Skills for Work: Overcoming Barriers
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
Overcoming barriers is an Entry 1 to Level 2 Skills for Work unit in which learners explore personal, social and organisational barriers at work, communicate choices, preferences and points of view, and practise strategies to challenge others constructively and build resilience. It is one 10 hour unit that learners combine with other units into a Skills for Work, or Skills for Life and Work, Award, Certificate or Diploma. Digital demand is low because no criterion requires a digital tool. Digital work sits in choosing how to communicate in different work contexts, recording role plays as video or audio evidence, sharing work for feedback and researching support online.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 10
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Pecyn uned
- Agor y pecyn cyflwyno ac asesu
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level (Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3): Three learning outcomes (barriers in a work context, choices, preferences and points of view, and simple strategies to respond to barriers), each with separate Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 assessment criteria. Evidence goes in a portfolio, internally assessed by the centre and externally quality assured by WJEC. 10 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: Three learning outcomes (barriers to participation and progression, choices, preferences and points of view, and strategies to challenge others and overcome barriers), each with separate Level 1 and Level 2 assessment criteria. Evidence goes in a portfolio, internally assessed by the centre and externally quality assured by WJEC. 10 guided learning hours.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
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Researching workplace barriers and sources of support online
The pack points teachers to online resources from ACAS, The King's Trust, Careers Wales and Profi, and suggests workplace case studies at Level 1 and Level 2. Learners may search these for examples of barriers and strategies, and any AI tool used as a source must be acknowledged under the specification's malpractice rules. Online research is suggested, not required.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use given links to Careers Wales pages to find two tips for coping with nerves on a first day at work, and write down which page each tip came from.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for advice on handling a disagreement at work, change their keywords to narrow the results, bookmark two useful pages and list them as sources.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils compare advice on workplace conflict from ACAS and one other website, judge which is more reliable and why, and reference both, noting whether they used any AI tool.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Resources available to support delivery, page 11; suggested activities, page 10; Section 4.6 of the Skills for Life and Work specification, page 21
“Provides impartial advice on workplace relations.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu geiriau allweddol a thechnegau chwilio er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth berthnasol.
Rwy'n gallu dechrau cyfeirnodi ffynonellau a ddefnyddir yn fy ngwaith, ac ystyried a yw’r cynnwys yn ddibynadwy.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu chwilio amrywiaeth o ffynonellau gan ddefnyddio technegau chwilio perthnasol a mwy cymhleth.
Rwy'n gallu gwerthuso dibynadwyedd ffynonellau gwybodaeth gan gyfiawnhau fy marn a’m rhesymau dros ddewisiadau, a chyfeirnodi gwaith gan ddefnyddio dulliau priodol.
Da gwybod
- The unit codes are S661E1, S661E2, S661E3, S661L1 and S661L2, one for each level, and the unit is 10 guided learning hours: "GLH 10" (Unit overview, page 3).
- No special equipment is needed: "Assessment of this unit should not require any specific resources." (Resources required for assessment, page 11).
- Evidence can be digital. The pack lists "audio or video recordings of role play or discussions" and "annotated photographs of learners engaged in activities" (Sources of evidence, page 10), the portfolio "is not limited to paper-based materials" (specification Section 4.1, page 18), and evidence for sampling "must be provided digitally by the centre" (specification Section 5.2, page 23).
- AI use is allowed only when acknowledged: "When properly referenced, this can be acceptable", but misuse includes "Failing to acknowledge use of AI tools when they have been used as a source of information." (specification Section 4.6, page 21).
- Suggested assessment tasks "are not mandatory". Teachers "may choose to use these suggestions, adapt them, or develop their own alternatives" (specification Section 4.1, page 18).
- Digital competence is optional in this unit: it "may be developed through using digital tools to record evidence, communicate ideas and support learning in vocational contexts" (Curriculum for Wales, page 4). Appendix A of the specification (page 29) still ticks Digital Competence for the unit.
- The pack carries a warning that "The UK Government has announced plans to restrict social media use by children under 16" (page 2), so avoid building tasks around social media.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
The pack names GCSE Social Studies as a linked WJEC qualification (it also names Sociology AS/A Level, which is not on this page). Within the Skills Suite it lists Personal development planning, Interview and confidence techniques, Rights and responsibilities in the workplace, Fairness and inclusion in the workplace, Building a growth mindset, Wellbeing and work, Customer service, Teamwork, Understanding self and others, Equality, diversity and inclusion and Community participation as closely related units. Personal development planning shares action planning, feedback and reflection. For the digital side, the Using IT in the workplace unit is where learners practise communicating politely using digital tools, which supports choosing the right channel in this unit.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC Overcoming barriers unit delivery and assessment pack, read with the WJEC Entry 1 to Level 2 Skills for Life and Skills for Work specification, approved by Qualifications Wales, teaching from September 2027 (© WJEC CBAC Ltd 2026).