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Personal Development and Employability Skills (PDE) Princes Trust Certificate
OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
Exam Board:
Princes Trust Award
The Prince’s Trust Certificate in Personal Development and Employability Skills (PDE) recognises a breadth of personal skills, qualities and attitudes required by employers across a range of sectors.
This is NOT a GCSE equivalent course, but is designed to help students prepare for life after Stringer. It is only available to students who are on the non-language pathway.
You will have the opportunity to:
• Develop your own personal growth and engagement in learning • Engage in learning that is relevant to you and develop a set of personal skills and attributes that are essential for working life and employment • Prepare yourself for progression into further education, apprenticeships or other work based learning • Develop your English and mathematics skills
Units covered include:
• teamwork • healthy living • presentation skills • career planning • practising leadership
How the course is assessed
A portfolio of work based on the completion of units.
You must complete a number of individual modules. The course is assessed at “Entry”, “Level 1” or “Level 2” based on a portfolio that you will build up across the two years of the course. Students achieve a Pass or Fail and the level of their portfolio.
There are no exams. Suitable Candidates This course is only available to students on the non-language pathway.
Post 16 Progression Routes
This qualification will give you a wide range of skills that are transferable to jobs, apprenticeships, career training, and other subjects at A level.dent
