Career development
Having a personal involvement in maintaining and developing your skills is vital for career development. Good employers are always keen to invest in training their staff; but you have the most to gain from continuing to learn and develop, so that you are ready and equipped to meet new challenges and ahead of the game when it comes to career advancement. To do this effectively, it is important to have a clear career direction so that you can map out the skills you will need to develop along the way and better still, to have a timetable in mind to ensure you achieve your goals in the right timeframe.
That’s why we make personal development an aspect of all our programmes and help you to establish your own Personal Development Plan.
It also helps to gain nationally recognised qualifications that prove your level of skills and competency. We offer qualifications that are accredited by the leading awarding bodies in their fields:
The Institute of Leadership and Management - for all our team leading and management programmes
OCR for our ICT, customer service and business administration programmes
CACHE – for our child care and early years programmes
We are also an accredited Microsoft Academy
We offer two different types of vocational development programmes:
Apprenticeships – designed to help you develop in the first year of a new job or role
NVQ’s – National Vocational Qualifications that assess your skills against national standards
ILM's wide range of specialist qualifications provide leadership and management professionals with the practical skills and knowledge to perform and develop in their role. From new or aspiring team leaders looking for their first step on the management ladder, to senior managers looking to branch out and become a coach or mentor, ILM offers a broad selection of programmes to cater for every management development need.
Microsoft IT Academy is a comprehensive program that helps support ongoing technology education for a wide range of students, teachers, and faculty. E-Learning and course materials range from computer basics to high-level programming, along with information and communications technology (ICT) management.
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is a leading UK awarding body, committed to providing qualifications that engage learners of all ages at school, college, in work or through part-time learning programmes to achieve their full potential.