Skills for Work: Work Experience
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Work Experience is a Pearson Skills for Work unit in which learners find out about types of work experience and their benefits, learn what they and employers expect, plan their route, transport and first day, and then take part safely in a placement or work-related activities. It is one 20 hour unit that learners combine with others into a Pearson Skills for Work Award, Certificate or Diploma, from Entry 1 to Level 2, assessed internally by the centre. Digital demand is low: no criterion names a digital tool. Digital work sits in finding sources of information about placements, planning journeys, producing planning documents, and the optional digital or IT work-related activities listed in Annexe C.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Pearson
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 20
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith digidol
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level (Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3): One assessment criterion at each of Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3, covering types, activities and expectations of work experience and preparing for and taking part in at least two (Entry 1 and Entry 2) or three (Entry 3) work-related activities or a placement. There are no mandatory evidence requirements. Internally assessed by the centre through a centre-devised assignment or Pearson's adaptable Authorised Assignment Brief, subject to Pearson standards verification, graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
- Level 1 and Level 2: One assessment criterion at each of Level 1 and Level 2: describe (Level 1) or explain (Level 2) types, activities, benefits and expectations of work experience, and plan, prepare for and take part in a work experience placement or a range of work-related activities. There are no mandatory evidence requirements. Internally assessed by the centre through a centre-devised assignment or Pearson's adaptable Authorised Assignment Brief, subject to Pearson standards verification, graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours.
Y sgiliau digidol yn y cymhwyster hwn
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Finding sources of information about work experience
From Entry 3 learners identify sources of information about work experience, Level 1 learners describe them, and Level 2 learners explain them and their value for employability. Annexe C links this to researching placements and roles online. The criteria require learners to know the sources, but they do not have to search online.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use the Careers Wales website to find two kinds of work experience, such as work shadowing and volunteering, and bookmark the pages.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for volunteering opportunities near their town, refining keywords by place and age, and list three with their source websites.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils compare three websites offering work experience or virtual work experience, judge which is most reliable, and record the links in a shared document.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 3 and Level 1, page 74, Level 2, page 75; Annexe C, SfW 14 Digital Links, page 121
“Researching placements and roles online; digital/IT work-related activities”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu addasu geiriau allweddol a thechnegau chwilio er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth berthnasol.
Rwy'n gallu storio canlyniadau chwilio i’w defnyddio yn y dyfodol, e.e. creu nod tudalen, ychwanegu at ffefrynnau.
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.
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Planning a route and travel with online tools
From Entry 2 learners plan their route and mode of transport, Level 1 learners plan travel including timing and costs where appropriate, and Level 2 learners produce detailed travel and contingency plans. Online journey planners and timetables are an obvious tool, but the criteria do not name one.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use an online map to find the walking route from school to the local library and screenshot the route and time.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils use the Traveline Cymru journey planner to plan a bus trip to a local business, noting the departure time, changes and arrival time.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils plan a journey to a placement with a journey planner, add a backup route in case of a cancelled train, and save both plans in a shared folder.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 2, page 73, Entry 3 and Level 1, page 74, Level 2, page 75
“travel planning, contingency planning, and thorough preparation of required documents”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu creu a chynllunio gwaith yn annibynnol cyn dechrau ar dasg ddigidol.
Rwy'n gallu addasu geiriau allweddol a thechnegau chwilio er mwyn dod o hyd i wybodaeth berthnasol.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o dechnegau cynllunio yn effeithiol.
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Producing planning documents and a first-day checklist
Entry 2 learners complete a pre-populated worksheet, Entry 3 learners complete planning documentation and a first-day checklist, Level 1 learners prepare the required documents and a clear checklist, and Level 2 learners produce accurate and well-structured planning documentation. Documents may be digital or on paper, so the digital format is the centre's choice.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils type a checklist of five things to bring on a school trip, using bullet points and a clear heading.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils design a first-day checklist template in a word processor with tick boxes for clothing, travel, contact numbers and start time.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils produce a one page placement plan with a table of workplace details, travel times, documents needed and first-day arrangements, formatted for a supervisor to read.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 2, page 73, Entry 3 and Level 1, page 74, Level 2, page 75
“producing accurate and well-structured planning documentation”
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 dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o feddalwedd, offer a dulliau priodol i greu, addasu a chyfuno cydrannau aml-gyfrwng ar gyfer amrywiaeth o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. archwilio a defnyddio dulliau addasu delweddau yn effeithiol; archwilio a defnyddio’r agweddau niferus ar gynllun dogfen yn briodol; defnyddio animeiddiad, effeithiau fideo a sain fel adlais, tempo, amlen, haenu, cyfradd fframiau, fframiau allweddol
- cyflwyniad, e.e. defnyddio offer dylunio; addasu themâu a lliwiau at y diben; creu templedi meistr.
