Skills for Work: Working in Wales
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Pearson.
Working in Wales is a Pearson Skills for Work unit about the Welsh job market: types of jobs, sectors and major employers, trends such as homeworking and technology, how Wales fits into the international economy and which overseas companies operate here, and the skills needed in at least three sectors at Level 1 and Level 2. It is one 10 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 requires technology. Digital work sits in researching sources, presenting findings, the influence of technology and AI on jobs, and acknowledging sources and AI.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Pearson
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 10
- 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, rising from stating basic features of the local job market and generic skills for one sector to identifying features of the Welsh labour market, global companies in Wales and skills for two sectors. 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. 10 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) the key features of the Welsh job market, how it relates to other countries and the international economy, and the skills required in a range of at least three sectors. Level 2 learners research and present this information. Internally assessed by the centre, subject to Pearson standards verification, graded Pass or Fail. 10 guided learning hours.
Y sgiliau digidol yn y cymhwyster hwn
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Researching the Welsh job market
Entry 3 learners gather information from given simple sources, Level 1 learners select and use information from a limited range of provided sources, and Level 2 learners research and present information using a variety of sources, including some they choose themselves. Annexe C links the unit to online searching. Research is required at Level 2, though it need not be online.
DCF: Cyrchu, chwilio a chynllunio cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils use Careers Wales job profiles to find three jobs in their local area and save the links in a class document.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils search for the largest employers in their region, changing keywords to narrow the results, and record each source.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils research one Welsh sector using at least three sources they choose themselves, and note which source was most reliable and why.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 2, page 99; Levels of supervision and support, page 99; Annexe C, SfW 19 Digital Links, page 122
“identify, select, and use information from a variety of sources, including some self-selected sources”
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.
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Presenting sector research
Level 2 learners research and present information on the skills and knowledge needed to be a successful employee in at least three sectors of the Welsh economy, and Level 1 learners organise their findings and present them clearly. The format is the centre's choice, so a digital presentation is suggested rather than required.
DCF: Creu cynnwys digidol, Gwerthuso a gwella cynnwys digidol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils make a one slide fact file about a local employer with its logo, what it does and one job it offers.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils build a short slide show comparing two sectors in Wales, with a table of the skills each needs.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils create a presentation on three Welsh sectors, choosing charts and images that suit a Year 9 audience and checking the layout is clear.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 2, page 99; Levels of supervision and support, Level 1, page 99
“research and present information on the skills and knowledge required to be a successful employee”
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 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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Understanding how technology and AI change jobs
Level 1 guidance gives technological influence as an example of trends in the Welsh job market, and Level 2 guidance gives technology and AI influences alongside homeworking and flexible work. These appear as examples, so learners may discuss them but are not required to.
DCF: Iechyd a lles
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils list jobs in a supermarket that are now done by machines, such as self-service tills, and discuss one benefit and one drawback.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils interview a family member about how technology has changed their job and share one example with the class.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils investigate how AI tools are changing one Welsh sector, such as customer service, and explain which skills workers will need more of.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 1, page 98, Level 2, page 99
“technology and AI influences, types of jobs, major employers, homeworking”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu adnabod dylanwadau cadarnhaol a negyddol ehangach technoleg, e.e. ar fy mywyd, ar gymdeithas, ar yr amgylchedd.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu myfyrio ar rôl y cyfryngau digidol yn fy mywyd a’m harferion.
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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 the research this unit needs at Level 2.
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 end of a fact file about a local employer.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a simple reference list for a sector poster, giving the website name, page title and date visited.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils keep a source log for a sector presentation, including any AI tool they used and how they checked its facts, and add a references slide.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r FCD
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Requirements relating to permitted/prohibited resources, page 100
“they have clearly referenced any sources and any artificial intelligence used”
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 19" with 10 guided learning hours (Unit summary, page 5), the same size as the WJEC Working in Wales unit. "Learners can only achieve each unit once, at a single level" (Rules of Combination, page 6).
- Unlike the WJEC unit, the Pearson unit does not teach or assess the Welsh language: "This unit is not designed to develop Welsh language skills" (footnote to the Purpose and Aim, page 97), even though the aim mentions "the skills to communicate bilingually" as an example of a workplace skill.
- Level 2 requires independent research: learners "research and present information" on at least three sectors (Essential information for assessment decisions, Level 2, page 99) and use "a variety of sources, including some self-selected sources" (Levels of supervision and support, page 99).
- The centre chooses the evidence: "there are no mandatory evidence requirements" (page 98), and teaching content is in Pearson's separate Teaching and Learning Support document (Unit content, page 98).
- 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 100).
- Annexe C gives "online, search" as the only digital link and "No direct link" for numeracy (page 122).
- Page 8 of this Skills for Work specification has an editing slip: "Every unit in our Skills for Life qualifications includes an Authorised Assessment Brief".
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Work on sectors, major employers, trade and global companies in Wales links with GCSE Business and GCSE Geography, and changing patterns of work such as homeworking link with GCSE Social Studies. Researching sectors gives a natural bridge to the vocational qualifications on the page, for example VCSE Built Environment, VCSE Hospitality and Catering, VCSE Travel and Tourism and VCSE Public Services. Within the WJEC Skills Suite, Jobs of the future and Understanding the changing labour market cover neighbouring labour market ideas. Compared with the WJEC Working in Wales unit, which has the same 10 hours, the Pearson unit leaves out the Welsh language outcome entirely and gives more weight to Wales in the international economy, including naming a company from abroad that operates in Wales at Entry 3.
Ffynhonnell: Pearson Entry Level 1 to Level 2 Skills for Work Award, Certificate and Diploma Qualifications Specification, Issue 1, August 2026, Unit SfW 19: Working in Wales.