Vocational and Pre-Vocational Prospectus 2012/2013 Please see inside for information on all pre-vocational and vocational courses offered for the session 2012/2013.
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
Please note that all of the courses in this booklet are subject to change or cancellation depending on interest The booklet should be used when discussing course choices with targeted young people only and should not be out on general distribution All young people must complete a paper application form and have a parental consent form signed, in line with the deadlines outlined overleaf. These forms will be available to school staff by 12th March Staff must fill out an e-referral form for every young person. These will be issued via email on 12th March Staff making referrals should ensure they have read the criteria table issued with this booklet If a young person is put forward for and is accepted to a course, school staff must keep in regular contact with a named person from the course being delivered. It will be the school’s responsibility to give a named member of staff to each of the course providers to whom attendance, behaviour issues—and importantly—positive developments with young people will be reported It is expected that other subject teachers are made aware that the young people are on these courses and ask about them and positively re-enforce the work the young people are doing outside the traditional school timetable Any questions or queries should be directed to Jacqui McCrea jmccrea@eastlothian.gov.uk
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
Inside you will find a number of vocational and employability courses for you to apply to do next year while you are still at school. All of the courses are designed to make it more likely for you to get a job, training place, university place or college place. All of the courses have a day and time written down but this might change depending on how many people apply for the course Any travel you have to do to get to the course will be paid by the school. If you want to apply, you will have to take time out of school to do the course. When you are out of school you must remember that you are representing the school and should present yourself maturely. All courses have limited places so you must complete an application form and have a parental consent form signed. This form MUST be in by 27th April. All courses also have an interview but you will be helped through this and it will be great experience for when you are looking for a job. If you are interested in any course, let your guidance teacher know so that they can get you an application form for you to fill in and referral form for them to fill in.
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
Day
Course
Venue
Places
SQA National Certificate
New Battle Ab-
12
Rural Skills
bey College
Construction Crafts
Spark of Genius
12
Towards Work Opportu-
ELSC
12
Notes Meet at ELSC
Monday
Winter Leaver Provision – ends December 2012
nities Tuesday
Replaced with Girl’s Allowed in January
Wednesday
Saltire Award
Various
Uniformed Emergency Thursday
Pennypit
12
Occasionally use ELSC
12
as base Afternoon only
Services Year 2
Second year of two
Care and Education
ELSC
15
Second year of two year
Friday
As individual Young Person
Afternoon only
Business Coaching Extended Work Experience Tots and Teens
Individual School Various
27
Referrals can be made
As avail-
mid session Referrals can be made
able
mid session
Knox Academy Knox Academy only
Rural Skills
Dunbar Grammar Dunbar Grammar only
As individual School
Moving on
North Berwick
Hairdressing
High School North Berwick
NBHS only
NBHS only
High School
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Skills for Work: Early Education and Childcare Intermediate 1 Method of Delivery This course contains both lots of practical work and also a strong element of theory. Candidates will be involved in devising activities for children and will cover a number of the units involved in the Skills for Work Course. There are four units in the whole qualification and it is expected that this will be a two- year course. Mandatory Units (all candidates will undertake) Child Development Play in Early Education and Childcare Working in Early Education and Childcare Plus one unit from: Parenting Care of Children Maintenance of a Safe Environment
INFILL ONLY Day: Friday Time: 1.15pm—4pm Place: East Lothian Skill Centre Duration over year: August—March (FOR TWO YEARS) Requirements: Completed Year One Skills for Work (if requesting Infil, must be working towards or achieved English Grade 3)
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The Course contains practical construction crafts Units in a number of important construction trades. It is especially suitable for candidates with an interest in practical crafts work. Candidates will learn a variety of skills in the trades-specific Units. In addition, they will develop skills and attitudes that enhance employability, not just in the construction industry, but in employment generally.
Employability Skills Half Brick Walling Decorative Painting Site Carpentry and Bench Joinery Plumbing Practical Copper Pipework Brickwork Techniques Carpentry and Joinery Techniques Decorative Finishes Using Water-borne Paints Electrical Installation Plasterwork Roof Tiling
The Trades aren’t just for boys!
Day: Monday Time: 10 am—2 pm Place: Spark of Genius Musselburgh Duration over year: August—June Requirements: An interest in working in the trades and ability to give full attendance
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Want to improve your health, increase your confidence and develop your employability skills? Girls Allowed is an all girl programme which involves one morning per week doing employability skills including visits to colleges and employers and one afternoon per week at the dance class. The dance class is fun and is great for improving health and confidence!
Day: Tuesday Time: 9.30—3.30 Place: East Lothian Skill Centre Duration over year: January—April Requirements: Full attendance;
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This course is one of the SQA’s Skills for Work courses and will be offered, initially, at Intermediate One level. The course will cover a lot of areas such as basic hairdressing skills; design and styles; health, safety and hygiene; reception skills. The programme will also include skills such as communication; working with the public; numeracy and literacy skills; creativity and working as part of a team.
