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Course guide FOR JOB SEEKERS 2020 - 2021 - Chichester College
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FOR JOB SEEKERS
2020 - 2021
Course guide FOR JOB SEEKERS 2020 - 2021 - Chichester College
Welcome

Here at the Chichester College Group, our vision is to ‘change lives
through learning’. We do that by placing you at the heart of everything we do.
We understand that seeking a job or changing a career can be a challenging
and complex task which is why we are proud to offer free specialist support
through our Progressions + team who are based at all of our Colleges.

We know that you have dreams and aspirations and our job is simple –
to give you the best possible chance of achieving these ambitions and it is
our privilege to be part of your journey.

One of the things we often hear from our students is that our colleges are
friendly places, where you are free to be yourself. You will be challenged to
achieve your best, but you will also be given the best possible support to do
that. That sense of community, along with the quality of our teaching, is why
we believe we will be a great choice for you.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to one of our Colleges
and supporting you to find your next job.

CEO, Chichester College Group

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Chichester College Group
Chichester College Group is a family of colleges in West Sussex –
Chichester, Crawley, Brinsbury and Worthing and in September 2020 we will
be opening Haywards Heath College. As the largest college group in Sussex,
we educate more than 20,000 students each year, and you can be assured
that you will be at the centre of everything we do which is reflected in our
outstanding results.

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Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a great way to earn money, learn
new skills and gain a nationally recognised qualification
in your chosen industry.
We deliver high-quality apprenticeships from our Brinsbury, Chichester,
Crawley and Worthing campuses – giving you the flexibility to choose the right
apprenticeship for your business.

Earn while you learn and get hands on with a wide range of industries,
including construction, business, IT, engineering, care, horticulture, and retail.
You can view our list of vacancies at ccgapprenticeships.ac.uk

For more information, call us on 01243 812948 or email
apprenticeships@chigroup.ac.uk

Key                                              Care Services
    Brinsbury College                            Adult Care Worker            2
    Chichester College                           Lead Adult Care Worker       3
    Crawley College                              Children, Young People and   4
                                                 Families Practitioner
    Worthing College                             (Residential Childcare)
Apprenticeship                Level   Location
                                                 Catering and Hospitality
                                                 Commis Chef                  2
Agriculture, Environmental
and Animal Care                                  Production Chef              2
Equine Groom                  2                  Chef De Partie               3
Senior Equine Groom           3                  Hospitality Team Member      2
Horticulture & Landscape      2                  Hospitality Supervisor       3
Operative                                        Hospitality Manager          4
Landscape/Horticulture        3
Supervisor
                                                 Construction
                                                 Bricklayer                   2
Business and Administration
                                                 Carpentry & Joinery          2
Business Administrator        3
                                                 Advanced Carpentry           3
Team Leader/Supervisor        3
                                                 & Joinery
Operations/Departmental       5
Manager                                          Property                     2
                                                 Maintenance Operative
Chartered Manager (Degree)    6
                                                 Fire Emergency & Security    3
Learning & Development        3                  Systems Technician
Practitioner
                                                 Installation Electrician/    3
Learning & Development        5                  Maintenance Technician
Consultant Business Partner
                                                 Plumbing & Domestic          3
HR Support                    3                  Heating Technician
HR Consultant/Partner         5                  Gas Engineering Operative    3

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Creative and Design              Health and Science
Creative Venue Technician    3   Healthcare Support Worker       2
Live Event Technician        3   Senior Healthcare               3
                                 Support Worker
Cultural Learning &          3
Participation Officer            Healthcare                      5
                                 Assistant Practitioner
                                 Dental Nurse                    3
Digital
                                 Leisure Team Member             2
Digital Support Technician   3
                                 Leisure Duty Manager            3
Data Analyst                 4
                                 Personal Trainer                3
Education and Childcare          Community Activator Coach       2
Early Years Practitioner     2   Community Sport and             3
                                 Health Officer
Early Years Educator         3
Teaching Assistant           3   Legal, Finance and Accounting
Learning Mentor              3   Accounts/Finance Assistant      2
Assessor/Coach               4   Payroll Administrator           3
Learning & Skills Teacher    5   Workplace Pensions            3
                                 (Administrator or Consultant)
Engineering and Manufacturing    Assistant Accountant            3
Autocare Technician          2   Professional Accounting/        4
Motor Vehicle Service &      3   Taxation Technician
Maintenance Technician           Accountancy/                    7
General Welder               2   Taxation Professional
Metal Fabricator             3
                                 Sales, Marketing and Procurement
Engineering Operative        2
                                 Customer                        2
Maintenance & Operations     3   Service Practitioner
Engineering Technician
                                 Digital Marketer                3
Engineering Technician       3
(Technical Support)              Sales Executive                 4
Engineering Technician       3   Commercial                      4
(Machinist)                      Procurement & Supply
Composites Technician        3
                                 Transport and Logistics
Furniture Manufacturer       2
(Wood Machinery)                 Supply Chain                    2
                                 Warehouse Operative
Furniture Manufacturer       2
(Modern Upholsterer)
Bespoke Furniture Maker      3
Advanced Upholsterer         3

Hair and Beauty
Beauty Therapist             2
Hair Professional            2
Advanced & Creative          3
Hair Professional

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Access to higher education
If you want to do a degree but you don’t have the relevant qualifications or
experience an Access to Higher Education Diploma gets you degree-ready
in just one year.

