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WorkSkills



WorkSkills


Give your learners an edge - Turn learners'

work experience skills into a qualification

 WorkSkills      If your learners are embarking on work experience, maximise what they get out of it by putting the skills they gain towards a WorkSkills qualification.

WorkSkills helps enhance learners’ employability, encourages career progression and has been designed for delivery in schools, colleges, the workplace and training environments.

Your centre may be delivering part of the qualification already while preparing learners for their work experience, for example Units 26/27 Preparing for / and Learning from Work Placement(highlighted below). 

The table below lists Level 2 Units which can be completed around work experience. Learners can choose as many or as few units as is right for them to build a qualification. They can be completed before they go, while they are working and when they come back.

On completion of three credits, learners can gain an Award, or if they choose 13 credits, they get a Certificate – at Level 2. Available at Entry 3, Level 1 and 2, a BTEC in WorkSkills is suitable for all abilities. 

WorkSkills Level

Unit number

Unit title

Number of Credits Available

2

6

Preparing for an interview 

1

2

7

Interview skills 

1

2

9

Self-assessment 

1

2

15

Effectiveness at work 

1

2

16

Working in a team 

3

2

18

Building working relationships with colleagues 

2

2

19

Building working relationships with customers 

2

2

20

Investigating rights and responsibilities 

1

2

21

Managing your health at work 

1

2

26

Preparing for work placement 

1

2 

27

Learning from work placement 

2

Many units build on existing life and workplace skills, while some develop skills integral to the PSHCE school and college timetable.

To see which units McDonalds have included in their Work Experience programme, please visit our McDonald's Work Placement Certificate page. 

To learn more about WorkSkills and to download a specification, please visit our WorkSkills homepage.

If you would like to speak to us about delivering WorkSkills in your centre, please email workskills@edexcel.com, call 0844 576 0026 or locate your Edexcel Regional Office.