Manufacturing Vocational Taster
About this course
What is it?
Vocational Tasters offer learners a concrete introduction to a range of employment sectors. Ideal for learners following an alternative progression route, these courses help learners to make progress towards their personal learning and career aims.
Increasing learners’ knowledge of different employment sectors will help them to make informed and long-lasting decisions about their post-16 destinations.
The Manufacturing Vocational Taster has been produced in collaboration with NAC Group, which engages young people in programmes to develop manufacturing and engineering skills, particularly for the automotive sector. The student book contains modules in: Understanding manufacturing, Product design, Manufacturing logistics, Making stuff, Health and safety, and Careers.
This course can be completed using the student book or is available for learners to complete online through the ASDAN e-portfolio system. Learners log in to complete challenges, record skills development and upload evidence. Tutors can view learner progress and sign off work, leaving feedback as needed.
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Who is it for?
Short Courses are widely used in formal and non-formal settings, by 13-19 year olds. Because they are multi-level, the focus is on completing challenges and skills development according to individual ability, although learners are expected to be working at Entry level 3 to Level 1.
Facts and Figures
- Flexible, multi-level programme
- Internally moderated
- Accredits 10-60 hours of activities
- Can be used for skills development for ASDAN’s Personal Effectiveness Qualifications and may contribute to recognition of prior learning where standards are met in full
Requirements
Learners must present evidence of their activities in an organised portfolio or e-portfolio.
This will contain:
- a record of challenges completed, with supporting evidence for each challenge
- recording documents, showing how learners have planned and reviewed their activities
- summary of achievement, highlighting skills development
- personal statement
Course Content
This vocational taster contains six modules, corresponding to different aspects of Manufacturing:
- Understanding manufacturing
- Product design
- Manufacturing logistics
- Making stuff
- Health and safety in the manufacturing sector
- Careers in the manufacturing sector
Each learner will need their own copy of the student book or an e-portfolio login – this contains the challenge content and recording documents.
Download sample pages from the Manufacturing Vocational Taster student book.
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Costs
All costs shown below are per candidate, unless otherwise stated. Each learner will need their own copy of the student book. Books or registrations purchased for Short Courses are valid for three years from the date of purchase.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing Vocational Taster student book | £12 |
| Manufacturing Sector Vocational Taster PDF certificate | Free |
| Manufacturing Vocational Taster printed and foiled certificate (optional, per learner, per Vocational Taster or Short Course) | £3.75 |
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Course resources
Manufacturing Vocational Taster - 2A2 Product Design: ACCESS FM product analysis
These cards can be printed and cut out for students to use when analysing products using the ACCESS FM methodology. These cards can be used to analyse existing products as well as products made by them or their peers. This resource links to challenge 2A2 from the Manufacturing Vocational Taster.
Manufacturing Vocational Taster - 2A5 Product design: properties of materials
This worksheet asks learners to give examples of materials with particular properties and products made of those materials. This resource links to challenge 2A5 from the Manufacturing Vocational Taster.
Short Courses summary of achievement and personal statement : PDF version (mandatory)
Short Courses summary of achievement and personal statement : Word version (mandatory)
Short Courses skills sheet 1 : PDF version (mandatory)
Short Courses skills sheet 1 : Word version (mandatory)
Short Courses skills sheet 2 : PDF version (mandatory)
Short Courses skills sheet 2 : Word version (mandatory)
Short Courses skills sheet 3 : PDF version (mandatory)
Short Courses skills sheet 3 : Word version (mandatory)