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<strong>School</strong> <strong>Leaver</strong> Course <strong>Guide</strong><br />
<strong>2024</strong>-<strong>25</strong>
In this guide you'll find information about<br />
the different full time courses and<br />
apprenticeships you can study at<br />
Gateshead College after your GCSEs.<br />
Hello from everyone at Gateshead College 03<br />
Our promise to you 04<br />
Earn your employment edge 08<br />
Hard work wins 10<br />
T Levels 12<br />
Careers advice 14<br />
Student support 16<br />
College life 18<br />
We like to be social 20<br />
English & maths 22<br />
The heart of the community 23<br />
Academy for Sport 24<br />
CoLab 28<br />
Campus and travel information 30<br />
Our courses 34<br />
Find a course quiz 36<br />
A Levels 38<br />
Apprenticeships 40<br />
Vocational study programmes & T Levels 42<br />
⚫ Art & Design 44<br />
⚫ Automotive 48<br />
⚫ Business 54<br />
⚫ Catering & Hospitality 60<br />
⚫ Construction 64<br />
⚫ Digital Technology & Games 72<br />
⚫ Early Years 80<br />
⚫ Engineering 84<br />
⚫ Hair & Beauty 90<br />
⚫ Health & Social Care 96<br />
⚫ Music, Dance, Performing & Production Arts 102<br />
⚫ Sport 108<br />
⚫ Travel & Tourism 114<br />
⚫ TV, Film and Media 118<br />
⚫ Uniformed Public Services 122<br />
How to apply 128<br />
Get in touch 130
HELLO.<br />
Deciding what and where to study after<br />
your GCSE exams is a tough choice.<br />
There are so many options out<br />
there and it’s important to choose<br />
somewhere that feels right for you.<br />
At Gateshead College, we promise you<br />
a top-quality education with real world<br />
skills that will help you in life as well<br />
as in work. Qualifications matter and<br />
we’ll help you get the ones you need<br />
but we’ll also give you so much more.<br />
Working together, we’ll give you<br />
the confidence and self-belief you<br />
need to find your purpose.<br />
We’re all here to support you every<br />
step of the way from our amazing<br />
teachers to our team of professional<br />
experts including careers advisers,<br />
learning support workers, mental health<br />
workers and financial advisers.<br />
Together we will do all we can<br />
to help you succeed.<br />
FROM<br />
EVERYONE<br />
AT<br />
GATESHEAD<br />
COLLEGE.<br />
03
OUR<br />
PROMISE<br />
TO YOU.<br />
WE’LL TREAT<br />
YOU<br />
AS AN<br />
INDIVIDUAL.<br />
We promise a learning experience<br />
that’s just for you, designed around<br />
your strengths and ambitions.<br />
WE’LL ASK<br />
YOU TO<br />
WORK HARD,<br />
BUT<br />
YOU’LL<br />
ENJOY IT.<br />
Nothing worth having comes easy.<br />
We’ll ask you to dig in, work hard<br />
and challenge yourself. And we’ll be<br />
with you every step of the way.<br />
WE’LL WORK<br />
HARD TOO,<br />
FOR YOU.<br />
We’re on the same team, playing by<br />
the same rules. Learning is a twoway<br />
street and we’ll put everything<br />
we’ve got into making sure you<br />
achieve your full potential.<br />
WE’LL GIVE<br />
YOU AN<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
AS WELL AS<br />
AN<br />
EDUCATION.<br />
We’ll use our insider knowledge,<br />
best in class employer partnerships,<br />
creative minds, commercial know-how,<br />
enterprising approach and fantastic<br />
facilities to ensure your time with us is<br />
an experience as well as an education.<br />
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We promise you a<br />
top quality education<br />
with real world skills<br />
that will help you in life<br />
as well as in work.<br />
Our promise to you<br />
WE’LL<br />
INSPIRE<br />
YOU.<br />
Our teachers love to teach.<br />
They want to share their knowledge,<br />
inspire and motivate you.<br />
They’ll push you when you need it,<br />
nurture you and be your biggest<br />
cheerleader along the way.<br />
WE’LL HELP<br />
YOU BE<br />
OUTSTANDING<br />
AND<br />
STAND OUT.<br />
You’ll leave us job-ready with a<br />
CV packed with experiences and skills<br />
for life and work, as well as a qualification<br />
and the confidence to stand out.<br />
WE WON’T<br />
PATRONISE<br />
YOU.<br />
You’re your own person, an individual<br />
and that’s how we’ll treat you.<br />
We won’t talk down to you, pretend<br />
we know best or ignore your opinion.<br />
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06
CLASS<br />
MATES,<br />
SOUND<br />
STAFF<br />
&<br />
PROPER<br />
GRAFT.<br />
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Employment Edge<br />
EARN YOUR<br />
EMPLOYMENT<br />
EDGE<br />
WITH<br />
GATESHEAD<br />
COLLEGE.<br />
We want you to have<br />
the confidence to hold a<br />
conversation, the ability<br />
to use your initiative and<br />
the strength to tackle the<br />
world of work head on.<br />
That’s why we partner with<br />
hundreds of organisations<br />
to offer real-life context to<br />
what we teach. They work<br />
with us to make sure the<br />
skills you learn are exactly<br />
what industry needs.<br />
Our network of some of<br />
the brightest business<br />
minds, forward thinking<br />
entrepreneurs, ambitious<br />
family businesses,<br />
global enterprises and<br />
aspirational start-ups<br />
means we’re in the best<br />
position to give you the<br />
highest quality education<br />
combined with real world<br />
skills.<br />
It’s something we<br />
call education with<br />
employment edge.<br />
And it’s totally unique to<br />
Gateshead College.<br />
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09
HARD<br />
WORK<br />
WINS.<br />
The hard work of our students and staff<br />
means that we consistently have some of<br />
the best achievement rates in the country<br />
year after year.<br />
There isn't anything quite<br />
like walking through<br />
Gateshead College<br />
- the atmosphere is<br />
incomparable to anywhere<br />
else I have worked.<br />
The vibe is friendly,<br />
fun, and focused!<br />
What's more, it is the hard<br />
work of students, teachers<br />
and support staff that<br />
creates the buzz. I am very<br />
proud of what we achieve<br />
each and every day.<br />
This means:<br />
● You get the very best quality of<br />
education and support<br />
● You have access to relevant and inspiring<br />
work experience and real world opportunities<br />
● Our students achieve high grades and<br />
move into jobs or higher education<br />
● Our Teacher Academy supports our teachers to be<br />
at the top of their professional game<br />
Amy Girdlestone<br />
A-Level Geography<br />
Teacher and Learning<br />
Facilitator<br />
“Our achievement rate of<br />
90.5%<br />
is among the best<br />
in the country."<br />
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Hard work wins<br />
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GET AHEAD<br />
WITH<br />
T LEVELS.<br />
If you know what industry<br />
you'd like to work in and<br />
enjoy technical training<br />
with lots of time to gain<br />
practical skills, T Levels<br />
could be a great<br />
choice for you.<br />
During this two-year programme, you’ll spend<br />
20% of your time in the workplace working<br />
with an employer and 80% gaining high-quality<br />
training in the classroom.<br />
What are T Levels?<br />
T Levels are technical qualifications that have been<br />
endorsed by business leaders and designed to<br />
get you career-ready. Depending on the T Level<br />
route, you’ll spend a minimum of 45-days (315<br />
hours) working in industry to get the skills and<br />
experience that employers are looking for.<br />
What level are they?<br />
T Levels are a Level 3 qualification. Students<br />
achieving the very top grade in their T Level<br />
qualification will have the equivalent of three A*s at<br />
A Level - or 168 UCAS points.<br />
What can I do after T Levels?<br />
Just like with any other vocational or academic<br />
qualification, T Level students can progress to higher<br />
education, a job or higher level / degree apprenticeship.<br />
Which T Levels can I study at<br />
Gateshead College?<br />
● T Level in Big Data (Digital Business Services)<br />
● T Level in Software Development (Digital<br />
Production, Design and Development)<br />
● T Level in Networking and Infrastructure (Digital<br />
Support Services)<br />
● T Level in Carpentry and Joinery<br />
● T Level in Electrical Installation<br />
● T Level in Construction Design, Surveying and<br />
Planning<br />
● T Level in Education and Early Years<br />
● T Level in Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing<br />
and Control (Engineering)<br />
● T Level in Maintenance, Installation and Repair for<br />
Engineering and Manufacturing<br />
● T Level in Health<br />
● T Level in Healthcare Science<br />
● T Level in Science<br />
● T Level in Management and Administration<br />
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T Levels<br />
Chloe Perrin (right)<br />
completed the T Level<br />
in Education and Early<br />
Years and is now studying<br />
for a degree in Social<br />
Work at Northumbria<br />
University. Her favourite<br />
part of the course was<br />
the industry placement as<br />
it gave her a real insight<br />
into her chosen career.<br />
She said: “The T-Level has<br />
given me so much confidence<br />
and experience and enabled<br />
me to get exactly where I<br />
want to be - studying social<br />
work at university. The blend<br />
of vocational experience<br />
and classroom learning<br />
has given me the tools I<br />
need to be one step ahead<br />
in higher education.”<br />
Hannah Carney (middle)<br />
also completed the T Level in<br />
Education and Early Years and<br />
has moved onto Northumbria<br />
University to study a degree<br />
in Childhood and Early<br />
Years Studies. Her favourite<br />
part of the course was also<br />
the placement because it<br />
helped her gain experience<br />
of working with children and<br />
experienced early years staff.<br />
She said: “The T-Level has<br />
given me the chance to move<br />
onto higher education to<br />
pursue my career. It’s helped<br />
me get here by building my<br />
confidence and giving me real<br />
life experience in nurseries.“<br />
Hear from Dan of Infinity27, one of our T Level placement employers...<br />
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Careers advice<br />
CAREERS ADVICE<br />
THAT'S<br />
WORTH HAVING.<br />
Working with you from day<br />
one, we’ll help you map out your<br />
future and support you to make<br />
the right decisions to get you<br />
where you want to be.<br />
We have a team of expert careers<br />
advisers who’ll be there for you whenever<br />
you need them. Their advice is impartial,<br />
meaning they’ll help you decide what’s<br />
best for you - not us.<br />
You can make an appointment with them<br />
while you’re still at school to help you<br />
decide what to do when you leave. Speak<br />
to them in person, over the phone or<br />
during one of our enrolment events.<br />
Work experience<br />
With a network of over 450<br />
employers, we’ll help you find a<br />
work experience placement that<br />
matches your skills and ambitions.<br />
You’ll develop the valuable skills<br />
employers want, expand your<br />
network and build real-world<br />
experience that’ll be great on<br />
your CV.<br />
Many of our students have gone<br />
on to be offered work with their<br />
placement employer.<br />
Work inspiration<br />
You’ll also take part in our work<br />
inspiration programme, a series<br />
of activities and experiences<br />
to help you explore different<br />
career opportunities; this might<br />
be through mentoring, site visits,<br />
competitions set by employers<br />
and Q&A sessions.<br />
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Careers advice<br />
Click here and try<br />
our careers quiz to<br />
discover what kind<br />
of jobs may be right<br />
for you.<br />
Tips & talks<br />
from<br />
employers<br />
Work experience<br />
and work inspiration<br />
A personal<br />
career plan<br />
CV writing<br />
workshops<br />
Dedicated<br />
UCAS<br />
support<br />
Volunteering<br />
opportunities<br />
Career<br />
events<br />
Got an idea of the<br />
career you want?<br />
Click here for more<br />
information on job roles,<br />
salaries and the course<br />
you should be studying<br />
to get you there.<br />
Mock<br />
interviews<br />
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Student Support<br />
WE'RE<br />
HERE<br />
FOR YOU.<br />
Whatever support you need,<br />
we're here for you and will<br />
make sure you get the most<br />
out of your time at college.<br />
Our specialist team can help with:<br />
● Special educational needs<br />
and disabilities (SEND)<br />
and EHCP support<br />
● Physical and sensory disabilities<br />
● Dyslexia, dyspraxia, neurodiversity<br />
or other specific learning difficulty<br />
● Mental health and wellbeing<br />
● Exam access arrangements<br />
● Money, finance and bursaries<br />
● Careers advice<br />
Helping you save money.<br />
Free benefits for everyone<br />
All our students enjoy a range of<br />
benefits:<br />
● Free IT software<br />
● Free parking<br />
● Discounted food<br />
● Discounted haircuts and<br />
beauty treatments.<br />
Gateshead College Bursary<br />
Lots of our students receive help<br />
from our bursary of up to £800 to<br />
cover the costs of:<br />
● Travel<br />
● Uniform, kits & equipment<br />
● Other course related costs<br />
Free college meals<br />
Free lunches are available to some<br />
students. Plus, we provide free<br />
breakfasts for all students.<br />
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Student Support<br />
Hear from some of our students about<br />
how the foundation has helped them...<br />
Gateshead College Foundation<br />
When you study with us you'll have<br />
exclusive access to the Gateshead<br />
College Foundation - a charitable<br />
fund to help you to get the most<br />
from your college experience.<br />
The foundation can help towards<br />
travel and course costs and it<br />
can pay towards those amazing<br />
experiences that will really make<br />
your CV pop!<br />
For example, you can apply for<br />
money to buy clothing for a job<br />
interview, pay for travel to a work<br />
experience placement or pay to<br />
enter an industry competition.<br />
Find out more:<br />
www.gateshead.ac.uk/foundation<br />
All funding applications/awards are based on household<br />
income or qualifying benefits.<br />
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Coming to college<br />
COLLEGE<br />
LIFE.<br />
Being a Gateshead College<br />
student is very different from<br />
being at school.<br />
You'll be treated like an adult from<br />
day one and you don’t have to wear<br />
a uniform. You’ll call your teachers by<br />
their first names and you'll have more<br />
independence and a more flexible<br />
timetable rather than the 9am to 3pm<br />
school day.<br />
WHAT OUR<br />
STUDENTS SAY.<br />
Check out the other benefits<br />
