ASDAN
creates the opportunity for learners to achieve personal and social development
through the achievement of ASDAN
Awards and Qualifications, enhancing self-esteem,
aspirations and individual contribution to local, national and global
communities. ASDAN Short Course
Awards
provide a range of programmes to facilitate accreditation of young people's
activities in the areas of PSHE and Citizenship, work-related learning,
community volunteering, economic wellbeing, sports and fitness, enterprise,
expressive arts, relationships education, outdoor and residential experiences,
peer mentoring and international links.
The
Short Courses usually apply to 10, 30 or 60 hour programmes. They are
multi-level, which means that completion of 'Personal Challenges' together with
skills development according
to individual ability are the requirements, rather than the
attainment of any particular level. These awards can be used as standalone
awards or as progression routes into the Main ASDAN Awards
(Bronze/Silver/Gold/Universities/FE Awards) or into qualifications such as CoPE
or Wider Key Skills. How to achieve a Short Course Award
Activities
are set out in the form of Personal Challenge, and all Awards are divided up
into themes, or Modules. Students must complete up to 60 hours of challenges and
provide evidence of recording activity, planning and reviewing, together with a
summary of the skills they have developed, in order to achieve their
certificate.
The
flexiblilty of Short Course Awards means that they can be carried out in a
variety of settings, over a time period to suit the individual or co-ordinating
centre. Challenge descriptions can be interpreted and adapted according to
situation.
Evidence
of Personal Challenges completed, the Award book itself and Plan, Review and
Summary of Skills Achievements recording documents are all collated into a
'Portfolio of Evidence'. Award co-ordinators carry out internal moderation. The
portfolios are NOT submitted for an external moderation
process.
Certification
Certificates
are awarded from ASDAN following successful internal moderation of the Portfolio
of Evidence and the submission of candidate names to
Central Office via the secure area of the
website. Credits and Progression
All
Short Course certificates carry a credit rating and can be put towards the ASDAN
Bronze/Silver/Gold/Universities/FE Awards and into the Certificate of Personal
Effectiveness (CoPE) qualification. Click here to see how
credits from Short Course Awards can count towards CoPE. They can also be used
as evidence towards Wider Key Skills, Certificate of Community Volunteering and
Career Planning qualifications If
your organisation feels that this qualifications would fit within your aims and
objectives, Mansfield Wheels Activity Centre would be happy to help you achieve
this. For further information on ASDAN, please visit their
website
