2014

South Worcestershire College

Full-time Course Guide

Forthcoming events THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE HOST EVENTS AT BOTH OUR EVESHAM AND MALVERN CAMPUSES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT COURSE FOR YOUR FUTURE CHOSEN CAREER.

We also have information stands at events throughout Worcestershire and Gloucestershire where you can come and see us for advice about the courses and Apprenticeships on offer.

The best way to keep updated on our forthcoming events, and to find out which local events we will be attending is to Like our Facebook page.

Our Facebook page will also help you to keep updated on news about the College, new courses and Apprenticeships on offer.

Using our Facebook page is a great way to get to know more about the College before you join us in September.

You can also visit our website www.sworcs.ac.uk for details of forthcoming events.

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Welcome to SWC

CHOOSING WHERE YOU WANT TO TRAIN FOR YOUR FUTURE CAREER IS A BIG (AND EXCITING!) STEP, AND WE KNOW THAT YOU NEED AS MUCH INFORMATION AND ADVICE AS POSSIBLE TO HELP YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. To help you with your decision we will be holding Open Events throughout the year so that you can come and take a look around the College’s facilities, such as the hairdressing salons and motor vehicle workshops. The facilities reflect real life working environments, enabling you to gain the practical skills which employers are looking for.

At the Open Events our teaching staff will be available for you to chat to. They are experts in their field, and are passionate about providing you with excellent training. At SWC you can choose from a range of training programmes including Apprenticeships, which involve you spending the majority of your week in a work placement, and attending College

for either one day a week or on block placement, and full-time courses, which are generally run over three days each week.

Work experience is an important part of many of our courses, helping you to gain more valuable skills. SWC has some great links with local employers meaning that there will be opportunities to do work experience in a wide range of settings.

With many other advantages including small class sizes, free breakfasts for full-time students, excellent transport links to get you to and from College, and the hub (the centre of the student social life at SWC!), you can look forward to an exciting and rewarding next step towards your chosen career!

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I think College has prepared me for employment in lots of ways. I now have good customer service skills, more confidence when working with clients, an ability to be tactful with clients and much better time management skills.

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Choosing a course

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COURSE IS A HUGE DECISION. GETTING IT RIGHT MEANS THAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO AN ENJOYABLE, REWARDING FUTURE CAREER.

If you do not know what you want to study at College you are not unusual! Many people who would like to join a college course are undecided about which subject to study. To help you choose a subject, think about the hobbies you enjoy and the interests you have. Do you enjoy practical activities, or prefer to sit at a desk? Are you creative? Do you like to mix with new people or do you prefer to work alone? Answers to these types of questions can help you with your decision about which subject to study. Once you have chosen which subject you would like to study you can find about the courses on offer, in your chosen subject, on our website www.sworcs.ac.uk. Alternatively you can call us on (01386) 712600 and we will post a subject leaflet out to you.

The next step is for you to come to College and find out if you like the look of SWC. You can come along to a Taster Day, where you can try out a mini course for half a day and experience being a student. You could also come along to an Open Event where you can have a chat with the tutors

about the subject which interests you and take a look around at the College’s facilities.

When you have decided which course to apply for complete the application form (in the back of this Guide) and post it in to the FREEPOST address. We will then invite you along to College for an interview where you will have the chance to ask questions about the courses, such as How many days a week do I come into College? What sort of things will I be doing on the course? How much of the course is practical and how much is based in a classroom? After a successful interview we will offer you a place on a course; this may be a full offer, or it may be dependent on your GCSE grades.

We will make applying to join a course as easy as possible for you, but if you have any questions our Learner Services Team are always happy to help, and can be contacted on Evesham (01386) 712601 or Malvern (01684) 565351.

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Study a subject which interests you

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I prefer the atmosphere at College to school and I think that’s because it was compulsory to attend school, whereas everyone who you study with at College has chosen to be here. 4 1

Lots to choose from...

