Our Curriculum & Course Overview
In their first year students focus on skills that prepare them for work, this includes:
- Work placements at one of our partner organisations
- Close support from work-place mentor and regular visits from a Job Coach
- Skill Up sessions where student’s develop transferable work skills (students are grouped according to appropriate study level)
- Work towards City & Guilds Functional Skills (Maths and English), if required (up to level 2)
- Access to wellbeing support and Speech & Language Therapy (SaLT)
- Enrichment Activities e.g. careers events, travel training and social skills and attending social events
In their second year students focus on finding and securing work and includes:
- Weekly ‘Job Club’ sessions these includes labour market, interview skills, job searching and application
- Work experience or a volunteering placements with regular visits from their Job Coach
- Continued sessions in Skill Up
- Continued access to wellbeing support and SaLT
- Continued classes working towards City & Guilds Functional Skills qualification (up to level 2)
- Participation in our corporate mock interview programme
- Support at job interviews (optional)
- Access to independent careers guidance
- Enrichment Activities e.g. further travel training if required, careers events and social skills