Foundation Studies

Pathways to Progression

- School not work out for you? - Unsure about what job you’d like to do? - Need to improve your maths & English? We are here to help you choose the right programme to suit your needs. Pathways to Progression enables you to sample different career areas before choosing the right one for you. All of our courses are practical and include local work experience. They provide flexible pathways that can lead on to a full-time vocational programme at College or into voluntary/paid employment.

For more detailed information, visit

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/yp-foundation

Choices Pathway Don’t know what you want to do? Need to improve your English and Maths grades? This course is ideal if you don’t yet know which career path you want to follow and need to develop your maths and English skills.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements.

You will learn

You will study maths, English and employability skills, life skills and sample three vocational areas.

You can choose from

• Art & Design • Hair & Beauty • Brickwork

• Business & IT • Catering • Health & Social Care • Joinery • Plastering • Motor Vehicle • Painting & Decorating • Retail & Warehousing

Progress to Success Ideal for learners who are keen to progress straight to the world of work. You will join the course to gain better or relevant qualifications that will enable you to progress onto mainstream vocational courses, training Apprenticeships, Higher Education or employment. You’ll also take part in a 30 hour work experience placement.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements.

You will learn

• Developing own Interpersonal Skills

• Customer Service • Communication in a Business Environment • Career Planning • Planning for Progression You will also study maths, English, employability and have a weekly tutorial.

Building Confidence for Life and Work If you struggle to engage with education due to mental health needs the aim of this course is to build yourconfidence to engage successfullyin education and become the bestyou possible.You’ll benefit from creative and enterprise projects, develop your employability skills and improve your maths and English. You’ll also enjoy enrichment and take part in work experience.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements.

You will learn

Learning takes place via termly creative projects involving Art Therapy, Online Enterprise and Horticulture. • English and Maths • Confidence building • Strategies for coping with anxiety • Healthy lifestyles • Dealing with challenging situations • Problem solving • Teamwork • Developing wellbeing

Introduction to Working in a Health & Social Care Setting Do you want to work in the Health & Social Care sector? Do you want to get on-the-job experience with a local employer? This course is ideal if you’re interested in gaining qualifications and experience in the Health & Social Care sector and includes a work placement with a local employer.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements. You will need to complete a DBS form; this will

Pathway to Level 2

allow you to work with both children and adults for your work placement.

You will learn

• Mental Health Awareness • Health & Safety in the Workplace • Human Growth &

Development • Safeguarding Vulnerable

Adults & Children • Career Options • Equality & Diversity

Haveyou completed a Level 1 qualification? Doyou need more time and more support before progressing to Level 2? On Pathway to Level 2 you’ll develop the skills and gain qualifications to enableyou to progress onto an appropriate Level 2vocational qualification. You’ll have the opportunity to take part in a work placement and access fun and informative enrichment activities.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

A Level 1 qualification or non-accredited achievement in Employability Skills.

You will learn

• Career Planning • Developing Effective Skills, Qualities & Attitudes for Learning & Work • Communication Skills in the Workplace • Interview Skills

• Customer Service • A Project for Learning & Work You will also complete a work placement.

Aaron Lomas Choices Pathway Progressed to Painting & Decorating Level 1 Home Educated

‘After completing the choices pathway I knew I wanted to do painting and decorating as my career. The staff have been really supportive and I feel I have progressed loads, I even painted my mum’s house over lockdown.’

Millie Taylor Introduction to Health & Social Care Progressed to Health & Social Care Level 1 Former pupil of Thornleigh Salesian College

‘I didn’t pass my GCSEs so this was the best option for me; I love helping people and because this course required no formal qualifications, it was ideal. In the future I’d like to work in a care home.’

Foundation studies

Skills for Independence: For learners with learning difficulties & disabilities

Skills for Independence provides the opportunity for learners with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities to progress their life experience, confidence and maths and English. This is achieved through further learning, developing independence and completing work experience. Our programmes provide a range of opportunities to personalise progression to the next level. The programmes focus on developing employability skills, independence, maths and English, and enterprise skills, with ‘Enterprise Week’ and competitions running throughout the year. Embedded in the programmes are vocational tasters, enrichment activities and a work experience placement.

For more detailed information, visit

www.boltoncollege.ac.uk/yp-foundation

Workskills

Workskills are a study programme primarily based with an employer in the local area. Workskills enables young people aged 16-18 or 16-24 with an Education, Health & Care Plan to learn and develop skills needed within the workplace. Alongside time with the employer young people will complete a personalised study programme to develop English, maths and employability skills.

Foundation Studies offers new opportunities with smaller class sizes, an informal approach to teaching and focused support. You’ll get to sample different vocational course areas before choosing the right one for you.

workskills If you’re aged 16-24 with an education, health and care plan, this course aims to develop your employability skills and is primarily based with an employer in the local area.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

Learners will need to have an education, health and care plan.

You will learn

• Interview Skills • Time Management • Behaviour in the Workplace • Communication Skills • Teamwork • Problem Solving within the Workplace • English • Maths • Tutorials • Enrichment

You will also complete a work placement so you can put your new skills into practice, with wrap around support for both you and your employer.

Step into Employability - delivered at both Entry Level 2 & 3

This will help you to develop your employability skills and is a great introduction to the different vocational options available at Bolton College. The course has been designed if you have learning difficulties and/ordisabilities.You will also attend a workplacement and take part in enrichment activities throughout the year.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements.

You will learn

As part of your Entry Level 2 Award in employability skills you will cover the following units: • Planning for Progression • Developing Teamwork Skills • Searching for a Job You will attend vocational tasters and have the choice of tasters in the following areas: • Art & Design • Hair & Beauty • Brickwork

• Business & IT • Catering • Health & Social Care • Joinery • Plastering • Motor Vehicle • Painting & Decorating • Retail & Warehousing

Step into Catering This will help you to develop your catering and hospitality skills and has been designed if you have learning difficulties and/or disabilities.You’ll also attend a work placement and take part in enrichment activities throughout the year.

Duration

1 year

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements.

You will learn

• Introduction to hospitality and catering • Customer service in the hospitality industry • Basic food preparation • How to prepare and cook a variety of dishes 168168 Young People’s Guide 2022 www.boltoncollege.ac.uk • Names and uses of equipment used in catering • Name and identify ingredients • Make goods to sell for enterprise • Employability skills • Customer care skills

‘ Karis Haslam

Choices Pathway Progressed to Health & Social Care Level 2 Former pupil of St James’s CE High School

‘I took part in the College’s ‘You’re Hired’ competition and I won! We chose a dream job then practised interview techniques all day, before being mockinterviewed by the Principal; I received excellent feedback. Since winning, I used what I learnt for a real-life interview and I got the job!’

PATHWAYS TO PROGRESSION