Skills for Work: Working in Wales
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg Agored Cymru.
Working in Wales is an Agored Cymru Skills for Work unit about why Wales is a good place to work, how Wales earns its living in an international economy through exports, tourism, trade routes, infrastructure, geography and culture, and which sectors, jobs, skills and qualifications are found across Wales and in the learner's own area. It is one 20 hour unit, offered at Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3, Level 1 and Level 2, that learners combine with others into an Agored Cymru Skills for Work or Skills for Life and Work Award, Certificate or Diploma, assessed through one centre-devised task under direct supervision. Literacy demand is medium. Every criterion is answered in words, rising from naming and listing at Entry level to outlining at Level 1 and describing at Level 2, and each needs a fixed minimum number of answers. Evidence can be written or spoken, because audio and video are allowed. Learners must also read sources and write their own reference notes before the task, with no AI and no redrafting. Numeracy demand is low: no criterion asks for figures or calculation. The unit's own cross curricular table lists Literacy but not Numeracy, and numeracy appears only in the mapping's mention of business growth in a financial context.
- Corff dyfarnu
- Agored Cymru
- Lefel
- Entry Level 1 to Level 2
- Oriau dysgu dan arweiniad
- 20
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2027
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Isel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r uned hon yn cael ei hasesu
- Entry Level (Entry 1 CDS113 RF4E1CY002, Entry 2 CDS112 RF4E2CY002, Entry 3 CDS111 RF4E3CY005): Three learning outcomes at every Entry level: the benefits or advantages of working in Wales, Wales as an international economy, and job opportunities in Wales. Entry 1 has 6 criteria: name a benefit of working in Wales, name at least 3 things from Wales sold in other countries, name a place tourists like to visit, name a way people travel to Wales from a different country, and list at least 2 jobs in own area and 2 in another part of Wales. Entry 2 has 8 criteria: list at least 2 benefits, at least 3 goods and services sold abroad, 3 places tourists visit, 3 ways people travel to Wales, 3 ways to get Welsh goods to other countries, at least 2 job sectors in own area, 2 jobs in a sector, and name 2 skills and 1 qualification for those jobs. Entry 3 has 9 criteria: list at least 3 advantages, 4 goods or services sold abroad, 3 attractions, 3 ways to travel to Wales and 3 ways to send goods overseas, identify 2 job sectors in own area and 2 in another part of Wales, list 2 jobs in a sector, and identify 3 skills and 1 qualification. There are no prescribed assessment methods. One centre-devised summative task in the mandatory Summative Assessment Package, completed under direct supervision in no more than 60 minutes, with evidence as digital or written documents, audio, video or an e-portfolio. Internally assessed by the centre and moderated by Agored Cymru, graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours and 2 credits at each level.
- Level 1 and Level 2 (Level 1 CDS110 RF41CY011, Level 2 CDS109 RF42CY034): Three learning outcomes, each with 9 criteria in total: the advantages of working in Wales, Wales as an international economy, and career opportunities in Wales. Level 1 learners know these topics: they outline at least 3 advantages, identify at least 2 sectors that contribute to the international economy, outline how infrastructure, geography and Welsh culture support economic activity, outline at least 3 employment sectors across Wales, identify 2 in own area and 2 jobs in a specified sector, and identify at least 4 skills and 1 qualification for those jobs. Level 2 learners understand them: they describe at least 4 advantages and 3 international sectors, describe how infrastructure, geography and culture support economic activity, describe at least 4 sectors across Wales and 3 in own area, describe 2 jobs, and describe at least 5 skills and 1 qualification. There are no prescribed assessment methods. One centre-devised summative task in the mandatory Summative Assessment Package, completed under direct supervision in no more than 60 minutes, with no AI and no drafting, and evidence as digital or written documents, audio, video or an e-portfolio. Internally assessed by the centre and moderated by Agored Cymru, graded Pass or Fail. 20 guided learning hours and 2 credits at each level.
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
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Outlining and describing how Wales earns its living
Level 1 learners outline the advantages of working in Wales and how infrastructure, geography and Welsh culture support economic activity. Level 2 learners describe at least 4 advantages, at least 3 sectors in the international economy, and how transport, a strategic location for trade and cultural branding support the economy. Describing means giving detailed, factual information in a logical way. This is required by the assessment criteria.
