Free Entry Level Skills for Working Life Course in Hereford. Classes run at Herefordshire College, full-time during the day. You'll explore a range of practical areas including catering, hospitality, gardening, horticulture, car maintenance, and woodwork. The course also includes trips, visits, fundraising, and social activities. There are no formal entry requirements. The course runs for one year. It's a broad, hands-on introduction to different types of work, giving you a chance to find out what suits you. City and Guilds Certificate in Skills for Working Life (Entry 2) with certificate.
Who this course is for
As well as learning a variety of useful life skills, including gardening, catering and hospitality, car maintenance, woodwork and horticulture, you will also be involved in a range of wider activities. There are also a variety of trips and visits, plus fundraising activities and opportunities to socialise and take part in games and sports. This is a general, Entry Level, skills related course which provides you with the opportunity to experience and learn about a variety of occupational areas before progressing into further education or into the workplace. You will be supported in developing your Life skills needed to help prepare you for the world of work or further study, including your English, maths, communication, healthy living and social skills.
Entry requirements
No formal entry requirements
What you will learn
You'll practise basic catering and hospitality skills in a practical setting.
You'll develop gardening and horticulture techniques.
You'll get hands-on experience with woodwork.
You'll learn basic car maintenance tasks.
You'll take part in fundraising activities and community events.
You'll join trips and visits linked to different occupational areas.
You'll build everyday life skills useful across a range of workplaces.
How you will learn
You'll learn through practical, classroom-based activities at Herefordshire College. The course covers multiple subject areas through hands-on tasks, group work, trips, and visits. Assessment is ongoing and activity-based, reflecting the entry level nature of the qualification. You'll be assessed across the different occupational areas you explore throughout the year.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Herefordshire College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Kitchen assistant: support chefs with food preparation and service.
Catering assistant: help with food and drink in cafes or canteens.
Gardener or grounds maintenance worker: maintain outdoor spaces.
Warehouse operative: practical work in a stock or logistics setting.
Retail assistant: customer-facing role in a shop or store.
Care support worker: assist people in community or residential settings.
What you could study next
Level 1 Award or Certificate in Hospitality and Catering: a step up if catering or hospitality interests you most.
Level 1 Certificate in Horticulture: builds on the gardening and horticulture work you've done.
Functional Skills English and Maths at Entry Level 3 or Level 1: strengthens your core skills for further study or work.
Level 1 Diploma in Skills for Working Life: continues the broad vocational approach at the next level.
