Pearson LCCI Level 2 Certificate in Employability Skills Bukit Merah, Central

Course details

Entry Requirements

Minimum of GCE N or O Level OR
Those without formal qualifications but have related work experience, and possess high-school level English standard assessed on case-by-case basis.Method of Delivery

Lecture/Tutorial

Aims

The aims of the qualification are to:

provide candidates with the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to enter and remain in employment
help candidates to develop and enhance the essential skills and techniques required in the working environment
provide the opportunities for candidates to develop a range of personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in the workplace.
Target audience and candidate progression

This qualification is suitable for those who are in full-time education and training and will be seeking employment soon, or those who are currently employed and who want to improve their employability and personal effectiveness in the workplace. This practical qualification covers generic workplace skills required when seeking employment or when working in any vocational sector.

The qualification can be taken in its own right or as part of a Level 2 Group Award or Diploma. Candidates can progress to specific business-related level 3 LCCI International Qualifications.

Syllabus topics

The qualification covers four syllabus topic areas:

Personal effectiveness at work.
Developing personal communication skills.
Develop team skills and positive working relationships.
Health, safety and security in the workplace.
ASSESSMENT (On Demand Examination)

Assessment objectives

The assessments enable candidates to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of:

how to achieve personal effectiveness and success at work
good personal communication skills and ways of developing these skills
developing team skills and positive working relationships
working to maintain safety and security in the workplace.
Assessment format

The qualification is assessed by a combination of a Practical Assessment and a Multiple-choice test.

Practical assessment:

The Practical Assessment component consists of a series of tasks covering the syllabus topic areas and is graded Pass or Fail based on the achievement of stated assessment criteria.

Multiple-choice test:

The test, which is paper-based, comprises 25 multiple-choice questions covering all four syllabus topics areas. The duration of the test is 1 hour and it is graded Pass or Fail.

Coverage of learning outcomes in assessments

The multiple-choice test will cover the syllabus topics as follows:

TOPICS APPROXIMATE WEIGHTING OF QUESTION ALLOCATION
Personal effectiveness and success at work 24%
Developing personal communication skills 24%
Developing team skills and positive working relationships 28%
Health, safety and security in the workplace 24%
Mark allocation

The multiple-choice test is marked objectively and each question is equally weighted. The test is graded Pass or Fail. The pass mark is 50% of the total marks available.

The Practical Assessment is graded Pass or Fail based on the achievement of the stated assessment criteria. Candidates need to complete all tasks as described to pass the Practical Assessment. Tutors must be satisfied that candidates have achieved the assessment criteria before deciding whether candidates have been successful.

Candidates must pass both components to achieve the award. Both components are equally weighted.

Award Criteria

Certificate of Attendace issued by BMC if the minimum attendance criteria of 75% is met by the student.

The Level 2 Certificate in Employability Skills is awarded by LCCI to those candidates who achieve a Pass, in both the Practical Assessment and the Multiple Choice Test.

Grading System

GRADING RESULTS
50% - 59% PASS
60% - 74% PASS WITH MERIT
75% and above PASS WITH DISTINCTION
Assessment Information

EXAMINABLE THEORY PAPER (EXTERNAL AWARD BY LONDON CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, UK) - 4 TIMES / YEAR [MARCH & APRIL (Series 2/On-Demand) / JUNE (Series 3) / SEPTEMBER (On- Demand) / NOVEMBER & DECEMBER (Series 4)].

Expected date of release of Assessment result

Assessment results will be available to the students within 3 months upon completion of the last assessment for that assessment cycle. Appeal (if any) on assessment results must be lodged within 7 days after the release of assessment results.

Specimen Certificate

LCCI_Sample_Certificate_UPD2_BTCH1_v2_Level 2 Employability Skills