Assessment Criteria Activity Sheet

A course handbook for young people aged 14-19. There are 10 prepared one and a half hour sessions with activities and worksheets that offer young people an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of them self as well as being offered practical skills that can help them with their search for employment or for continuing in education. Presentation skills, completing application forms, writing a cv, practicing interview skills and identifying their preferred learning style, is all included in the course. The course offers students the opportunity to gain an OCN Level 1 or 2 qualification by completing the course with a local facilitator, registering the learners with Starlight Enterprise and submitting their portfolios to Starlight, a member of OCNSER.

Quote from Positive Futures project in Lowestoft:
“We are finding the course material is excellent and that the young people who we have on the programme are responding to it really well.”

Quote from Project Co-ordinator, CSV Training & Enterprise, Ipswich:
"We just wanted to say a big thanks for putting this course together. It's been a great success for our project and some of the young people we work with. One young girl in particular, has really excelled and is now moving onto an apprentice at a local council in admin, mostly thanks to this course."


A sample of quotes from people who have completed the ‘Move On Up!’ course:

“It has really helped me - I think the course is brilliant.” (Young person, aged 18)

“I feel more certain of what I want and I understand things better now.” (Young person, aged 14)

“I really enjoyed the course; I didn’t want it to end.” (Young person, aged 15)