OG - Other General Qualification
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CoPE provides opportunities for progression to wider key skills. It also uses the national Wider Key Skills unit specifications as part of the basis for assessment alongside other criteria. Candidates are expected to provide evidence of demonstrating performance at the appropriate level, providing a minimum of one example for each of the wider key skills. This achievement is assessed and externally moderated by teachers. Progression is therefore possible, and encouraged, towards achievement of full wider key skills certification, quality assured to QCA requirements, as determined following the key skills review. The ASDAN CoPE, through the curriculum content, but in particular the development of generic personal, learning and thinking skills, also provides the opportunity to generate evidence for, and therefore progression to, other qualifications such as the Key Skills of Communication and Information Technology, the Certificate in Career Planning, and can contribute to Diploma development at different levels. The generic skills facilitate lifelong learning, are transferable and support access to, and success in, HE and employment.
Assessment is 100% internal assessment with internal moderation. Independent assessment and moderation is then carried out on a sampled basis by experienced assessors from other centres, trained and approved by ASDAN. External moderation follows this process.
Candidates must complete all units to achieve the qualification.
As well as ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness, the qualification can also have one the following titles to reflect the context in which it is delivered:
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through Citizenship);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (though STEM) (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through International Communications/Enterprise);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through Personal Finance);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through Environmental Management and Monitoring);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through Sports Fitness);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through Creative and Performing Arts);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through ICT);
ASDAN Level 3 Certificate in Personal Effectiveness (through Numeracy and Literacy)