Full-timeEarly Education and Childcare NC @ SCQF Level 6
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Introduction: If you want to pursue a career working with children and young people, this course will develop your understanding, skills, and existing strengths that would support a career in early learning and childcare. This course aims to effectively prepare you for further study or employment. The NC in Early Education and Childcare...
Full-timeOnlineShort CoursesPace – Self Development Pathway
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Each cohort will be made up of about 12-15 young people aged between 16-25 years for a period of 12 weeks. By participating in vocational units this programme aims to support young people to develop their confidence, resilience, and self-esteem. The programme provides a self-development pathway to help participants a develop a positive ap...
Full-timeEarly Education and Childcare NC @ SCQF Level 6
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If you want to pursue a career working with children and young people, this course will develop your understanding, skills, and existing strengths that would support a career in early learning and childcare. This course aims to effectively prepare you for further study or employment. The NC in Early Education and Childcare can help you g...
Full-timeSocial Sciences HNC @ SCQF Level 7
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This a Next Gen HNC Social Sciences at SCQF 7. Most of the content may be delivered as live online sessions through Teams. Hybrid will be the delivery format on some occasions and other set days you may be asked to attend the college. It is an exciting programme where you will learn about a range of social science disciplines. If you h...
Full-timePathway to Employment (NQ) @ SCQF Level 3
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This is an exciting college course that would be suitable for students that would benefit from having a supported learning environment to gain necessary knowledge and skills to help you prepare for the world of work. If you want an environment that will help you realise what your key strengths are, support you in identifying and developi...
Day ReleaseFull-timePart TimeChildhood Practice HNC @ SCQF Level 7
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If you want to pursue a career in working with children, this programme provides an opportunity to develop knowledge, experience and skills to gain employment as a Nursery Practitioner in Early Learning and Childcare settings or as a pathway if you wish to undertake further study. Early childhood experiences are now widely recognised as...
Day ReleaseFull-timePart TimeChildhood Practice HNC @ SCQF Level 7
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If you want to pursue a career in working with children, this programme provides an opportunity to develop knowledge, experience and skills to gain employment as a Nursery Practitioner in Early Learning and Childcare settings or as a pathway if you wish to undertake further study. Early childhood experiences are now widely recognised as...
OnlinePart TimeLearning Assistant Accredited @ SCQF Level 6
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The programme will be delivered on a part-time basis and will allow candidates to flexibly access learning materials through a Virtual Learning Environment. Online and in person mentoring will be available to support candidates on their professional learning journey. The PDA Education Support Assistance Level 6 is suitable for staff alrea...
Short CoursesSQA Planning and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups @ SCQF 6
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This course is a great introduction to teaching. On successful completion, delegates will recieve 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...
Evening ClassesShort CoursesSQA Forest Kindergarten Training Course @ SCQF L7
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This programme leads to a National Award and is suitable for qualified early learning practitioners, early years workers, managers, teachers, third sector workers, and others who wish to organise and supervise regular off-site visits to woodland and green spaces for children in their care.Accredited through the SQA, the award recognises t...