of coming to college...<br />
“The teaching on my<br />
course is good.”<br />
96.6%<br />
agree<br />
“The college staff are<br />
friendly and helpful.”<br />
98.4%<br />
agree<br />
“My course was designed to<br />
give me the knowledge and<br />
skills for my future career."<br />
96.2%<br />
agree<br />
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WE LIKE<br />
TO BE<br />
SOCIAL.<br />
Follow us on social media to stay up<br />
to date with events, competitions,<br />
news and find out what our<br />
students are getting up to.<br />
@gatesheadcollege<br />
@gatesheadcollege<br />
@gatesheadcoll<br />
@gatesheadcollege<br />
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English & maths<br />
IT ALL<br />
ADDS<br />
UP.<br />
English and maths are vitally important to<br />
employers which is why you’ll study these<br />
as part of your course to either improve<br />
your skills or achieve better GCSE grades.<br />
Studying English and maths in college is different<br />
to school as we’ll show you how these skills are<br />
relevant to the industry you want to work in.<br />
Plus, our teachers are experts at breaking these<br />
subjects down and making them relevant to<br />
everyday life to help your understanding and build<br />
your confidence. Through the use of games, quizzes<br />
and online apps they’ll make your learning fun.<br />
Need to re-sit?<br />
No problem.<br />
If you didn’t achieve a grade<br />
4-9 in your GCSE English or<br />
maths, don’t worry.<br />
You'll re-sit the exams with<br />
us and we’ll help you<br />
prepare for them.<br />
Which English and maths option is right for me?<br />
You’ll receive a personalised programme to help you<br />
progress regardless of the level you start at. To help<br />
us decide which level you need to study, we take you<br />
through some initial assessments either before you join<br />
us or during your first two weeks.<br />
This shows us where your strengths and weaknesses<br />
are. We combine these results with your qualifications<br />
and make a decision about the right English and<br />
maths programme for you.<br />
Everyone is different and we will make sure we find the<br />
best option for you and will really support you to get the<br />
results you need.<br />
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The heart of our community<br />
We're proud to be at<br />
the heart of a thriving<br />
community with our<br />
roots firmly grounded in<br />
Gateshead.<br />
We believe in helping local<br />
people to secure a better future<br />
for themselves and their families.<br />
It was a privilege to be there<br />
and speak to the Prime Minister.<br />
During your time at college you'll<br />
be encouraged to get involved in<br />
supporting charities and projects<br />
within our local community. This<br />
might be something you take on<br />
yourself or a team effort with the<br />
rest of your class.<br />
Making a difference<br />
We know our students care<br />
about the society they live in<br />
and together we can help make<br />
a difference and make it a<br />
better place to live and work for<br />
everyone.<br />
You’ll have the opportunity to get<br />
involved and make a difference<br />
in our community supporting<br />
charities and voluntary<br />
organisations including Save the<br />
Children, British Heart Foundation,<br />
Gateshead Foodbank, FACT,<br />
Comic Relief and Macmillan<br />
Cancer Support.<br />
Policing student Tom Jackson<br />
helped run a project to source<br />
and donate free school uniforms<br />
to 200 families in Gateshead<br />
as part of a National Citizen<br />
Service (NCS) scheme.<br />
He was chosen as one of the<br />
nation’s Coronation Champions<br />
as part of an official Coronation<br />
project organised by the<br />
Royal Voluntary Service.<br />
As a Coronation Champion Tom,<br />
19, received a specially designed,<br />
official Coronation Champions<br />
pin and a certificate signed by His<br />
Majesty The King and Her Majesty<br />
The Queen. Tom also attended<br />
a garden party at Buckingham<br />
Palace alongside The King and<br />
members of the Royal Family.<br />
Tom said: “Words cannot<br />
describe how joyous and proud<br />
I am to have won a Coronation<br />
award. It’s such an honour to<br />
be representing NCS and just<br />
amazing to see how much of<br />
an impact my project had.<br />
THE<br />
HEART OF<br />
OUR<br />
COMMUNITY.<br />
It helped hundreds of people and<br />
this award wouldn’t have been<br />
possible without the help of my<br />
team and my community. NCS<br />
has played such a huge part in my<br />
journey in life and I am so proud of<br />
the work we have accomplished.”<br />
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Academy for Sport<br />
WORK HARD<br />
PLAY HARDER.<br />
Our Academy for<br />
Sport is home to eight<br />
specialist academies,<br />
all offering outstanding<br />
training, coaching and<br />
playing opportunities for<br />
everyone of all abilities.<br />
You don’t need to be studying<br />
a sport course to join one of<br />
our sport academies, you can<br />
study any full-time course with<br />
us and get involved. We'll work<br />
your timetable to enable you<br />
to take part in up to 4.5 hours<br />
of training a week and to play<br />
in competitive matches.<br />
OUR LIONESSES.<br />
Two former students played in the Lionesses<br />
squad that won the Euro Championships in 2022.<br />
Jill Scott<br />
Midfielder<br />
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Demi Stokes<br />
Defender<br />
Why train with us?<br />
● We’re at the top of our game<br />
when it comes to sport,<br />
education and training<br />
● Our facilities are among the<br />
best in the country and include<br />
3G pitches, an indoor athletics<br />
track, sports hall, cardio gym,<br />
strength and conditioning<br />
gym, massage suite, aerobics<br />
suite, gym and boxing ring<br />
● You’ll get up to 4.5 hours of<br />
professional training each week<br />
within your specific academy<br />
with specialist coaches<br />
● Free access to physiotherapy<br />
assessments and treatment*<br />
● The opportunity to compete<br />
in local, national and<br />
international competitions<br />
● A personalised training<br />
programme and access to a<br />
strength and conditioning coach<br />
for performance athletes<br />
● We’re also TASS accredited<br />
which means we help our<br />
athletes get the best from their<br />
sporting and academic careers<br />
● Students get a free core kit bundle<br />
* subject to screening process<br />
8 SPECIALIST<br />
ACADEMIES:<br />
Athletics<br />
Basketball<br />
Boxing<br />
Men's football<br />
Men's rugby<br />
Netball<br />
Women's football<br />
Women's rugby<br />
Some of our academy students<br />
are selected to compete at a<br />
regional and national level and<br />
we’re very proud of them all:<br />
Netball Georgia Grey - AoC<br />
National squad, Holly Jones - AoC<br />
National squad, U19s North East<br />
regional squad & Wales Senior<br />
and Under 21s squad.<br />
Women’s Rugby Niamh Swailes<br />
- Captain of England Under 18s<br />
& the North East and Cumbria<br />
Centre of Excellence squad.<br />
Men’s Rugby George Dafter -<br />
Durham U17s, Nelson Da Silva,<br />
Noah Fleming and Ben Harris -<br />
Northumberland U17s , Sam Suka<br />
- Newcastle Falcons U17s<br />
Athletics AOC Northern Athletics,<br />
Elli O’Halloran- 1st shotput, Reece<br />
Slater 1st - 1500m<br />
Boxing George Peacock - U64kg<br />
MTK Box Cup Champion<br />
Dionne Mannion - 2022 U54kg<br />
Youth Cadet National Champion,<br />
Zoe Macdonald - 2021 U69kg MTK<br />
Box Cup & U69kg Female Youth<br />
Development National Title.<br />
Womens Football Libbi McInnes<br />
- England Under 18, Rebecca<br />
Ferguson - England U17, Neve<br />
Herron & Jess Brown - England U19
Academy for Sport<br />
NEW.<br />
ESPORTS<br />
ACADEMY.<br />
Find your level in the world of Esports. You’ll train and review your<br />
performance in our newly refurbished games lab and have the<br />
chance to compete in the British Esports Student Championships.<br />
Find out more here.<br />
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Academy for Sport<br />
IN A<br />
LEAGUE<br />
OF OUR<br />
OWN.<br />
We work in partnership with some<br />
of the region's well-known sporting<br />
organisations including the Newcastle<br />
Eagles and Gateshead Football Club.<br />
Newcastle Eagles<br />
We've teamed up with the country's<br />
most successful team in British<br />
basketball, the Newcastle Eagles,<br />
to give talented players the chance to<br />
bring out the best in their basketball<br />
performance while studying at college.<br />
Not only do we deliver our<br />
Basketball Academy in partnership<br />
with the Eagles but our Head Coach<br />
is also the Eagles legend and recently<br />
retired player, Drew Lasker.<br />
Originally from Houston, Texas,<br />
Drew has 15 years experience of<br />
playing professional basketball in the<br />
BBL, having played the last seven years<br />
for the Eagles as guard.<br />
FLYING<br />
HIGH.<br />
Former academy players who are now<br />
playing for the Newcastle Eagles:<br />
Themba Yabantu<br />
Sauveur Kande<br />
Sean Murphy<br />
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PLAY<br />
TO<br />
WIN.<br />
Gateshead F.C. Academy<br />
Through our exclusive partnership<br />
with Gateshead Football Club<br />
we created the Gateshead F.C.<br />
Academy to give young North<br />
East footballers the best chance of<br />
pursuing a professional career in<br />
the sport.<br />
As a top performing player, you'll<br />
compete against the best youth<br />
teams in the country with the<br />
opportunity to be talent spotted to<br />
the club’s first team.<br />
You’ll not only receive the highest<br />
level of professional training but<br />
also a recognised qualification<br />
as you will study an academic or<br />
vocational study programme.<br />
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Train at Gateshead<br />
Football Club<br />
Opportunities to represent<br />
Gateshead Football<br />
Club in the National League<br />
at senior and youth levels<br />
Gain a qualification in a<br />
subject of your choice<br />
Undertake a work experience<br />
rotation in roles related<br />
to running a successful<br />
football club, for example<br />
football administration and<br />
strength and conditioning<br />
Academy success<br />
Former academy players who are<br />
now playing for professional clubs:<br />
Oliver Thompson<br />
Gateshead F.C. First Team<br />
Chris Basham<br />
Sheffield United<br />
Tom White<br />
Barrow<br />
Jon Mellish<br />
Carlisle United<br />
Connor Pani<br />
Gateshead F.C. First Team<br />
Elliot Forbes<br />
Gateshead F.C. First Team<br />
Eddie Thomas<br />
Gateshead F.C. First Team<br />
Kyle Errington<br />
Gateshead F.C. First Team<br />
Lewis Leech<br />
Gateshead F.C. First Team<br />
As part of the academy structure<br />
the elite academy teams compete<br />
against some of the best academy<br />
teams in the country whilst studying<br />
a course of their choice.<br />
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CoLab<br />
Study a creative course with<br />
us and you’ll become part of<br />
CoLab - a collaborative way<br />
of learning and working which<br />
brings together skills and<br />
specialisms from across the<br />
college.<br />
As a CoLab student you’ll have the<br />
unique opportunity to develop skills<br />
within your particular vocational area<br />
and you’ll also get the chance to apply<br />
these skills as you would in industry.<br />
Take a look at this student produced film to find out more...<br />
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CoLab<br />
YOUR<br />
COLAB<br />
EXPERIENCE.<br />
Most colleges teach vocational<br />
programmes separately and<br />
concentrate on just the skills<br />
development; in a CoLab project you<br />
would be developing your specialist skills<br />
as part of a production team and in the<br />
context of the industry.<br />
If you are a media student for example,<br />
instead of learning camera operation<br />
skills in isolation, you will still hone these<br />
skills alongside auditioning, casting,<br />
directing and filming scenes devised and<br />
acted in by performing arts students.<br />
You'll also work with our media make-up<br />
students, our production arts students<br />
and our music students who'll compose,<br />
edit and produce the music; all within the<br />
exciting, high pressure environment of a<br />
TV studio, live broadcast, film or even for<br />
a music video set.<br />
Find out more<br />
www.gateshead.ac.uk/colab<br />
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OUR<br />
CAMPUSES.<br />
Baltic Campus<br />
Training kitchens<br />
Botanica Salon<br />
200-seat theatre<br />
Music recording studios<br />
Two floor learning centre<br />
Three restaurants<br />
Starbucks<br />
Science labs<br />
Relaxed social spaces<br />
Dance studios<br />
Health care lab<br />
How do I get there?<br />
Quarryfield Road<br />
Baltic Business Quarter<br />
Gateshead<br />
NE8 3BE<br />
0191 490 0300<br />
Go North East 53/54 and 93/94<br />
go direct to Baltic Campus.<br />
Bus routes from across the region<br />
go to Gateshead Interchange,<br />
just ten minutes walk away.<br />
Free car parking at all campuses.<br />
Just ten minutes walk from<br />
Gateshead Interchange.<br />
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Campus and travel information<br />
Academy for Sport<br />
83m indoor athletics track<br />
3G artificial and grass pitches<br />
Boxing suite<br />
Strength and conditioning gym<br />
Cardio gym<br />
Massage suite<br />
Aerobics suite<br />
Pole vault, long jump and<br />
throw area<br />
Sports science and medicine<br />
facilities<br />
How do I get there?<br />
Neilson Road<br />
Gateshead<br />
NE10 0EF<br />
0191 490 2447<br />
The 93/94 Loop bus connects<br />
the Interchange to the Academy.<br />
Bus routes from across the<br />
region go to Gateshead<br />
Interchange.<br />
Free car parking at all campuses.<br />
Just ten minutes walk from<br />
Gateshead International Stadium.<br />
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Campus and travel information<br />
Skills Academy for Construction<br />
Workshop spaces for each trade:<br />
- Bricklaying<br />
- Carpentry and joinery<br />
- Electrical<br />
- Plumbing<br />
Relaxed social spaces with<br />
vending machines<br />
How do I get there?<br />
Eighth Avenue<br />
(off Kingsway South)<br />
Team Valley<br />
Gateshead<br />
NE11 0SX<br />
0191 490 4617<br />
The 93/94 Loop bus connects<br />
the Interchange to the Academy.<br />
Bus routes from across the<br />
region go to Gateshead<br />
Interchange.<br />
Free car parking at all campuses.<br />
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The nearest Metro station to the<br />
Skills Academy for Construction<br />
is Gateshead Interchange.
