Ascentis Level 1 Award in Health and Safety

Qualification Overview

The Ascentis Level 1 Award in Health and Safety qualification is designed to give learners the knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of health and safety, hazards that can arise and some of the protection available against those hazards.

There are several features of this qualification that make it very appropriate for its target learners:

• Assessment and certification can be offered throughout the year, allowing maximum flexibility for centres
• Can be delivered either as a classroom-based course or as a blended learning programme
• Assessments are offered through an online multiple-choice test that is designed to be taken at the end of the course. Assessments can only be requested as a paper-based assessment where required as a reasonable adjustment.
• There are online resources that can be used alongside the teaching

Aims

The aims of the qualification are to enable learners:

• To understand the importance of following health and safety procedures
• To know key rights and responsibilities relating to health and safety
• To have a basic awareness of potential hazards and the conditions which afford risk
• To identify safe practices and protective equipment

Target Group

The qualification is aimed at a range of learners, including

• Young people wishing to pick up an award as part of another learning programme
• Young people aged 14 – 19 who are in various learning environments
• Adult learners

Assessment Method

This qualification is assessed through the completion of an Ascentis devised multiple-choice test that is carried out at the completion of the course.

The grading of this qualification is pass or fail.