College Open Dates for the remainder of this academic year 2019-20

NB: Check websites before attending in case details have changed.

College Contact details Dates

BCA 01628 824444 / 0800 071 1666 Open events (land-based college) www.bca.ac.uk Sat 1 February 2020 – 10am-2pm, Hall Place Wed 6 May 2020 – 5pm-7.30pm Burchett’s Green Taster days take place from Nov SL6 6QR https://www.bca.ac.uk/events/ BCoT Tel: 01256 306484 Open events Worting Road www.bcot.ac.uk Mon 10 Feb 2020 – 4.30pm-7pm Basingstoke Mon 11 May 2020 – 4.30pm-7pm RG21 8TN Apprenticeship and Recruitment Fairs Mon 9 Mar 2020 – 4.30pm-7pm Mon 15 Jun 2020 – 4.30pm-7pm Bracknell & Wokingham Tel: 01344 766200 / 0800 612 Open events College 6008 Wed 12 Feb 2020 – 4pm-7pm Church Road www.activatelearning.ac.uk Sat 13 Jun 2020 – 9.30am-12.30pm Bracknell RG12 1DJ (RG12 1EH for sat navs) (part of Group of Colleges) Henley College Tel: 01491 579988 Open events Deanfield Avenue www.henleycol.ac.uk Tue 28 Jan 2020 - 6pm–8.30pm Henley Tue 10 Mar 2020 – 6pm-8.30pm RG9 1UH http://www.henleycol.ac.uk/apply/pr ospective-student-events/

Reading College 0800 612 6008 / 0118 955 4300 Open events Kings Road www.activatelearning.ac.uk Wed 5 Feb 2020 – 4pm-7pm Reading Sat 6 Jun 2020 – 9.30am-12.30pm. RG1 4HJ (part of Activate Learning Group of Colleges) Tel: 01962 776441 Open events (land-based college) www.sparsholt.ac.uk Sat 1 Feb 2019, 10am – 2pm Westley Lane Sat 7 Mar 2019, 10am – 2pm Sparsholt Wed 1 Apr 2019, 4pm – 7pm Winchester Thu 18 Jun 2019, 4pm – 7pm SO21 2NF https://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/openda ys/ UTC Reading 0118 938 1020 Post 16 open event: Wed 22 Jan 2020 (IT and engineering) www.utcreading.co.uk - 5.30pm-7.30pm Crescent Road https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/utc- Reading reading-5876146093 or RG1 5RQ www.utcreading.co.uk / news and events / events

Questions You Could Ask at College Open Events

 What modules or units will I be studying?

 Will I be in college every day of the week?

 What links do you have with employers or industry?

 What have previous students gone on to do when they have left this course?

 Will I be able to do work experience as part of this course? Do you help students to find placements?

 Do I have to pay for anything on this course? (i.e. equipment, trips)

 What happens if I do not get the grades I need?

 Is there a uniform I need to wear?

 Is there any financial support to study this course?

 Do all students finish and pass the course?

 Are there any upcoming taster sessions?

 If I have more questions, whom do I contact?

 When should I apply for the course?

 What can I expect at the interview?

Consider taking a pen and a piece of paper to write down answers