BECHALLENGED INSPIRED EXTRAORDINARY 2020/21 ADULT LEARNING COURSE GUIDE Learn a hobby or enhance your skills at your local college part of wcg.ac.uk/adultlearning 2018 OFSTED RATED: GOOD FEES & FUNDING CONTENTS WHERE FEES APPLY, YOU WILL SEE A FEE CODE LISTED IN THE FEE Fees & Funding 3 Distance Learning 18 CODE COLUMN FOR EACH COURSE AS FOLLOWS: Access to Higher Education 4 A: This is the full fee which must be paid by all learners; no fee remission / waivers Apprenticeships 6 are available. B: This is the fee rate for learners who are 19+ and have been citizens of a country COURSES AT: within the EEA for a minimum of 3 years. Funding will be available once per Evesham College 7 academic year, per learner for the subject studied. C: The course is FREE for learners who are 19+, have been citizens of a country within Pershore College 14 the EEA for a minimum of 3 years and are in receipt of one of the following benefits: Important update about • Employment and Support Allowance Malvern Hills College 16 • Housing / Council Tax Benefit (not single persons discount) • Incapacity Benefit • Job Seekers Allowance • Pension Credit • Universal Credit • Income Support • Working Tax Credit (annual income below £16,105) OR • Are aged between 19 – 23 on the first day of your course and do not have a full Level 2 – 3 qualification • Are employed and earn less than £16,105 – they may be eligible for funding on courses that are Level 2 and below – criteria applies. Please contact us for details • Are to study GCSEs and haven’t achieved grade 4 in previous studies C*: Learners are eligible for an advanced learner loan (full or partial) for courses at Level 3 to 4 if they: • Hold a full Level 3 qualification and are aged between 19 – 23 on the first day of the course • Are aged 24 and above on the first day of the course D: Please call for details. This is the fee rate for learners who are 19+ and have been citizens of a country within EEA for minimum of 3 years. The amount of funding available will depend on personal circumstances including previous qualifications, employment status, income and age. 2 BE CHALLENGED | BE INSPIRED | BE EXTRAORDINARY APPLY TODAY | 0300 456 0049 | [email protected] | wcg.ac.uk 3 ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION WANT TO DEVELOP YOUR CAREER? WANT A DEGREE BUT DON’T HAVE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? NEED A DEGREE BUT DON’T HAVE THE ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS? ACCESS TO HE COULD BE FOR YOU... CHOOSE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION These qualifications are aimed at learners aged 19+; they help you to develop your study skills, build confidence and allow you to experience different subjects in your chosen area of study, to prepare you for university. So if you do not already have a Level 3 qualification, such as A Levels or a BTEC National, then Access to HE courses are ideal, and provide access to undergraduate qualifications in universities all around the UK, including WCG’s own Honours and Foundation degree programmes. Every year, Access learners from WCG gain entry to universities across the region and beyond, including Warwick, Coventry, Worcester, Aston, Birmingham, Birmingham City University, Wolverhampton, Northampton and Gloucestershire. I started the Access to Higher ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMAS Education course at Evesham ON OFFER FOR SEPTEMBER 2020 INCLUDE: College in 2015. The course was • Art & Design • Engineering • Science challenging and compact and during the Christmas of • Business & Accounting • Health Professions • Social Science 2015 I had a wobble thinking it was too much with small • Digital Security • Midwifery • Social Science & children. However, I was well supported by my tutors. & Technology Humanities • Nursing I was able to go on and apply for the Midwifery course Apply now at wcg.ac.uk/access as spaces for September are limited. at University of Worcester through UCAS and had lots of support with my personal statement. I was also able to gain access to help for the mental maths tests that many THINKING OF STARTING AN universities require through the college, without which ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION I’m sure I would not have been successful. The course was COURSE THIS YEAR? challenging and interesting, covering new subjects and giving me a positive grounding for the road ahead. If you’re aged 19 or over, then the Advanced Learner Loan can help you to gain a Level 3 to 6 qualification* I went on to gain a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) with nothing to pay upfront and you don’t pay anything Degree in Midwifery and now work full-time at Birmingham back until you are earning over £26,568 a year. Women’s Hospital on Delivery Suite. It’s easy to apply for, there are no credit checks and your eligibility doesn’t depend upon your household income. Kate, Access to Higher Education Plus... if you take out an Advanced Learner Loan for an Access (Health Professions) at Evesham College to HE diploma and you progress to complete a higher education programme, the loan is written off! * If you are aged 19-23 and the Access course is your first full Level 3, then you will be eligible for FREE tuition and you will not need to pay a fee or take out an Advanced Learner Loan. