Qualification Focus: Gardening for Pleasure
Spring is now within touching distance, a season synonymous with renewal, growth, and...
Overview
The qualification addresses the needs of students embarking on Level 3 qualifications, and who need to learn the skills of research for academic study.
Key Benefits
-
Created as a result of provider feedback
-
Sufficiently flexible to be applied to any area of study
-
Can be delivered in personal tutor time as only a small qualification in size
-
Especially good for students wishing to go to university as it will increase their confidence and will offer them an edge over their university peers
-
Addresses skills that university admissions tutors say entrants lack
-
Could be run as a precursor to an Extended Project course to increase knowledge or to assist with a research proposal
-
Could be run as an alternative to an Extended Project
-
This qualification attracts 8 UCAS points
-
Registrations can be made at any time during the year
-
Evidence Log templates available.
-
* Universities and colleges set their own entry requirements and do not have to accept a qualification simply because it is included in the UCAS Tariff tables.
| Qualification Title | Ofqual Code | Credit Value | Guided Learning Hours | Total Qualification Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASER Level 3 Award in Research Skills for Academic Study | 600/2786/1 | 2 | 14 | 17 |
There is no minimum entry requirement although learners will benefit most if they are studying mainly at Level 3.
- Range of assessment methods
- Tasks designed by centres
- Portfolio of evidence compiled by students to show they have met each unit assessment criteria
- Internally assessed
- Internally quality assured
- Externally quality assured
- Direct Claim Status available
