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Open Events 2020/21 Further Education Prospectus COLCHESTER CAMPUS Saturday 12th October 2019 10am – 1pm Wednesday 16th October 2019 5pm – 8pm Thursday 17th October 2019 5pm – 8pm Wednesday 22nd January 2020 5pm – 8pm BRAINTREE CAMPUS Monday 14th October 2019 5pm – 8pm Saturday 19th October 2019 10am – 1pm Monday 20th January 2020 5pm – 7pm CLACTON CAMPUS Tuesday 22nd October 2019 5pm – 6pm Thursday 23rd January 2020 5pm – 6pm Apprenticeship Information Evenings COLCHESTER CAMPUS Tuesday 4th February 2020 5pm – 7pm Wednesday 27th May 2020 5pm – 7pm BRAINTREE CAMPUS Thursday 13th February 2020 4pm – 7pm Register for an Open Event now! STAY CONNECTED Visit: colchester.ac.uk/events colchesterinstitute colchesterinstitute colchesterinst colchesterinst Colchester � Braintree � Clacton colchester.ac.uk Full-time Courses and Apprenticeships Open Events 4 5 Our Open Events are Register online for 6 the perfect opportunity fast-track entry: 8 9 to find out more about colchester.ac.uk/events 10 studying at one of 17 18 our campuses 19 20 24 COLCHESTER CO BRAINTREE BR CLACTON CL 28 CAMPUS CAMPUS CAMPUS 30 32 Saturday 12th October 2019 Monday 14th October 2019 Tuesday 22nd October 2019 10am – 1pm 5pm – 8pm 5pm – 6pm 34 36 th th rd Wednesday 16 October 2019 Saturday 19 October 2019 Thursday 23 January 2020 38 5pm – 8pm 10am – 1pm 5pm – 6pm 40 Thursday 17th October 2019 Monday 20th January 2020 42 5pm – 8pm 5pm – 7pm 48 nd 50 Wednesday 22 January 2020 52 5pm – 8pm 54 Apprenticeship Information Evenings 56 58 COLCHESTER CAMPUS 60 CO 62 Tuesday 4th February 2020 64 5pm – 7pm 66 th Wednesday 27 May 2020 68 5pm – 7pm 70 BRAINTREE CAMPUS 71 BR 72 th Thursday 13 February 2020 73 4pm – 7pm 74 76 77 78 2 Arrow-Circle-Right COURSE ENQUIRIES: 01206 712777 Contents 4 Welcome 5 Study Programmes 6 Application Process 8 Horizon Games 9 Work Experience / Industry Placement 10 Our Campuses 17 Open to the Public 18 Join the Conversation / Student App 19 College Life 20 Focus On... 24 Apprenticeships 28 Careers and Destinations 30 Meet some of our Tutors 32 Art, Design, Fashion and Photography 34 Business and Accounting 36 Catering and Hospitality 38 Childcare and Early Years 40 Computing and IT 42 Construction and the Trades Study Programmes 48 Digital Media 50 Engineering and Manufacturing 52 Foundation and Supported Learning 54 Health and Social Care, Dental Nursing 56 Motor Vehicle 58 Music 60 Performing Arts 62 Public Services 64 Salon Studies (Hairdressing and Beauty) 66 Science 68 Sport 70 Benefits of Vocational Study 71 Celebrating Success 72 Student Support 73 Fees and Finance 74 Frequently Asked Questions 76 Access to Higher Education 77 Courses for Adults 78 University Centre Colchester FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: COLCHESTER.AC.UK 3 Welcome Our aim is to provide you with every opportunity to gain the skills, qualifications and experience that will give you the best possible chance to succeed on your Study Programme or Apprenticeship, to progress onto higher levels of study and to gain rewarding work in the job or career you choose. We have high expectations of our students and in return we want you to have high expectations At Colchester of us. We aim to deliver on those expectations by ensuring that you receive the best possible practical Institute we and learning support to help you to succeed. Our tutors have excellent experience of the world of work and delivery takes place in industry standard are passionate teaching and training facilities, which are being updated all the time. In Colchester, we have recently built a new £10m Science, Technology, about your Engineering and Maths (STEM) centre as well as a fantastic new fitness gym for use by all students. At Braintree we will shortly be completing a whole success. campus transformation programme, which will see us providing our Study Programmes from stunning new facilities from September 2019. This guide aims to provide you with the information you need to help you make the right choice about your next steps – but it cannot tell you everything! I hope that you will come and meet with staff and students and explore our campuses at one of our Open Events. Come and see for yourself how continuing your education and training at one of Colchester Institute’s exciting campuses can set you on the right path to success, whether your next destination is a university degree, a further course of study, an Apprenticeship or into the world of work. Alison Andreas Principal and Chief Executive 4 Arrow-Circle-Right COURSE ENQUIRIES: 01206 712777 Study Programmes What are Study Programmes? Study Programmes are our name for our full-time Great English and Maths courses. They combine a number of different Whichever Study Programme or components to equip you with a set of well-rounded Apprenticeship you