Skills for Work: Applying for Jobs
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Open Awards.
Applying for Jobs is a set of 5 Open Awards Skills for Work units, Entry 1 to Level 2, each 10 guided learning hours and 1 credit, for 14 to 16 year olds in Wales. Learners identify their skills and interests, find vacancies and support such as Careers Wales, and complete applications, from typing their name into an interest form at Entry 1 to a tailored CV, application form and personal statement for a specific vacancy at Level 2. The provider designs and marks the tasks, real or simulated, and Open Awards quality assures them. Digital demand is medium: Digital is a named cross-curricular skill, and job websites and apps, formal emails with attachments, CVs and digital profiles run through the criteria and examples at most levels.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Open Awards
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 10
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Canolig
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level 1 (CBM186), Entry Level 2 (CBM187) and Entry Level 3 (CBM188): Each Entry level is a separate 1 credit, 10 guided learning hour unit with 3 learning outcomes: personal skills and job interests, where to find jobs and support, and taking part in an application. Entry 1 learners identify a job of interest, a skill, a local job source and a person who can help, then complete a simple application such as typing their name into an interest form. Entry 2 learners identify skills, job types, places to find vacancies, a person and an organisation that give guidance, the information needed for an application and ways to contact an employer. Entry 3 learners explain 3 skills, link 3 job roles to interests, use a resource such as the Careers Wales website to find a local vacancy, explain how Careers Wales helps, complete an application form or CV and use formal communication such as an email or scripted phone call. Tasks are designed by the provider, the learner builds a portfolio, and every criterion must be met for a Pass.
- Level 1 (CBM189) and Level 2 (CBM190): Each level is a separate 1 credit, 10 guided learning hour unit with 4 learning outcomes. Level 1 learners outline their skills, qualities and aspirations, describe the requirements of 2 job roles, outline 4 job search resources in Wales with a benefit of each, explain 2 types of support, produce a structured CV or profile and a formal letter or email, apply for a job or placement adapting their materials, and review their performance. Level 2 learners assess their skills against 3 job roles, describe local employment trends, compare 2 job search methods, describe specialist guidance including Careers Wales, create a tailored CV, complete an application form and a personal statement or cover letter for a specific vacancy, and evaluate their performance using feedback. Real or simulated applications are allowed.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Creu cynnwys digidol
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Sending formal emails with an attached CV
Entry 2 learners give ways to contact an employer, such as sending an email, Entry 3 learners use formal communication, such as drafting and sending a formal email asking a local business about weekend vacancies, and Level 1 learners prepare a formal letter or email to go with their application, such as an email with a formal salutation, a clear subject line and their CV attached. These are assessment criteria with email as a main example.
DCF: Cyfathrebu, Creu cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write a polite email to a teacher with a clear subject line and attach a piece of homework.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils compare an informal message and a formal email asking the same question and list the differences in layout and tone.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a formal email to a mock employer asking about work experience, attach a one page profile, and check the file name and subject line before sending.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Entry 2, AC 3.2, page 15; Entry 3, AC 3.2, page 18; Level 1, AC 3.2, page 22
“Drafting an email to a manager that includes a formal salutation, a clear subject line, and an attachment of their CV”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu cyfnewid cyfathrebiadau ar-lein, gan ddefnyddio ystod gynyddol o nodweddion sydd ar gael, e.e. ychwanegu atodiadau neu hyperddolenni, newid fformatio.
Rwy'n gallu dangos dealltwriaeth o fanteision ac anfanteision gwahanol ffurfiau ar gyfathrebu ar-lein a phryd y mae'n briodol eu defnyddio, e.e. esbonio pryd y gallai cynadledda fideo fod yn fwy priodol nag e-bost, ac fel arall; esbonio manteision ac anfanteision defnyddio negeseuon sydyn mewn cyd-destunau cymdeithasol; siarad am ddiben a chynulleidfa.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio gwahanol ddulliau cyfathrebu ar-lein at ddibenion penodol, a hynny gyda lefel uwch o fedrusrwydd, e.e. creu a rheoli llyfr cyfeiriadau, trefnu cysylltiadau, defnyddio nodweddion uwch y darparwr e-bost (llofnod, ateb awtomatig, derbynneb darllen, wijets).
Rwy'n gallu archwilio a datblygu ystod o strwythurau dogfennau testun ffurfiol ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion.