Llythrennedd: Cynllunio a threfnu ar gyfer gwahanol ddibenion, cynulleidfaoedd a chyd-destunau, Cysyllteiriau a chystrawen
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils write 3 sentences about why a port or main road near them helps local businesses.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils write a paragraph describing how Welsh culture, such as the Eisteddfod or rugby, brings visitors and money to Wales.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils write a short report describing how the geography of Wales helps 2 sectors, such as wind for renewable energy and coastline for tourism, using connectives to link each cause and effect.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Level 2, criteria 1.1 to 2.4, pages 57 and 58; Level 1, criteria 1.1 to 2.4, pages 59 and 60; Command Word Definitions, page 93
“Describe how Wales’ infrastructure supports economic activity.”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu ysgrifennu disgrifiad cynhwysfawr o bwnc, thema neu safbwynt.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio amrywiaeth gynyddol o gysyllteiriau i drefnu fy syniadau mewn brawddegau, paragraffau a thestunau cyfan.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu addasu fy arddull ysgrifennu, gan ddewis a defnyddio'r strwythurau gorau ar gyfer gwahanol gyd-destunau a dibenion, e.e. i ddisgrifio, esbonio, darbwyllo, trafod yn llwyddiannus.
Rwy'n gallu defnyddio crynodebau, trafod materion, rhoi esboniadau manwl a defnyddio rhesymeg wrth ymdrin â phwnc.
Da gwybod
- The unit is the same size at every level: "Credit: 2" and 20 GLH at each of the 5 levels (pages 57, 59, 61, 63 and 65). The WJEC and Pearson Working in Wales units are 10 hours.
- The command words set the length of answers. "List" means "State an answer in short sentences or a few words", "Outline" means "Give the main characteristics or key points/features", and "Describe" asks for "detailed and factual information about an item/topic in a logical way" (Command Word Definitions, page 93).
- Learning outcomes at Level 2 begin "Understand" and the others "Know". "Know" covers concepts "that the learner should be able to list, identify or outline with limited detail" (Section Three, page 16).
- The amplification fixes minimum numbers of answers, for example "At least five skills and one qualification, six responses in total" at Level 2 (page 58), falling to 2 jobs with no skills at Entry 1 (page 66).
- Evidence can be spoken. The permitted types are "Digital (or written) documents", "Audio content" and "Video content", or an e-portfolio (Appendix A, section 4, page 106).
- Notes must be the learner's own: "Learners must produce their own reference materials, in preparation for completing their summative assessment." and "AI tools must not be used at all." (Appendix A, section 4, page 106).
- There is no chance to improve the writing during the task: "Drafting and redrafting are not permitted in this summative task." and "Feedback on learner work must not be provided once the summative task has started." (Appendix A, section 4, page 106).
- Learners are expected to study "through the medium of Welsh or English and have basic literacy, digital and numeracy skills" (Restrictions on Learner Entry, page 7).
- The unit's Area of Learning and Experience is "Languages, Literacy and Communication; Humanities" with the What Matters statement "Languages connect us." at every level (pages 58 to 66).
- The mapping says the unit "Strengthens communication in both English and Welsh where appropriate" and "Develops understanding of business growth in a financial context" (page 67), but the cross curricular skills table on page 66 lists only Literacy and Digital Competence, not Numeracy.
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Describing how infrastructure, geography and trade support the Welsh economy uses the extended writing of GCSE Geography, and describing growing sectors, exports and cultural branding uses the writing of GCSE Business. Listing, outlining and describing jobs, skills and qualifications, in writing or on audio or video, uses the writing and speaking skills of GCSE English Language and Literature. Bilingualism as a workplace skill and the What Matters statement "Languages connect us" link with Core Cymraeg and Cymraeg Language and Literature. Within the Skills Suite, Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace and Business Finance are in the same Agored Cymru specification, and Exploring Career Pathways, Understanding the Changing Labour Market and Jobs of the Future use similar reading about jobs. Compared with the WJEC and Pearson Working in Wales units, both 10 hours, the Agored Cymru unit is 20 hours with 6 to 9 criteria per level, so learners write or say more, though each answer can be short. Like Pearson, it has no Welsh language outcome, unlike WJEC, and bilingualism appears only as an example of a skill. It is stricter than both on preparation, because learners must write their own notes, may not use AI and may not redraft.
Ffynhonnell: Agored Cymru The Skills Suite: Skills for Life and Work Specification, version 1.0, October 2026, Working in Wales.