FE Level Up/FE Challenge Award
What are the FE Awards?
The FE Level Up/FE Challenge Awards provide a framework for the development, assessment and accreditation of personal and social skills at preparatory level, through an activity-based curriculum in the context of FE provision, as a preparation for adult life. FE Level Up can also yield evidence to contribute towards the Entry Level units in the National Framework.
Who are they for?
The Awards are:
- Ideal for use in 14-19 school/college links programmes
- Designed for post-14 in FE Colleges and units with students with learning difficulties
Structure
Students choose challenges from the 12 modules that make up the FE Level Up/FE Challenge Award:
- Rights and Responsibilities
- Health and Fitness
- The Community
- Independent Living
- Vocational Training
- Vocational Study
- Recreation
- Job Search
- Information Technology
- Creative Activities
- International Relations
- Free Option
Students complete the various challenges, gaining credits for each section finished. To achieve the FE Level Up Award, students need to complete six credits (12 for the FE Challenge Award), showing evidence of action planning and reviewing.
Students can develop knowledge of Key Skills at preparatory level and must provide a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate awareness at that level and to document the completion of all activities undertaken.
Assessment
After students' portfolios have been internally moderated, centres must register candidates names for external moderation at least four weeks in advance of a regional moderation meeting. ASDAN will issue certificates following successful moderation.
Progression
The FE Level Up Award offers progression to FE Level 1 (which is differentiated within the same Award Book) and Key Skills at Level 1.
Training
For details of forthcoming ASDAN Awards Programmes introductory workshops, click here.
FE Level Up Award Book
Click on the thumbnails below for sample pages from the student book:
FAQ
Q: How much do the ASDAN Awards Programmes cost?
A: Click here to access the costs page, which features information about registration costs for the Award Programmes. Please also take into account the annual centre registration fee, if your centre is not yet registered with ASDAN.
Q: How can my centre start running the Awards Programmes?
A: If you are not yet registered with ASDAN, your first step is complete an Application for Centre Registration Form.
Current ASDAN centres need to ensure that the Award Programmes are added to their centre's registration. To do this, please complete an Additional Networks Registration Form.
Following registration, you will be able to access additional resources and guidance via the secure area of the ASDAN website.
ASDAN also provides introductory training workshops and can arrange in-house training.
Secure Area for registered centres
Once your centre is registered with ASDAN for the ASDAN Awards, you can access further information and resources via the website's Secure Area.
It contains all relevant updates, essential documents, meeting information and resources, and enables you to:
- Download resources, including guidance, standards, candidate records and checklists
- Register your candidate numbers and names
- View updated support meeting dates
- Purchase materials from the online ASDAN catalogue
- Check the list of candidates registered from your centre
There is no limit to the number of people from a centre who can register for a Secure Area password.
You can register for a password online, by clicking here to access the request form.