities
104201EM008 Motivation
Pre Session
IAG/Initial Assessment
Initial assessment and IAG will inform
level of learning
Day 1
Session 1
2 hours
Introduction to programme
Centre rules
Health & Safety
Appeals process
Universal job match
Unit 431 Developing Personal
Confidence
1. Identify confident behaviours
2. Review your own confidence
3. List your personal achievements
4. State the importance of
transferable skills
5. Identify your personal strengths.
Unit 408 Searching for a job
1. Match your personal skills and
requirements to job vacancies
2. Be able to research suitable job
opportunities
3. State where to find information
and key facts about jobs
4. Search for job vacancies and
alert systems
5. Describe the key features of a
job advert
Tutor led
Relevant form signing
Tutor led discussions
Learner Q & A
Group work
NCS skills health check
Online learning
Completion of
workbook
Activities in group
Print outs of job
adverts
Online course
104216EM022 Searching for jobs
Handouts
Unit 462 Applying for a job
1. Be able to create a CV
2. Be able to complete an online
and offline job application form
3. Be able to apply for a job online
Tutor led discussions
Learner Q & A
Group work
Online learning
Presentation
Activities in
groups
104216EM021 Applying for a job
Templates for Application forms
Templates for CV
Handouts
Unit 1 and Unit
2 are worked
within the same
session plan
14 hours
Unit 2
Unit 3 – 7 hours
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4. Be able to create a covering
letter
Unit 4 – 6 hours
Unit 404 Effective Communication
1. Identify and demonstrate
effective verbal and non-verbal
communication techniques
2. Describe confident, assertive,
passive and aggressive
behaviours
3. Define and give examples of
positive and negative feedback
Recap of Week 1 – continue with
Effective communication
Completion of
Application forms
Completion of CV
Completion of
workbook
Computers
Body language cards
Presentations
104216EM024 Communication in
the workplace
Tutor led discussions
Q&A
Group work
Ice breakers
Day 6
Unit 5 – 7 hours
Unit 407 Interview Skills
1. State the information you need
to prepare for an interview
2. Research company information
to take to your interview
3. Prepare to travel to your
interview
4. List the key considerations when
preparing for an interview
5. Describe and demonstrate key
interview skills
6. Attend a mock interview
7. Know how to prepare a
presentation for an interview
Tutor led discussions
Q&A
Pair and group work
Arrange Mock interviews for following
week if cannot fit into this session
Reflection of interview
Presentation for an interview
Online learning
Completion of
workbook
Using the internet
to plan a journey
to an interview
Computers
Handouts
104201EM023 Preparing for an
interview
Mock interviews
Group interviews
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Unit 6 – 7 hours
Unit 7 – 8 hours
Day 10
Completion of
any previous
units
Unit 402 Managing Personal Finance
 Create a budget plan to track
your finances
 List the types of products
offered by financial institutions
 Describe ways of reducing
expenditure
 Describe the pros and cons of
borrowing money
 List organisations that give free
financial advice
 Understand the impact of
Universal credit
Unit 411 Working as part of a team
1. State what is meant by the term
team
2. Give an example of a successful
team
3. List different types of team
4. List different team roles
5. List the factors that make a
team effective
6. Give the benefits of team
working
7. Identify methods of making team
decisions
8. Describe a method to avoid
conflict within a team
9. Plan to work towards a team
task
10. Complete and evaluate a team
task
Tutor led discussions
Q&A
Group work
Completion of
workbooks
Some extra
support may be
required for
learners who are
not confident at
maths
Presentation
Access to computers
YouTube videos re Universal Credit
Tutor led discussions
Group Activities
Q&A
Group activities
Tasks relevant to
team building
Completion of
workbook
Computers
104201EM005 – Working with
others
Presentation
Resources for team activities – see
tutor notes
Completion of workbooks, paperwork
etc.
Exit interviews - PEP
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