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S & S TRAINING SERVICES LTD

Address

Suite 23 Revenue Chambers
St Peter's Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1DL

Telephone

01484 423391

Fax

01484 451448

Email

suebroadhead@btconnect.com

Contacts for Referrals

Administrative contacts (for straightforward referrals)
Sarah McCormack, Kate Moorhouse

Tutor contacts: (for transfers from other providers)
Julie Metcalf, Mandy Sweeting

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TIER 2 INFORMATION

Location:

Suite 23
Revenue Chambers
St Peters Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1DL

Vocational Areas:
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• IT (Using and Practitioner)
• Manufacturing
• Business Administration
• Customer Service (Retail, Office, hospitality, call centres  etc)
• Warehousing and Distribution

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TIER 3 (PRE-APPRENTICESHIP) INFORMATION

Location:

Halifax

Vocational Areas:
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• Customer Service (Retail, Office, hospitality, call centres etc)
• Business Administration
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing
• Warehousing

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TIER 3 (PROSPECTS) INFORMATION

Location:

Suite 23
Revenue Chambers
St Peters Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1DL

Programme Length:

8-10 Weeks

Group Size :

1-10

Key Skills Development / Consolidation:

Direct entry to Tier 3 Prospects:

Initial assessment to determine:

1. Current level of numeracy\literacy
2. Current attainment (ie if learner has any relevant qualifications English\maths GCSEs, Adult numeracy\literacy, AON or Comms Key Skills etc)

Given length of programme key skill activity will generally be restricted to planned achievement of at least 1 key skill at level 1 except where learner is borderline L1\L2 and it is felt there is a realistic timescale for successfully achieving L2 key skill.

Transfer from Tier 2 – Tier 3 Prospects:

It is anticipated that learners moving from Tier 2 will have achieved at least one key skill at level 1 or will be near to achieving.

A review of key skill progress and achievements on Tier 2 will take place at the start of the programme then learner will embark on activities to complete their key skill programme or work towards at least one key skill at the next level.

Curriculum Enrichment:
E.g. additional advice and guidance, reorientation activities.

• A variety of group activities to develop social skills and personal skills)
• Sports activities
• Visits (Photography museum, Tolson museum, National Coal Mining museum, Cannon Hall
• Moneywise ( a managing money session)
•  Living independently (skills to help learners who find themselves living away from their family ie finding a flat, budgeting)
• The Wright Stuff (Drug awareness, Sexual health, Work it out)
• PLUS Training ( a programme of activities which develop basic skills through group projects, eg ‘Sounds Good’ where learners form and promote a new band)
• Working within the legislation (all the things you need to know when you start work - data protection, equal opportunities, your employment rights and responsibilities, health and safety)
• Telephone techniques
• Customer service skills
• Age related sales
• Jobsearch (all the skills you need to help you to get the job you want, eg, CVs, application forms, speculative letters, looking for vacancies, Interviewing skills)
• Team building sessions
• Confidence sessions
• Ken George – making a DVD

Work Placement Taster Opportunities:

Work placement taster opportunities are available with a variety of local employers:

Admin and clerical, IT, warehousing, customer service and retail, call handling, manufacturing.

PROGRESSION PATHWAY INFORMATION

Progression Pathways:

(1) Business Administration Apprenticeship
(2) IT User or IT Practitioner Apprenticeship

Our Progression Pathways are designed to offer learners a clear progression opportunity toward an apprenticeship Level 2 in Business Administration or IT. Each pathway includes a mix of qualifications from three separate curriculum areas:

• Personal and social development learning.
• Functional skills
• Vocational knowledge, skills and understanding
  
  

Course Details:

• Roll-on, roll off programme
• 30 hours per week attendance
• Referral through PAs

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