During the two-year programme, you will learn the core knowledge that underpins each industry and you will also develop occupationally-specific skills that will allow you to enter skilled employment within a specific occupation.

This qualification has been designed to deliver the skills required to enter the Management and Administration industry.

Units you will study include:
– Business context
– People
– Quality and compliance
– Finance
– Policies and procedures
– Project management
– Business behaviours

You will study the occupational specialism in Business Support in your second year.

You will be required to undertake a 315-hour (minimum) industry placement. We can support you with your placement or you can source your own.

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Blending classroom learning with hands-on work experience, this course provides the knowledge, practical skills, and professional understanding required to progress into higher education, employment, or health-related apprenticeships. It’s ideal for learners who are caring, committed, and interested in helping others lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

What You Will Learn
You’ll study a wide range of topics that reflect the real-world challenges and responsibilities of working in health and social care settings.

Core Knowledge
Human lifespan development – physical, intellectual, emotional and social growth from birth to old age.
Working in health and social care – professional roles, values, and working practices.
Anatomy and physiology – how the body functions and how health conditions affect people’s lives.
Principles of safe practice in health and social care.
Supporting individuals with additional needs.
Public health and promoting wellbeing.
Practical Skills Development
Developing effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Working in teams to deliver care and support.
Understanding safeguarding, confidentiality, and professional boundaries.
Managing health, hygiene, and safety in care settings.
Planning and reviewing care strategies for service users.

This course combines academic study with practical learning, preparing you for a career in a people-focused profession.

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Employer and industry involvement is a crucial aspect of this qualification, enriching the learning experience and providing learners with an understanding of the expectations of potential employers within the electrical industry. These activities and tasks include industry-set assignments, demonstrations, and work experience.

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This T Level focuses on children under the age of five, and combines the following core units with practical application while working in a setting in the community:
– Child development
– Safeguarding
– Observation and assessment
– Parents, families and carers

As well as the core units, you will complete an employer-set project to complement the theory and practical aspects of the qualification.

You will study the knowledge and skills of an Early Years Educator as your occupational specialism.

NCFE are a leading sector specialist in early years and this course will ensure you can develop into a high-quality, skilled practitioner that the early years sector demands.

An essential component of this qualification is the substantial work placement in a relevant setting. As an Early Years Educator you must complete at least 750 hours of placement over the two years. This is completed in conjunction with your theory assessments and will ensure that at the end of the course you will have the skills needed by employers in this sector.

If you want a career supporting the play and development of children or babies, whether as a teacher, in a nursery, in the public or private sector, this course could be for you.

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This is a two-year programme. The first year incorporates the core component – covering the core knowledge topics that underpin each career route available for the sector, and the second year focuses on the occupational specialism (Design, Surveying and Planning) that will allow you to enter skilled employment within a specific occupation.

The core component provides a broad understanding of the construction industry and covers the following construction-related topics:
– Construction principles
– Construction design
– Tendering and estimating
– Health and safety in construction
– Construction technology
– Projects in construction
– Surveying in construction
– Graphical detailing
– Building regulations
– Law
– Commercial business
– Science
– Sustainability
– Construction maths

During your second year, you will study Surveying and Design for Construction and the Built Environment as your Occupational Specialism.
– Measuring the built environment
– Analysing the built environment
– Designing the built environment
– Verifying the delivery of the built environment
– Surveying (digital surveying and plotting to a CAD program such as Revit or AutoCAD)

You will be required to undertake a 315-hour (minimum) industry placement. We can support you with your placement or you can source your own if relevant to your course.

This Technical Qualification has been developed in consultation with employers in the construction industry to ensure you learn the skills and behaviours that will give you the best opportunity to be successful when applying for work. As part of this qualification, you will also enhance your broader skills in literacy and numeracy, which will be invaluable in supporting progression in other areas. In addition, you will develop transferable technical and practical skills in communication (working with colleagues, customers and clients), research and project work, providing you with an opportunity to demonstrate your reflective practice by suggesting alternative approaches to a problem.

The construction industry is of global importance and worth £90 billion annually in the UK. The impact that the construction industry has on daily life is diverse, from domestic building, maintenance and the provision of key building services, to large projects in civil engineering, providing essential public infrastructure in the form of roads, schools and hospitals. All careers in construction require good communication skills, time management, a strong customer focus and the ability to work both in teams and with other trades. The skills learned for craft trades lead not only to a rewarding career but can also be used as a foundation from which to progress to advanced craft, technician, supervisory or management occupations, where established professional development routes and occupational standards exist.

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Over two years, the course looks at four main areas. The first two deal with the nature of UK governance, the construction of the state, and the interaction between these institutions and the political traditions of Britain. As you progress through the course you can look forward to relating this knowledge to other political systems around the world including the United States. Finally, you will be given the opportunity to study the ‘isms of the world including liberalism, socialism, conservatism and Nationalism.

This course is aimed at anyone who is looking to work in and/or study governance, political systems and the ideas that drive our world.

Politics links incredibly well with subjects such as history, law, sociology and economics because the learning in one supports achievement in the other. For example, history and geography all require an understanding of political ideas, and likewise, it is easier to grasp economic concepts when you understand the political ideas/actions that impact them.

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In the first year, you will study:
– Fundamentals of programming
– Fundamentals of data structures
– Systematic approach to problem solving
– Theory of computation
– Fundamentals of data representation
– Fundamentals of computer systems
– Fundamentals of computer organisation and architecture
– Consequences of uses of computing
– Fundamentals of communication and networking

In the second year, you will study:
– Fundamentals of algorithms
– Fundamentals of databases
– Big data
– Fundamentals of functional programming
– Systematic approach to problem solving
– Non-exam assessment – the computing practical project

This will all include the language of programming, bits and bytes, binary, bitmap imaging, the digital representation of sound, hardware and software and Boolean algebra processing.

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You will need to have a keen interest in the business world, both in its theories and its practices.

Specific modules include:
– What is business?
– Decision-making to improve financial performance
– Choosing strategic direction
– Managing strategic change

You will use non-quantitative and quantitative data including the interpretation of index numbers and calculations such as ratios and percentages.

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Our Access Diplomas also cater for students who have been away from studying for some time. The course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to achieve your goals, as well as provide support and encouragement throughout the year.

To succeed, you’ll need to be aged 19 or over, motivated, enthusiastic, able to manage your time effectively and be ready to study. You will be part of a group of adult students who are excited about learning and are willing to participate and work hard with other members of the group.

Many people worry that they’re too old to do an Access course or will feel out of place – in fact, there’s no upper age limit and there will be many other mature students on this course – just like you. All you need is to be committed to studying and focused on your career choice.

During the course, you will study the following subjects:
– English Literature
– Psychology
– Sociology
– Study Skills

You will also have dedicated tutorial sessions, where you will receive support throughout your year of study including guidance and support for your UCAS application to university.

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The core content of this T Level will focus on developing your knowledge, and understanding of concepts, theories and core skills related to Digital Production, Design and Development. The course has been designed by people who do the job and covers all relevant areas needed to help you become a competent, confident addition to the sector.

Within this course you will learn about the following topics:
– Problem-solving
– Programming
– Emerging issues and impact of digital
– Legislation and regulatory requirements
– Business context
– Data
– Digital environments
– Security

You will study Design and Development as your occupational specialism.

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