Campus and travel information<br />
Skills Academy for Automotive & Engineering<br />
Mechanical maintenance<br />
workshops<br />
Welding and fabrication workshops<br />
Spray paint booths<br />
Rolling road<br />
Motor vehicle workshops<br />
CNC and CAD machines<br />
Café<br />
How do I get there?<br />
Kingsway South<br />
Team Valley<br />
Gateshead<br />
NE11 0SU<br />
0191 490 2430<br />
The 93/94 Loop bus connects the<br />
Interchange to the Academy.<br />
Bus routes from across the<br />
region go to Gateshead<br />
Interchange.<br />
Free car parking at all campuses.<br />
The nearest Metro station to the<br />
Skills Academy for Automotive<br />
is Gateshead Interchange.<br />
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Our courses<br />
RIGHT<br />
LET´S<br />
START<br />
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Our courses<br />
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Vocational Study Programmes<br />
and T Levels 42<br />
GET<br />
Find a course quiz 36<br />
A Levels 38<br />
Apprenticeships 40<br />
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MAKE<br />
A CHOICE<br />
THAT’S RIGHT<br />
FOR YOU.<br />
Choosing what to study after GCSE<br />
exams can be confusing. There are<br />
so many different options available<br />
and it can be overwhelming.<br />
Take our quick quiz to<br />
help you decide what<br />
choice is right for you.<br />
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Yes<br />
START HERE.<br />
Do you like<br />
writing essays, sitting<br />
exams and traditional<br />
school style<br />
learning?<br />
No<br />
Quiz<br />
A LEVELS.<br />
A Levels could be for you.<br />
They are a more academic and<br />
traditional way of learning.<br />
No<br />
Do you like practical<br />
learning and know<br />
which sector you'd like<br />
to work in?<br />
Yes<br />
They last for two years and can<br />
lead to higher level or degree<br />
apprenticeships, foundation<br />
degrees, honours degrees or<br />
work. Find out more about<br />
A Levels on our website.<br />
Go to A Levels<br />
Do you feel like<br />
you are ready for the<br />
world of work<br />
and want<br />
to earn<br />
a wage?<br />
No<br />
Yes<br />
We can help.<br />
Speak to our<br />
careers team<br />
or sign up for one of<br />
our Enrolment Events<br />
for one-to-one<br />
career advice.<br />
VOCATIONAL<br />
STUDY PROGRAMMES<br />
OR T LEVELS.<br />
More practical and hands-on,<br />
vocational training will give you<br />
skills in a specific sector or trade.<br />
These programmes can lead<br />
to university, an apprenticeship<br />
or straight into work.<br />
Visit our website to find out more.<br />
Go to Vocational Study<br />
Programmes & T Levels<br />
APPRENTICESHIPS.<br />
An apprenticeship might suit<br />
you. You usually spend four days<br />
a week in work and one day in<br />
college. You’ll be paid a wage<br />
and will complete qualifications.<br />
There are various apprenticeship<br />
levels which can lead to<br />
management positions. Take a<br />
look at our website to find out<br />
more about apprenticeships.<br />
Go to Apprenticeships<br />
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A LEVELS.<br />
There are lots of reasons<br />
to study A Levels at<br />
Gateshead College including<br />
our 100% pass rate in 2023:<br />
100%<br />
A level pass rate<br />
for 2023<br />
Dedicated university application<br />
service with early bird UCAS<br />
applications.<br />
Workshops by leading universities<br />
and visits to campuses.<br />
Inspirational work experience<br />
placements with a relevant<br />
employer related to the career that<br />
you are interested in.<br />
Small class sizes and one-to-one<br />
support.<br />
Expert careers advice.<br />
Opportunities to participate in<br />
university schemes enabling you<br />
to get into university with lower<br />
entry grades.<br />
Weekly personal, social and<br />
development sessions with<br />
outstanding pastoral support on a<br />
one-to-one basis.<br />
High achievers programme with<br />
additional support for Russell<br />
Group university applications and<br />
the chance to study four A Level<br />
subjects.<br />
Chance to join the best sport<br />
academy in the region with a<br />
flexible timetable allowing you to<br />
train and play each week.<br />
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WHAT<br />
CAN<br />
I STUDY?<br />
You can choose to study three A Levels<br />
with us. You’ll have six hours of lessons<br />
per week for each subject plus<br />
personal study time.<br />
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Art & Design<br />
Biology<br />
Business Studies<br />
Chemistry<br />
Economics<br />
English Language<br />
English Literature<br />
French<br />
Further Maths<br />
Geography<br />
History<br />
Law<br />
Maths<br />
Media Studies<br />
Politics<br />
Physics<br />
Psychology<br />
Sociology<br />
DON'T<br />
JUST TAKE<br />
OUR WORD<br />
FOR IT.<br />
Hear from David, a former A Level student,<br />
now at Cambridge University...<br />
A Levels<br />
A Level + vocational combo<br />
You can study A Levels alongside<br />
a vocational qualification:<br />
● Level 3 BTEC Sport &<br />
Exercise Science<br />
● Level 3 BTEC Criminology<br />
Extended Project<br />
You’ll also have the opportunity to do an Extended Project which will<br />
give you the chance to gain additional UCAS points.<br />
For your extended project you’ll carry out a piece of research on a<br />
topic of your choice, then write a report or produce an artefact which<br />
can be anything from a piece of artwork or creative writing to a drama<br />
production or piece of music.<br />
Depending on the grade you achieve for the Extended Project, you can<br />
gain between 8 - 28 additional UCAS points.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
A Level courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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APPRENTICESHIPS.<br />
What is an apprenticeship?<br />
Apprenticeships combine work and study.<br />
You'll be employed while studying and will spend at<br />
least 20% of your time away from your job to study<br />
towards your apprenticeship. On completion of your<br />
apprenticeship you'll have gained the knowledge,<br />
skills and behaviours required to succeed in your<br />
chosen career or progress to the next level of your<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
How much will I earn?<br />
This depends on your employer but there are<br />
nationally set minimum wages for your age. If you’re<br />
already employed your salary may not change.<br />
How long does it take?<br />
The duration depends on the type and level of<br />
apprenticeship. It can vary from a minimum of one<br />
year up to four years. Most apprentices are employed<br />
for a minimum of 30 hours per week.<br />
What if I’m already employed?<br />
If you're already employed you can still do an<br />
apprenticeship. Contact us on 0191 490 2450 or<br />
employers@gateshead.ac.uk and we'll work with you<br />
and your employer.<br />
What will I achieve?<br />
You'll get the skills and experience employers look<br />
for, putting you ahead in the jobs market. You'll also<br />
achieve English and maths at Level 2 if you don't have<br />
them already.<br />
Strong partnerships.<br />
We have worked with organisations such as<br />
Atom Bank, Sage UK, Bellway Homes, Brewin Dolphin,<br />
Go North East, Karbon Homes, A&P Tyne,<br />
Ford Engineering and Essity.<br />
By working with leading employers, we ensure our<br />
training remains relevant and up to date, providing<br />
our apprentices with valuable work ready skills. If you<br />
want to work for a business that doesn't currently<br />
employ apprentices, for example a family firm, we can<br />
advise them on apprenticeship training and financial<br />
incentives.<br />
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Apprenticeships<br />
How do I get an apprenticeship?<br />
Securing an apprenticeship is very similar to<br />
applying for a job. First you need to find a suitable<br />
apprenticeship vacancy that you’re interested in -<br />
click here to see our current apprenticeship vacancies.<br />
You’ll then be asked to complete an application form<br />
and if you’re shortlisted, you’ll be invited for an interview<br />
with the employer. We can provide help and support<br />
every step of the way to give you the best chance of<br />
success.<br />
Find our vacancies.<br />
All vacancies are listed on our website, click here.<br />
If you’re still at school but know you want an<br />
apprenticeship, sign up now and we can get you<br />
job ready.<br />
Can’t find the area you want to work in?<br />
If the apprenticeship you want isn't listed below<br />
please contact us and we'll help you to get sorted.<br />
Can't find a vacancy?<br />
One of the brilliant things about Gateshead College is<br />
that you can start a vocational study programme with<br />
us and move into an apprenticeship at any time if a<br />
vacancy becomes available.<br />
HOW WILL<br />
I GET MY<br />
EMPLOYMENT<br />
EDGE?<br />
● Dedicated application and<br />
interview skills support<br />
● Access to our careers team to help<br />
you plan your career journey<br />
● Quality education and training combined<br />
with employment in your chosen industry<br />
We offer a range of apprenticeships including:<br />
Accounts and Finance Data Analyst<br />
Beauty<br />
Electrical Maintenance<br />
Bricklaying<br />
Engineering Machinist/<br />
Mechatronics<br />
Bus and Coach<br />
Engineering Maintenance<br />
Business Administration<br />
Business Analyst<br />
Carpentry and Joinery<br />
Content Creator<br />
Customer Service<br />
Cyber Security<br />
Engineering Operative<br />
Hairdressing<br />
Leadership and<br />
Management<br />
Learning and Skills<br />
Teacher<br />
Manufacturing<br />
Maintenance Operations<br />
and Engineering<br />
Technician<br />
Marketing<br />
Metal Fabricator<br />
Network Engineer<br />
Plumbing Heating and<br />
Gas<br />
Plate Welder<br />
Property Maintenance<br />
Quantity Surveyor<br />
Software Development/<br />
Tester<br />
Supply Chain<br />
Surveying Technician<br />
Teaching Assistant<br />
Vehicle Body Repair and<br />
Paint<br />
Vehicle Mechanic<br />
(Light and Heavy)<br />
Just some of the employers we have developed apprenticeship training for:<br />
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VOCATIONAL STUDY<br />
PROGRAMMES<br />
& T LEVELS.<br />
If you have a clear idea of what<br />
type of career or trade you’d<br />
like to work in, then vocational<br />
study programmes are ideal as<br />
they are focused on individual<br />
industry sectors.<br />
They provide you with a mix of practical<br />
hands-on work and theory in fun,<br />
interactive sessions. The course content<br />
is shaped around the technical skills<br />
employers look for and you study them<br />
over one or two years.<br />
T Levels are a new type of practical<br />
qualification designed by leading<br />
businesses. You’ll spend 80% of your<br />
time in the classroom and 20% on an<br />
industrial placement with one of our<br />
partner employers.<br />
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Vocational study programmes & T Levels<br />
What are the different levels of<br />
vocational qualifications?<br />
Level 1<br />
Introductory or<br />
beginner level.<br />
Level 1 courses are<br />
equivalent to GCSE<br />
grade 1-3 and you’ll<br />
need one GCSE to<br />
study one of these<br />
courses.<br />
Level 2<br />
Intermediate<br />
level.<br />
Level 2 courses are<br />
equivalent to GCSE<br />
grades 4-9 and you’ll<br />
need three GCSEs at<br />
grade 3 or above to<br />
join.<br />
Level 3<br />
Level 3 courses are<br />
equivalent to 3 A<br />
Levels and you’ll need<br />
five GCSEs at grades<br />
4-9 including English<br />
and maths to study.<br />
For practical vocational courses including<br />
construction, automotive, engineering, catering and<br />
hair and beauty the highest level you can start at<br />
is Level 2 as you won’t have the experience or skills<br />
needed to go straight onto a Level 3 course.<br />
This is our simple guide to the different levels but to<br />
check the entry requirements for individual courses<br />
please visit our website.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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ART & DESIGN.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to -date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers<br />
advice from our independent,<br />
award-winning team.<br />
Test your skills in live briefs,<br />
commissions and competitions set<br />
by employers.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to a job or<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
Be mentored by some of the<br />
region's most successful business<br />
people.<br />
Learn in specialist art and design<br />
studios.<br />
93%<br />
of Art & Media students have<br />
progressed into work, an<br />
apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
Our partnerships with top creative employers means you’ll study<br />
and network with professionals at some of the best venues in the<br />
North East:<br />
NORTHERN<br />
STAGE<br />
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LISTEN<br />
UP.<br />
Art & Design<br />
Hear from Sharon, one of our art & design teachers.<br />
Find out how the Gateshead<br />
College Foundation can help<br />
with cash to make sure you<br />
get the most from your<br />
time at college.<br />
See page 17<br />
As a student on one of<br />
our Art & Design courses,<br />
you will also be part of CoLab,<br />
an innovative approach to gaining<br />
experience of collaborating in a real<br />
life, industry related way.<br />
Click here for more info.<br />
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Courses<br />
ART & DESIGN.<br />
Art & Design<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at grade 4 or above<br />
including English and a creative<br />
subject. We would also like to see<br />
examples of your work (this can be<br />
digital). We will consider those who<br />
don’t meet the entry requirements,<br />
subject to an interview.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course gives you a great<br />
foundation for a creative career.<br />
You will choose one of two specialist<br />
strands to focus on:<br />
● Digital Art – where you'll learn<br />
digital design skills such as<br />
photography, digital drawing,<br />
editing and animation.<br />
● Traditional Art – where you’ll<br />
learn design skills using<br />
traditional art materials<br />
and skills. You will create 2D<br />
Drawing, Painting, Graphic<br />
Design, Illustration, Printmaking<br />
and 3D (Sculpture).<br />
You will build on your existing<br />
creative abilities, learning new skills<br />
and working on a specialism that<br />
challenges and excites you. The<br />
course provides regular workshops<br />
with artists and businesses and you<br />
will be encouraged and supported<br />
to work with clients on industry-led<br />
projects.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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Fine Art<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above<br />
including English, maths and a<br />
creative subject. We would also<br />
like to see a portfolio of your<br />
work (this can be digital). We will<br />
consider those who don’t meet the<br />
entry requirements, subject to an<br />
interview.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you have a passion for art, love<br />
getting creative and want to<br />
experiment with different styles,<br />
then this specialist course could be<br />
for you.<br />
You'll work with an encouraging<br />
and supportive creative team to<br />
find your own unique style before<br />
specialising in your own preferred<br />
pathway; 2D Drawing, Painting,<br />
Graphics, Illustration, Printmaking<br />
and 3D (Sculpture).<br />
You will learn through<br />
experimentation and exploration<br />
by engaging in practical and theory<br />
sessions, work on live briefs with<br />
industry specialists, discover the<br />
work of other artists and designers,<br />
find opportunities for career<br />
and progression routes and visit<br />
galleries and places of cultural and<br />
educational interest.<br />
We work closely with industry<br />
professionals in order to provide<br />
an opportunity to build a valuable<br />
network right from the start.<br />
Competitions, collaborative working<br />
and live projects give you the<br />
confidence and skills to progress<br />
into employment or university.<br />
Fashion Design &<br />
Level 3<br />
Communication<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above<br />
including English, maths and a<br />
creative subject. We would also<br />
like to see a portfolio of your<br />
work (this can be digital). We will<br />
consider those who don’t meet the<br />
entry requirements, subject to an<br />
interview.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Are you an aspiring designer? Or<br />
perhaps want to start your own<br />
fashion label? Or do you have a<br />
desire to set the next big trend?<br />
Wherever your interests lie,<br />
our course offers an exciting<br />
introduction into the dynamic<br />
world of fashion. From concept to<br />
production, you’ll learn the skills<br />
needed to create high-quality<br />
products that will then be effectively<br />
communicated through various<br />
visual media.<br />
You will be taught the fundamentals<br />
of fashion design; from garment<br />
construction, pattern cutting,<br />
sewing and textiles with a focus on<br />
sustainability.<br />
You will develop skills in styling and<br />
image-making, visual graphics,<br />
fashion drawing and photography<br />
to promote you and your creative<br />
vision. As well as this, you will<br />
study the historical influences and<br />
theoretical concepts in fashion to<br />
help inform your practical skills,<br />
project research and critical<br />
reflection.
