Ascentis Pre-Entry Level Award in Writing

Qualification Overview

This Pre-Entry Award in Writing is aimed at adults and young people who wish to improve their written
English. The award is intended to aid progression, to either further study through English Entry level
qualifications or Functional Skills English qualifications.

There are several features of these qualifications that make them very appropriate for their target learners:

• Assessed by completion of Ascentis designed assessment
• Verification and certification can be offered throughout the year, allowing maximum flexibility for centres
• The qualification can be delivered in a range of settings
• Each unit is internally assessed
• Assessments are internally marked by centre assessors, internally verified by the centre and then externally verified by Ascentis
• Assessment dates are determined by the centre, not Ascentis
• Mark schemes are user friendly and provide sufficient detailed information to support consistent assessment decisions.

Aims

The aims of the suite of qualifications are to enable learners:

• To develop writing skills for forming letters and numbers
• To improve ability to write basic words and personal details
• To progress onto the Ascentis Entry Level 1 Awards in English

Target Group

This qualification is aimed at a range of learners, including those who have had little interaction with literacy and learners who may have had little or no experience of formal learning.

Assessment

The Ascentis Pre-Entry Level Award in Writing requires evidence of achievement of all the skills and activities that are set out in each unit within the specification. The successful achievement of all the tasks for a unit provides confirmation that all learning outcomes and assessment criteria within the units of assessment have been achieved.

Assessments are internally marked by centre assessors and then internally verified to ensure consistency. The assessments will then be externally verified by Ascentis.