Overview

LASER’s Independent Living qualification suite is available at Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 and comes in Award and Certificate sizes. The qualifications are designed to develop and foster life and learning skills. They are ‘nested’ qualifications (i.e. credits achieved for an Award can contribute towards achievement of a Certificate). Appropriate for learners with learning difficulties or disabilities, these qualifications are available to learners of any age.

The Awards have eight pathways* for learners to choose from at each level:

  • Accessing Community Facilities
  • Employability Skills
  • Household Skills
  • Learning Skills
  • Leisure Activities
  • Personal Care
  • Personal Development
  • Rights and Responsibilities.

The Certificates have two pathway* choices at each level. Each pathway contains sets of units drawn from the Awards, and the titles of the pathways give an indication of the content of the units in them:

  • Looking After Yourself and Your Home
  • Living in the Community.

*It is important to note that learners cannot mix and match units across Pathways.

Qualification Title Ofqual Code Credit Value Guided Learning Hours Total Qualification Time
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Accessing Community Facilities) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Employability Skills) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Household Skills) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Learning Skills) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Leisure Activities) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Personal Care) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Personal Development) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Rights and Responsibilities) (Entry 1) 601/7209/5 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Accessing Community Facilities) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Employability Skills) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Household Skills) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Learning Skills) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Leisure Activities) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Personal Care) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Personal Development) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Rights and Responsibilities) (Entry 2) 601/7210/1 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Accessing Community Facilities) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Employability Skills) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Household Skills) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Learning Skills) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Leisure Activities) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Personal Care) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Personal Development) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Award in Independent Living (Rights and Responsibilities) (Entry 3) 601/7211/3 6 60 60
LASER Entry Level Certificate in Independent Living (Living in the Community) (Entry 1) 601/7212/5 14 140 140
LASER Entry Level Certificate in Independent Living (Looking After Yourself and Your Home) (Entry 1) 601/7212/5 14 140 140
LASER Entry Level Certificate in Independent Living (Living in the Community) (Entry 2) 601/7213/7 14 140 140
LASER Entry Level Certificate in Independent Living (Looking After Yourself and Your Home) (Entry 2) 601/7213/7 14 140 140
LASER Entry Level Certificate in Independent Living (Living in the Community) (Entry 3) 601/7214/9 14 140 140
LASER Entry Level Certificate in Independent Living (Looking After Yourself and Your Home) (Entry 3) 601/7214/9 14 140 140

There are no minimum entry requirements. 

  • Range of assessment methods
  • Tasks designed by centres
  • Internally assessed 
  • Internally quality assured
  • Externally quality assured
  • Direct Claim Status available.


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