Level 1 Award in British Sign Language is suitable for those who:
• Want to learn basic language skills to communicate simple conversations with Deaf people.
• Want to learn new language skills as part of a programme of study.
• Want to progress to more advanced study and/or employment using BSL in the future.
• Are studying for personal development.
• Are parents, family, friends or colleagues of Deaf people.

Content
Each module below requires attendance at the 21 face-to-face teaching sessions and a total of
10 hours self-study and practice.

Induction: 1-hour virtual meet and greet with your tutor
Module 1: Introduction to BSL
Module 2: Conversational BSL
Module 3: Communicate in BSL about everyday life

Assessment occurs after completion of the training and learners are assessed on the following
objectives:
• Understand and use a limited range of simple words and sentences in BSL.
• Take part in simple, everyday conversations in BSL.
• Give and follow simple directions or instructions in BSL.
• Give and follow simple familiar statements or descriptions in BSL.
By:
• A Practical Demonstration of skills – undertaken by the tutor.
• And holding a Conversation in BSL – undertaken by an external assessor for a maximum of 5 minutes

Delivery
A total of 21 weekly face-to-face sessions of 3 hours each.

Level 2 Certificate in British Sign Language is suitable for those who:
• Wish to achieve language skills at an intermediate level to improve communication with Deaf people.
• Are Deaf and wish to gain a qualification in their native language.
• Are family, friends and colleagues of Deaf people.
• Want to progress from Level 1 study in BSL, and who may want to progress to more advanced
levels of study in BSL at a later date.
• Are studying for personal development.

Content
There are 3 modules, delivered over 33 sessions of 3 hours face-to-face with an additional 15 hours
of self-study and practice for each module.

The qualification is based on 3 themes: Everyday Conversation, Eating and Drinking, and Spending
and Shopping
Module 1: BSL Receptive Skills
Module 2: BSL Productive Skills
Module 3: BS: Conversational Skills

Assessment
Occurs after completion of the teaching and is made up of:
• A multi-choice exam.
• A presentation of 3-5 minutes and conversation held with an independent assessor.

Delivery
Attendance at 33 weekly face-to-face sessions of 3 hours.

Essential Requirements
In order to be entered for a course and assessment leading to this qualification, learners must be
able to demonstrate competence in BSL at level 2.

This level is suitable for those:
Working on a regular basis with Deaf people (for example social workers, teachers of the Deaf,
communicators, voluntary workers, workers within Deaf organisations, schools, etc), those who
aspire to work in these contexts, and those who wish to expand their knowledge and skills in
British Sign Language.

Content
One Module made up of the skills required to:
The natural context of using BSL is in two-way interactions (discussions, conversations, debates,
etc.), as well as one-way interactions (monologues, presentations etc.). The candidate is
therefore expected to demonstrate receptive and productive skills in both two-way and oneway interactions. Signature recommends the best approach to teaching and assessing this
qualification is by covering both receptive and productive skills together.
The module is based on 43 weekly sessions of face-to-face teaching with a tutor and an additional
120 hours of self-study and practice.

Delivery
A total of 43 weekly sessions of 3 hours.