Learning for life and work

Learning for life and work is a subject taught in secondary schools in Northern Ireland.

Key Stage 3

The curriculum at Key Stage 3 covers:

• employability,
• home economics,
• local and global citizenship
• personal development.

It is a compulsory subject but not a subject title. Schools are free to deliver the four strands in ways that suit their students.

Key Stage 4

There remains a statutory requirement to cover key topics:

• Employability
• Personal development
• Local and global citizenship

The school may decide how to deliver the content.

A GCSE is offered with the title Learning for life and work (2017) It is modular and work covers the following areas:

• Unit 1: Local and global citizenship (diversity and inclusion, government and politics, human rights)
• Unit 2: Personal development (physical health, mental health, sexual health, parenting, personal finance)
• Unit 3: Employability (globalisation, recruitment, employment rights, careers)
• Unit 4: Investigation (an in-depth study on a topic from Units 1-3)

There is an entry level certificate available too.Entry Level Learning for Life and Work (2015) It contains nine modules:

Local and Global Citizenship

• Unit 1: Learning to Live Together
• Unit 2: My Rights and Being Responsible

Personal Development

• Unit 3: Developing My Self-Management Skills
• Unit 4: Getting to Know Myself
• Unit 5: Travelling in My Community

Employability

• Unit 6: Workplace learning
• Unit 7: Applying for Jobs and Courses
• Unit 8: Planning My Business
• Unit 9: Making My Business Work.

External links

• Northern Ireland Curriculum KS3: Learning for life and work
• Northern Ireland Curriculum KS4: Learning for life and work