Learning for life and work is a subject taught in secondary schools in Northern Ireland.
Key Stage 3 The curriculum at Key Stage 3 covers: employability, home economics, local and global citizenship personal development. It is a compulsory subject but not a subject title. Schools are free to deliver the four strands in ways that suit their students.
Key Stage 4 There remains a statutory requirement to cover key topics: Employability Personal development Local and global citizenship The school may decide how to deliver the content.
A GCSE is offered with the title Learning for life and work (2017) It is modular and work covers the following areas:CCEA http://ccea.org.uk/llw/ Unit 1: Local and global citizenship (diversity and inclusion, government and politics, human rights) Unit 2: Personal development (physical health, mental health, sexual health, parenting, personal finance) Unit 3: Employability (globalisation, recruitment, employment rights, careers) Unit 4: Investigation (an in-depth study on a topic from Units 1-3)
There is an entry level certificate available too.Entry Level Learning for Life and Work (2015) It contains nine modules: Local and Global Citizenship Unit 1: Learning to Live Together Unit 2: My Rights and Being Responsible Personal Development Unit 3: Developing My Self-Management Skills Unit 4: Getting to Know Myself Unit 5: Travelling in My Community
Employability Unit 6: Workplace learning Unit 7: Applying for Jobs and Courses Unit 8: Planning My Business Unit 9: Making My Business Work.
References
External links Northern Ireland Curriculum KS3: Learning for life and work Northern Ireland Curriculum KS4: Learning for life and work