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Level 1 Employability and Personal Development Course in West Byfleet – MIT Skills West Byfleet – Flexible

Cost£91.00
Duration370 hours
LevelLevel 1
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modeFlexible
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyNOCN awarding body
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About this course

Level 1 Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development Course in West Byfleet. Classes run at MIT Skills West Byfleet. This skills for employment, training and personal development qualification covers employability skills alongside sector-specific units across areas including health and social care, construction, business and administration, catering, hair and beauty, and more. You also study personal development, literacy, and numeracy. There are no formal entry requirements. The course totals 370 hours of flexible daytime study.

Who this course is for

The NOCN Level 1 Award, Certificate and Diploma in Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development are designed to provide an introduction to working in the following sectors: Animal Care, Business and Administration, Catering, Construction, Creative Skills, Hair and Beauty, Health and Social Care, Horticulture, Motor Vehicle and Cycle Maintenance and Sport and Leisure as well as more generic employability skills designed to build confidence for the workplace.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for learners undertaking these qualifications.

What you will learn

  • You'll develop practical employability skills for the workplace.
  • You'll explore sector introductions including health and social care, construction, catering, business and administration, hair and beauty, and horticulture.
  • You'll build personal development skills including assertiveness, citizenship, and managing everyday life.
  • You'll practise literacy and numeracy in a work-related context.
  • You'll learn about digital skills and online safety.
  • You'll create a personal career portfolio to support your job search.
  • You'll gain awareness of financial topics such as banking basics and dealing with debt.

How you will learn

You'll study in a classroom at MIT Skills West Byfleet, with flexible daytime attendance. The qualification is unit-based. You choose units from personal development, vocational, and employability groups to build up 37 credits in total. Assessment is through the units you complete across the course.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. MIT Skills West Byfleet will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Care assistant: entry-level support roles in residential or home care
  • Catering assistant: kitchen and food service support roles
  • Retail assistant: customer-facing shop floor work
  • Horticulture worker: grounds maintenance and garden centre roles
  • Salon assistant: support roles in hair and beauty settings
  • Business admin assistant: office and administrative support
  • Construction labourer: entry-level site support work
  • Sport and leisure assistant: gyms, leisure centres, and community sport

What you could study next

A level 1 skills for employment, training and personal development certificate is a starting point. From here you could move into a Level 2 qualification in a specific sector, such as a Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care, a Level 2 Award in Customer Service, or a Level 2 qualification in Construction or Catering. Functional Skills English and Maths at Level 1 or Level 2 are also worth considering alongside or after this course, as many employers and further training programmes ask for them.

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