ASDAN

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ASDAN

• A presentation
• By
• D. Twells

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What is ASDAN?

• Award
• Scheme
• Development and
• Accreditation
• Network

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ASDAN - a Youth Award Scheme

• ASDAN
• is an educational charity that runs a number of
  programmes and awards for those of all abilities.
• is developed and managed by teachers.
• programmes offer awards at various levels and
  provide the opportunity for activities to be
  undertaken to support academic study, and give
  formal recognition to many other activities that
  are relevant to personal development.
• emphasises developing skills and qualities that
  employers and higher education tutors as well as
  young people, parents and teachers regard as
  important practical attributes.

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ASDAN status

• ASDAN programmes and qualifications blend
  activity-based curriculum enrichment with a
  framework for the development, assessment and
  accreditation of key skills and other personal
  and social skills.
• The emphasis is on negotiation, co-operation and
  rewarding achievement.
• ASDAN is approved by DfES, QCA, ACCAC and CCEA.

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ASDAN Programmes and Qualifications are

• Relevant to a variety of contexts including
  schools, colleges, training provision, probation,
  voluntary and social services
• Recognised by the Universities and Colleges
  Admissions Services (UCAS) in relation to HE
  entry
• Acknowledged by over 140 Institutions of Higher
  Education which formally recognise their value
  for entry purposes
• A way of delivering "self reliance, flexibility
  and breadth through fostering competence in key
  skills" (NTETs)

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Bronze, Silver and Gold Challenge Awards

• The ASDAN Award programmes progress through
  Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. (There is also a
  Universities Award aimed at 6th Form students).
  Each programme is designed to develop, assess and
  accredit Key Skills, and recognise personal
  achievements.
• The booklets contain12 modules (topics or areas
  of interest).
• To gain credits pupils need, with the help of a
  tutor, to choose sections which will be
  interesting and/or useful, and then complete the
  challenges required

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Developing Key Skillls

• Each Award programme contains a choice of
  challenges which will encourage pupils to become
  more skilled at
• Improving own learning and performance
• Working with others
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Application of number
• Information Technology
• These skills are commonly known as Key Skills.
  They are highly valued by employers and
  institutions of further and higher education and
  will help students to make the most of employment
  and training opportunities.

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What is CoPE?

• The Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (CoPE)
  is fully approved by AQA/ACCAC/CCEA and is
  available at 3 levels
• It has evolved from the very successful and
  popular ASDAN (Youth and FE Awards and provides a
  formal accreditation of these Awards

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CoPE Equivalence to GCSE

• CoPE Level 1 is equivalent to GCSE grade E
• CoPE Level 2 is equivalent to GCSE grade B
• CoPE Level 3 is allocated 70 UCAS points by many
  Universities (similar to A grade AS Level)

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CoPE

• The Silver and FE Level 1 Awards provide the core
  to the CoPE certificate at Level 1
• CoPE Level I is equivalent to GCSE Grade E
• The Gold and FE Level 2 Awards provide the core
  to the CoPE certificate at Level 2
• CoPE Level 2 is equivalent to GCSE Grade B
• The Universities and FE Level 3 provide the core
  to the CoPE certificate at Level 3
• The Bronze, FE Level Up and Challenge Awards
  provide a useful development and preparation at
  Level 1

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Aims of CoPE

• The aims of the qualification are to enable
  candidates to
• develop and demonstrate a range of personal, key
  and employability skills leading to personal
  effectiveness
• broaden experience and manage learning through
  the enrichment activities provided by the ASDAN
  challenges
• Receive formal recognition and accreditation for
  these skills and experiences

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CoPE Structure and Content

• To achieve CoPE candidates must gain credits by
  completing challenges and providing evidence to
  demonstrate development in six areas, at the
  appropriate level.
• Candidates who do not achieve the full
  qualification requirement of six units, will
  receive certification for units successfully
  achieved

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Candidates will need to

• complete a number of activities or challenges to
  develop skills and achieve the required number of
  credits
• action plan, record achievements and review
  progress on challenges and skills development,
  with a tutor
• present an organised Portfolio of Evidence which
  documents work for the challenges. There should
  be at least one example from each of the six
  skills units.
• complete the Assessment Checklists which
  cross-reference evidence to meet the requirements
  of the qualification

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The Skills Units

• WO - Introduction to Working with Others
• LP - Introduction to Improving own Learning and
  Performance
• PS - Introduction to Problem Solving
• R - Planning and Carrying out a Piece of Research
• D - Communicating through Discussion
• OP - Planning and Giving an Oral Presentation
• Partial coverage of national standards for
  WiderKey Skills approved by QCA, ACCAC, CCEA

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Student Comments

• The Award Scheme gives people the opportunity to
  try out different things and show their skills
• It helps you build up your confidence and
  self-esteem
• Its an extra advantage when applying for a job
• I feel employers need this sort of scheme to
  recognise other qualities
• It gives extra credit for little extra work
• It gives a good record of all the activities I
  do

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Thats all folks!

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