All Access courses have an emphasis on developing key study skills and you will
follow an academic development programme. You will have a personal tutor who
will track your progress and help you develop study strategies. You will also be
supported with your degree application at university or with us.

    Why it pays to do an Access to Higher Education Diploma
Funding or Advanced Learner Loan (ALL) available to cover your course fees.

NOTHING to pay upfront with the ALL and NO repayments till you’re earning at
least £25,725 a year.

Progress and then successfully complete a degree and get your Access to
HE fees written off.

Course                                        Mode       Duration     College
Access to Higher Education:
                                              FT         1 year       Brinsbury
Animal Management

Access to Higher Education:
                                              FT         1 year       Chichester
Humanities and Social Sciences

Access to Higher Education:
                                              FT         1 year       Chichester
Criminology (and Forensic Studies)

Access to Higher Education:
                                              FT         1 year       Chichester
Healthcare Professions

Access to Higher Education: Computing         FT         1 year       Chichester

Access to Higher Education: Engineering       FT         1 year       Chichester

Access to Higher Education: Biomedical        FT         1 year       Chichester

Access to Higher Education: Sport Science     FT         1 year       Chichester

Access to Higher Education:
                                              FT         1 year       Crawley
Nursing and Healthcare Professions

Access to Higher Education:
                                              FT         1 year       Crawley
Health and Health Sciences

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English, Maths & ESOL                                                          FR
                                                                             coursEeEs
                                                                                         *
We offer adult classes for GCSE English, GCSE Maths
and ESOL at our Chichester and Crawley Colleges.

Course                                               Start Date   Duration      Fee

GCSE Mathematics (Adult)
You will study number skills, algebra,
measures, geometry and handling data.
                                                     Sept         1 year        Free*
You will attend one 3-hour lesson per week
and will need to complete some self-study
during the week. There is a choice of daytime
and evening classes.

GCSE English (Adult)
You will develop your reading and writing
skills alongside your spoken language skills.        Sept         1 year        Free*
Daytime or evening classes are available, and
you will be asked to indicate which are most
convenient for you to attend.

ESOL (Adult)
The ESOL course has been designed for adult
(19+) speakers whose home language is not
English, who are living or trying to settle in the
United Kingdom.                                      Sept         1 year        Free**

This year (2020-21), we are offering courses
at Beginners, Entry 1, Entry 2, Entry 3 and
Level 1.

*   The course is FREE for most UK residents as long as you do not already have
    a grade C or grade 4 in GCSE maths. If you are new to the country, you may need
    to pay. Please check with our admissions team.

** This course is free for 19+ who are not studying any other government
   funded programme.

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Digital Entitlement
A 2018 report found that:
>    11.3 million people (21%) lack the full basic digital skills
>    4.3 million (8%) have no basic digital skills at all
>    5.4 million working adults (10%) are without basic digital skills
>    People with a registered disability are 4 times as likely to be offline
     28% of those aged 60+ are offline

    In September 2020 we are introducing these
    new programmes suitable for anyone over 19 years of age
    who lack basic digital skills

Course                                       Start Date

                                             1.   Using devices and handling information
                                             2.   Creating and editing
Entry Level 3 in Essential Digital Skills    3.   Communicating
                                             4.   Transacting
                                             5.   Being safe and responsible online.

                                             1.   Using devices and handling information
                                             2.   Creating and editing
Level 1 in Essential Digital Skills          3.   Communicating
                                             4.   Transacting
                                             5.   Being safe and responsible online.

                                                                          To register
                                                                      or to find out more
                                                                        call us or email
                                                                   digital@chigroup.ac.uk

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Professional Qualifications
Professional courses are a quick way to earn the skills and industry recognised
qualifications to enhance your career opportunities whether it’s Leadership and
Management, Marketing, Accountancy and Finance, Law or Human Resources.

