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Ships Cook Certificate

Cookery
This blended course is a mandatory requirement for all chefs on UK-registered commercial vessels operating more than 60 miles offshore and with 10 or more seafarers on board. The start date is a suggested guide to start your online Packs.This course takes roughly 16 weeks to complete, if you need to complete within a quicker timescale thi...
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BPEC ACS Gas Reassessment

Gas burner
Within The Energy Centre at Dumfries and Galloway College, we offer various BPEC approved courses.BPEC ACS Gas Reassessment is suitable for gas operatives who are needing to renew their qualifications in order to continue to carry out gas work....
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WELD TO WORK

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This course will provide individuals with a structured entry pathway into fabrication and welding positions within local engineering and manufacturing businesses, by combining foundational technical training with meaningful industry exposure. The programme is designed to: Equip participants with basic welding skills Support progression...
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First Aid For Mental Health

This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act should a condition be suspected.Learners undertaking this...
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SIGNATURE LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

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This course is designed to allow learners to participate in longer and more varied BSL conversations. The course will develop communication in BSL about real life, routine, and daily experiences. You will gain enough understanding of grammar to cope with some non-routine communication. Learners will be taught a number of regional variatio...
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SIGNATURE LEVEL 1 AWARD IN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE

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This qualification is designed to teach learners to communicate with Deaf people using British Sign Language(BSL) on a range of topics that involve simple, everyday language use. Learners will gain basic skills and confidence in the production and reception of BSL....
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SQA Planning and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups @ SCQF 6

Training
This course is a great introduction to teaching. On successful completion, delegates will receive an SQA certificate that allows them to deliver training to groups. Some examples include; In-house training to staff; Life Guard Trainers, First Aid Trainers.This course is suitable for those who aspire to a training role, or who expect to h...
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Developing a Coaching Mindset

Workplaces are evolving, and people want more than just instructions - they want support, space to grow, and leaders who actually listen. This workshop is all about flipping the script on traditional management and embracing a coaching mindset. Instead of telling people what to do, we’ll explore how to ask better questions, spark meanin...
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REHIS Scottish Certificate For Personal Licence Holders @ SCQF Level 6

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The Certificate for Scottish Personal Licence Holders course is aimed at anyone who works or wants to work as a Personal Licence Holder in on-sales and off-sales premises. This includes premises such as Public Houses, Hotels, Nightclubs and retail establishments. The course allows candidates to achieve the required qualification for the a...
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BPEC Gas Foundation Level 3

Gas burner
Enquiries: Email shortcourses@dumgal.ac.ukDesigned for candidates who want a career in the gas industry - this course will allow Category 2 or 3 applicants for Gas Assessment to be eligible for assessment.This course includes: 40 days of classroom-based learning within a college environment, covering essential theory and technical knowl...
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