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Employability Courses

These qualifications encourage the skills, attributes, behaviours and values that learners need, to enter and succeed in the world of work. They are designed to be flexible, allowing learners to achieve at their own pace.

Success

Award - Interview Skills • Applying for Work

Certificate - Communications in the Workplace • Personal presentation in the Workplace • Solving problems in the Workplace • Oral Presentation Skills • Researching Employment Opportunities

Moving On

Award - Responsible Work Practice • Building and Managing Workplace Relationships

Certificate - Customer Care • Improving Own Performance • Teamwork Skills • Recognising Leadership Skills

After Redundancy

Award

-    Recognise the significance of own achievements and interests to own development
-    Recognise own strengths and areas for further improvement
-    Understand how a person’s learning style can influence career and education choices
-    Be able to set personal goals and objectives

Certificate

-    Understanding Change in the Workplace
-    Improving Own Performance
-    Understanding Structures in the Workplace
-    Building and Managing Workplace Relationships
-    Recognising Predjudice and Discrimination

Enterprise

Award - Be able to identify a viable product or service to market and sell • Be able to plan an enterprise activity • Be able to run an enterprise activity • Be able to evaluate an enterprise activity

Certificate - Understanding Change in the Workplace • Solving Problems in the Workplace • Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace • Responsible Work Practice • Recognising Leadership Skills

These courses are designed to offer support when looking for a new job, change in career, starting off on the career ladder or returning to work.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Course

Find out more about the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS). CSCS cards are increasingly demanded as proof of occupational competence by contractors, public and private clients and others.

Download our CSCS Course Guide here

Retail Works | 20-Hour Pre-Employment Course

Interested in working in retail?

Would you like to explore the skills required to work in the retail sector?
Retail Works is a 20 hour pre-employment course aimed at providing an insight into the retail sector.

Download our Retail Works Course Guide here

Learner Advisor Course

We are offering a Level 3 - Learner Advisor Course aimed to equip individuals working with adult learners with the skills and knowledge to provide information and advice on work, training and further learning.

Download our Learner Advisor Course details here.

This set of courses is designed to provide workplace development and give learners skills and experience needed to advance in their field of work.

Childminding

We offer a Childminding unit which is aimed to give learners the knowledge of how to set up a home based childcare service, this qualification is aimed for people who are already in employment or are currently volunteering. For more information please call 0345 842 0012.