choose, you’ll skills for the future. Every programme incorporates continue to hone your English and a vocational qualification (for example an Extended maths skills. Diploma), development of Great English and Maths (GEM) and work experience. If you have high GCSE grades (that’s grades A*- C/9-4) we’ll build Great English and Maths (GEM) around your Unsure which programme level main course of study, enhancing your existing skills and developing new ones. is for you? Come along to an Open Event, speak to your If you haven’t yet achieved a high GCSE grade in Careers Adviser at school for guidance or call our English and/or maths, you’ll attend timetabled English enquiry line: and / or maths classes and work towards resitting your Phone-Square 01206 712777 GCSE exams. GCSE grading system From the summer of 2020 all reformed GCSE subjects will have moved to the new grading system (9-1). Technical Training The new grading system (9-1) only applies to GCSEs Our Technical Training Study taken from 2017 and for clarity we have listed both Programmes are designed for you the new grading system (9-1) and old grading system to develop key industry skills and (A*-G) under each of our entry requirements. practice within your chosen area. Look out for this All students on these programmes Entry requirements symbol on the will begin at the same level, course pages regardless of grades upon entry, and Specific entry requirements for each programme are progress together, providing each listed on the individual subject pages. In some cases, element of the course is passed we will consider other qualifications that are deemed sufficiently. This training will enable to be equivalent to GCSEs, for example Functional you to learn professional techniques Skills and qualifications achieved outside the UK, and perfect your chosen craft to get provided valid certificates are produced. you ready for the working world. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: COLCHESTER.AC.UK/COURSES 5 To make your application to Application Colchester Institute smooth and stress-free, follow this step-by- Process step guide and make a note of the important dates and deadlines Step 1 Step 2 Choose your study Create your account programme Once you have clicked the ‘ ’ Apply Online Use this mini guide to have a look at button, you will need to create an account to use all of the full-time programmes and throughout the application process. Please make Apprenticeships that we offer. When sure you use an email address that you will be you have decided which programme checking regularly and which is professional and you would like to apply for, find it on appropriate for this purpose. Please do not use a school email address. our website at colchester.ac.uk and click the ‘Apply Online’ button. You will be asked to create a password and a , so make sure it password security answer Apply Online for Colchester is something memorable - please write it down somewhere safe so that you don’t forget. Apply Online for Braintree Apply Online for Clacton Don’t forget to make a note of your Please note: you can only apply for USERNAME and PASSWORD details! one full-time programme and one Apprenticeship. If you apply for more You will need these later. than one we will contact you and ask you to choose which you would like to continue with. If at any point you want to change course, please don't Step 3 apply again. Just call us on: Phone-Square 01206 712777 Apply online After you have created your account, you will be directed to our application form. Please fill in the application form, making sure you answer each question honestly. You will be asked to enter your predicted (or actual) GCSE grades and other qualifications, so please make sure you have these nearby while you are completing the form. On the last page of the application form, please make sure you click the ‘Submit’ button. 6 COURSE ENQUIRIES: 01206 712777 Step 4 Book your interview Once you have submitted your application form, a member of the Colchester Institute Step 5 Admissions team will check all of your details and your predicted (or actual) grades. They might email you for more information. Accept your offer Once confirmed, you will receive an email After your interview you will be told the asking you to log into your account and outcome by email, so remember to book your interview. Make sure you check keep checking. your emails regularly or you may miss your opportunity to come in for your interview. When you receive an offer, you must log into your account again to accept your place. Step 6 Come along to your Welcome and Induction Welcome Day Days for 2020 We hold Welcome and Induction days at the beginning of July to give you a chance to Colchester: come into the college to meet your tutors and th other students on your course.
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