Level 2 NCFE Entry to Uniformed Public Services

Course Content

This qualification is aimed at those individuals who wish to develop an understanding of the uniformed public service sectors. The qualification will also allow learners to understand the demands of the industries and the requirements needed to join this sector.

This qualification will:

• focus on the study of the uniformed services
• offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge
• provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills.

Units 

• Unit 01 Investigate employment in the uniformed services
• Unit 03 Develop team working and problem-solving skills
• Unit 04 Health and safety in the uniformed services 
• Unit 07 Exploring equality and diversity for the uniformed services 
• Unit 9 Undertake adventurous activities 
• Unit 10 Participate in competitive sports 

and more.

Course Outcomes

The overall objectives of this qualification are to provide learners with:

• an understanding of the uniformed public services sector
• the opportunity to investigate career opportunities in the uniformed services
• the opportunity to investigate volunteering roles and the transferable workplace skills volunteering can provide
• the ability to prepare for a recruitment interview
• an understanding of the personal commitment and fitness requirements needed to be employed in a uniformed service role
• an understanding of the importance of health and hygiene for those in uniformed service roles
• the opportunity to understand and develop the skills and qualities needed to work in a range of uniformed services, e.g. teamwork, communication, problem solving, navigation and drill.

Progression

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:

• Level 2 Award in the Principles of Coaching Sport
• Level 2 Certificate in Fitness Instructing
• Level 3 Diploma Uniformed Public Service

Entry Requirements

4 GCSE grade 3 or equivalent

Assessment

Internally assessed and externally quality assured portfolio of evidence.

Each learner must create a portfolio of evidence generated from appropriate assessment tasks which demonstrates achievement of all the learning outcomes associated with each unit. On completion of each unit, learners must declare that the work produced is their own and the Assessor must countersign this.

Internally assessed work should be completed by the learner in accordance with the Qualification Specification. A representative number of assessment hours should be timetabled into the scheme of work. Internal assessment hours must be administered outside of scheduled teaching and learning hours and should be supervised and assessed by the Tutor. Assessment activities can be integrated throughout, although separate from the teaching of the unit, and do not have to take place directly at the end of the unit. The Tutor must be satisfied that the work produced is the learner’s own and the learner must declare that the work is their own.

Note* In practice, this means that all of the portfolio of evidence will be completed in normal class time within scheduled assessment hours and kept separate from any teaching and learning hours.

Equipment

You will be required to purchase a uniform from the college

Interview

Yes