WE PRIDE OURSELVES IN OFFERING A VARIETY OF COURSE LEVELS, SO WHATEVER QUALIFICATIONS YOU HAVE, WE WILL HAVE A LEVEL OF COURSE THAT IS JUST RIGHT FOR YOU! We want to give you the best opportunity to beat off the competition when you are applying for jobs in the future! Therefore, whichever subject you study with SWC, you will have the opportunity to gain the skills and experience which employers are looking for. Once you have finished College you may decide to look for employment, or alternatively you may choose to move on to university (our Level 3 qualifications are equivalent to three A Levels and can be used to find a job or to gain entry on to a university course). Below is a current list of the Apprenticeships and full-time courses on offer. This list is updated regularly, and you can check for any additional courses on our website www.sworcs.ac.uk

Apprenticeships on offer

Full-time subjects on offer

Engineering | Hairdressing | Health & Social Care

AAT (Accountancy) | Animal Care | Art & Design

AAT (Accountancy) | Business | Childcare | Customer Service Land Based Engineering Operations | Motor Vehicle

Plumbing and Heating

Access to Higher Education (Art or Combined Studies route) Beauty Therapy | Childcare & Education

Computing & E-Media | Construction |Engineering

Enterprise & Entrepreneurship | Event Management

Foundation Skills Programme | Graphic Design with Photography

Hairdressing | Health & Social Care | Motor Vehicle Engineering Office Professionals | Plumbing & Heating | Public Services Sport | Travel & Tourism | Vehicle Custom Body & Paint

For information about any of the Apprenticeships or courses on offer visit www.sworcs.ac.uk or call (01386) 712601 and we’ll send a leaflet out to you.

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80% of my group have been offered a job in the trade.

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Fabulous facilities

TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET RELEVANT PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE FROM YOUR TRAINING WITH SWC WE HAVE DESIGNED OUR TRAINING FACILITIES TO REFLECT REAL WORKPLACE SETTINGS, GIVING YOU THE RIGHT SKILLS FOR A SUCCESSFUL START TO YOUR FUTURE CAREER.

Our PURE Hair, Beauty and Relaxation salons are an excellent example of this. The salons are run as a commercial venture and welcome clients of all ages. Through the Salons our Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy students are taught how to provide excellent customer service and how to give treatments professionally. Practical experience such as this, as well as industry standard qualifications, are invaluable on your CV when you start to look for employment. We know that employers are also looking for employability skills such as punctuality, reliability, good customer service, being able to prioritise your workload and working as a team member. At SWC we aim to provide you with all of these skills and more! The College’s training hair salons, at the Evesham and Malvern campuses, offer up to the minute High Street hair treatments at great prices.

We also offer a range of luxury beauty treatments, at fantastic prices.

Visit www.sworcs.ac.uk to view the price list or call Evesham (01386) 712670 or Malvern (01684) 584561 for a copy to be posted to you.

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The Public Service students take part in a chemical spillage training exercise with Hereford and Worcester Fire Service.

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Leave the classroom behind!

BEING ON AN SWC COURSE ISN’T JUST ABOUT SITTING IN A CLASSROOM EVERY DAY.

As an SWC student you will enjoy enrichment activities as part of your course. Last year Sports students had a residential trip to the outdoor pursuits centre, Skern Lodge; Travel and Tourism students took part in Air Cabin Crew training in Birmingham; Public Services students assisted the local Fire and Rescue service with a chemical spillage training exercise, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy students held a fashion show in aid of Cancer Research, and Motor Vehicle students had a stand at the UK Skills event, where they were joined by former Dragon’s Den celebrity Theo Paphitis! Throughout the year our students also enter national competitions, competing successfully against the very best from around the country. As an SWC student you will have many exciting opportunities outside of your course too. Getting together (and perhaps dressing up!) for events such as Comic Relief and Children in Need, and having a laugh with your friends, all for charity, will certainly make your time at SWC memorable. Water bomb competitions, walking the College sheep on a lead around the College, coming to College in onesies, hosting cake sales and leg waxing are just some of the fund raising activities which our students have organised over the past year. SWC offers you more than a qualification - you will leave College with many happy memories.

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Information for parents Attendance

We want all of our learners to succeed and to help ensure their success we expect a 100% attendance rate from them.

We believe that good attendance and punctuality are necessary to promote achievement in learning, and are skills which will be expected by a future employer.