Digital Arts<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above<br />
including English, maths and a<br />
creative subject. We would also<br />
like to see a portfolio of your<br />
work (this can be digital). We will<br />
consider those who don’t meet the<br />
entry requirements, subject to an<br />
interview.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you have boundless imagination<br />
and the desire to explore industry<br />
standard digital tools, to invent and<br />
create exciting visuals, then this<br />
course is ideal for you.<br />
Digital Arts offers opportunities<br />
to manipulate pixels as<br />
well as traditional media to<br />
design characters, props and<br />
environments for your comics,<br />
games and film ideas. Working<br />
with experts in the field in our state<br />
of the art digital lab, you will hone<br />
your craft to be able to design,<br />
model, animate, light and render.<br />
Our Digital Arts course offers three<br />
pathways:<br />
● Illustration - you'll develop skills<br />
in digital painting for concept<br />
art and editorial illustrations.<br />
● Sequential Art - you'll develop<br />
skills in book illustration,<br />
comics and storyboards.<br />
● Animation - you will<br />
develop skills in 2D/3D<br />
animation, storyboarding,<br />
modelling, lighting and<br />
rendering for 2D/3D.<br />
GatesheadArtandMedia<br />
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AUTOMOTIVE.<br />
Gain the knowledge, skills and<br />
behaviours that employers require<br />
using industry standard equipment<br />
and tools including:<br />
● MIG/MAG welders<br />
● MIG brazers<br />
● Rolling road<br />
● 4 post lift, 2 post lift and<br />
other lifting equipment<br />
● JIG equipment for<br />
chassis alignment<br />
● Spray booths and spray guns<br />
● Hydraulic equipment<br />
● Spot welders<br />
● Tyre fitting<br />
● Balancing equipment<br />
● Dent pullers<br />
● Diagnostic equipment<br />
● 4 wheel alignment equipment<br />
● Electric vehicle trainer<br />
● Hybrid vehicle trainer<br />
Study courses that are endorsed by<br />
employers ensuring that they are<br />
up to date and industry relevant.<br />
Develop a range of skills including<br />
problem solving that enable you to<br />
work in your desired job role.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or job.<br />
Test yourself in projects and<br />
competitions set by employers.<br />
Be taught by our highly skilled team<br />
who have years of experience<br />
working in the automotive sector.<br />
They are always developing their<br />
knowledge and skills by working<br />
closely with employers.<br />
We work in partnership with large<br />
national employers as well as some of<br />
the region’s leading companies including:<br />
Nissan<br />
Go North East<br />
Halfords<br />
NEARC<br />
Tyneside Coachworks<br />
North of England Coachworks<br />
Aston Workshop<br />
Arriva<br />
Fergusons Transport<br />
North East Concrete<br />
CF Recovery<br />
Hitachi Rail<br />
100%<br />
of Automotive students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
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Courses<br />
AUTOMOTIVE.<br />
Motor Vehicle Body Repair and<br />
Paint Refinishing<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
No entry requirements.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’re not sure if you want to work<br />
as a mechanic or a body and paint<br />
repairer then this course is ideal for<br />
you. Through a range of practical<br />
sessions you’ll get a taste of both to<br />
help you decide and prepare you for<br />
your next level of study.<br />
You’ll gain the basic skills you<br />
need as well as developing your<br />
employability, communication and<br />
social skills.<br />
Vehicle Accident Repair<br />
Multiskilled<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
1 GCSE.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you want to work with cars but<br />
you're unsure whether you want to<br />
get under the bonnet and become<br />
a mechanic or master finishing<br />
techniques and become a body<br />
repairer, then this course will help<br />
you decide.<br />
In our workshops, you'll gain practical<br />
hands-on skills in mechanics and<br />
body repair techniques and during<br />
our classroom sessions you'll build<br />
your knowledge in both areas.<br />
You'll also get a taste of what it's like<br />
to work in the motor industry during a<br />
work placement.<br />
Motor Vehicle<br />
Service & Repair<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
1 GCSE<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you're into cars and want to enter<br />
into the vehicle repair industries but<br />
are unsure which path to follow,<br />
this full time course will give you<br />
the essential skills, knowledge<br />
and experience you need to<br />
start preparing for a career in the<br />
automotive industry.<br />
It is a practical, hands-on course<br />
and you'll be working in the very<br />
best motor vehicle workshops on<br />
a variety of vehicles with industry<br />
standard resources. You will also be<br />
given the opportunity to take up a<br />
work experience placement in the<br />
motor industry to get a taste of the<br />
working world.<br />
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Automotive<br />
Motor Vehicle<br />
Service & Repair<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Ideally a Level 1 Service and<br />
Repair qualification or good level<br />
of experience. You'll do an initial<br />
assessment in English and maths to<br />
ensure you are enrolled on the right<br />
level programme.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Get the technical skills needed to<br />
work in today’s motor vehicle repair<br />
industry, including the diagnosis<br />
of non-complex system faults.<br />
A very practical course that'll give<br />
you hands-on experience working<br />
on a range of vehicles.<br />
The course provides essential<br />
knowledge for those who want to<br />
work as a vehicle technician in all<br />
types of dealerships, maintenance<br />
depots and garages. You’ll also go<br />
on a work experience placement<br />
with a local employer.<br />
Vehicle Maintenance<br />
& Repair<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 automotive qualification and<br />
an initial assessment in English and<br />
maths to ensure you are enrolled on<br />
the right level programme.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll learn everything you need<br />
to know to pursue a career<br />
working as a service technician in<br />
all types of garages, dealerships<br />
and maintenance depots.<br />
Master your skills working<br />
on a variety of vehicles and<br />
diagnostic equipment.<br />
You'll also gain a qualification in<br />
refrigerant handling, knowledge<br />
of electric and hybrid vehicles<br />
and have the opportunity to<br />
complete work experience<br />
with local businesses.<br />
Don't worry if you<br />
haven't got a<br />
4 in maths and<br />
English, we will help you<br />
achieve these as part<br />
of your course.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Automotive courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is for you<br />
and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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Courses<br />
AUTOMOTIVE.<br />
Motor Vehicle Body Repair<br />
& Paint Refinishing<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
1 GCSE<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will give you the<br />
essential skills, knowledge and<br />
experience you need to work<br />
as a body repairer in garages,<br />
dealerships and specialist<br />
body repair shops.<br />
It’s a practical, hands-on course<br />
and you’ll be training in our<br />
state-of-the-art workshops on<br />
a variety of vehicles and industry<br />
standard resources. You’ll also<br />
follow a formal paint refinishing<br />
qualification so that by the end of<br />
your programme, you’ll have the<br />
skills and experience of both of<br />
these specialist areas.<br />
You will also be given the<br />
opportunity to take up a work<br />
experience placement in the<br />
motor industry to get a taste of the<br />
working world.<br />
Motor Vehicle Body Repair<br />
& Paint Refinishing<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 1 Body Repair and Paint<br />
Refinishing or a good level of<br />
practical experience and an<br />
initial assessment in English and<br />
maths to ensure you are enrolled<br />
on the right level programme.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This is a unique opportunity to<br />
gain skills in two specialist areas -<br />
body repair and paint refinishing.<br />
During this one-year course you'll<br />
get practical skills and knowledge<br />
working on a wide range of<br />
vehicles in our workshops.<br />
You'll also complete a work<br />
placement with a local employer to<br />
gain an insight and understanding<br />
of working in a body repair shop.<br />
This qualification forms part of an<br />
advanced level apprenticeship,<br />
giving you a head start over other<br />
candidates if you wish to progress to<br />
an apprenticeship. Alternatively you<br />
can progress to our Level 3 course.<br />
Motor Vehicle Body Repair<br />
& Paint Refinishing<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 Body Repair and Paint<br />
Refinishing qualification and<br />
an initial assessment in English and<br />
maths to ensure you are enrolled on<br />
the right level programme.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Get the skills and knowledge<br />
to work as a body repairer or paint<br />
refinisher working on a wide range<br />
of vehicles in all types of garages,<br />
dealerships and specialist body<br />
repair shops. You’ll train in our<br />
state-of-the-art workshops and<br />
and gain work experience<br />
with local employers.<br />
This qualification also forms part<br />
of an Accident Repair Advanced<br />
Apprenticeship, so if you apply to an<br />
apprenticeship you’ll be one step<br />
ahead of other candidates.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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Click here to go straight to the<br />
Automotive courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is for you<br />
and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
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BUSINESS.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed by<br />
employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to-date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers advice<br />
from our independent,<br />
award-winning team.<br />
Test your skills in projects set by<br />
employers.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or a job.<br />
Our industry partners include:<br />
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education.
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Courses<br />
BUSINESS.<br />
Introduction to<br />
Business and Travel<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A minimum of 2 GCSEs<br />
grade 2 and above.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’re looking for an introduction<br />
to business, travel and hospitality,<br />
this course is ideal for you.<br />
Customer service is at the heart of<br />
the business, tourism and hospitality<br />
sectors and you’ll develop your<br />
business awareness skills and<br />
confidence to ensure you know<br />
how to give your customers that<br />
five star treatment. Working on<br />
an event, you’ll also build your<br />
team work, problem solving and<br />
communications skills.<br />
Starting your own Business<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
3 GCSEs in any subjects at a<br />
grade 4 or above, or equivalent.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course has been designed to<br />
give you the knowledge and skills<br />
to start your own business, enter<br />
employment or an apprenticeship.<br />
You’ll work on different business<br />
ideas considering the type of<br />
ownership and the skills and<br />
resources you will need to set up<br />
your business. Plus, you’ll get creative<br />
developing a brand name, logo and<br />
promotional material for<br />
your business.<br />
Understanding all things numbers<br />
and legal are vitally important to a<br />
business start-up and you’ll learn<br />
about HMRC and tax requirements<br />
including VAT, cash flow forecasts,<br />
invoices and payment receipts.<br />
You’ll also learn how to develop a<br />
robust and thorough business plan.<br />
Tourism is a multi-million pound<br />
industry and you’ll learn more about<br />
the sector here in the UK and get<br />
out and about visiting key tourist<br />
attractions.<br />
You’ll also develop your digital, IT<br />
and presentation skills throughout<br />
the duration of the course.<br />
The skills and knowledge you<br />
gain from the course will help you<br />
step into a job, apprenticeship or<br />
progress on to the next level<br />
of study.<br />
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Introduction to<br />
Business Management<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
4 GCSEs in any subjects at a<br />
grade 3 or above, or equivalent.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course has been designed<br />
to give you the opportunity to<br />
explore a number of different<br />
topics and develop the essential<br />
skills and knowledge you need to<br />
work successfully in a business<br />
environment.<br />
You’ll explore how businesses<br />
operate, find out about different<br />
types of businesses and how they<br />
are managed and use financial<br />
tools to support growth and<br />
maximise profits. You will also<br />
discover how businesses use<br />
marketing to deliver sales and<br />
the importance good customer<br />
service and branding has on their<br />
reputation.<br />
You'll have the opportunity to<br />
interact and learn from some of the<br />
region's largest businesses and hear<br />
from inspirational entrepreneurs<br />
who will share their experiences<br />
with you.<br />
The skills and knowledge you gain<br />
will help you decide the direction<br />
you want your career to take and<br />
specialise in an area you’re most<br />
interested in, choosing from:<br />
● Enterprise<br />
● Finance<br />
● Marketing<br />
● Retail<br />
● Digital business technology<br />
Business<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
5 GCSEs grade 4 and above,<br />
including maths and English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
On this course you’ll learn the<br />
theory behind how businesses<br />
are run. This includes how and why<br />
businesses produce financial<br />
statements, finding out about<br />
successful marketing campaigns<br />
and events and the processes<br />
businesses go through when<br />
recruiting new staff. Along with<br />
your studies you will develop a<br />
range of skills that are highly sought<br />
after by all employers, such as<br />
time management, organisation,<br />
communication and resilience.<br />
1. Leadership and Management<br />
You will be given the opportunity<br />
to develop your leadership and<br />
management skills through a range<br />
of workshops, trips and visits and<br />
guest speakers who will share a<br />
wealth of knowledge and expertise<br />
with you to allow you to pursue<br />
a career in leadership and equip<br />
you with the skills, knowledge and<br />
behaviours needed to become<br />
the future leaders in the business<br />
world. You will also complete a<br />
CMI qualification to make you<br />
stand out in the jobs market.<br />
2. Digital Marketing<br />
Living in a digital world requires<br />
businesses to compete on a digital<br />
level. You will be working with<br />
leading businesses to develop<br />
your digital marketing skills<br />
and meet industry specialists<br />
who will show you the tricks of<br />
the trade. All students will also<br />
complete a Google Garage<br />
marketing qualification.<br />
3. People Management and Law<br />
It's important that businesses look<br />
after and develop their talent<br />
to ensure they are the most<br />
competitive business on the market.<br />
You will be working with industry<br />
specialists and securing a mentor<br />
from a local firm including a law<br />
firm which will help you learn about<br />
the actions businesses must take<br />
to stay within the boundaries of the<br />
law, how to recruit the best people<br />
to ensure you have the right skill<br />
set in your team, how to motivate<br />
your staff to reach their full potential<br />
and how to get people to work<br />
together to maximise results.<br />
4. Investment Finance and Accounting<br />
The world of finance is growing,<br />
from trading on the stock market,<br />
investment banking, financial<br />
planners to accountants, the<br />
demand for skilled staff is high.<br />
You will develop your finance skills<br />
and knowledge by attending<br />
work placements in a financial<br />
setting, working with local finance<br />
companies and having guest<br />
speakers come in to discuss careers<br />
and opportunities in the industry.<br />
Students will also complete an<br />
AAT accounting qualification.<br />
Business<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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BUSINESS.<br />
T Level in Management<br />
and Administration<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 Years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
5 GCSEs at grades 5-9 including<br />
maths and English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Do you see yourself as a future<br />
leader? If so, then this course could<br />
be for you. You will learn how to<br />
manage a successful business<br />
by developing your knowledge<br />
and skills in areas such as people<br />
management, finance and business<br />
behaviours.<br />
In the first year, you’ll develop an<br />
understanding of a broad range<br />
of issues relevant to the business<br />
sector, including:<br />
Business context<br />
You’ll explore organisational cultures<br />
and values, the role of both internal<br />
and external stakeholders, different<br />
forms of governance and the<br />
impact of organisations on society<br />
and the environment.<br />
Project and change management<br />
Understanding change<br />
management theories and models<br />
are an essential part of working<br />
in business and will help you to<br />
support and improve projects.<br />
Business behaviours<br />
You’ll gain an understanding<br />
of the importance of good<br />
communication and how to adapt<br />
styles for different purposes,<br />
methods and audiences.<br />
Quality and compliance<br />
You’ll learn about the importance of<br />
maintaining and improving quality<br />
in all aspects of public and private<br />
sector organisations.<br />
At the end of the delivery of the core<br />
content, you’ll put everything you<br />
have learned into practice by working<br />
on an employer set project. The<br />
employer-set project will consist of a<br />
well-defined, real industry-style brief.<br />
In the second year you’ll complete<br />
an occupational specialism in Team<br />
Leadership and Management<br />
along with a comprehensive work<br />
experience placement.<br />
A unique part of a T Level is the<br />
time students spend on an industry<br />
placement (minimum of 315<br />
hours/ around 45 days) or around<br />
20% of your course. This gives you<br />
an invaluable opportunity to put<br />
your new knowledge and skills into<br />
practice and understand the world of<br />
work.<br />
T Levels are a new type of practical qualification<br />
designed by leading businesses.<br />
You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom<br />
and 20% on an industrial placement.<br />
Following the course you can step into<br />
employment, go onto an apprenticeship<br />
or a degree at university.<br />
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HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Business courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is for you<br />
and then apply online.<br />
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CATERING<br />
& HOSPITALITY.<br />
The North East is an excellent base<br />
for anyone wishing to work in the<br />
fast-paced food service industry<br />
with its growing street-food scene,<br />
vibrant café culture and some<br />
amazing independent restaurants<br />
offering cuisines from around the<br />
world.<br />
You’ll gain the essential skills and<br />
knowledge of the industry and train<br />
as part of our professional team in<br />
our student-run restaurant Enfields<br />
Kitchen.<br />
Working with our industry<br />
partners you’ll gain experience<br />
and exposure, while building up a<br />
professional network.<br />
You’ll undertake relevant, quality<br />
industry placements.<br />
Enjoy masterclasses from top chefs<br />
and business owners.<br />
Showcase your work with real<br />
customers during our external<br />
events and themed evenings.<br />
Working on live projects, you’ll<br />
get the opportunity to put your<br />
skills and knowledge to the test.<br />
Past projects have included the<br />
Chamber of Commerce Annual<br />
Dinner at Durham Cathedral,<br />
prestigious events at the Marriott<br />
Hotel and the college’s Student<br />
Awards.<br />
We have strong relationships with some of regions leading<br />
organisations including:<br />
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or higher education.<br />
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Courses<br />
CATERING<br />
& HOSPITALITY.<br />
Cookery & Food<br />
and Beverage service<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
No previous qualifications are<br />
required, however you will<br />
need to attend an interview.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You will develop a core introductory<br />
skill base in the correct use of<br />
equipment and knives in order<br />
for you to cook and present a<br />
wide range of meat, poultry and<br />
vegetables, sauces and garnishes.<br />
The course also covers some<br />
patisserie elements including cakes,<br />
sponges and hot and cold desserts.<br />
You’ll build your confidence and<br />
customer service skills working<br />
front of house in Enfields Kitchen,<br />
our student-run restaurant. You’ll<br />
deal with customers, undertake<br />
initial barista training, work<br />
on table design and handle<br />
cash and card payments.<br />
You’ll be taught hygiene<br />
requirements, how to be safe at<br />
work and the key fundamentals<br />
of kitchen cleanliness. In addition,<br />
you’ll also gain an understanding<br />
of international culinary terms<br />
