This course helps you to develop and demonstrate a range of skills. It contributes 5 Credits towards CoPE  Level 3 if you choose to continue on to that course.

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This course is for students who:

• Want to develop employability skills

• Enjoy managing their own learning

• Want to build up personal achievements

• Would like to add to GCSE qualifications

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Entry requirements

The entry requirements for this course are a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grades 1-3 (or BTEC equivalents).

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Course Content

You will take responsibility for planning, organising and carrying out a number of activities or challenges. The challenges are chosen from 12 modules as outlined in the CoPE  Student booklet. The challenges may be completed in a variety of situations, in college, in the community or in the work place. You will evidence your learning in a portfolio.

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Assessment

You will need to produce a portfolio of evidence to reflect the following six skill areas.

• Introduction to Working with  Others

• Introduction to Improving Your Own Learning & Performance

• Introduction to Problem Solving

• Planning and Carrying Out Research

• Communicating through Discussion

• Planning and Giving an Oral Presentation

• You will also need to show evidence of Action Planning & Reviewing

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Approach to Teaching & Learning

• By carrying out the chosen challenges

• Lectures

• Group Work

• Discussions

• Research

• Planning and reviewing with your teacher

• Evaluating and recording the challenges

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Future Prospects

The course will help support any future study or work you undertake. You could take the CoPE Level 3 and automatically have 5 Credits towards this qualification as a result of passing your CoPE Level 2 course.

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