Employability and Workplace Skills – (Level 3 / A level) course
Employability skills are the essential skills, personal qualities and values that enable you to thrive in any workplace. Our level 3 foundation diploma in employability and workplace skills has been developed to provide learners with a range of knowledge, understanding, personal skills and attributes essential for successful performance in working life. This course has been designed to support you successfully gaining a job, progressing in a chosen field, or prepare you for further study.
The learners will:
- Develop a body of knowledge about workplace employment and employability in range of sectors.
- Develop a range of knowledge, facts, theories, ideas, skills, materials, terminology, practices and techniques associated with workplace skills, employment and employability.
- Develop self-confidence and interpersonal skills required for the working environment and employment.
- Be able to improve communication skills and promote personal effectiveness.
- Successful completion of this qualification will equip learners with the underpinning knowledge and skills required to succeed in employment or further studies.
The fee for enrolling onto the level 3 course is £1600.
Students can make payment using one of the following methods:
- Credit or debit card
- Bank transfer
- All course material, including online modules and written assignments
- Student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
On completion of this course, students will have the opportunity to apply for admission onto a full BA degree programme from a range of UK universities.
Our online business management, hotel and hospitality, and computing courses will help you obtain a diploma, which is recognised by employers and awarded by OFQUAL, the UK government higher education regulating body.
These diplomas can then be used as progression onto completion of a full undergraduate or postgraduate degree course, at an accredited UK or overseas university.
- Choose a course.
- Study the course modules.
- Complete online multiple-choice tests and written assignments
- Receive your certificate and university credits.
- Top up your qualifications and earn a BA degree or MBA.
Your degree or MBA will be awarded to you by the university you complete your final year with.
Our awarding body partners have direct links with UK universities, who accept the OFQUAL credits awarded from studying our courses.
Assessment
Assessment at FastTrack is a straightforward process:
- After you have completed an online module, you will have an online assessment to complete. This assessment contains 30 multiple-choice questions. You will have one hour to complete these questions, which are answered in sets of five, so you will have plenty of time to review and edit your answers. After an hour, the test will automatically time out.
- After you have completed the test, your results will be displayed immediately. If you have passed, you will receive a certificate of completion. If you don’t pass, you will receive a notification of a “refer’’ where you will be told how to retake a module assessment. You can complete these modules at your own pace, as there is no deadline to complete the course.
- When the online modules have been successfully completed, you will then be able to take the final written assignments provided by FastTrack that test your knowledge and understanding of the modules. After successful completion of these assignments, you will receive your diploma from the OFQUAL awarding organization.
- You will then be eligible to apply for progression onto a top up course through a recognised UK university on campus or by distance learning.
The level 3 course is made up of 6 modules and 6 written assignments. Each module consists of 40 guided learning hours of material with an additional 30-50 hours worth of optional materials that comprise of recommended exercises, recommended readings, Internet resources, and self-testing exercises.
This course is most suited to individuals who are at least 16 years old, have a high school education and wish to progress onto a degree at university.
- Career planning and development
- Managing own performance
- Personal and professional development
- Employment skills
- Working in a business environment
- Managing resources
Written assignments
The level 3 foundation diploma in employability and workplace skills has 6 written assignments. The assignments are approximately 2,000-3,000 words each.
The assignment unit titles that students need to complete for the level 3 course are:
- Career planning and development
- Managing own performance
- Personal and professional development
- Employment skills
- Working in a business environment
- Managing resources