Learning for life and work
# 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.
