Ascentis Level 1 Award in Personal Health and Well-Being

Qualification Overview

This qualification provides learners with knowledge and skills enabling them to make balanced and informed choices about their life, both now and in the future, and to develop confidence in their own abilities. The qualification offers learners an opportunity to explore issues relating to the society in which they live and topics which may be relevant to their own lives.

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:

• understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
• know about sex and relationships.
• understand ways of building confidence and self-esteem.
• understand the impact of body image.

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.