At Summit AP, this qualification forms a key part of how we help students grow both personally and academically. It introduces learners to the interpersonal skills they’ll rely on in work, learning, and everyday life, and it reflects the values we build into every aspect of our programme. Students explore a range of communication and teamwork skills, understand how and when to use them, and recognise how these strengths can help them work confidently alongside others. Most importantly, the qualification supports students to develop greater self-awareness — a foundation that underpins the personal growth, resilience, and real-world readiness we aim to instil in every young person who joins Summit.
This qualification is designed to introduce learners to interpersonal skills for use in work, learning or personal situations. It will give learners an understanding of a range of interpersonal skills, how they’re used and how these skills can help them to work effectively with others. The qualification will increase learners’ self-awareness to aid their personal development.
This qualification will:
Develop learners’ personal and social skills to aid relationship building
Allow learners to operate independently and effectively in life, learning and work.
The objectives of this qualification are to:
Introduce interpersonal skills for use in work or personal relationships
Raise awareness of how interpersonal skills are used and how they can enhance relationships
Give an understanding of the ethical use of interpersonal skills
Increase self-awareness and aid personal development
Show an understanding of and develop interpersonal skills.
While completing this qualification, learners may develop the knowledge, understanding and essential skills employers look for in employees. These range from familiar ‘key skills’, such as team working, independent learning and problem solving, to more tricky-to-measure skills, such as:
An appreciation for appropriate behaviour and dress
Appropriate interpersonal skills
Communicating with professional colleagues/peers and/or hierarchical seniors
Supporting other aspiring employees
Personal manners and deportment.
Entry requirements:
There are no pre-entry requirements for this qualification and no minimum age requirement has been set for registration.
This qualification is designed for learners who want to progress towards an occupation where effective interpersonal skills are a core requirement. The increased self-awareness resulting from the training for this qualification also enables relationship building in a more general sense, for example with others in the learning environment.