Accountancy/ Finance
                                                           Price       Advanced
Course                        College   Level   Duration   per year    learner loan
AAT Access Award              CH        1       8 weeks    £232        NIL
Bookkeeping

AAT Foundation Diploma        CH        2       1 year     £2317       NIL
in Accounting & Business

                              CH        2       1 year     £925        NIL
AAT Foundation Certificate
in Accounting
                              CR        2       1 year     £1265       NIL

AAT Foundation                CH        2       12 weeks   £455        NIL
Certificate in Bookkeeping

                              CH        3       1 year     £1900       £1900
AAT Advanced Diploma
in Accounting
                              CR        3       1 year     £2000       £1900

                                                12-15
                              CH        4                  £2450       £2450
AAT Professional Diploma in                     months
Accounting                                      12-15
                              CR        4                  £2300       £2450
                                                months

Leadership & Management
                                                           Price       Advanced
Course                        College   Level   Duration   per year    learner loan
                              CH        3       10 weeks   £450        NIL
ILM Award in Leadership
& Management
                              CR        3       4 weeks    £416        NIL

ILM Certificate               CH        3       20 weeks   £825        NIL
in Leadership &
Management                    CR        3       12 weeks   £900        NIL

ILM Diploma for Managers      CH        3       2 years    £2485       NIL

ILM Diploma for Leaders       CH        5       3 years    £4025       NIL
& Managers

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Legal

                                                              Price        Advanced
Course                         College   Level   Duration     per year     learner loan
CILEx Level 3 Diploma in       CH        3       1 year       £975         £975
Law and Practice

CILEx Level 6 Units*:
• ILX L6 Criminal Law
• ILX L6 Conveyancing          CH        6       3-4          £675         NIL
• ILX L6 Land Law                                months
• ILX L6 Criminal
   Litigation

*    To achieve the CILEx Level 6 Diploma in Law & Practice you need to
     complete 1 Practice unit plus its linked Law unit + any other 2 Law units +
     both Professional Skills units.

Marketing

                                                              Price        Advanced
Course                         College   Level    Duration    per year     learner loan
CIM Level 3 Award in           CH        3        10 weeks    £520         NIL
Marketing Principles

CIM Level 3 Award in Digital   CH        3        10 weeks    £520         NIL
Fundamentals

CIM Level 4 Award
in Applied Marketing           CH        4        10 weeks    £680         NIL
(Blended Learning)
CIM Level 4 Award in
Planning Campaigns             CH        4        10 weeks    £680         NIL
(Blended Learning)
CIM Level 4 Award
in Digital Marketing           CH        4        10 weeks    £680         NIL
Techniques
(Blended Learning)
CIM Level 6 Award
in Marketing and               CH        6        10 weeks    £925         NIL
Digital Strategy
(Blended Learning)

CIM Level 6 Award
in Digital Optimisation        CH        6        10 weeks    £925         NIL
(Blended Learning)

CIM Level 6 Award in Digital
Customer Experience            CH        6        10 weeks    £925         NIL
(Blended Learning)

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Human Resources

                                                      Price      Advanced
Course                   College   Level   Duration   per year   learner loan
CIPD Certificate in      CH        3       1 year     £1450      £1265
HR Practice              CR        3       1 year     £1450      £1265
CIPD Certificate in      CR        5       1 year     £2500      £1265
HR Management
CIPD Diploma in          CH        5       1 year     £2000      £1265
HR Management

CIPD Postgraduate     CH           7       2 years    £3025      NIL
Diploma HR Management CR           7       2 years    £3025      NIL

CIPD Certificate in      CH        3       1 year     £1450      £1417
Learning & Development

CIPD Diploma in          CH        5       1 year     £2000      £1417
Learning & Development

* (ALL) Advanced Learner Loans are available to cover some
  or all of your course fees. You do not repay the loan until
  you’re earning at least £25,725 a year.

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Step-Up Programmes
Did you miss out on a Grade C/level 4 and above in
Maths and English?
Is it holding you back from getting your perfect job or progressing into
education? If so, we will support you in our Functional Skills programme
to achieve.

Take a step towards your dream career with our taster courses.
Designed to be completed quickly, our Step-Up programme provides
you with a taste of what it would be like to study and work in your chosen field.
These are excellent as another qualification and refresher for your CV and to
up your skills.

Best of all, these courses are available at no cost to you* and provide
full credits towards nationally-recognised job-ready qualifications.
This means you can study and complete a taster course then continue onto
a pathway qualification of your choice or continue onto an Apprenticeship
programme.

These can be undertaken remotely or attend our Personal Development
Module workshops in college. The courses are delivered on a roll on/roll off
basis, so they can be commenced at any time of the year.

