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This recognised qualification is suited to school-leavers who wish to embark on a vocational route and is perfect if you wish to work along side your studies. It is a practical course and work experience throughout the course prepares you for the actual working environment as well. You will develop the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to progress in the industry at a rapid rate.
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Duration

A full-time 1 year course running over 3-4 days per week.
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

4 GCSEs at Grade D or above.

Modules

  • Work related experience in agriculture
  • Agriculture industry and organisations
  • Land-based machinery operation
  • Farm animal production
  • Grass and forage crop production

Career Progression

You can progress on to the Advanced Agriculture. Former students have gone on to work in areas such as livestock management, animal health and welfare as well as taking up positions as machinery engineer and agricultural estate worker.

Campus

Located at Brooksby Campus

Full Course Title

EDEXCEL BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Agriculture
This course is delivered in partnership with The Olive Grove Cookery School and is based at the professional kitchens at Noseley Hall. You'll get to work with a wide variety of ingredients and equipment in order to learn the skills required to produce food in a commercial environment. 
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Duration

3-4 days per week with ocassional weekend or evening events.
Start date: September 2012

Entry Requirements

There are no formal qualifications, an assessment and short interview will help us determine your suitability.

Modules

  • VRQ Level 1 Diploma or Level 1 Certificate in Hospitality and Catering
  • Food hygiene
  • Functional skills (English and Maths)
  • Personal development skills

Additional Modules

  • Work experience opportunities (often paid placements)

Career Progression

This is an ideal course for you if you are looking for basic or intermediate training in modern cookery, food and drink service. Progression opportunites include VRQ Level 2 qualifications or an apprenticeship alongside full-time employment.

Full Course Title

VRQ Level 1 Diploma / VRQ Level 1 Certificate in Hospitality and Catering

Courses Available

This course is designed for you, if you want to go into the childcare industry. You will get a head start as you will be working in a real workplace for 2 days per week. This is now the only recognised Level 3 course that will allow you to work in childcare as a nursery nurse or similar role.
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Duration

A full-time 2 year course, with 3 college days and 2 work experience days per week.
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

•5 GCSE’s at grade C or above including English. If you are considering teaching as a career you will also need to have GCSE Maths and Science at grade C or above. Level 2 at distinction level or other relevant level 2 qualification. You will also need to complete, pass and pay for a CRB check.

Modules

•Promote communcation
•Engage in personal development
•Promote equality and inclusion
•The duty of care
•Understand and promote child and young person development
•Understanding and supporting safeguarding and health and safety
•Develop positive relationships with children, young people and others involved in their care
•Working together for the benefit of children and young people
•Understand how to support positive outcomes for children and young people

Career Progression

Successful completion of the course will enable you to secure a career within the childcare sector. If your work is of consistently high standard your grades will allow you entry to several university courses.

Campus

Located at Melton Campus

Full Course Title

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce
This course is aimed at developing your skills in sports management. You will get the opportunity to look more in depth at the fitness side of sports.
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Duration

A full time 1 year course, running over 4 days per week.
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

4 GCSEs at grade C or above.

Modules

  • Leadership in spotrt
  • Nutrition
  • Psychology of sport performance
  • Asessing risk in sport
  • Fitness testing for sport and excercise
  • Physiology of fitness
  • Sports coaching
  • Practical sports
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Work experience

Career Progression

You can go onto the Advanced Sports course, or start work in a leisure centre of gym.

Full Course Title

EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport
This course gives you a start in a range of agriculture skills. You'll get to know a little about the industry including working with farm animals, tractors and various crops. By the end you'll be able to make the decision about your next career step.
 
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Duration

A full-time 1 year course, running over 4 days per week
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

2 GCSEs at grade E or above.

Modules

  • Preparing for work in Agriculture
  • Working with Farm Animals
  • Learning about tractors
  • Learning about crop farming

Career Progression

You can go on to do the Introduction to Agcriculture course.

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City & Guilds Level 1 Diploma in Agriculture
The course develops skills in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles to a higher standard and a further technical level.
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Duration

A full-time 1 year course, running 3 days a week.
Start date: September.

Entry Requirements

Introduction to Motor Mechanics or Introduction to Land Based Service Engineering or equivalent motor vehicle qualification.

Modules

Students will study both the theory and practical aspects of the following:
  • Advanced engine technology
  • Advanced chassis technology
  • Advanced transmission technology
  • Advanced electronics technology
  • Practical assessment tasks

Career Progression

This course will qualify successful candidates to apply for MOT testers licence once sufficient experience attained.  

Full Course Title

IMI LEVEL 3 ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN MOTOR VEHICLE
This course will teach you all about working backstage in a theatre, from arts administration to technical production.
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Duration

A full-time 1 year course running over 5 days per week
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

4 GCSEs Grade C or above

Modules

  • Production arts website
  • Production arts planing
  • Production for theatre performance

Additional Modules

  • Stage management
  •  Theatre front of house operations
  • Stage technical maintenance
  • Technical stage operations
  • Stage lighting operations
  • Stage sound operations
  • Scenic construction for stage
  • Design materials and process 

Career Progression

With this recognised qualification you'll be able to persue a career in theatre or other technical events production or move on to further study in higher education.

Campus

Located at Melton Campus

Full Course Title

EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Production Arts
This highly practical course develops the fundamental skills underlying interactive and web media. Through realistic creative industry projects, you'll experince the skills and technologies associated with interactive and web production.
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Duration

 A full-time 1 year course running over 5 days per week
Start date: September

Entry Requirements

4 GCSEs at grade D or above

Modules

  • Reserarch for creative media production
  • Communication techniques for creative media
  • The creative media sector
  • Media audiences and products

Additional Modules

  • Project 1 - Interactive media project including graphic design and print
  • Project 2 - Creating a promotional or factual website
  • Project 3 - Creative media including production and scripting

Career Progression

Progress onto the Advanced Film Making course or enter employment at a junior web media level.

Campus

Located at Melton Campus

Full Course Title

EDEXCEL BTEC Level 2 Diploma in Creative Media Production
This new course is specifically designed for those of you who would like to go into the fast paced and exhilarating world of marketing and events management.  You will get to put the theory into practice with work experience at our various commercial sites, The Melton Theatre, Brooksby Hall, Brooksby Equestrian Centre and Brooksby Nurseries.  
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Duration

A full-time 1 year course running over 3 days per week.

Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs Grade C or above, including English and Maths.  

Modules

  • The Business environment
  • Business resources
  • Business communication
  • Introduction to marketing
  • Market research
  • E:marketing
  • Website design and strategy
  • Events, conferences and exhibitions
  • Music events
  • Sports events
  • Business events
  • Hospitality and catering
 

Career Progression

You can progress straight into work or stay onto higher education with the HND in Event Management.

Full Course Title

EDEXCEL BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Business
Brooksby Hall