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Make it Count with Personal and Social Development Skills.

Some of our most popular qualifications are those that help to prepare learners for work or further learning by building confidence and self-esteem. 

AIM’s suite of Personal and Social Development Skills qualifications range from Entry Level 1 Award through to the Level 2 Diploma. These qualifications help learners to become confident individuals who are physically, emotionally and socially healthy, and able to make a constructive contribution to society, respond positively to change, manage risk and their own well-being.  

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Level 1 Certificate Personal and Social Development Skills Download the qualification specification
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Level 1 Certificate Employability Skills Download the qualification specification
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Level 1 Diploma Employability Skills Download the qualification specification
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Level 2 Diploma		 Employability and Development Skills  View the whole suite

Personal and Social Development Skills qualifications also allow learners to build knowledge in academic subjects like English, maths and science, appropriate for use by mainstream establishments for students aged 14-19, and for adults. These qualifications also play a major role in rewarding achievement within the non-formal sector.

Key highlights

  • Flexible progression opportunities available 

  • Credit-based accumulation and transferable components across the different sizes of qualifications 

  • Literacy, numeracy and ICT components available  

  • Use of the Entry 1 Achievement Continuum for components and qualifications at Entry 1  

  • A wide range of assessment methods available to suit the individual learner 

  • No minimum learner numbers 

  • Regulated by Ofqual 

  • Portfolio-based assessments so attract wider groups of learners 

  • Competitively priced

Components topics included in the Personal and Social Development Skills qualifications include:

  • Academic Studies 

  • Becoming Independent 

  • Citizenship 

  • Healthy Living 

  • Helping Others 

  • ICT 

  • Literacy 

  • Mathematics 

  • Personal Development 

  • Relationships 

  • Study Skills 

Who will benefit

Personal and Social Development Skills qualifications will be of benefit to those learners who are beginning their journey towards independent living by raising awareness and developing skills around issues that they are likely to face. Additionally, they will also be useful for those learners who have already embarked on the journey and need to develop or further develop skills in specific areas.

Offering these Qualification 

Centres wishing to offer this qualification must be an AIM recognised centre. New centres can apply to become a centre using our centre recognition application process.