02 Mar 2021
Key Facts
Qualification purpose
Recognise personal growth and engagement in learning
Qualification Grading Type
Pass
Assessment Methods
Why choose this qualification?
Available at Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1 and they enable learners to gain recognition for the important skill of taking responsibility for the type of support they receive and the manner in which they receive it.
Rules of Combination
Learners must complete the single mandatory unit totalling 5 credits to achieve the qualification.
Units
Learners must complete the single mandatory unit totalling 5 credits to achieve the qualification.
Direct Own Support
What is the purpose of this qualification?
This qualifications has been designed as a coherent suite designed to recognise the achievements of learners working at Entry level, as they prepare for employment, independent living, further learning or adult life in general.
The objective of this Gateway Qualifications Entry level suite of qualifications is not only to give learners personal growth and engagement in learning but to prepare learners for employment, independent living and/or adult life in general.
Available at Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 and Level 1, these qualifications enable learners to gain recognition for the important skill of taking responsibility for the type of support they receive and the manner in which they receive it.
The qualifications are designed to enable maximum flexibility, combining units at different levels and offering a wide range of choice, so that the curriculum can be led by the learners’ needs, accommodating the spiky profiles typical of learners at this level. The units are designed to enable learners to demonstrate their skills in a particular area, without being overly prescriptive about the nature of the evidence required.
Progression can be through the Entry Level Suite and/or on to other qualifications such as the Suite of Skills qualifications which themselves have Entry 3 qualifications within the suite.
Progression & entry requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.Funding information
There are now two main sources for funding information, a straightforward ESFA Qualification Search and the more detailed Find a Learning Aim website.
The new Find a learning aim (FALA) service provides a search tool that you can use to check the funding status of any qualification, framework, unit, standard or T Level:
View this qualification on the ESFA’s Find a learning aim website
The Education and Skills Funding Agency search provides funding information on qualifications. It does not provide funding information for units, non-regulated activity and work placements, for this information please use Find a learning aim (FALA).
View this qualification on the ESFA Qualification Funding Search
How to find a learning aim
If you’re not sure how to use the new find a learning aim website, we’ve created a handy walkthrough to help you:
How to Use: Find a learning Aim
We have done our best to collate and summarise the key information, and wherever possible we alert our providers to changes in funding policy.
This funding information is provided in good faith and it is always advisable to check directly with the funding agencies before committing to delivery.
The following support materials will help you to deliver this qualification.
Special Considerations and Reasonable Adjustment Forms
Expert View: Entry Level Webinar
Meeting Learners’ Needs at Entry Level