Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 1 2 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 Your college Journey Full-time Programmes A Levels Apprenticeships Apply Now ccsw.ac.uk #YourCollegeJourney Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 3 WELCOME I am delighted that you are We provide outstanding personalised considering Cheshire College - South pastoral support and mentoring to & West as a place to study. meet your specific needs, ensuring you have every opportunity to excel. We are committed to ensuring that You will have access to modern you excel in your chosen programme inspirational world-class facilities. and leave College with results and skills that will better equip you for Our strong links with local and university, an Apprenticeship or national employers and universities employment. Values such as means that you will have access commitment, responsibility, to work placements and industry honesty and respect are the professionals ensuring that you foundations on which our many leave us equipped with the skills to years of sector-leading successes succeed. We are immensely proud of are based. our record of success. Our Campuses provide a safe, I hope that you will come and join happy and innovative learning us, and I look forward to welcoming experience that will stretch and you soon. If you have any questions, challenge you to achieve your please do not hesitate to contact us. full potential. As the largest provider of post-16 education in Cheshire, we offer a comprehensive curriculum delivered by specialist staff. Your chosen programme of study will always be Jasbir Dhesi delivered at the Campus Principal and Chief Executive you enrol at and there is no travelling between Campuses. 4 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 CONTENTS Welcome 4 Why choose us? 6 Open events 8 FREE transport 10 Your Study Programme 12 Excellent support 15 Futures programme 16 A Levels 18 Apprenticeships 20 Traineeships 23 Access to Higher Education 24 Applied Science 28 Business 32 Computing & IT 36 Construction & the Built Environment 40 Early Years & Education 44 Electrical, Electronic & Mechanical Engineering 48 ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) 52 Fashion Communication 54 Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy 58 Health & Social Care 62 Hospitality & Catering 66 Learning for Life & Work 70 Media, Games Art & Design 74 Motor Vehicle 78 Performing Arts, Music & Technical Theatre 82 Sport 86 Travel & Tourism 90 Uniformed Public Services 94 Visual Arts 98 Entry requirements 102 Application journey 103 Your College Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 5 WHY CHOOSE CCSW? 2018/19 HIGHLIGHTS BTEC National A Level Extended Diploma 98% Pass rate 96% 120 exceptional Pass rate A* or A grades EXCELLENT RESULTS 6 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 Sporting Get involved Academies Enhance your CV Student Course Reps Football Student Ambassadors Basketball Student Governors Netball The Student Senate Boxing Fundraising for Charity Athletics Volunteering Futures Exciting Programme Trips & See page 16 Visits Outstanding Facilities Strong Links Realistic Work Environments with Local, Fully-equipped Gyms National & Childcare Facilities at the Crewe Campus international Cafés, Restaurants & Employers Costa Coffee Outlets Excellent Support FREE For more transport information about See page 15 all our facilities and services, visit SEE PAGE 10 ccsw.ac.uk Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 7 ALL Campuses: Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Chester OPEN 5:30-8pm Monday 7 October 2019 Monday 18 November 2019 EVENTS Monday 27 January 2020 Your Journey Begins! 4:30-6:30pm Monday 9 March 2020 Discover what learner Monday 27 April 2020 life is really like... Our lively and vibrant open events include hands-on activities and represent the start Family of your journey with us. We hope that you will be able to attend one of the events and that you find it informative and helpful in Fun days supporting your decision-making. • Find out what course(s) suit you best 11am-3pm • Chat to teachers and learners • See our industry-standard facilities Saturday 16 May 2020 • Learn about our unique ‘Futures Ellesmere Port Campus Programme’ • Find out about the financial support Saturday 6 June 2020 available and FREE* transport offer Chester Campus For more information about our Open Saturday 13 June 2020 Events, visit our website at ccsw.ac.uk Crewe Campus *Subject to eligibility 8 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 #YourCollegeJourney Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 9 Crewe Campus Many of our learners travel from far and wide to come to the Crewe Campus, and we try to make it as easy as possible to get to College. We provide 3 different types of service: • Crewe Campus coach service • Public transport buses FREE • Cheshire East County Council Transport Transport Service Please note if you are aged under 19 years and live in an area where a Cheshire College - South & West coach service exists, this is the only service that you will be eligible to use and the other two options will be unavailable to you. We have College buses serving the Crewe Campus from local towns such as: Alsager, Betley, Biddulph, Bunbury, Burleydam, Chesterton, Clayton, Congleton, Crewe, Cuddington, Transport Haslington, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, Madeley, Malpas, to and from the Market Drayton, Middlewich, Mow Cop, Northwich, Sandbach, Tattenhall, Wem, Whitchurch, Campuses is FREE* Wincham and Winsford for all full-time learners Visit the website for further details aged 16-18 years. of the different services and routes or contact the Crewe Campus Transport Office on 01270 654636. 