Qualification summary

The Level 1 Certificate in Skills for Employment (RQF) recognises the generic employability and personal development skills that help learners to look for, obtain and maintain employment. In particular, it develops key personal skills, qualities and attitudes required by employers across all vocational sectors. This qualification also helps learners progress to further learning. They meet the Personal and Social Development (PSD) requirement within Foundation Learning.

This qualification has been developed for the widest range of learners possible: young people and adults, those who are pre-employment, in employment or between jobs. This has been designed to meet the needs of anyone who wishes to seek, gain and retain employment or progress to further learning. It also allows you to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment and provide valuable recognition of skills and/or knowledge.

You might be someone inexperienced in the world of working and want to gain further skills and confidence to become more employable or continue in education. You could also be an experienced worker and looking to build on your skills and experience or continue in education. This qualification will enable you to progress onto further learning, including qualifications such as Functional Skills, Essential Skills and vocational qualifications, and into employment. There is a wide range of units allowing you to choose the ones that meet the needs of your own personal and career development or work role.

This qualification does not require you to have any prior qualifications or levels of previous learning. There is no minimum age requirement for this qualification.

Related Documents:

VTCT (Skillsfirst) Level 1 Certificate in Skills for Employment (RQF) Handbook

Qualification structure

Learners must achieve a minimum of 15 credits from Group A and/or Group B and/or Group C and/or Group D – a minimum of 8 credits must be at Level 1.

Total Qualification Time (TQT) is 150 hours

Minimum Guided Learning Hours (GLH) are 97

Qualification number	Qualification reference
DPC1	600/3336/8

Group A – optional units

RQF unit no.	Skillsfirst unit no.	Unit title	Unit Level	Credit value	Barred units
T/5016327	DP10	Interview skills	Entry 3	1	DP26
F/507/9592	DP11	Work awareness	Entry 3	2
A/502/1299	DP13	Learning about the range of opportunities at work	Entry 3	3
T/502/1303	DP14	Understanding workplace values and practices	Entry 3	3	DP44
A/501/6880	DP15	Career planning and making applications	1	3	DP32
F/501/6878	DP16	Planning for progression	1	3	DP125
D/507/9597	DP17	Effective skills, qualities and attitudes for learning and work	1	3	DP37
K/501/6891	DP18	Work-based experience	1	3
A/501/5826	DP20	Positive attitudes and behaviours at work	1	1	DP37
J/501/6395	DP22	Learning from work placement	1	2
L/501/5958	DP23	Searching for a job	1	1	DP45
Y/501/5848	DP24	Applying for a job	1	1
M/501/5824	DP25	Preparing for an interview	1	1
R/501/5847	DP26	Interview skills	1	1	DP10
R/502/2863	DP29	Preparing for and learning from interviews	1	3

 

Group B – optional units

RQF unit no.	Skillsfirst unit no.	Unit title	Unit Level	Credit value	Barred units
T/501/6330	DP32	Career progression	Entry 3	1	DP45
A/507/9154	DP37	Conduct at work	Entry 3	1	DP17 DP20
H/501/6338	DP38	Speaking confidently at work	Entry 3	1
D/501/6337	DP39	Presenting accurate documents	Entry 3	1
F/502/4303	DP41	Managing your time	Entry 3	1	DP57
L/600/1312	DP43	Understanding conflict at work	Entry 3	1	DP59
Y/507/9596	DP44	Rights and responsibilities in the workplace	1	3	DP14
J/501/5814	DP45	Career progression	1	2	DP32
J/600/7805	DP46	Introduction to health and safety awareness in the workplace	1	2	DP58
T/501/5811	DP47	Building working relationships with colleagues	1	2
D/501/5821	DP48	Building working relationships with customers	1	2	DP86  IH01
D/501/5849	DP50	Solving work-related problems	1	2
L/501/5829	DP54	Self-management skills	1	2
K/502/3596	DP57	Managing your time	1	2	DP41
M/502/3616	DP58	Being safe and healthy at work	1	2	DP46
Y/502/3609	DP59	Understanding conflict at work	1	1	DP43
F/505/4109	DP124	Business communication	1	3

Group C – optional units

RQF unit no.	Skillsfirst unit no.	Unit title	Unit Level	Credit value	Barred units
T/501/6330	DP60	Introduction to ICT	Entry 3	3
K/501/6938	DP61	Supporting others	Entry 3	3
R/502/0465	DP66	Working as part of a group	1	2	DP130
J/502/0463	DP67	Working towards goals	1	2
D/505/4067	DP122	Interpersonal skills	1	3
F/505/0447	DP123	Assertiveness and decision making skills	1	2
K/505/4069	DP125	Personal development skills	1	3	DP16
H/505/4068	DP126	Personal confidence and self awareness	1	3
L/505/4078	DP127	Improving own confidence	1	3
K/506/5007	DP130	Developing group and teamwork communication skills	1	3	DP66
T/507/2882	SMP1	Create an online profile using social media	1	6

Group D – optional units

RQF unit no.	Skillsfirst unit no.	Unit title	Unit Level	Credit value	Barred units
F/501/9523	DP86	Introduction to looking after customers in a retail environment	Entry 3	3	DP48
H/501/5190	DP93	Introduction to retail skills	Entry 3	3
A/502/4834	DP94	Introduction to the hospitality industry	Entry 3	1
J/502/4898	IH01	Customer service in the hospitality industry	1	3	DP48
T/502/5075	IH09	Using kitchen equipment	1	1
Y/507/9596	IH10	Serving food and drink	Entry 3	2
J/600/0711	IH11	Basic food preparation	Entry 3	2

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