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Carrying out digital or IT work-related tasks
Annexe C lists digital or IT work-related activities, such as presentations, spreadsheets or digital content, as one way the unit links to digital competence. Learners must take part in work-related activities at every level, but the criteria and examples (cleaning, serving, tidying, helping customers, basic administration) do not require digital tasks, so this is a suggested option.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Llythrennedd gwybodaeth a data
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils enter a list of library books into a simple spreadsheet table with columns for title, author and date returned.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils act as office assistants for a school event, typing a sign-in sheet and a short notice for the noticeboard.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils carry out a simulated administration task, entering stock counts into a spreadsheet, sorting them and making a short slide summary for a manager.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Annexe C, SfW 14 Digital Links, page 121; Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 3, page 74
“helping customers, or basic administration”
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 creu, mireinio a dadansoddi setiau data mewn tablau, siartiau, taenlenni a chronfeydd data i brofi neu gefnogi ymchwiliad.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a defnyddio amrywiaeth o feddalwedd, offer a dulliau priodol i greu, addasu a chyfuno cydrannau aml-gyfrwng ar gyfer amrywiaeth o gynulleidfaoedd a dibenion, megis:
- testun a delweddau, e.e. archwilio a defnyddio dulliau addasu delweddau yn effeithiol; archwilio a defnyddio’r agweddau niferus ar gynllun dogfen yn briodol; defnyddio animeiddiad, effeithiau fideo a sain fel adlais, tempo, amlen, haenu, cyfradd fframiau, fframiau allweddol
- cyflwyniad, e.e. defnyddio offer dylunio; addasu themâu a lliwiau at y diben; creu templedi meistr.
Rwy'n gallu creu ffurflen casglu data, casglu data, chwilio data a chreu cronfa ddata a thaenlen gan ddefnyddio dull mewnbynnu data priodol.
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Acknowledging sources and AI use
At every level learners must certify that their evidence is their own and reference any sources and any AI they used, and final work must be in their own words. Using AI without acknowledging it is malpractice, which matters for planning documents learners might draft with AI.
DCF: Hawliau digidol, trwyddedu a pherchenogaeth, Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils add the names of the websites they used to the bottom of a careers poster.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils discuss why copying a job description word for word is not their own work, then rewrite it in their own words and reference it.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils keep a source log for a placement plan, noting any AI tool they used, what it did and how they checked and rewrote its output.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 76
“If learners use AI tools, they must acknowledge them clearly”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu deall mai llên-ladrad yw copïo gwaith eraill a'i gyflwyno fel fy ngwaith fy hun.
Rwy'n gallu cyfeirio at ffynonellau wrth ymchwilio ac esbonio pwysigrwydd gwneud hynny, e.e. creu rhestrau syml ar gyfer cyfeirnodi ffynonellau digidol a ffynonellau all-lein.
Cam cynnydd 4
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 is "SfW 14" with 20 guided learning hours (Unit summary, page 5), the same size as the WJEC Work experience unit. Skills for Work qualification numbers run from "C00/5473/0" for the Entry Level 1 Award to "C00/5474/4" for the Level 2 Diploma (Qualification titles, pages 3 and 4).
- A unit is passed at one level only: "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6).
- A placement is not essential at any level: Entry 3 learners prepare for "a work placement or at least three work-related activities" (Essential information for assessment decisions, Entry 3, page 74), and Level 1 learners "take part in a work placement or work-related activities" (page 74).
- Safe working is required, not optional: Entry 1 learners "must show that they can work safely when using equipment and materials" (page 73), and Level 1 learners "consistently follow health and safety procedures" (page 74).
- Evidence of taking part must be recorded: "achievement cannot be inferred from performance", and evidence forms include "observation records, witness testimony, and products of learners' work" (Assessment requirements, page 9). The unit itself has "no mandatory evidence requirements" (page 73).
- Teaching content sits in Pearson's separate Teaching and Learning Support document, not the specification (Unit content, page 73), and "AABs are not mandatory" (How to use this document, page 1).
- AI may be used only if acknowledged: "A learner will have committed malpractice if they use AI tools without acknowledging them" (Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 76).
- The Skills for Work specification has an editing slip on page 8: "Every unit in our Skills for Life qualifications includes an Authorised Assessment Brief", although this is the Skills for Work specification and the heading reads Authorised Assignment Briefs.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Pearson's Annexe E names Welsh work experience sources such as Transport for Wales and NHS Wales (page 129), which link to VCSE Travel and Tourism, VCSE Public Services and GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare. Customer-facing work-related activities link with VCSE Retail and Customer Service and VCSE Hospitality and Catering, and workplace expectations and employability link with GCSE Business. Within the WJEC Skills Suite, Applying for jobs, Interview and confidence techniques and Exploring career pathways prepare learners for the same kind of placement. Compared with the WJEC Work experience unit, the Pearson unit has the same 20 hours but one criterion per level rather than four learning outcomes, makes travel planning and a first-day checklist central, and does not require a CV, application form or a separate review of performance.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Work Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications Specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfW 14: Work experience.