Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service: Ignite Programme - Full-Time Course
Course Overview Here at Ignite we can offer you the opportunity to learn in a different environment from school or college. During the course you will be involved in a range of activities, sessions and challenges that will help you gain your City & Guilds qualification as well as develop your personal, employability and life skills. There is also a Fire Service aspect to the course in which you will take part in a range of firefighting, fire safety and community safety activities. See inside for more details on course content & activities.
Start date: Monday 26th September 2016
Location: Gosforth Community Fire Station, Jubilee Road, Gosforth, Newcastle, NE3 3EU
Who is it for? Anyone who is 16-18 years old and wants to get on in life. (Can be 19 if 18 on 1st September 2015)
Qualification Gained: City & Guilds Diploma in Employability skills. English & Maths + additional Certificates for short courses.
Get paid for learning: Each student is entitled to apply for a bursary from our partner Sunderland College. You will also receive all of your travel expenses for attending Ignite. Course Overview - The Qualification
In order to gain your City & Guilds Diploma in Employability Skills you will be working on a range of units. The units are a good mix of employability, wellbeing and life skills that will help you reach that next step in your life.
Planning for progression Contribute to a health living Understanding crime and its effects Work-based experience Alternatives to paid work Using materials and equipment Career planning & making Dealing with problems for a practical activity applications Developing personal Applying for a job Interview skills confidence
Searching for a job Environmental awareness
Keeping Safe Family relationships
Working as part of a team Introduction to drug awareness
On starting the Ignite programme you will also take part in a diagnostic assessment for Maths and English and then work towards gaining a City & Guilds Qualification in Maths and English. Course Activities During the course you will take part in ‘2’ team building residential trips. The first in the new year then again ‘once you have completed your qualification’. You will take part in a range of fire safety and firefighter activities, fire behaviour and anti-social behaviour awareness sessions during the Ignite course, working alongside trained firefighters and experienced staff. There will also be a range of activities, sports and fitness sessions throughout your Ignite programme that will link into the qualification and help you try new experiences. Work Placement
You will also take part in a work placement as part of your qualification. You will be required to do a 1 or 2 week placement. This can be something that you are interested in doing in the future or something you might like to try.
Rebecca Johnston done her 2 week work Ian Harrison was interested in becoming a placement with outdoor specialists Thrills firefighter in the future so he done his work and Skills for Life. Helping to build an placement within Tyne and Wear Fire and adventure forest and helping out delivering Rescue Service. outdoor activities. Rebecca Johnston, from North Shields, said: “The course was great. I learned lots of new skills and I feel much more confident about finding a job. Now that I've finished the course and gained the diploma, I'm hoping to start an apprenticeship in the next two weeks with North Tyneside Council with the Environmental Services department."
Alan Cave, from Newcastle came on leaps and bounds during his Ignite experience. Alan said: “This is the first course I have been able to enjoy and stick at since leaving school. I have enjoyed all of it from my work placement with the Fire Service to the Outdoor Activity residential.”
Course Leader Stew Lamb has worked in this area of education for 12 years and has said that “this course is great for anyone who is wanting a new and exciting challenge in education, it is different from your average classroom based learning environment and gives you the opportunity to learn in new ways”.
“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself” George Bernard Shaw What to do next.
You can contact us to make an appointment at Gosforth Community Fire Station or we can also make arrangements to come and visit you at an external location. We are also available to do short presentations to groups or organisations.
Text IGNITE to 07968492885
Facebook - www.facebook.com/TeamGosforth
Twitter - @team_gosforth
Email - [email protected]
Office - 0191 4441093
Mobile - 07968492885
Address - Gosforth Community Fire Station, Jubilee Road, Gosforth,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3EU
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