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 uniformed services:
- Military – army, navy, air force
- Policing and public order
- Fire and rescue service
- Prison service and security work
- Health and safety in uniformed services
- Careers in uniformed services
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 Uniformed Services Vocational Taster student book.
ASDAN members area
Once your centre is registered with ASDAN for Vocational Tasters, you can find further information and resources in the members area. This section of the website contains all the essential documents, forms and updates that you will need to deliver your course.
There is no limit to the number of people from a centre who can register to use the members area. You can create a new user account using the online form.
Certification
Once students' work has been internally moderated, centres can request certificates for successful candidates from ASDAN, using the form in the members area.
There is no external moderation for this programme, although ASDAN reserves the right to request samples of candidates' work for quality assurance purposes.
Costs
All prices shown below are per learner, unless otherwise stated.
Item |
Price |
Short Course student book (one per learner) |
£9.00 |
Short Course e-learning login (one per learner) |
£9.00 |
Short Course PDF certificate |
Free |
Short Courses printed and foiled certificate (optional, per learner, per Short Course |
£2.35 |
All prices valid from 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2021. Prices are shown exclusive of VAT.