Employability Skills

Our Employability Skills Study Programme helps individuals gain essential and transferrable skills and knowledge to help you prepare for employment or progression onto further education.

You will attend sessions with other students in a classroom environment and online using Zoom. Classroom sessions will be delivered at South Green Park, Mattishall. Learning will be recorded on an easy to use e-portfolio platform.

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City & Guilds Level 1 Extended Certificate in Employability Skills

This study programme provides you with the capability and knowledge needed to prepare you for employment. The programme will include effective communication, introduction to ICT, applying for a job, interview skills, searching for a job and much more.

 Unit include:

• Planning for progression
• Conduct at work
• Effective communication
• Introduction to ICT
• Applying for a job
• Interview skills
• Searching for a job
• Working as part of a team
• Personal presentation and hygiene
• Safe learning in the workplace
• Candidate project

The course will also offer:

• Functional Skills Maths (if required)
• Functional Skills English (if required)

Entry Requirements

You must be between the ages of 16-18. There are no formal academic entry requirements; however, an initial selection interview is mandatory.

Progression Opportunities

There are opportunities to continue your studies in further education such as an Apprenticeship or to gain full-time or part-time employment.

Costs

If you are 16-18 there are no course fees payable, however you may have some costs associated with uniform, equipment etc.

This study programme  is now at full capacity, you can no longer apply for  week commencing 2^nd September 2024.