Progression Gateway

This course aims to provide you with excellent grounding for further study and will prepare you to progress on to a Level 1 course or employment. It covers key skills such as teamworking, organising yourself for study, personal development as well as offering a number of vocational tasters.

You will:

• Have a personal tutor who will help you with personal, social, emotional, developmental and educational requirements
• Have weekly personal development sessions and personal target setting will contribute to achievement and progress
• Participate in a meaningful and specific work placements and vocational tasters in your chosen area
• Improve your English and Maths skills
• Gain skills in personal study, working with others, assignment writing and meeting deadlines

This course is ideal if you need a little support with your learning or need to improve your Maths and English skills to enable progression.

Future Steps: You could progress to one of our Level 1 courses available including Care, Active Industries, Art and Design, Creative Tech or Retail and Customer Service. You could also progress onto another Level 1 course within another faculty. Level 2 programmes or the supported Internship are also available. You may also seek employment or an Apprenticeship.

There are no formal entry requirements for the Progression Gateway. You just need a positive attitude towards learning and want to develop your skills to enable progression. If you have just missed out on the entry requirements for a Level 1 course, and a year improving your grades and focusing on learning skills would be beneficial, then this is the course for you. Students need enthusiasm, commitment and a desire to succeed. All applicants are interviewed by a course tutor.

You have full access to a Learning Resource Centre (LRC) and there is a refectory in the Hele Building allowing you to make full use of the College’s resources and provision.

An approx £55 resource fee applies.

The resource fee covers trips and visits, external speakers course material and any additional activities.