in French and Italian.<br />
Professional Cookery<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Vocational qualifications at Level<br />
1 or three GCSE grades at 4 or<br />
above including English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You’ll cook and present a wide<br />
range of meat, fish and poultry<br />
dishes with an extensive variety<br />
of accompaniments such as<br />
vegetables, sauces and garnishes.<br />
This will develop your core skill in<br />
the use of equipment and knives.<br />
You will also learn how to prepare,<br />
cook and finish a range of hot and<br />
cold desserts, experimenting with<br />
pastry products including cakes,<br />
sponges, biscuits and scones as well<br />
as bread and other dough products.<br />
You’ll learn how to develop menus<br />
for a variety of customers and<br />
events including preparation<br />
for customers with allergies<br />
and understanding the<br />
fundamentals of nutrition.<br />
While this course is aimed at<br />
those who want to be in the<br />
kitchen, to ensure you can best<br />
support your customer-facing<br />
team in the future, you’ll learn<br />
about front-of-house operations<br />
and dealing with customers.<br />
Food and Beverage Service<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSE’s grade 4 or above<br />
including either English and maths.<br />
Level 1 cookery is desirable or<br />
experience, but not essential.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You will develop a skill set to be<br />
able to work confidently front of<br />
house and deal with customers.<br />
This will include the full customer<br />
journey from managing their<br />
booking, meeting and greeting,<br />
confidently describing menu<br />
options, dealing with allergy<br />
related queries, serving food and<br />
drink and processing payments.<br />
We’ll also train you in the art<br />
of mastering the perfect<br />
cup of coffee using industry<br />
recognised equipment.<br />
Customer service is at the heart<br />
of front-of-house operations<br />
and we’ll teach you how to give<br />
your customers 5 star treatment.<br />
From the moment they make the<br />
booking to the way you greet them<br />
on arrival and how you explain<br />
the menu choices to them, we’ll<br />
build your skills and confidence.<br />
To ensure you can talk<br />
knowledgeably about food you’ll<br />
also learn introductory culinary<br />
skills. We’ll teach you how to cook<br />
and present a selection of meat,<br />
fish and poultry dishes with a<br />
range of accompaniments such as<br />
vegetables, sauces and garnishes.<br />
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Catering & Hospitality<br />
Professional Patisserie<br />
and Confectionary<br />
Level 3<br />
Hospitality Supervision<br />
and Leadership<br />
Level 3<br />
Professional Cookery<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 Professional Cookery or<br />
equivalent skills/experience.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will give you the<br />
practical skills and knowledge for<br />
a career as a pastry chef in the<br />
catering and hospitality industry.<br />
You’ll develop skills in the complex<br />
methods in producing pastries,<br />
hot and cold desserts and<br />
developing your unique adaptation<br />
methods to dishes which include<br />
chocolate centre pieces, boiled<br />
sugar work and pastillage.<br />
Running the dessert section of<br />
Enfields Kitchen, you’ll put your skills<br />
and knowledge to the test and gain<br />
confidence in a professional setting.<br />
You will extend your abilities in key<br />
topics required in catering and<br />
hospitality such as professional<br />
cookery, food hygiene, menu<br />
development and costings. As well<br />
as studying essential topics to give<br />
you the edge such as nutrition,<br />
allergies and culinary terms.<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSE grades at 4 or above<br />
including English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You will develop a range of<br />
skills to work in a supervisory<br />
role in the hospitality sector.<br />
Customer service is at the heart<br />
of front-of-house operations and<br />
we’ll teach you how to confidently<br />
lead a team and ensure they<br />
give your customers the 5 star<br />
treatment. From the moment<br />
they make the booking to the<br />
way they are greeted on arrival,<br />
we’ll build your leadership skills<br />
and confidence to ensure you<br />
get the best out of your team.<br />
You’ll also get the opportunity<br />
to manage and organise<br />
events and supervise, mentor<br />
and support students on our<br />
Level 1 and 2 courses.<br />
Teamwork, customer service<br />
and good communication are<br />
essential skills in the hospitality<br />
sector and you’ll perfect these<br />
with lots of opportunities to put<br />
them into practice on this course.<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 Professional Cookery or<br />
four GCSE grades at 4 or above<br />
including English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will give you the skills<br />
to work at a supervisory level,<br />
as a senior chef or specialise in<br />
a particular field of catering.<br />
You will develop a complex skills<br />
base in the correct methods of<br />
preparing and cooking meat, fish<br />
and poultry dishes using different<br />
styles and your own adaptation<br />
of presentation. This will also<br />
include an extensive variety<br />
of accompaniments such as<br />
vegetables, sauces and garnishes.<br />
In order to give you a broader<br />
transferable skills set you will also<br />
develop your work in a range<br />
of different pastry products<br />
from sweet to savoury. This is<br />
regarded as a must in some<br />
industry establishments.<br />
You’ll have the opportunity to<br />
develop leadership and supervisory<br />
skills as well as building your<br />
knowledge in food hygiene, menu<br />
development and costings.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Catering & Hospitality courses on<br />
our website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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CONSTRUCTION.<br />
Train in some of the best facilities in<br />
the UK.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to -date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers<br />
advice from our independent,<br />
award-winning team.<br />
Test your skills in competitions set<br />
by employers.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or a job.<br />
Be mentored by some of the<br />
region's most successful business<br />
people.<br />
Study in industry standard<br />
facilities which include a number<br />
of workshops, roofing stations and<br />
real house builds.<br />
We'll help you apply for an<br />
apprenticeship with one of our<br />
employer partners.<br />
99%<br />
of Construction students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship, further<br />
or higher education.<br />
We work in partnership with some of the best employers in the<br />
region who look for their next apprentices amongst our students:<br />
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Courses<br />
CONSTRUCTION.<br />
Certificate in<br />
Construction Skills<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
There are no formal entry<br />
requirements.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’re interested in working in the<br />
construction industry but are not<br />
sure which trade area to specialise<br />
in, this course is the perfect<br />
opportunity to develop the practical<br />
skills needed by employers in the<br />
industry, while giving you a taster of<br />
a variety of trades.<br />
You will study an introduction to<br />
health and safety as well as a range<br />
of trade skills including carpentry<br />
and joinery, bricklaying, plumbing<br />
and electrical installation.<br />
Once you have completed this<br />
course, you’ll be in a better position<br />
to decide which trade you would<br />
like to specialise in.<br />
Bricklaying<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at 3 or above, ideally<br />
including English and maths or<br />
equivalent.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This introductory course will<br />
help prepare you for work in the<br />
construction industry or give you<br />
the qualification to progress on to<br />
the Level 2 bricklaying course to<br />
develop your knowledge and skills<br />
further.<br />
You’ll learn through a combination<br />
of hands-on practical training and<br />
classroom based activities.<br />
Bricklaying<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
You must have a full Level 1<br />
qualification in a relevant subject<br />
area.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Hands-on training in our industry<br />
standard workshops will provide<br />
you with the skills needed to be<br />
a bricklayer or to progress to<br />
an apprenticeship. Alongside<br />
bricklaying skills, you’ll be trained<br />
in arches and openings, various<br />
types of walling and all aspects of<br />
building. You’ll also have the chance<br />
to develop your skills through work<br />
experience placements.<br />
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Construction<br />
Carpentry & Joinery<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at 3 or above, ideally<br />
including English and maths or<br />
equivalent.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll build foundation carpentry<br />
and joinery skills to help you<br />
progress to an apprenticeship, work<br />
or further training. Practical and<br />
hands-on, you’ll learn carpentry<br />
and joinery techniques using hand<br />
and power tools, as well as health<br />
and safety.<br />
On completion of the course,<br />
you can progress to one of our<br />
Level 2 courses, into work or an<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
Site Carpentry<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
You must have a Level 1 in<br />
Carpentry and Joinery and<br />
GCSE English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course develops your craft skills<br />
to work at recognised industrial<br />
standards within this trade area.<br />
You will learn new site carpentry<br />
skills as well as developing those<br />
learnt at Level 1. The college has<br />
close links to local construction<br />
companies, so you’ll also have the<br />
opportunity to take part in valuable<br />
work experience placements in the<br />
commercial world.<br />
Diploma in Site Carpentry<br />
(Construction)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 in Site Carpentry or some<br />
equivalent work experience.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You will cover three core subject<br />
areas including health, safety and<br />
welfare, technical information,<br />
quantities and communication<br />
and the construction industry and<br />
the built environment. You’ll learn<br />
a range of practical skills such as<br />
first and second fixing operations,<br />
how to set up and operate cutting<br />
and shaping machinery, how to set<br />
up complex structural carcassing<br />
components and how to maintain<br />
non-structural and structural<br />
components.<br />
Don't worry if you<br />
haven't got a<br />
4 in maths and<br />
English, we will help you<br />
achieve these as part<br />
of your course.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Construction courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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Courses<br />
CONSTRUCTION.<br />
Plumbing<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at 3 or above, ideally<br />
including English and maths or<br />
equivalent.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course is ideal for those<br />
wanting to enter the plumbing<br />
industry. You’ll have the opportunity<br />
to pick up some core knowledge<br />
and skills in basic plumbing,<br />
enabling you to progress onto the<br />
Level 2 course.<br />
You’ll cover a variety of topics<br />
including carrying out safe<br />
working practices, understanding<br />
fundamental scientific principles<br />
within building services engineering<br />
and understanding low carbon steel<br />
pipe fabrication work for domestic<br />
plumbing systems.<br />
Receive a weekly tutorial, take part<br />
in course enrichment activities and<br />
study English and maths at your<br />
appropriate level.<br />
Plumbing Studies<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at 4 or above in English<br />
and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’d like to become a plumber,<br />
this course will give you an insight<br />
to the plumbing industry gaining<br />
the technical knowledge and<br />
skills required to undertake basic<br />
domestic plumbing work, including<br />
cold and hot water systems,<br />
sanitation and central heating.<br />
You’ll also gain an understanding<br />
of the importance of health and<br />
safety within the industry and will be<br />
able to take part in valuable work<br />
experience placements.<br />
Electro Technical<br />
Installation<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at 4 or above, including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’d like to be an electrician,<br />
this course will give you an insight<br />
to the electrical industry gaining<br />
the technical knowledge and<br />
skills required to undertake basic<br />
domestic electrical work.<br />
You'll get to grips with lighting<br />
circuits, ring final circuits, cable<br />
sizing and how to add additional<br />
circuits to existing installations.<br />
You'll also gain an understanding<br />
of the importance of health and<br />
safety within the industry and<br />
have the chance to take part<br />
in valuable work experience.<br />
Don't worry if you<br />
haven't got a<br />
4 in maths and<br />
English, we will help you<br />
achieve these as part<br />
of your course.<br />
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Construction<br />
Electro Technical<br />
Installation<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSE at grade 4 or above,<br />
preferably including English and<br />
maths, or a vocational qualification<br />
at pass or above, and Functional<br />
Skills English and maths at Level 2.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’d like to be an electrician, this<br />
course is for you. You'll get an insight<br />
in to the electrical industry. You'll also<br />
have the opportunity to complete<br />
valuable work experience.<br />
This course covers the<br />
following units:<br />
● Health, safety and<br />
environmental considerations<br />
● Organising and overseeing<br />
● Terminating and connecting<br />
● Inspection<br />
● Testing and commissioning<br />
● Fault diagnosis and rectification<br />
● Electrical scientific principles<br />
● BS 7671<br />
● Electrical design<br />
● Electrical maintenance.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Construction courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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T Levels are a new type of practical qualification<br />
designed by leading businesses.<br />
You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom and<br />
20% on an industrial placement with one or more<br />
of our construction partner employers.<br />
Following the course you can step into<br />
employment, go onto an apprenticeship<br />
or a degree at university.<br />
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Construction<br />
CONSTRUCTION.<br />
T Level in Carpentry<br />
and Joinery<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5 or above, ideally<br />
including English, maths and<br />
science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll gain a great understanding<br />
of the construction industry,<br />
covering topics such as health<br />
and safety, construction science<br />
principles and sustainability.<br />
During the course you'll prepare<br />
and plan for the production of<br />
complex timber-based products<br />
and gain knowledge and skills<br />
in design, measurement and<br />
calculations of quantities, as well<br />
as the production of a method<br />
statement and risk assessment.<br />
You'll also build upon your numerical<br />
skills to produce material and<br />
cutting lists to minimise wastage.<br />
You’ll undertake 315 hours of work<br />
placement putting into practice<br />
what you’ve learnt in the classroom.<br />
Working with some of the region’s<br />
key employers, you’ll get a taste<br />
of what it’s like to work onsite.<br />
T Level in Architectural<br />
Design and Surveying<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5 or above, ideally<br />
including English, maths and<br />
science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’re interested in working in<br />
civil engineering, surveying or town<br />
planning then this course is for you.<br />
You’ll explore the science behind<br />
building design by looking at<br />
different construction methods,<br />
design principles and processes<br />
and surveying and planning. You’ll<br />
also study the construction industry<br />
and its role in the economy as well<br />
as the importance of sustainability,<br />
environmental impact and<br />
corporate social responsibility.<br />
As new technology emerges, the<br />
construction sector is continuously<br />
evolving and you’ll gain an<br />
understanding of digital engineering<br />
techniques and the impact of<br />
the Internet of Things (IoT). Using<br />
mathematical techniques you’ll<br />
solve construction problem and<br />
make accurate and appropriate<br />
measurements.<br />
You’ll be taught key principles<br />
for working in the industry<br />
including project management,<br />
budgeting and resource<br />
allocation, procurement, and risk<br />
management. As well as studying<br />
essential topics such as health<br />
and safety, building regulations<br />
and standards, relationship<br />
management and<br />
customer service.<br />
As the course is a T Level, you’ll<br />
also undertake 315 hours of work<br />
placement putting into practice<br />
what you’ve learnt in the classroom.<br />
Working with some of the region’s<br />
key employers, you’ll get a taste of<br />
what it’s like to work in both office<br />
based construction design and<br />
planning environments as well as on<br />
a construction site.<br />
The opportunities you will gain<br />
through your taught sessions<br />
in college and your experience<br />
whilst on work placement will<br />
support you in gaining a career<br />
or an apprenticeship within<br />
the construction industry.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
Progress to PlanBee.<br />
When you finish the Level 3 you'll be<br />
in a perfect position to apply for our<br />
paid higher apprenticeship, PlanBee.<br />
You'll work for a range of architects<br />
and building companies, earn a<br />
wage and gain a qualification.<br />
Click here for more details.<br />
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DIGITAL<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
& GAMES.<br />
Train in some of the best facilities in<br />
the UK.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to-date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers<br />
advice from our independent,<br />
award-winning team.<br />
Test your skills in live project briefs<br />
set by employers.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or a job.<br />
Be mentored by some of the region's<br />
most successful business people.<br />
Have strong industry links with local<br />
digital companies, ensuring we are<br />
providing you with the industry skills<br />
employers are looking for.<br />
Digital courses are designed to give<br />
you the knowledge and practical<br />
skills you need to apply technology in<br />
a workplace and demonstrate your<br />
abilities to employers.<br />
Our industry partners include:<br />
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Courses<br />
DIGITAL<br />
TECHNOLOGY.<br />
Digital Technologies<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at a minimum<br />
of grades 1-2.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Are you interested in the digital<br />
technology sector as a career<br />
choice? Our course is packed with<br />
exciting projects that will develop<br />
your skills in a range of digital<br />
technologies. From digital animation<br />
and website design to computer<br />
programming, you'll gain a broad<br />
understanding of the industry<br />
and its range of opportunities.<br />
You will develop a digital product<br />
from start to finish, using industrystandard<br />
software. You'll also learn<br />
how to design and create a website<br />
and get hands-on experience in<br />
writing computer programmes.<br />
Our course is more than just a<br />
qualification. We'll help you develop<br />
key skills that will make you more<br />
employable and give you an edge in<br />
the job market. You'll also have the<br />
opportunity to engage with local<br />
businesses and improve your skills<br />
through work experience and other<br />
activities designed to boost your CV.<br />
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Digital Technologies<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at grade 3 preferably<br />
including English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Are you looking for an exciting<br />
new way to engage with digital<br />
technologies?<br />
We're proud members of Dynamo<br />
North East, and we've designed our<br />
programme to give you a range<br />
of creative and technical skills to<br />
prepare you for your next step,<br />
whether it's a T Level or<br />
Foundation Diploma.<br />
On our course, you'll get hands-on<br />
experience with a variety of digital<br />
technologies, including software<br />
development and mobile app<br />
development. You'll be challenged to<br />
create your own mobile application<br />
within Unity and develop bespoke<br />
software applications using C#.<br />
You'll also get to build and test<br />
your own PC, troubleshoot<br />
common problems, and gain<br />
valuable skills in big data analysis<br />
and database design.<br />
That's not all – our programme<br />
also includes real-world work<br />
experience opportunities, employer<br />
briefs and commissions that will<br />
help you understand the world<br />
of work and make an impression<br />
on potential employers. We want<br />
you to be job-ready when you<br />
finish our course, with the skills and<br />
experience you need to succeed in<br />
the workplace.<br />
Don't worry if you<br />
haven't got a<br />
4 in English and maths,<br />
we will help you achieve<br />
these as part<br />
of your course.