10 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 Facilities are also available for learners who choose to walk or cycle to College. These include secure cycle storage, changing and shower facilities, ‘recycled’ cycles, servicing and free security marking. Ellesmere Port and Chester Campuses FREE* transport is offered on existing bus services in the Ellesmere Port and Chester areas through the provision of a bus pass on the service that best serves the area in which you live. You are eligible for a bus pass if you live further than one mile away from the Campus where your course is based. For more information regarding transport to our Chester and Ellesmere Port Campuses, please call 01244 656469. Bus passes are available for services operated by Arriva and Stagecoach, which serve many local towns including: Bebington, Birkenhead, Blacon, The College is constantly reviewing the free transport Bromborough, Broughton, Buckley, offer for full-time learners. Please check the website Caldy Valley, Christleton, Deeside, for the latest information on eligibility criteria. Elton, Flint, Frodsham, Hawarden, Helsby, Hoole, Lache, Liverpool, * Terms and conditions apply. Please visit ccsw.ac.uk Malpas, Neston, Queensferry, and see the transport booklet for terms and Runcorn, Saltney, Saughall, Tarvin, conditions and areas covered. Tattenhall, Tranmere, Upton, Waverton and Wrexham Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 11 YOUR STUDY PROGRAMME The qualifications we offer have been designed in partnership with employers, universities and professional or trade organisations, which means that you can develop the skills and gain the qualifications that employers and universities want. Maths and English YOUR Core development Qualification Work experience and Full-time Programmes employability skills (See page 24) include Tutorial support A Levels Enrichment (See page 18) activities and trips Apprenticeships (See page 20) Wider learning opportunities THINKING OF GOING TO UNIVERSITY AFTER COLLEGE? BTEC Level 3 Extended Diplomas are the equivalent of 3 A Levels and carry UCAS tariff points, so you will be able to apply to university just as A Level learners do. In some cases, universities may prefer you to have studied a Level 3 BTEC programme, as specialising in one subject may be what they are looking for, rather than a broad spread of A Levels. Call our Careers Team on 01270 654653 (Crewe Campus) or 01244 656200 (Ellesmere Port and Chester Campuses) for more information on your options. 12 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 Your Future Choices and can lead to Employment University Higher-level study Apprenticeships/ Traineeships Your college Journey Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 - 13 YOUR STUDY PROGRAMME continued MATHS AND ENGLISH TUTORIAL SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT You will have regular 1:1 tutorials We recognise how important and will meet every week as a good maths and English skills group where you will participate in are for employment and course-related activities. You will progression to higher-level participate in ‘Themed Weeks’ and training. We are committed to complete tutorials that develop your supporting you to improve your awareness and understanding of Support maths and English skills within the wider world and support future your study programme. progression. WORK EXPERIENCE and LEAP (Learning, ENRICHMENT and EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ACTIVITIES Programme) Gaining industry experience All learners can take part in through a work placement enrichment activities. Whether it’s or employer-led projects is joining the Student Senate or sports an essential ingredient to teams, expressing creative talent developing skills that will for music, drama or art, going on enhance your CV and prepare trips and visits or getting involved in you to succeed in your chosen charity events, there is something for career. Some learners have everyone. impressed their employers so much that they have been Wider Learning Opportunities offered employment following the completion of their course. You will have the opportunity to take part in course-related activities that could involve working on real projects in partnership with employers and Excellent organisations the College works with. 14 - Full-time Course Guide 2020/21 LEARNING RESOURCE CAREERS SERVICE • Learning difficulties and CENTRES physical disabilities Our Team of impartial The LRCs are available to Careers Advisors can help • Visual impairment support your learning and support you before, during research needs whilst at and after your College journey. They can help you SCHOOL College. You can access Partnership equipment and services choose the right course and such as books, magazines, help you plan your future after College.