    The Step-Up Programme contains:
Level 1 Vocational Explorer Course in your chosen subject below. For learners
to find out if a career is one that will work for them and to plan for the future:

>    Business Administration                   Personal Development modules in:
>    Construction                              > 21st Century Skills
>    Early Years and Childcare                 > Organisation values and
>    Engineering                                 Workplace Behaviours
>    Land-based                                > Confidence and Resilience
>    Health and Social care                    > Personal Brand and
                                                 Professional Identity
>    Hospitality
                                               > Skills for Progression
>    Digital Technology
                                               > Workplace Communications
>    Sport
>    Logistics

Functional Skills – if needed (Functional Skills qualifications teach adult
learners in England how to apply practical Maths and English skills to real-life and
vocational contexts.)

The detail:
*To be eligible for our free programme, you must be aged 19+, be a resident of the UK
and not be in any other form of funded training.

You will achieve:
BTEC Level 1 30-GLH Award in Work Skills Level 1 Functional Skills in Maths and/or
English CCG Award in Workplace Skills & Behaviours.

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Introductory Programmes
Our Vocationally-Related Qualification (VRQ) courses are delivered on a
roll on / roll off basis, so they can be commenced at any time of the year.
The courses can be completed either online or as a paper-based course and
are fully funded*.

All of the courses are distance learning. We provide the study materials and
you complete the work in your own time. You will work with your assessor to
determine when and how to submit your work.

 What are the benefits of a VRQ?

> Upon successful completion you will have achieved a nationally recognised
  QCF listed qualification at Level 2.
> VRQs are currently supported by government funding.
> There is no need to formally attend a college - you can learn in your own
  time, at a pace that suits you.
> You will receive a set of high-quality learner support materials that will be
  yours to keep and use as a reference.
> You will receive support and guidance from a dedicated assessor.

 Pick from a range of courses:

> Awareness of Mental                               > Principles of Business
  Health Problems                                     & Administration
> Client Change and                                 > Principles of Team Leading
  Environmental Awareness                           > Principles of Working with
> Counselling Skills                                  Individuals with Learning
> Creating a Business Start-Up                        Disabilities
> Digital Skills for Work                           > Retail Operations
> Information, Advice & Guidance                    > Safe Handling of Medication in
                                                      Health & Social Care
> Introducing Caring for Children
  & Young People                                    > Understanding Nutrition & Health
> LEAN Organisational                               > Understanding Safeguarding
  Management Techniques                               & Prevent
> Preparing to Work in                              > Understanding Specific
  Adult Social Care                                   Learning Disabilities
                                                    > Warehousing & Storage

*To be eligible to complete a VRQ, you must be at least 19 years of age and/or over
and you will need to be living within the EU/EEA for 3 years or more. This is due to
Government funding rules.

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Vocational Programmes
Thinking for training or retraining to be a Barber?
Beautician? Electrician? Mechanic? Chef? or Designer?
We have a wide range of vocational courses.

    Unemployed 19-24

If you are unemployed, and aged 19 to 24, and are claiming universal credit
you are able to enrol on most level 1 programmes we offer for free. And
depending on your current qualifications a large number of our level 2
and 3 courses will also be available to you.

    Unemployed and over 24?

If you are unemployed, over 24 and are claiming universal credit you are able
to enrol on most level 1 or 2 programmes we offer for free. This is a great
opportunity to either change career or develop your skills.
We have a wide range of programmes to suit:

>    Art & Design
>    Business & Management
>    Barbering
>    Catering & Hospitality
>    Carpentry & Joinery
>    Computing & IT
>    Construction
>    Early Years & Childcare
>    Engineering

To find out what options are available to you, call one of our friendly advisors
who will be able to assist you onto the right course.

    Counselling Programmes
We run a number of Counselling Programmes at our Worthing College:

> Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
> Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
> Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies - Fast Track
> Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

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Business Start-up
Looking to start up your own business?
We have three programmes to support you on your journey.

Code     Course                                         College      Duration
         Run your own business
         Discover whether you can turn your idea
         into a business. What do you need to know
ADE004   and where can you go for advice? By the        Chichester   10 weeks
         end of the course you should be able to
         decide whether to take your business idea
         forward to the next level.
         Thursday evening sessions: 18:00 - 20:00

         Setup and run your own business
         The course facilitator will lead you through
         the stages required to set up and run your
         own business, including how to write a
BUS757   business plan. You will get the opportunity    Chichester   12 weeks
         for free use of a start-up hub and access
         to business mentors. On completion of the
         course you will be awarded an NCFE L2
         Certificate in creating a business start-up.
         Level 2 Certificate in creating
         a business start-up (VRQ)
         The qualification is designed for learners
         seeking the skills and knowledge needed
         to develop a business start-up. It will give
         learners an understanding of the initial
                                                        Self-directed In your
         processes and requirements of a business                     own time
         start-up, knowledge of the first steps in
         creating a business start-up, including the
         marketing, legal and financial requirements,
         and an understanding of how to write a
         business plan.

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Brinsbury College    01243 786321
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