UNIFORMED SERVICES SHORT COURSE

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Vocational Tasters offer learners a concrete introduction to a range of employment sectors. Ideal for learners following an alternative progression route, these courses help learners to make progress towards their personal learning and career aims.

Increasing learners’ knowledge of different employment sectors will help them to make informed and long-lasting decisions about their post-16 destinations.

The Uniformed Services Vocational Taster contains modules in: military – army, navy, air force; policing and public order; fire and rescue service; prison service and security work; health and safety in uniformed service; careers in uniformed services.

This course can be completed using the student book or is available for learners to complete online through the ASDAN e-portfolio system. Learners log in to complete challenges, record skills development and upload evidence. Tutors can view learner progress and sign off work, leaving feedback as needed.

Requirements

Learners must present evidence of their activities in an organised portfolio or e-portfolio.

This will contain:

a record of challenges completed, with supporting evidence for each challenge.
recording documents, showing how learners have planned and reviewed their activities.
summary of achievement, highlighting skills development.
personal statement.

Course Content

This vocational taster contains six modules, corresponding to different aspects of uniformed services:

military – army, navy, air force.
policing and public order.
fire and rescue service.
prison service and security work.
health and safety in uniformed services.
careers in uniformed services.

Each learner will need their own copy of the student book or an e-portfolio login – this contains the challenge content and recording documents.