Free BTEC Level 1 Public Services Course in Solihull. Classes run at Solihull College And University Centre, full-time during the day.
The course runs for one year. You'll study topics including public service careers, teamwork, map reading, expedition skills, leadership, and health and fitness. Maths, English, and IT are woven throughout. You learn in the classroom and take part in outdoor activities, including land-based and water-based sessions. You'll be assessed through assignments, project work, essays, reports, role-plays, and practical sessions.
You'll need two GCSEs at grade E or above, or progression from an Entry Level 3 Certificate, plus a reference and an interview. You'll finish with a Pearson Edexcel BTEC Diploma in Public Services.
This course is ideal for candidates who express interest in the emergency services or armed forces and want to get to grips with the basics of public services, getting involved in a whole array of teamwork activities, expeditions, personal and planning skills and improving health and fitness. Although this qualification will not guarantee you a job in the public services, it will set you up with the appropriate skills that employers look on favourably. Alternatively this will provide the perfect platform to progress on to a level 2 course, should you wish to pursue this academic path.
-Public Service Careers -Improving Health and Fitness -Personal Skills for Public Services -Practical Teamwork -Map Reading -Planning and Participating -Public Service Project -Introduction to Expedition Skills -Leadership Maths, English and IT will be an important part of your course. You will continue to develop these skills and may work towards a qualification at an appropriate level.
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