Digital Technology<br />
Cyber Security &<br />
Infrastructure Support<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grades 4-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
The vocational course endorsed<br />
by Dynamo North East and other<br />
partners can provide you with the<br />
skills and knowledge you need to<br />
become an asset to any business.<br />
The course covers the fundamentals<br />
of encryption, investigating how<br />
hackers penetrate systems, and<br />
providing strong cyber defence<br />
tactics. You will also learn how to<br />
build and maintain computer<br />
systems, support network<br />
technologies, and develop skills<br />
in programming, database<br />
development and web design.<br />
It’s not just about the technical<br />
skills you will learn, the course<br />
also provides training on money<br />
management, job hunting, interview<br />
skills, confidence building and<br />
resilience. With relevant and highquality<br />
work experience placements,<br />
employer talks, and commercial<br />
and vocational projects, you will gain<br />
valuable experience and make an<br />
impression on potential employers.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
Software Engineering &<br />
Development<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grades 4-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you're interested in a career as a<br />
software engineer, a web database<br />
developer or a social media expert<br />
this is the course for you.<br />
Our course in Software Engineering<br />
& Development will equip you<br />
with the skills you need to design,<br />
develop and implement the systems<br />
that we use daily. You will explore<br />
different programming languages,<br />
including those used to develop the<br />
applications and web pages. You'll<br />
learn how to think outside the box,<br />
create bug-free software that can<br />
be maintained for years, and gain<br />
the knowledge and skills to become<br />
a software developer, an apprentice<br />
or go on to further study.<br />
We offer work experience<br />
placements, employer talks,<br />
commercial and vocational projects,<br />
which will help you make a lasting<br />
impression on potential employers<br />
and can often lead to gaining<br />
an apprenticeship.<br />
98%<br />
of Digi Tech students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
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Courses<br />
DIGITAL<br />
TECHNOLOGY.<br />
This is a new type of qualification<br />
that combines a minimum of<br />
315 hours (or 45 days) industry<br />
placement with studying in college.<br />
When you’re on placement, you’ll<br />
spend time with our network of<br />
digital employers, developing your<br />
technical skills, working as part<br />
of a team and gaining valuable<br />
work experience. Past students<br />
have spent time with Mediaworks,<br />
Enigma Interactive, Geek Talent,<br />
Tombola and Hedgehog Lab.<br />
In college, you’ll study concepts,<br />
theories, principles and core skills<br />
relevant to software engineering<br />
including programming concepts,<br />
business context, digital concepts<br />
and environments, agile project<br />
management, system security<br />
and testing methodologies. You’ll<br />
also look at industry standard<br />
knowledge, skills and behaviours in<br />
requirements analysis, designing,<br />
implementing and testing software<br />
solutions.<br />
When you complete the course,<br />
you can step into work, move onto<br />
university or apply for a higher or<br />
degree level apprenticeship.<br />
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Digital Technology<br />
T Level in Software<br />
Development (Digital<br />
Production, Design<br />
and Development)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grades 5-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll engage in a mix of classroom<br />
learning and hands-on experience<br />
through an industry placement of at<br />
least 45 days, providing you with the<br />
transferable skills needed to stand<br />
out to potential employers as well<br />
as prepare you for further study or<br />
higher apprenticeships.<br />
You'll also gain practical experience<br />
with programming concepts using<br />
Python, further developing your<br />
computational thinking skills. This<br />
course will provide you with a solid<br />
foundation in business context,<br />
including how businesses use a<br />
range of digital skills.<br />
You will develop the skills and<br />
knowledge needed to start a career<br />
in the digital industry.<br />
T Level in Networking<br />
and Infrastructure<br />
(Digital Support Services)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grades 5-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course has been designed to<br />
reflect the needs of the digital sector<br />
and the role of a Digital Infrastructure<br />
Technician.<br />
You'll dive into the infrastructure<br />
support needs of a range<br />
of businesses, and gain an<br />
understanding of data storage and<br />
access levels. You'll enhance your<br />
computational thinking skills, and<br />
explore digital environments.<br />
You’ll also have an opportunity to<br />
gain real world skills with an industry<br />
placement that will prepare you for<br />
the workplace or higher-level study.<br />
Don't miss out on this incredible<br />
opportunity to launch your career in<br />
the digital sector with confidence.<br />
T Level in Big Data<br />
(Digital Business Services)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grades 5-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Want to start your career in the<br />
digital sector? This course blends<br />
technical learning with hands-on<br />
digital experience, specifically<br />
designed for the role of a Data<br />
Technician.<br />
You'll have the opportunity to engage<br />
in a mix of theory, technical concepts<br />
and principles, combined with<br />
invaluable on-the-job experience<br />
during your industry placement.<br />
This practical experience will give<br />
you the skills that employers are<br />
actively seeking, and set you apart in<br />
the job market.<br />
You'll gain essential digital skills<br />
needed in a range of business<br />
environments, and learn about how<br />
data is gathered, manipulated<br />
and analysed.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Digital Technology courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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Courses<br />
GAMES.<br />
Games<br />
Level 1<br />
Games Design<br />
Level 2<br />
Esports<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Two GCSEs at a minimum of grades<br />
1-2.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Are you interested in games or<br />
working in the games, art or media<br />
industry? We're looking for students<br />
who are keen to develop their<br />
creative skills and learn something<br />
new. Don’t worry if you're not at a<br />
high standard yet, as we'll teach you<br />
everything you need to know. All<br />
you need is a willingness to learn.<br />
During the course, you'll have the<br />
opportunity to design and create<br />
visual and audio content, create<br />
game assets such as environments,<br />
characters and objects, use 2D and<br />
3D technology and develop your art<br />
and creative skills. If you're looking<br />
for an opportunity to explore your<br />
creative side and develop skills that<br />
will be useful in the games industry<br />
and beyond, then this course is<br />
perfect for you.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Games and Esports courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
An appropriate vocational<br />
qualification at Level 1 or three<br />
GCSEs at grade 3 or above,<br />
preferably including English<br />
and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Develop the skills needed to help<br />
you become a games designer.<br />
Learn about digital design,<br />
animation, game engines, sound<br />
editing, asset building and 3D<br />
modelling. In the final part of the<br />
course, you’ll focus on a personal<br />
project, going in-depth and<br />
developing your skills and ideas.<br />
On completion, you can progress to<br />
one of our Level 3 courses in either<br />
games production or switching to<br />
another of our creative courses,<br />
such as photography.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirement<br />
An appropriate vocational<br />
qualification at Level 1 or three<br />
GCSEs at grade 3 or above,<br />
preferably including English<br />
and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course is designed to give you<br />
the skills and knowledge needed to<br />
succeed in the fast-growing world<br />
of esports.<br />
You'll have the opportunity to learn<br />
from industry professionals and<br />
experienced gamers who will<br />
teach you everything from the<br />
basics of gaming to the skills of<br />
competitive play. You'll also get to<br />
work with cutting-edge technology<br />
and equipment that is used in<br />
professional esports tournaments,<br />
giving you a taste of what it's like to<br />
compete at the highest levels.<br />
The benefits of this course go far<br />
beyond just learning how to play<br />
video games. You'll also develop<br />
important skills like teamwork,<br />
communication, and problemsolving,<br />
which are highly valued by<br />
employers across a range<br />
of industries.<br />
On completion, you can progress<br />
to one of our Level 3 courses<br />
in esports.<br />
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Games<br />
99%<br />
of Games students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
Games Production<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at 4 or above including<br />
English. A digital or art related<br />
subject and maths are also<br />
preferred but not essential.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you're a 3D modeler, programmer,<br />
concept artist, animator or an<br />
all-round gaming enthusiast, then<br />
our innovative games production<br />
course is perfect for you.<br />
Our course is validated by the<br />
world-renowned University of<br />
the Arts London (UAL) and other<br />
partners like Sumo Digital and<br />
INFINITY27, putting you in control of<br />
your own progress and allowing you<br />
to choose specialisms that suit you.<br />
This will push your potential and<br />
give you the confidence you need<br />
to succeed in the industry.<br />
We have industry-level kit, software,<br />
and PROTO across the road. You<br />
can trust that you'll be learning<br />
with the best possible resources<br />
and facilities. We offer you the<br />
opportunity to work on live briefs for<br />
real companies, create real games,<br />
compete in game jams, win prizes,<br />
create an impressive portfolio,<br />
interact with real game studios,<br />
meet new friends and take the first<br />
steps on the path that could lead<br />
you to your dream job.<br />
Esports<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSE grades at 4 or above<br />
including English.<br />
A business, digital or sports related<br />
subject and maths are also<br />
preferred but not essential.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course is designed to<br />
challenge your preconceptions<br />
about gaming and the world of<br />
business, and help you to explore<br />
the untapped potential of the<br />
esports community. With the right<br />
skills and knowledge, you could be<br />
part of this exciting and potentially<br />
very profitable industry.<br />
You’ll learn how to build<br />
your gaming empire using<br />
entrepreneurial skills and business<br />
insight. This includes hosting<br />
competitions in-house and<br />
competing at a national level in<br />
popular games like League of<br />
Legends, Valorant, Rocket League,<br />
and Overwatch.<br />
This course will also give you the<br />
opportunity to meet industry<br />
professionals and business owners<br />
who will offer guidance and share<br />
their own experiences.<br />
What is esports? Andrew the course leader tells all...<br />
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EARLY<br />
YEARS.<br />
Learn in a dedicated nursery<br />
creche classroom space.<br />
Complete a work placement within<br />
an early years setting and gain<br />
valuable experience and the skills<br />
required by employers.<br />
There are a number of roles you<br />
can pursue after studying an<br />
early years course including:<br />
● Teacher<br />
● Nursery practitioner<br />
● Classroom assistant<br />
● Pre-school practitioner<br />
You’ll use a range of different<br />
technology including augmented<br />
and virtual reality throughout the<br />
course.<br />
Receive expert careers advice from<br />
our independent award-winning<br />
team.<br />
90%<br />
of Early Years students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
We work in partnership with some of the best employers in the<br />
region such as:<br />
The Sue Hedley Nursery <strong>School</strong><br />
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DON'T<br />
JUST TAKE<br />
OUR WORD<br />
FOR IT.<br />
Early Years<br />
Hear from Holly our early years student...<br />
Find out how the Gateshead<br />
College Foundation can help<br />
with cash to make sure you<br />
get the most from your<br />
time at college.<br />
See page 17<br />
...and Joel too.<br />
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Courses<br />
EARLY<br />
YEARS.<br />
Introduction to Health, Social<br />
Care and Children's and Young<br />
People's Setting<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
No formal entry requirements.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course is designed to help you<br />
progress into future courses and<br />
possible careers in either Health<br />
and Social care or within Early Years<br />
and Childcare.<br />
You'll explore different aspects of<br />
working in a caring role, including<br />
an awareness of the various roles<br />
and provisions within the sector,<br />
effective communication and<br />
teamwork, healthy lifestyles and<br />
also how to safeguard vulnerable<br />
people and protecting yourself.<br />
You will gain real world experience<br />
of both healthcare and early years<br />
settings through community events<br />
and simulated activities. This could<br />
be activities arranged through<br />
charities or within in our early years<br />
learning suite.<br />
On successful completion of this<br />
course you may be considered for<br />
progression on to a Level 2 course<br />
within your chosen pathway of<br />
either health and social care or<br />
early years and childcare.<br />
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Diploma for the<br />
Early Years Practitioner<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 4-9 including<br />
English language and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you have career aspirations<br />
of becoming an early years<br />
practitioner and working with<br />
children aged 0-5 then this is the<br />
perfect course for you.<br />
You'll gain excellent knowledge on<br />
a range of subjects linked to your<br />
specialised early years course.<br />
These include: child development,<br />
safeguarding, equality and diversity<br />
and supporting children with<br />
special educational needs.<br />
You'll be taught through classwork,<br />
interactive practical activities and<br />
demonstrations. Your IT skills will<br />
be honed and we will also use a<br />
blended learning model through<br />
our online platforms.<br />
This course will enable you to work<br />
with children of different ages within<br />
a nursery environment and you’ll<br />
undertake a work placement of <strong>25</strong>0<br />
hours.<br />
If you'd like to continue developing<br />
your knowledge and skills in college<br />
you have the option to progress to<br />
the T Level in Education and Early<br />
Years.<br />
Introducing Caring for Children<br />
and Young People<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Ideally candidates will have<br />
achieved a grade 3 in English and<br />
maths, plus one other subject area.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course is designed to help<br />
you gain key skills and progress<br />
to a higher Level 2 qualification.<br />
You'll gain an introduction to<br />
the sector and the knowledge<br />
and understanding of child<br />
development and well-being<br />
for children aged 0-5 years.<br />
You will have an understanding of<br />
the skills needed when babysitting.<br />
It includes the babysitter’s<br />
responsibilities to the children<br />
they care for, their responsibilities<br />
to the parent(s) and accident<br />
prevention and fire safety.<br />
You may have the opportunity<br />
to work alongside a professional<br />
as part of a work placement. We<br />
have excellent links with a range<br />
of high-quality employers in day<br />
nurseries and primary school.<br />
Before going on work placement,<br />
you'll get a feel for what the world<br />
of work is like by taking part in<br />
simulated activities in our<br />
exclusive early<br />
years learning<br />
suite.<br />
Don't worry if you<br />
haven't got a<br />
4 in English and maths,<br />
we will help you achieve<br />
these as part<br />
of your course.