The course covers the following four modules: Salon Awareness Working in a Salon Employability Skills Creativity Assessment Assessment in this Course will be based mainly on a range of practical activities carried out in a salon environment. Performance evidence will be supported by tutor observation checklists. Candidates will also complete selfevaluation reviews and gather specified information in a folio. Each Unit will be supported by a National Assessment Bank (NAB) item which will provide an assessment package. Progression This Course may provide candidates with opportunities to progress to: An Intermediate Two qualification in S5/6 an SVQ/NVQ in hairdressing at College a full-time National Certificate Course in Hairdressing in College suitable training/employment.
THIS PROGRAMME IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT NORTH BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL
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The programme has three broad aims: To equip you with skills and knowledge to plan and manage your learning and make effective transitions To increase your understanding of the concept of ‘self’ and your awareness of your own needs, thus motivating and empowering you to make informed choices To stimulate you in your learning to gain knowledge and skills that help you to achieve goals Candidates will be involved in:
Work experience Volunteering Physical exercise Outdoor learning Learning about healthy living Learning about managing money Being independent Making the right decisions Independent travel
THIS PROGRAMME IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT NORTH BERWICK HIGH SCHOOL AND IS DELIVERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTH BERWICK YOUTH CAFE
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This is a practical course designed to develop skills in horticulture, estate maintenance, conservation and introduction to forestry. If you complete the course successfully you will be awarded an SQA National Certificate in Rural Skills The following 12 Units are delivered in teh college’s Community gardens, estate and woodlands: Rural Work Activities Rural Environment Gardening Skills: An Introduction Rural Estate Maintenance (using tools safely, repairs and maintenance, simple risk assessment) Tree and Shrub Planting Pest and Predator Control Construct Rural Features and Structures: An Introduction Employability Enterprise Activity Rural Species Identification and Habitats Soft Landscaping: Introduction to Plant Groups Selection and Use Forestry: An Introduction Core Skills (literacy, numeracy, ICT, working in teams and communication) will be taught and assessed in each of the 12 Units. Work Experience opportunities are also included in the course!
Day: Monday Time: 9am—3pm Place: Newbattle Abbey College (picked up at Skill Centre) Duration over year: August—June Requirements: Full attendance; Interest in working outdoors
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Course outline The Course is one of a range of National Courses known as Skills for Work Courses. This Course has been designed to provide a broad basis for progression into further education and training in the land-based sector. It allows candidates to begin to develop some of the basic practical skills necessary to work in most of these disciplines as well as an opportunity to explore the very diverse employment prospects that exist. The 3 compulsory modules are: Estate Maintenance: An introduction Land-based industries: An introduction Employability Skills for Land based industries Then either: Animal Husbandry and Animal Handling Or Crop Production and Soft Landscaping Course assessment There is no external assessment for this Course. To achieve the Course award the candidate must successfully achieve all the Units which make up the Course. Assessment objectives Assessment is aimed at addressing the technical knowledge, skills and understanding associated with a range of land-based industries at intermediate 1 level. In particular assessment will focus on: practical vocational skills skills for employment in a land-based industry context safe working practice.
THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE AT DUNBAR GRAMMAR SCHOOL. PUPILS WITH AN INTEREST SHOULD CONSIER NC RURAL SKILLS AT NEWBATTLE ABBEY COLLEGE
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Step up to the Challenge and Volunteer! Find out more about volunteering and have a go yourself whilst working toward your 200 hour Saltire Awards Certificate. You will be part of a small group who will decide and plan where you would like to take part in making a difference in your local community by volunteering. You might be spending time with the members of a day centre or creating a forest garden for kids, painting a community hall or pricing books in a charity shop. Remember it will also look great on your CV and will give you a chance to have a taster of things you may want to continue doing!
Day: Wednesday Time: 9am—3pm Place: Volunteering will take place all over East Lothian Duration over year: August—June Requirements: Full attendance; Willingness to try new things
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
Winter Leaver? Want to get more work experience and employability instead of being in school?! This is the course for you! You will spend one day per week doing employability skills including: CV building Visits to college One-to-one meetings to help you look for a job / placement for january Confidence building Career Planning Team Work Visits to potential employers You will spend the other 3 days per week on a work experience placement putting into practice what you have learned at the employability sessions. Your work experience can be anywhere but we try to make it suit what you want to do
Day: Tuesday Time: 9.30—3.30 Place: East Lothian Skill Centre Duration over year: August—December Requirements: Full attendance; Willingness to do 3 days per week of work experience
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This is a TWO YEAR course. Below are the first two modules. On completion, it is possible to do the next two modules next year. If the whole course isn’t completed, it is certificated in modules. UNIT 1 An Introduction 1 - Investigate a range of uniformed and emergency services. 2 - Investigate career opportunities in the uniformed and emergency services. 3 - Participate in practical activities in an allocated role in a specific service environment. 4 - Review and evaluate own performance in specified employability skills.
