Competenz provides resources, assessment and moderation support, careers information and the Gateway programme to enable trades training in schools and provide career opportunities for students.
Resources
This short video tells you all you need to know about our new school-specific mechanical engineering resources, released in August 2020.
Gateway
Gateway helps schools give senior students (year 11 and above) opportunities for structured learning in the workplace.
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Tip: if you are unsure which electives best suit your student and their company, your Competenz Training Advisor can help.
Baking
Cost: POA
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Core units |
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Unit |
Unit Title |
Level |
Credits |
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9955 |
Thaw and prove frozen doughs |
2 |
2 |
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14721 |
Prepare and apply icings and glazes to bakery products using manual production methods |
2 |
6 |
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14723 |
Prepare and apply toppings to bakery products using manual production methods |
2 |
6 |
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Elective units |
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Unit |
Unit Title |
Level |
Credits |
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14709 |
Freeze products for batch baking |
2 |
4 |
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14708 |
Retard products for batch baking |
2 |
8 |
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14724 |
Prepare and apply fillings to bakery products using manual production methods |
2 |
6 |
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Prepare to, and decorate bakery products using manual production methods |
2 |
6 |
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Engineering
Cost: POA
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Core units |
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Unit |
Unit Title |
Level |
Credits |
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21911 |
Demonstrate knowledge of safety on engineering worksites |
2 |
2 |
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2395 |
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the selection, use, and care of engineering hand tools |
2 |
4 |
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4433 |
Select, use and care for simple measuring devices used in engineering |
1 |
2 |
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4435 |
Select, use and care for engineering dimensional measuring equipment |
2 |
3 |
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2396 |
Select, use and maintain portable handheld engineering power tools |
2 |
4 |
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Elective units |
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Unit |
Unit Title |
Level |
Credits |
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2387 |
Assemble mechanical components under supervision |
2 |
2 |
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21912 |
Apply safe working practices on an engineering worksite |
2 |
2 |
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21905 |
Demonstrate knowledge of trade calculations and units for mechanical engineering trades |
2 |
6 |
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21909 |
Demonstrate knowledge of safety on engineering worksites |
2 |
2 |
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Select, use and care for engineering marking-out equipment |
2 |
4 |
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Furniture making
Cost: POA
Butchery
Butchery gateway programme cannot be used beyond 2020 due to changes to the units standards available at Level 2.
Cost: POA
Forestry
Cost: POA
| Unit | Unit title | Level | Credits |
| 6916 | Demonstrate knowledge of the rules relating to chainsaw use | 2 | 5 |
| 17769 | Demonstrate knowledge of general health, safety, and environmental requirements in forestry | 2 | 5 |
| 22994 | Demonstrate knowledge of factors that affect the performance of forestry workers | 3 | 10 |
We can:
- help you set up Gateway placements tailored to the industries we support
- connect you with employers in our industries to help you place your students
- help your students identify careers based on their work placements, particularly in apprenticeship based industries.
Each Gateway placement:
- is a formal arrangement between a school, a student and an employer for a student to spend time learning in an employer’s workplace
- agrees the knowledge and skills the student will gain during that placement
- agrees who will assess the student’s learning and how to confirm they have gained this knowledge and these skills.
To see the knowledge and skills (unit standards) our Gateway placements cover, please click here.
Self-managed: This model allows schools to manage the Gateway programme end to end, from finding a work placement through to assessing and reporting unit standards.
Assisted: The school will work with a Competenz advisor and an external assessor. Students will also have two visits with their Competenz advisor throughout the students ten-week placement. This will include a visit at the start of the placement and follow up visits when the student is ready to be assessed.
No matter which option you choose, you will have an experienced Competenz advisor on hand to answer your questions.
You should contact local companies to see if they are interested in taking on a Gateway student. We have a helpful Gateway brochure which you can give to the employer. If you are not successful finding your student a placement, Competenz have a large database of employers we work closely with.
Once you have confirmed an employer for your student, call our Customer Service team on 0800 526 1800 who will be able to assist.
Assessment and moderation
Moderation plays an important role in ensuring:
- your students have gained the skills and knowledge they need
- assessments are valid, consistent and fair across all schools.
If your school would like to offer Competenz unit standards:
We help you set up your assessment team and understand the unit standards we moderate and how we do this. Then we support that team with resources like assessment guides and professional development workshops. Our School Reporting of Competenz Credits guide helps explain the process.