Curriculum

How will my key skills work be assessed?

For the first three key skills, you have to do two things:

  • Complete a portfolio of evidence
  • Pass a test.
  • The portfolio is a file or folder of evidence that you can do what the key skills require. This is spelled out in the key skills units. The portfolio is usually full of paper, but it can include photos, tapes, models, printouts, or any other form of "evidence". This evidence can come from any area of your life, including leisure and work activity. As long as it fits the key skill and has been passed by a Key Skills teacher
  • The test, which only applies to the first three key skills, is like a short exam.
  • At levels 1 and 2, it consists of questions with four possible answers: you have to choose one. The test lasts for an hour.
  • At level 3 and above, the test lasts for ninety minutes and you have to write short answers to the questions.