Wider Achievement involves the development of skills which help learners to succeed in today's world.
Wider Achievement recognises the life and work skills that come from involvement in a range of activities such as sport, mentoring, voluntary work or fundraising initiatives - whether they take place at school, college or elsewhere.
CERTIFICATED COURSES:
ASDAN
https://www.asdan.org.uk/
- A Personal Development Programme offering imaginative ways of developing, recording and certificating a wide range of young people’s personal qualities, abilities and achievements, as well as introducing them to new activities and challenges
John Muir Award
https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/john-muir-award
- A programme encouraging pupils to connect with, enjoy, and care for wild places
Heartstart
https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/how-to-save-a-life/how-to-do-cpr/heartstart-training
- A programme established by the British Heart Foundation to teach emergency lifesaving skills
SQA QUALIFICATIONS:
SQA Personal Development Awards
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/57040.html
- Self & Work (developing task management skills)
- Self in Community (developing interpersonal skills)
- Practical Skills (developing skills such as healthy eating/cookery, gardening, emergency lifesaving skills)
- Self-Awareness (developing awareness of self and researching career options)
SQA Wellbeing Awards
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/57044.html
- Exploring wellbeing (explore what it means to have a sense of wellbeing)
- Improving wellbeing (undertake an activity aimed at improving the wellbeing of themselves and/or others eg improving fitness, relaxation techniques
SQA Employability Award
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/14901.html
- Preparing for Employment: First Steps (explore existing skills and experience, and how these might apply to work)
- Building Your Employability Skills (consider types of employment which may suit & skills needed to find employment, such as contacting employers, filling in application forms, and writing a CV)
SQA Steps To Work
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45566.html
Provides a stepping stone for some learners between school, further education, training and employment.