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The Access to Higher Education Diploma course will offer you the ideal preparation for further study in higher education or training. Your learning will be facilitated by a range of activities ranging from, teacher input, group work, seminar presentations, research activities and personal study.

The content and scope of this new course will help employers meet their obligations as required by the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

Adult Care Workers need to have the right values, behaviours and skills to provide high quality compassionate care and support. They are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives, which is at the heart of person-centred care. Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings.

Early Years and Primary Studies programmes at University Centre Colchester are designed to be fun and rewarding whilst being tailored to your individual requirements with a variety of optional modules and routes to success that suit your interests and needs.

The Caring for Children Under Five Level 1 course programme is designed to give you an understanding of the knowledge and skills needed to care for young children.

A chef de partie is responsible for running a specific section of the kitchen such as a fish, starter, sauce, sauté or vegetable section with minimal or no support from peers buts work inline to the senior chefs requirements. This qualification is built for professionals who would like to gain and maximise their preparation and cooking potential. For industry experienced chefs this is a great way to attain, recognisable accolades for future leadership of professional kitchens or businesses working and living the career you have always dreamed about.

A Coaching Professional is found in private, public and third sector national and multinational organisations and employers. The broad purpose of the occupation is to work with a wide range of individuals and teams across organisations, to empower and engage with them to enhance their professional performance.

The course will provide you with a range of opportunities to develop the skills to become a fully qualified, Person-Centred Counsellor, eligible for BACP registration. A strong theoretical knowledge base, together with year one skills practice will prepare you for supervised professional practice.

Are you looking for a new career direction, challenge or the opportunity to increase your understanding of working with children? Here at Colchester Institute we offer a supportive environment to extend your knowledge and skills to meet the rewarding challenges of working to support children’s learning and development. An Early Years Educator, and other job roles such as nursery nurse and childminders, are highly trained professionals who play a key role in ensuring that young children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.

This course is aimed at learners who wish to pursue a career in a health and social care setting by gaining introductory skills and knowledge.

The Health and Social Care First Certificate is ideal if you wish to take an initial qualification and develop your skills towards a career in the health or social care services.

This programme offers an education in health and social care that can be utilised as a stepping stone for progression to undergraduate studies relating to a range of careers in this sector or towards employment.

This programme enables you to gain the industry recognised higher technician qualification for a successful career in the electronics and communications sectors and is suitable for those who have an interest in advanced electronics engineering or manufacturing.

The Front of House course programme is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in the dynamic hospitality industry. You will benefit from plenty of hands-on practical experience working in our award-winning commercial restaurants providing a range of front of house services.

This programme is designed to provide basic skills and a starting point in your training to become a beauty therapist or a junior stylist. The programme enables you to cover a broad overview of hairdressing and beauty therapy at Level 1 in order to allow you to progress on to the Level 2 and 3 qualifications.

As a Lead Adult Care Worker you will make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. You will be expected to exercise judgement and take appropriate action to support individuals to maintain their independence, dignity and control.

A Metal Fabricator is found in the advanced manufacturing engineering and engineering construction sectors. The broad purpose of the occupation is to carry out metal fabrication work using things such as rolled steel joists, columns, channels, steel plate and metal sheet etc. Work includes manufacturing bridges, oil rigs, ships, petro-chemical installations, cranes, platforms, aircraft, automotive and machinery parts, sheet metal enclosures, equipment supports, and anything that can be fabricated out of metal.

The Multi-Skill Trades City & Guilds 6219-07 Diploma Level 1 is a one year programme aimed at learners who wish to enter the construction industry but are unsure about which occupation to choose, or for those wishing to work in maintenance or as a general building operative.

The broad purpose of the occupation is to deal with a wide range of emergency situations where problem solving and initiative is vital to resolve incidents quickly and calmly

The Skills for Enterprise course is aimed at 16 – 18 year olds who are not in training or employment and wish to gain a range of level 2 qualifications.

The Supported Internship is a one year study programme based primarily at an employer for students aged 16-24 with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) who have a real commitment to achieve their employment goals.

Set, lighting, sound, props, costume. These are a few of the considerations required to put together a production. This course looks at each of these and more develop skills that are transferable from an arena sized concert or a theatrical production all the way to small scale touring theatre.