Early Years<br />
T Level in Education and<br />
Early Years<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5 or above in<br />
English, maths and science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You’ll spend 315 to 750 hours<br />
on industry placements with<br />
employers, working as part<br />
of a team and learning the<br />
practical skills needed for jobs<br />
in early years and childcare.<br />
You’ll cover the knowledge portion<br />
of the course, learning through<br />
projects, presentations and<br />
innovative technology such as<br />
virtual reality. You'll also complete<br />
a paediatric first aid course to<br />
further strengthen your CV.<br />
On completion of the T Level,<br />
you’ll have the required license to<br />
practice at Level 3 which means<br />
you can seek work as a Teaching<br />
Assistant or a fully qualified Level<br />
3 Early Years Practitioner.<br />
Diploma for the Early<br />
Years Workforce (Early<br />
Years Educator)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at 4 or above<br />
including English and maths<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will provide you<br />
with the knowledge and skills<br />
required to work with children 0-5<br />
years and additional knowledge<br />
of children 5-7 years. You will<br />
complete a minimum of 350<br />
hours industry placement,<br />
working alongside experienced<br />
Early Years Practitioners in<br />
education and childcare settings.<br />
In doing so you will gain valuable<br />
practical skills and experience<br />
needed to work with children.<br />
You will be involved in many<br />
practical sessions including care<br />
routines, healthy eating and craft<br />
activities for young children. Many<br />
of these lessons will take place<br />
in our dedicated early years<br />
learning suite which provides<br />
simulated nursery experiences.<br />
On completion of this course<br />
you will have achieved the<br />
required license to<br />
practice as a Level 3<br />
Early Years Educator.<br />
T Levels are a new type of practical qualification<br />
designed by leading businesses.<br />
You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom and<br />
20% on an industrial placement with one or more<br />
of our education and childcare<br />
partner employers.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Early Years courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is for you<br />
and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
Following the course you can step<br />
into employment, go onto an<br />
apprenticeship or a degree<br />
at university.<br />
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ENGINEERING.<br />
You’ll gain the knowledge, skills and<br />
behaviours that employers require,<br />
using industry standard equipment<br />
and tooling including:<br />
● Milling machines<br />
● Lathes<br />
● CNC<br />
● Welding and grinding<br />
equipment<br />
● Electronics equipment<br />
● Oscilloscope<br />
● Motors and gears<br />
● Pneumatics rigs<br />
● Soldering irons<br />
● Wiring equipment<br />
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100%<br />
of Engineering students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed by<br />
employers ensuring that they are<br />
up-to-date and industry relevant.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or job.<br />
Be taught by our highly skilled team<br />
who have years of experience<br />
working in the engineering sector.<br />
They are always developing their<br />
knowledge and skills by working<br />
closely with employers.<br />
We work in partnership with some<br />
of the region’s leading engineering<br />
companies including:<br />
Ford Aerospace<br />
A&P Tyne<br />
Aliweld<br />
Baker Hughes<br />
Beamish<br />
Blue Hydraulics<br />
Tyneside Standards<br />
EDM Zone<br />
UK Docks<br />
Opsec<br />
Ambic<br />
Alder Pelzer<br />
R & R Bearings<br />
Pipeflex Systems<br />
Wearside Pneumatics<br />
Find out how the Gateshead<br />
Welding Engineers<br />
College Foundation can help<br />
with cash to make sure you<br />
Renovo Solutions<br />
get the most from your<br />
Karm Engineering<br />
time at college.<br />
Millfield Composites<br />
See page 17<br />
TI Fluid Systems
Engineering<br />
Look at what our students get up<br />
to in engineering...<br />
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Courses<br />
ENGINEERING.<br />
Ford Engineering Academy<br />
An exclusive partnership with<br />
Designed in partnership with one<br />
of our region's most successful<br />
engineering firms, Ford Engineering,<br />
this academy will put you in<br />
the perfect position to secure<br />
an apprenticeship. You'll study<br />
foundation engineering skills<br />
such as electrical installation and<br />
circuit design.<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
No entry requirements.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will give you the<br />
essential skills, knowledge and<br />
experience you need to work in<br />
engineering from electronics and<br />
electrical to computer-aided<br />
design (CAD) and pneumatics.<br />
You'll spend time in our engineering<br />
workshops, getting hands-on with<br />
the following equipment:<br />
● Pneumatics training boards<br />
● Oscilloscopes<br />
● Soldering irons<br />
● AutoCAD<br />
You'll also gain experience<br />
working on placement with an<br />
engineering employer as part of<br />
your programme to help you get<br />
job ready.<br />
Hear more about this course from Chris Ford,<br />
Managing Director at Ford Engineering Group.<br />
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Engineering<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at grade 3 or above<br />
including English, science and<br />
4 in maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course allows you to choose<br />
one of three different areas<br />
of engineering to specialise in<br />
and gain the relevant skills and<br />
knowledge for a career in the<br />
industry:<br />
●<br />
●<br />
●<br />
Mechanical<br />
Focusing on CNC and manual<br />
machining, fitting and assembly<br />
applications<br />
Electrical<br />
Focusing on Electrical<br />
installation, wiring and testing<br />
circuits, electrical engineering<br />
principles, electrical systems<br />
and devices<br />
General Engineering<br />
Focusing on welding techniques,<br />
electrical circuits, testing and<br />
fault diagnosis and CAD<br />
Our industry standard workshops<br />
have a range of equipment which<br />
you’ll get to grips with during your<br />
course:<br />
● MIG/MAG<br />
● MMA<br />
● TIG<br />
● Milling machines<br />
● Lathes<br />
● Hand tools<br />
● Oscilloscopes<br />
● Soldering irons<br />
● Box pan folders<br />
● Swaging machines<br />
● Presses<br />
You'll also study English and maths<br />
as well as doing a work experience<br />
placement with an engineering<br />
employer.<br />
This course is designed to prepare<br />
you for an apprenticeship and you'll<br />
be able to apply for one with our<br />
employer partners and continue<br />
your studies or you'll be able to<br />
progress onto one of our Level 3<br />
courses.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Engineering courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is for<br />
you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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Courses<br />
ENGINEERING.<br />
Engineering Technologies<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at 5 or above including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You will study an Extended Diploma<br />
in Engineering Technologies<br />
where you will gain knowledge in<br />
engineering principles including<br />
engineering and environmental<br />
health and safety as well as<br />
engineering organisational<br />
efficiency and improvement.<br />
You'll learn computer aided control<br />
(CAD), computer numerical control<br />
(CNC), programme logic controllers<br />
(PLC) and electrical installation.<br />
Once you have completed<br />
this course you can secure an<br />
apprenticeship, progress into<br />
employment, higher education or<br />
study a Higher National Certificate<br />
(HNC) with us.<br />
On all our Engineering<br />
Level 3 courses,<br />
you'll complete a<br />
work experience placement<br />
with an engineering<br />
employer to get you<br />
job ready.<br />
T Level in Engineering,<br />
Manufacturing, Processing<br />
and Control (Engineering)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Get started on your career in<br />
engineering and manufacturing<br />
with this T Level. It has been<br />
developed in collaboration with<br />
employers and professional bodies<br />
which will give you the essential<br />
practical and theoretical skills to<br />
work in the engineering industry.<br />
You'll develop an in-depth<br />
understanding of how<br />
the engineering industry works,<br />
principles of engineering design<br />
and manufacture, manufacturing<br />
techniques, theories of mechanical<br />
engineering and a wide range of<br />
practical engineering skills.<br />
As this course is a T Level, you'll<br />
spend 80% of your time at<br />
college studying and 20% on an<br />
industry placement, where you will<br />
put what you have been learning in<br />
the classroom into practice with an<br />
employer.<br />
T Level in Maintenance,<br />
Installation and Repair for<br />
Engineering and Manufacturing<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5-9 including<br />
English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Developed in collaboration with<br />
employers, this T Level will give<br />
you the essential practical and<br />
theoretical skills to start you career<br />
in maintenance engineering and<br />
manufacturing.<br />
Designed to meet the demands of<br />
the sector, you’ll develop an in-depth<br />
understanding of maintenance,<br />
installation and repair requirements,<br />
fault detection and diagnosis,<br />
isolation and resolution methods and<br />
communication for maintenance,<br />
installation and repair activities.<br />
You’ll also get the opportunity to<br />
put into practice what you learn<br />
at college during an industry<br />
placement of up to 45 days. Your<br />
placement will give you a fantastic<br />
opportunity to experience work in<br />
the engineering and manufacturing<br />
sector gaining invaluable hands-on<br />
work experience.<br />
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Engineering<br />
T Levels are a new type of practical qualification<br />
designed by leading businesses.<br />
You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom and<br />
20% on an industrial placement with one or more<br />
of our engineering partner employers.<br />
Following the course you can step into<br />
employment, go onto an apprenticeship<br />
or a degree at university.<br />
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HAIR<br />
& BEAUTY.<br />
Train in our industry standard salon<br />
Botanica, working with paying<br />
clients.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to-date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers advice from<br />
our independent, award-winning<br />
team.<br />
Test your skills in competitions.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or a job.<br />
You will be taught by industry<br />
experts and have the<br />
opportunity to engage in industry<br />
masterclasses and support<br />
fashion shows and events.<br />
95%<br />
of Hair & Beauty students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship, further<br />
or higher education.<br />
Our industry partners include:<br />
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Hear from Kelsie who<br />
studied media make-up...<br />
Find out how the Gateshead<br />
College Foundation can help<br />
with cash to make sure you<br />
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Courses<br />
HAIRDRESSING.<br />
Hair Techniques<br />
for Beginners<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at 1-3.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You’ll work in our professional<br />
salon. With a focus on hairdressing<br />
techniques, you’ll develop<br />
skills in colour enhancement,<br />
plaiting and twisting, cutting<br />
techniques and creative styling.<br />
You’ll have the chance to<br />
enter national hair competitions<br />
and will complete an industry<br />
placement one day a week<br />
to help develop your<br />
communication and creativity<br />
skills.<br />
Intermediate Hairdressing<br />
Techniques<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 1 Hairdressing.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll get a range of essential<br />
technical, practical knowledge<br />
and skills, which will equip you<br />
to seek either further training or<br />
employment as a junior stylist.<br />
Master your skills in shampooing,<br />
conditioning, styling, finishing<br />
and setting hair, cutting and<br />
colouring techniques.<br />
Following successful completion<br />
of this qualification you'll be<br />
qualified to work in a number<br />
of roles in hairdressing salons,<br />
hotels or cruise ships.<br />
Advanced Hair Artistry<br />
and Styling<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 Hairdressing.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll spend a year with us<br />
developing the knowledge and<br />
skills required in today's fast paced,<br />
creative hairdressing industry.<br />
You'll study and develop<br />
advanced skills in hairdressing<br />
consultation services, cutting<br />
techniques, creative colouring,<br />
hair colour correction, creative<br />
styling and dressing, hair<br />
extensions and hair design.<br />
Working as part of our professional<br />
team in our commercial salon,<br />
you will have the opportunity to<br />
perfect your customer care skills<br />
and understand what it means<br />
to work as part of an effective<br />
team dealing with paying clients.<br />
You'll also have the opportunity<br />
to build your own portfolio<br />
of work and enter regional<br />
and national competitions.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Hair & Beauty courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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BEAUTY THERAPY.<br />
Beauty Therapy<br />
Level 1, 2 & 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year at each level<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 1: Four GCSEs at 1-3,<br />
preferably including English<br />
and maths.<br />
Level 2: Four GCSEs at 4-9<br />
preferably including English<br />
and maths.<br />
Level 3: Level 2 beauty qualification<br />
What will I learn?<br />
These courses will give you the<br />
skills, knowledge and experience<br />
you need to pursue a career in the<br />
beauty therapy industry.<br />
You can start at Level 1 and work<br />
your way up or go straight in at<br />
Level 2 or Level 3 if you have the<br />
grades required.<br />
On the Level 1 course ' Beauty<br />
Techniques for Beginners' you’ll<br />
develop skills in skin care, hand care,<br />
make-up application, face painting,<br />
nail art, manicure and pedicure.<br />
On the Level 2 course 'Intermediate<br />
Beauty Therapy Techniques' you’ll<br />
build on the skills covered at Level<br />
1 and develop new skills in eye<br />
treatments, hot waxing techniques<br />
and be trained by Eve Taylor<br />
specialists.<br />
On the Level 3 course 'Advanced<br />
Beauty Therapy Techniques'<br />
you’ll develop further skills in body<br />
and facial electro therapy,<br />
body massage and tanning.<br />
You’ll gain industry experience in<br />
a professional salon and have the<br />
chance to learn extra skills.<br />
At all three levels, you’ll work in<br />
our professional salon Botanica,<br />
perfecting your customer care skills<br />
and interacting with paying clients.<br />
On completion, you can progress<br />
into work or an apprenticeship,<br />
a Level 4 qualification or foundation<br />
degree in complementary health,<br />
care or beauty therapy.<br />
Beauty Techniques<br />
for Beginners<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements:<br />
Three GCSE grades 1-3, preferably<br />
including maths and English, plus<br />
an informal rview with a member of<br />
our teaching team.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course has been designed<br />
around current working practices<br />
within the beauty industry. You'll<br />
learn not only the practical skills but<br />
also your knowledge of the industry,<br />
how to work effectively as part of a<br />
team and to build your confidence<br />
in preparation for your progression<br />
onto the next level.<br />
An important part of your course<br />
will be an industry placement. This<br />
is your chance to see the industry<br />
and get some real-life experience,<br />
which is always good for your CV.<br />
On completion of this course, you'll<br />
be able to continue your training<br />
onto Level 2 beauty therapy or a<br />
beauty apprenticeship at Level 2.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Hair & Beauty courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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Hair & Beauty<br />
Creative Hair and<br />
Media Make-up Artistry<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at 4 or above<br />
or Level 1 in Beauty Therapy or<br />
Hairdressing. An interview and<br />
practical skills test to demonstrate<br />
dexterity and artistic ability.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will provide you with a<br />
range of specialist practical skills<br />
and technical knowledge, which<br />
will equip you to seek employment<br />
or further training within the media<br />
make-up industry.<br />
The qualification covers a very<br />
wide range of knowledge and skills<br />
required for working in the beauty<br />
industry.<br />
Advanced Hair and<br />
Media Make-up Artistry<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 in Beauty Therapy,<br />
Hairdressing or Make-Up.<br />
An interview and practical skills<br />
test to demonstrate dexterity and<br />
artistic ability.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’re looking to expand on your<br />
existing beauty skills and specialise<br />
in make-up within the media<br />
industry, this course is for you.<br />
You will develop your understanding<br />
of working in the film, television<br />
and theatre industry as well as<br />
having the opportunity to recreate<br />
historical hair and make-up looks<br />
and current media make-up and<br />
creative hair designs.<br />
The course includes the creation<br />
and presentation of a look-book<br />
and an industry portfolio as well<br />
as the application of body art and<br />
camouflage make-up.<br />
Advanced<br />
Nail Technician<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 Beauty Therapy,<br />
Hairdressing or Nail Technology.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This specialist course gives<br />
you the skills, knowledge and<br />
understanding required to perform<br />
nail enhancements and advanced<br />
nail art techniques.<br />
The course includes the use of<br />
gel and acrylic nail enhancement<br />
products, how to design and apply<br />
nail art and airbrush design as well<br />
as helping you to develop excellent<br />
communication, team working and<br />
client care skills.<br />
On completion, you can progress<br />
into work in the media make-up<br />
industry or go on to specialist<br />
further study.<br />