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT wcg.ac.uk/loans 4 BE CHALLENGED | BE INSPIRED | BE EXTRAORDINARY APPLY TODAY | [email protected] | wcg.ac.uk 5 APPRENTICESHIP COURSES AT STANDARDS GROW YOUR BUSINESS AVAILABLE IN: EMPLOY AN APPRENTICE EVESHAM COLLEGE Accounting Adult Care • ATTRACT NEW TALENT AND SKILLS • INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE START FEE Agriculture COURSE TITLE DAY/S TIME DURATION FEE • UPSKILL YOUR CURRENT STAFF DATE CODE Animal Care & • PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF YOUR BUSINESS ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY CENTRE offers adults with additional needs the chance to improve skills and Veterinary Nursing overcome personal barriers to achieve their potential. Rebuilding essential learning skills in a calm learning WINNER environment, we specialise in re-educating students who have an acquired brain injury. Bursaries are Automobile Care Working with of Training Provider of available from The Acquired Brain Injury Trust and WCG, eligibility criteria applies. Bricklaying the Year 2018 at the 24.09.20 1100+ Worcestershire Apprentice Awards Art – Drawing & Mixed Media Thu 13.00 – 15.00 14.01.21 10 weeks £40 B Business employers nationally 22.04.21 Administration 29.09.20 Art – General Tue 13.00 – 15.00 12.01.21 10 weeks £40 B Carpentry Contact our Business Development Team to discuss your needs: 20.04.21 & Joinery [email protected] | 0330 135 6940 24.09.20 Customer Service Art – Improve Your Drawing Thu 10.00 – 12.00 14.01.21 10 weeks £40 B 22.04.21 Dental Nursing 10.00 – 12.00 30.09.20 INTERESTED IN AN 13.00 – 15.00 30.09.20 Early Years 10.00 – 12.00 13.01.21 Art – Introduction to Oils Wed 10 weeks £40 B Education APPRENTICESHIP? 13.00 – 15.00 13.01.21 10.00 – 12.00 21.04.21 Electrotechnical 13.00 – 15.00 21.04.21 Engineering An apprenticeship is a real job with training, so you Wed 30.09.20 can earn while you learn by picking up recognised Thu 24.09.20 Wed 13.01.21 Equine Brain Gym 10.00 – 12.00 10 weeks £40 B qualifications and being paid a wage by your employer. Thu 14.01.21 Events Benefits: Wed 21.04 21 Thu 22.04.21 • Working alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills Farriery 25.09.20 • Enhancing future career prospects Hair Cookery Fri 13.00 – 15.00 15.01.21 10 weeks £40 B • Building your confidence 23.04.21 Horticulture • Avoiding the student debt of studying a degree at university 25.09.20 Cookery Around the World Fri 10.00 – 12.00 15.01.21 10 weeks £40 B Hospitality 23.04.21 Human Resources 29.09.20 Creative Writing Tue 13.00 – 15.00 12.01.21 10 weeks £40 B 20.04.21 IT One of the best things about my 25.09.20 Land-based apprenticeship was the placement scheme, Digital Photography Fri 13.00 – 15.00 15.01.21 10 weeks £40 B Service whereby I rotated around the business 23.04.21 Engineering working two weeks in each department. 10.00 – 12.00 18.09.20 This gave me valuable insight into how our 13.00 – 15.00 18.09.20 Marketing 10.00 – 12.00 15.01.21 Gardening Fri 10 weeks £40 B business operates from all aspects. 13.00 – 15.00 15.01.21 Plumbing Ella Jackson, 22, former Business Administration 10.00 – 12.00 02.04.21 13.00 – 15.00 02.04.21 Team Leading Apprentice at Robert Welch Designs and winner of the West Midlands Intermediate Apprentice of the Year award at the National Apprenticeship Awards; Marketing student at Welding APPLY TODAY | [email protected] | wcg.ac.uk 7 Royal Leamington Spa College COURSES AT EVESHAM COLLEGE START FEE START FEE COURSE TITLE DAY/S TIME DURATION FEE COURSE TITLE DAY/S TIME DURATION FEE DATE CODE DATE CODE ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY CENTRE continued ARTS & CREATIVE continued Tue 10.00 – 12.00 29.09.20 02.10.20 Tue 10.00 – 12.00 12.01.21 Passion for Painting Fri 10.15 – 12.15 15.01.21 10 weeks £110 A Tue 10.00 – 12.00 20.04.21 IT & Google Fun 10 weeks £40 B 23.04.21 Fri 13.00 – 15.00 25.09.20 Fri 13.00 – 15.00 15.01.21 29.09.20 Fri 13.00 – 15.00 23.04.21 Passion for Watercolours Tue 10.00 – 12.00 12.01.21 10 weeks £110 A 20.04.21 10.00 – 12.00 02.10.20 13.00 – 15.00 02.10.20 28.09.20 10 weeks £110 10.00 – 12.00 16.01.21 Watercolour and Beyond Mon 13.15 – 15.15 11.01.21 10 weeks £110 A Woodwork Mon 10 weeks £40 B 13.00 – 15.00 16.01.21 19.04.21 9 weeks £100 10.00 – 12.00 19.04.21 13.00 – 15.00 19.04.21 30.09.20 Watercolour Painting Wed 19.00 – 21.00 13.01.21 10 weeks £110 A ARTS & CREATIVE 21.04.21 04.11.20 28.09.20 10 weeks £110 Cake Decorating – Baking Wed 18.00 – 20.30 24.02.21