New units added

Additional vocational units in horticulture, retail and the arts have been added to the BTEC Entry Level 2 Skills for Independence and Work specification, including: 

• being a customer
• discovering the retail workplace
• using and maintaining hand tools for gardening
• wrapping flowers and plants
• recycling and managing packaging waste
• exploring Art
• exploring Dance
• exploring Music.

For more details on these additional units, download the new draft specification below.

These qualifications allow learners to develop interests and skills around practical units and offer opportunities to become involved in the local area, eg Using Public Transport, Leisure Activities, and Shopping.

The delivery of the unit should encourage the opportunity to develop transferrable skills not just for employment, but for independent or supported living, eg making phone calls, being able to cook, personal hygiene.

This qualification enables centres to deliver and integrate Functional Skills into a number of the units. There are also opportunities to cover aspects of Every Learner Matters.