Safeguarding

As a college we fully recognise our statutory and moral duty to promote and safeguard the welfare of all students/children under the age of 18 and vulnerable adults receiving education and training with us.

The College’s policy has been developed in accordance with the principles established by the Children Act 1989 and 2004 and the Education Act 2002.

Financial Information

All learners aged 16 - 18 years of age automatically have their tuition and examination fees remitted on all full-time courses. Materials fees, which vary from course to course, do have to be paid by 16 - 18 year olds. Full-time adult learners aged 19 years and over do have to pay tuition fees unless they are eligible for tuition fee remission. They also have to pay examination and materials fees in all circumstances.

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For further information about College Fees and Financial Assistance contact the Learner Services Team on (01386) 712601.

Transport

There is good public transport available to the Evesham Campus from surrounding areas, including Bidford, Pershore, Worcester, Broadway, Cheltenham, Malvern, Stratford upon Avon and Tewkesbury.

For those travelling to the Malvern Campus public transport is available from Ledbury, Upton/Welland and Worcester. A termly contribution towards transport costs will be required and the amount is dependent on your Local Education Authority.

College Transport

The College runs two minibus services to the Evesham Campus:

• Bishops Cleeve | Toddington | Winchcombe | Evesham Campus

• Blockley | Chipping Campden | Weston-sub-Edge | Bretforton | Evesham Campus

Students using one of these services are required to make a contribution per term towards the costs. Please contact the Learner Services Team on (01386) 712601 if you would like to take advantage of the services as places are limited. Free parking is available at both campuses for those students who are travelling to SWC by car.

For further information about transport please contact the College’s Transport Officer on (01386) 712624.

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How to apply

WE HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED FINDING OUT ABOUT SWC. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US IN SEPTEMBER TO BEGIN TRAINING FOR YOUR FUTURE CHOSEN CAREER HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO...

If you would like to find out more about the different subjects on offer come along to an Open Event (find details of forthcoming events at www.sworcs.ac.uk). At an Open Event you can have a look around the facilities, meet the tutors and find out about the courses which are available. If you have decided which subject you want to study, and you would like to find out what it’s really like to be an SWC student, come on a free Taster Day (use the form on the inside back cover of this Guide to request a Taster Day booking form).

Once you have chosen the course(s) you would like to apply for simply complete the application form which is inserted at the back of this Guide and post it in to us. We will write to you to acknowledge receipt of your application form. We will then invite you along to the College for an interview.

Following a successful interview we will offer you a place. Depending on the course that you have applied for this offer may or may not be dependent on your exam results. (If necessary we will ask you to bring in proof of your exam results over the summer.)

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We look forward to you joining us in September!

Find out more...

If you would like to receive an information booklet about any full-time courses which you are interested in, or you would like to request a Taster Day booking form, simply complete the form below.

I a m interested in... Evesham Campus AAT

Animal Care

Beauty Therapy

Childcare and Education Computing and E-Media Construction Engineering

Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Event Management

Malvern Campus AAT

Art and Design

Beauty Therapy

Childcare and Education Health and Social Care Office Professionals

Hairdressing

Please send me a Taster Day booking

Motor Vehicle Engineering Office Professionals

Plumbing and Heating Public Services Sport

Travel and Tourism

Vehicle Custom Body and Paint

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Hairdressing

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Health and Social Care

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Foundation Skills Programme

Foundation Skills Programme

Graphic Design with Photography

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about the course(s) I am interested in form

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We’re here to help We’ve put lots of information in this Guide and on our

website, but if you or your parents would prefer to talk to us on a one to one basis about the course which you would like to join, interview arrangements, finances,

transport, or any other matter concerning your time at College, our Learner Services Team are here to help.

Contact our Learner Services Team... Evesham Campus Telephone: (01386) 712601 Email: [email protected] Malvern Campus Telephone: (01684) 565351 Email: [email protected]

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Evesham Campus | Davies Road | Evesham | WR11 1LP | (01386) 712600 Malvern Campus | Albert Road North | Malvern | WR14 2YH | (01684) 565351 All information in this Guide is correct at time of going to press. Some details may change.