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Producing a CV and digital professional profile
Entry 3 learners complete an application form or CV with education history, contact details and skills, Level 1 learners produce a structured CV or profile, for example from a chronological template, a skills-based CV or a digital professional profile on a school platform, and Level 2 learners create a CV tailored to a specific vacancy, re-ordering content to match the essential criteria. Providers should have devices to create CVs and application materials. These are assessment criteria.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils make a one page "About Me" document with headings, a photo and bullet points for skills and hobbies.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils build a CV from a word processing template, using styles for headings and consistent formatting.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils adapt their CV for 2 different job adverts, re-ordering skills to match each, and explain the changes.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Entry 3, AC 3.1, page 18; Level 1, AC 3.1, pages 21 and 22; Level 2, AC 3.1, pages 25 and 26; Physical Resources, Digital Resources, page 7
“Developing a digital "Professional Profile" on a school-based platform”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio ystod o feddalwedd i ddewis, cynhyrchu a golygu ystod o gydrannau aml-gyfrwng at ddiben penodol, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. fformatio testun (print trwm, tanlinellu, italig, uwcholeuo); gosod a golygu blychau testun; colofnau; defnyddio offer mireinio (gwirydd sillafu, chwilio a disodli); lapio geiriau; tocio; newid maint a siâp; newid delweddau; ychwanegu effeithiau; byrhau a hollti clipiau sain a fideo; rhoi effeithiau ar ddiwedd sleidiau; defnyddio techneg ‘croen winwnsyn’
- cyflwyniad, e.e. cyfeiriad y dudalen; animeiddio; rhoi effeithiau ar ddiwedd sleidiau; dileu ac addasu delweddau; defnyddio cefndir; defnyddio botymau gweithredu i greu hyperddolen; ymgorffori gwrthrychau.
Rwy'n gallu sicrhau bod yr allbwn yn briodol at ddiben penodol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu archwilio a datblygu ystod o strwythurau dogfennau testun ffurfiol ar gyfer gwahanol gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion.
Rwy'n gallu awgrymu a gwneud gwelliannau sy’n berthnasol i’r gynulleidfa a’r diben, ar sail adborth a hunanwerthusiad o’m gwaith digidol.
Da gwybod
- Each level is its own unit with its own code: "Unit Reference Number: CBM186" at Entry 1 to CBM190 at Level 2, each "Credit Value: One (1)" and "Guided Learning Hours: 10" (Unit Content, pages 11, 14, 17, 20 and 24).
- Only one level can count in a qualification: "units with the same title at different levels are barred for completion within the same qualification" (Level 1 Qualification Guide, Qualification Units, page 17), and this is a Skills for Work unit, so it counts towards the Skills for Work group (Rules of Combination, page 16).
- The provider writes the assessment: "This suite of units has been designed to be assessed through assessment tasks and activities designed by the provider", with pre-course verification, internal quality assurance and external quality assurance by Open Awards (Assessment Approach, page 8).
- There is no partial credit: "All assessment criteria must be met in full for the learner to be awarded a 'pass'" (Assessment Approach, page 8).
- Evidence goes in a portfolio, paper or digital: "Wherever possible, e-portfolios are encouraged." (Assessment Approach, page 8).
- Digital resources are expected where appropriate: access to "online job sites (where appropriate)" and devices to "search for jobs", "create CVs or application materials" and "record evidence" (Physical Resources, pages 6 and 7).
- Safeguarding applies to real applications: providers must ensure "Any real job applications are appropriate and supported", "Simulated tasks are used where necessary" and "Learners are supported when sharing personal information" (Safeguarding and Appropriateness, page 7).
- The content is set in Wales: Careers Wales / Gyrfa Cymru appears at every level and must be one of the Level 2 sources of specialist guidance (Level 2, AC 2.2, page 25).
- The unit specification does not mention AI tools; the Open Awards Provider Handbook, which must be read alongside it, sets wider rules.
- The Level 2 criteria look unfinished: 2 criteria are both numbered "3.2" (page 24), the only criterion in learning outcome 4 is AC 4.1 while the content calls it "AC 4.2" (pages 24 and 26), and the outcome title mentions preparing for applications with no matching criterion. Other slips include "jo vacancy" (Level 1, page 22) and calling Indeed "a generic search engine" (Level 2, page 25).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Applying for Jobs sits well beside the Skills Challenge Certificate and Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales, the VCSE and Foundation in Business, GCSE Business, and the Open Awards Work Experience unit, which it naturally precedes. Searching job sites, writing formal emails and producing a CV link to GCSE Digital Technology and to the DCF Producing and Interacting and collaborating strands. Compared with the Pearson Applying for jobs unit, the Open Awards version is half the size, is rooted in Welsh services such as Careers Wales, Working Wales and the Apprenticeship Matching Service, and asks Level 2 learners to compare online and in-person job search methods.
Ffynhonnell: Open Awards Skills for Work Unit Specification, Applying for Jobs, Entry Level 1 to Level 2.