UNIT 2 Working in Teams 1 - Investigate the nature and importance of team-working in the uniformed and emergency services. 2 - Contribute to a plan for a team task to a given brief, in a service environment. 3 - Contribute to the specified team task. 4 - Review and evaluate own contribution to team-working on completion of the task
Not Currently Available for session 2012 / 2013
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This is a TWO YEAR course. Below are the second two modules. Participants who have completed the first two modules will get priority in application. UNIT 3: Participate in practical activities in an allocated role in a specific service environment. 1.
Arrive on time and dressed appropriately for the activity.
2.
Follow instructions given while participating in the activity.
3.
Participate in the allocated role as part of the activity.
4.
Comply with all relevant health and safety requirements throughout the activity.
UNIT 4 Review and evaluate own performance in specified employability skills. 1.
Identify own strengths and areas for improvement in specified employability skills.
2.
Seek feedback from others on these employability skills.
3.
Identify action points for improvement of these employability skills taking account of feedback.
Day: Wednesday Time: 9am—3pm Place: Pennypit Community Centre Duration over year: August—March (potential for two years to do further modules) Requirements: Completion of units 1 & 2. Infil opportunities guaranteed
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
Most employers say that young people don’t have enough experience to give them a job as soon as they leave school. Here is your chance to get loads of work experience to get you ready for work or to help you think about what you want to do.
Placements can be offered with a huge variety of employers in a huge variety of industries. Placements can be anything from one afternoon per week to 4.5 days per week Placements can be offered in the middle of the year
THIS IS ORGANISED TO SUIT EVERY INDIVIDUAL. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY, GET YOUR GUIDANCE TEACHER TO FILL OUT A REFERRAL FORM AND SEND TO ALISON HOOD. BEFORE YOU MEET WITH ALISON TRY TO THINK OF JOBS AND CAREERS YOU MIGHT LIKE—USE YOUR IMAGINATION!!!
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
How would you like your very own business coach!? Someone who you could meet one-to-one once a month to talk about what it’s like to work in the industry you want to go into? If you’re not sure what job you want, you can meet with any business coach who can tell you all about their experiences in the world of work and try to guide you towards finding what YOU really want to do? If you’re nervous about going to university or college, you can talk to someone who’s been there. It’s your coach and you can use them for whatever advice you need... In our team, we have:
ICT specialists Executive Directors Youth Workers Social Workers Project Managers Finance Managers Maintenance staff
... And loads more joining every day.
TO GET A BUSINESS COACH, ASK YOUR GUIDANCE TEACHER FOR AN APPLICATION TODAY. YOU CAN AGREE WHEN TO SEE YOUR COACH WHICH IS USUALLY FOR AN HOUR A MONTH IN SCHOOL TIME. THERE IS USUALLY A WAITING LIST BUT AS SOON AS YOU FILL IN THE FORM, YOU’RE ON THE LIST!
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Scotland needs more Jamie Olivers, Tom Kitchens and Derek Johnsons: could this be you? If you have never considered the Hospitality and Tourism Industry as a career choice, perhaps you should. The Hospitality and Tourism Industries provide a wide variety of jobs in areas such as food preparation, hotel & restaurant management, customer services, marketing & public relations and events organisation & management. The East Lothian Hospitality & Tourism Academy provides you with a unique opportunity to build your academic knowledge and practical skills in ways which will give you the best chance of securing the best jobs. A number of leading employers will participate in the Academy and offer opportunities to young people including Marriott Hotels, The Townhouse Group and MacDonald Hotels The Academy is run through a partnership between the employers, three schools in East Lothian: Musselburgh Grammar School, Preston Lodge High School, Ross High School, East Lothian Council, Jewel & Esk College and Queen Margaret University. If selected for the Academy you will visit these leading employers to gain valuable industry experience, see demonstrations from industry experts and get the opportunity to study both at College and at university while still being able to stay at school
THIS IS A COMPETITIVE COURSE WITH BIG RETURNS. TO TAKE PART, YOU HAVE TO BE INTERESTED IN THE INDUSTRY (EITHER MANAGEMENT / FRONT OF HOUSE / FOOD PREP / MANY OTHERS) AND WILLING TO GO TO A COURSE ONE NIGHT PER WEEK AND ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TO FIND OUT MORE, ASK YOUR GUIDANCE TEACHER WHO YOUR SCHOOL CHAMPION IS
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013
Opportunities outwith School for Senior Phase 2012/2013