AIM Qualifications Entry Level Award in Developing Independent Living Skills (Entry 3)

It is designed especially for those who are new to living independently and have additional support needs such as Asylum Seekers, Refugees, people who have been homeless and young people leaving Care.

It was created to meet the needs of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeker Children living in supported housing and as such may be useful to the Social Housing or Care Sectors. This qualification offers transferable social and life skills, facilitates improved life chances and enables learners to take advantage of relevant education required for living and work within the community.

Learners can progress to qualifications at the next Level, such as AIM Qualifications Level 1 Award in Skills for Living and Work ? 601/7063/3 or AIM Qualifications Level 1 Award in Developing Skills for Employment – 600/9136/8.

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Learners who are currently studying / or have completed an AIM Qualification should contact their training provider with queries or be directed to the Learner’s Page for further information.

To be awarded the AIM Qualifications Entry Level Award in Developing Independent Living Skills (Entry 3) , learners must achieve:

• 6 credits overall
• 3 credits from Mandatory Group A
• To achieve a specific pathway, learners will also need to achieve the 3 credits from the relevant group for that pathway (Mandatory Groups B – D)
• To achieve a generic qualification, learners must achieve the 3 credits from Mandatory Group A and a further 3 credits from Optional Group E.
• Additional credits from Optional Group E can be taken with any pathway to enhance learning but they would not count towards the qualification.

See the Qualification Specification for more details.

Assessment Methods

Portfolio of evidence.

Quality Assurance Requirements

Tutors:

To offer this qualification, centres must ensure that tutors hold or are working towards:

• A relevant teaching qualification at Level 3 or above.
• Has experience of teaching or assessing qualifications which are relevant to the pathway/s they will be teaching/assessing.
• Relevant recent experience of working with people described in the pathway/s they will be teaching/assessing.

Internal Quality Assurer (IQA):

Centres must also ensure that they have in place an Internal Quality Assurance person who:

• Holds or is working towards a Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices or its equivalent.
• Has experience of working in or assessing qualifications which are relevant to the pathway/s they will be assessing.
• Is familiar with the assessment requirements of the qualification for which they are the Internal Quality Assurer.