As a student on one of our<br />
Hairdressing or Beauty Therapy<br />
courses, you will also be part of<br />
CoLab, an innovative approach to<br />
gaining experience of collaborating in<br />
a real life, industry related way.<br />
Click here for more info.<br />
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HEALTH &<br />
SOCIAL CARE.<br />
Health and social care workers are<br />
in high demand across the North<br />
East, making any of these courses<br />
a great choice if you want to take a<br />
vocational route into employment.<br />
You'll receive expert careers<br />
advice from our independent,<br />
award-winning team.<br />
Learn using a range of technologies<br />
including virtual reality and<br />
augmented reality to support<br />
your studies.<br />
Apart from recognised careers<br />
such as nurses and midwives,<br />
health and social care courses can<br />
lead to careers such as:<br />
● Ambulance care assistants<br />
● Lab workers for the NHS<br />
● Therapy assistants<br />
● Managers of care facilities<br />
90%<br />
of Health & Social Care students<br />
have progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship, further<br />
or higher education.<br />
We work in partnership with some of the best employers in the<br />
region such as:<br />
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Courses<br />
HEALTH &<br />
SOCIAL CARE.<br />
First Extended Certificate<br />
in Health & Social Care<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 3-9 including<br />
English and preferably<br />
maths and science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you're looking to become a<br />
care worker, home carer, health<br />
care assistant or support worker<br />
then this course is for you.<br />
You’ll gain a sound understanding<br />
of communication, healthy living,<br />
values, human lifespan, promoting<br />
health, anatomy and physiology.<br />
Your learning will be delivered<br />
through classwork, practical<br />
activities, demonstrations and<br />
guest speakers as well as blended<br />
learning through online platforms<br />
and an interactive care home app.<br />
Fantastic opportunities to<br />
undertake work experience<br />
could also be available.<br />
On completion you may<br />
be able to progress onto<br />
our Level 3 programme or<br />
into an apprenticeship.<br />
Foundation Diploma<br />
in Health & Social Care<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five academic GCSEs<br />
at 4-9 including English,<br />
maths and science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
On this course you'll gain an<br />
understanding of working in health<br />
and social care environments,<br />
principles of safe practice,<br />
meeting individual needs,<br />
human lifespan development<br />
and physiological disorders.<br />
Your learning will be delivered<br />
through classwork, practical<br />
activities, demonstrations and<br />
guest speakers as well as blended<br />
learning through online platforms<br />
including an opportunity to use<br />
virtual reality technology to explore<br />
the human body. In addition<br />
you will develop independent<br />
learning skills, teamwork and<br />
professional behaviours.<br />
You'll get fantastic hands-on<br />
experience through a supervised<br />
work placement with a minimum<br />
of 100 hours at one of our industry<br />
partners, for example in a care<br />
home or community setting.<br />
On completion you may be<br />
able to progress onto the Level<br />
3 top up Extended Diploma<br />
or into an apprenticeship.<br />
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Health & Social Care<br />
Extended Diploma in<br />
Health & Social Care<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 4-9 including English,<br />
maths and science. This is a top-up<br />
from the Foundation Diploma so<br />
you will have completed this first.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
On this course you'll gain an<br />
understanding of working in health<br />
and social care environments,<br />
principles of safe practice,<br />
meeting individual needs and<br />
human lifespan development.<br />
You'll have the opportunity to study<br />
a range of units including anatomy<br />
and physiology, health psychology,<br />
understanding mental health,<br />
microbiology and current practices<br />
in research and public health.<br />
You'll get fantastic hands-on<br />
experience through a supervised<br />
work placement with one of our<br />
industry partners for example, in a<br />
care home or community setting.<br />
This is a two year programme<br />
of study, in the first year you'll<br />
study the Level 3 Foundation<br />
Diploma in Health & Social Care.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Health & Social Care courses on<br />
our website. Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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HEALTH &<br />
SOCIAL CARE.<br />
Alanah and Abbie tell us more about implant<br />
technology in healthcare...<br />
T Level Transition<br />
in Health<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 4 or above to<br />
include English or maths and<br />
science and a range of other<br />
GCSEs at grade 3.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You'll develop knowledge, skills<br />
and behaviours relevant to the<br />
health sector to enable you to<br />
become confident and ready to<br />
progress to the Level 3 T Level in<br />
Health. During the course, you will<br />
gain an understanding of subjects<br />
such as human lifespan, services,<br />
roles and responsibilities in health,<br />
including care values and effective<br />
communication.<br />
In addition you will have an<br />
opportunity to develop your<br />
understanding of science concepts<br />
and research to support your<br />
transition onto the T Level.<br />
T Levels are a new type of practical qualification<br />
designed by leading businesses.<br />
You’ll spend 80% of your time in the classroom and<br />
20% on an industrial placement with one or more<br />
of our education and childcare<br />
partner employers.<br />
There will be a vocational experience<br />
unit where you will spend time<br />
in health care settings. You'll also<br />
develop a greater knowledge of<br />
personal and social development<br />
through career planning<br />
and creating a personal and<br />
professional portfolio. All learners<br />
will develop their digital skills and<br />
will have achieved GCSE maths on<br />
completion of the T Level Transition.<br />
Following the course you can step<br />
into employment, go onto an<br />
apprenticeship or a degree<br />
at university.<br />
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Health & Social Care<br />
T Level in Health<br />
Level 3<br />
T Level in Science<br />
Level 3<br />
T Level in Healthcare Science<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5-9 including<br />
English, maths and science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This is an ambitious new<br />
course which will support you<br />
to develop an exciting career<br />
in healthcare, which is the UK’s<br />
largest employment sector.<br />
You will take part in a minimum of<br />
315 hours of industry placements<br />
which are matched to your career<br />
aspirations, learning the practical<br />
knowledge and skills as part of<br />
a working team, some of which<br />
may be based in NHS settings.<br />
In college, you’ll gain the theoretical<br />
knowledge of healthcare and apply<br />
this understanding to your chosen<br />
career route through practical<br />
projects and demonstrations<br />
in our clinical rooms.<br />
Your progress will be assessed<br />
through a combination of exams<br />
and assignments. When you<br />
finish the course, you’ll be able to<br />
step into work, an apprenticeship<br />
or progress to university.<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5-9, including English,<br />
maths and science. You will require<br />
a DBS check and an interview.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Our T Level in Science will<br />
support you to develop an<br />
exciting career in laboratory science,<br />
which is a huge area of growth<br />
both in the NHS and private sector.<br />
You will take part in a minimum of<br />
315 hours of industry placements<br />
which are matched to your<br />
career aspirations, learning the<br />
practical knowledge and skills<br />
as part of a working team.<br />
In college, you’ll gain the theoretical<br />
knowledge of the health and science<br />
sector looking specifically at health<br />
and safety, scientific methodology,<br />
experimentation and scientific<br />
techniques before specialising<br />
in laboratory science where you<br />
will further your development of<br />
knowledge in areas such as the<br />
performance of scientific techniques<br />
to collect experimental data.<br />
When you finish the course,<br />
you’ll be able to step into<br />
work, an apprenticeship or<br />
progress to university.<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 5-9, including<br />
English, maths and science.<br />
You will also require a DBS check.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Designed in partnership with<br />
businesses and employers, this<br />
course will support you to progress<br />
into an exciting career in healthcare;<br />
the UK’s largest employment sector.<br />
You'll study core science concepts<br />
including the structure of cells, tissues<br />
and large molecules, genetics,<br />
microbiology and immunology<br />
as well as a comprehensive<br />
understanding of topics relevant<br />
to working in that sector including<br />
health, safety and environmental<br />
regulations, and principles of good<br />
scientific and clinical practice.<br />
You will learn and develop your<br />
skills by using a range of exciting<br />
and innovative teaching and<br />
learning methods including<br />
projects, presentations, displays<br />
and innovative use of VR bringing<br />
your curriculum experience alive.<br />
You will take part in a minimum<br />
of 315 hours industry placement,<br />
matched to your career aspirations.<br />
You will also explore a diverse<br />
range of job roles and occupational<br />
areas working in health & science<br />
settings which may include<br />
up to two different employers<br />
to widen your experience of<br />
different services and sectors.<br />
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MUSIC, DANCE,<br />
PERFORMING ARTS<br />
& PRODUCTION ARTS.<br />
Train in some of the best facilities in<br />
the UK.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to-date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers<br />
advice from our independent,<br />
award-winning team.<br />
Test your skills in live briefs,<br />
commission and competitions set<br />
by employers.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to a job or<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
Be mentored by some of the<br />
region's most successful<br />
business people.<br />
Learn in our specialist music and<br />
dance studios and perform in our<br />
theatre.<br />
98%<br />
of Music, Dance & Performing<br />
Arts students have progressed<br />
into work, an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher education.<br />
Our partnerships with top creative employers means you’ll study<br />
and network with professionals at some of the best venues in the<br />
North East:<br />
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As a student on one of our Music,<br />
Dance, Performing and Production<br />
Arts courses, you will also be part<br />
of CoLab, an innovative approach to<br />
gaining experience of collaborating in<br />
a real life, industry related way.<br />
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Courses<br />
MUSIC<br />
& DANCE.<br />
Performance Skills<br />
(Music Performance or<br />
Music Technology/DJ)<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 3 or above, ideally<br />
including either English and maths<br />
or equivalent, plus an audition.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course allows you to sample all<br />
areas of performing arts and music<br />
before choosing a pathway that<br />
suits you.<br />
You can choose from three different<br />
strands:<br />
●<br />
●<br />
●<br />
Performing arts - where you'll<br />
learn practical skills in dance,<br />
acting, stage management<br />
and musical theatre<br />
Music performance - where<br />
you'll develop practical<br />
skills in music performance<br />
and composition<br />
Music technology - where<br />
you will be introduced to the<br />
recording studio, live sound,<br />
events management and DJing.<br />
On each of these you'll work<br />
collaboratively with other students,<br />
curating and taking part in<br />
performances for live audiences in<br />
our professional theatre and other<br />
venues to build your confidence as<br />
a creative.<br />
Music Performance<br />
Level<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSE grades at 4 or above,<br />
including English and preferably<br />
maths, plus an audition.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You’ll be taught by leading industry<br />
professionals, have instrumental<br />
lessons, study graded music theory<br />
and have the opportunity to study<br />
graded instrumental syllabus (RGT,<br />
LCM and Rock <strong>School</strong>).<br />
Your lessons will be both practical<br />
and theoretical culminating in<br />
weekly live venue performance<br />
workshops in our professional<br />
theatre as well as other<br />
performances in local<br />
professional venues.<br />
Production & DJ<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 Years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSE grades at 4 or above,<br />
including English and preferably<br />
maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
On this course you'll develop<br />
your skills in the fundamentals of<br />
studio recording, composition and<br />
acoustic, learning all aspects of<br />
music production including mixing,<br />
mastering, sound design and<br />
engineering. You can specialise<br />
in electronic music production,<br />
song writing, live sound, event<br />
management, sound engineering,<br />
music promotion and digital<br />
marketing.<br />
You'll work alongside the music<br />
performance and production<br />
arts students, our expert staff and<br />
industry pros in a vibrant student<br />
community to create your own<br />
musical masterpieces. You will learn<br />
how to turn simple music ideas<br />
into finished work ready for digital<br />
distribution or live performance.<br />
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Music Tech,
Music & Dance<br />
Dance<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 Years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSE grades at 4 or above,<br />
including either English or maths,<br />
or a relevant qualification at<br />
Level 2 or appropriate experience<br />
plus an audition.<br />
Our dance provision at Gateshead<br />
College is delivered by a team of<br />
friendly and highly trained, expert<br />
staff. Supporting a rich timetable,<br />
visiting artists and key industry<br />
choreographers join us throughout<br />
the year, to help you build an artistic,<br />
creative, technical and professional<br />
skills set.<br />
You’ll also have the opportunity to<br />
visit key dance events annually,<br />
such as ‘Can You Dance?’ regionals<br />
and Move it - London. All our dance<br />
courses are designed to help you<br />
prepare for higher education and<br />
a sustainable career in the creative<br />
sector.<br />
You'll choose to specialise in either<br />
commercial, contemporary or<br />
musical theatre with the opportunity<br />
to also try elements from all areas.<br />
Commercial Dance<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This practical and physical<br />
programme will develop your<br />
commercial performance skills<br />
across urban/commercial, jazz,<br />
lyrical, ballet and choreography.<br />
Assisting with progression on to<br />
higher education courses, weekly<br />
singing lessons in contemporary<br />
and musical theatre will underpin<br />
your audition preparation.<br />
Theoretical sessions which focus<br />
on progression routes, training<br />
providers and potential dance<br />
employment will further develop<br />
your knowledge of the industry<br />
and help with the UCAS application<br />
process.<br />
Contemporary Dance<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Our contemporary course<br />
focuses on building technical skills<br />
and knowledge of the industry<br />
through technique, creativity and<br />
performance. Participation in<br />
contemporary, classical ballet, and<br />
technical jazz specialised classes<br />
is compulsory, along with the<br />
option to take additional classes in<br />
commercial and stamina classes.<br />
The course provides workshop<br />
opportunities with prominent<br />
industry dancers and<br />
choreographers, while our highly<br />
trained and experienced team<br />
will support you in building your<br />
artistic, technical and professional<br />
skills. Sessions geared around<br />
viable progression routes, training<br />
providers and potential dance<br />
employment will develop your<br />
knowledge of the industry.<br />
Musical Theatre<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This specialist pathway within<br />
dance will focus on the skills<br />
required in musical theatre<br />
performance. Working towards a<br />
UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in<br />
Performance and Production over<br />
two years, this exciting course will<br />
provide dance-based training in<br />
musical theatre and will enable you<br />
to progress on to a higher education<br />
course with confidence, secure<br />
in the knowledge that you are<br />
prepared for the rigorous demands<br />
of the industry.<br />
You will combine in-depth vocal<br />
and acting training with dance<br />
techniques in this unique pathway,<br />
tailored to explore material from the<br />
world of professional theatre.<br />
Throughout the course, you will<br />
have the opportunity to master<br />
the art of acting through song,<br />
combining disciplines that will give<br />
you the skills necessary to produce<br />
moving theatrical performances.<br />
You will learn new and challenging<br />
material for performance<br />
opportunities that will give you the<br />
chance to shine as you put what you<br />
have learned into practice.<br />
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PERFORMING ARTS<br />
& PRODUCTION ARTS.<br />
Performing Arts<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at grade 4 or above,<br />
including English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course allows you to sample all<br />
areas of performing arts and music<br />
before choosing a pathway that<br />
suits you.<br />
You can choose from four<br />
different strands:<br />
● Performing arts - where you'll<br />
learn practical skills in singing,<br />
acting, stage management<br />
and musical theatre<br />
● Dance – where you’ll develop<br />
your creative, technical<br />
and performance skills<br />
● Music performance - where<br />
you'll develop practical<br />
skills in music performance,<br />
composition and production,<br />
as well as event management<br />
● Music technology/DJ – where<br />
you will be introduced to the<br />
recording studio, live sound,<br />
events management and DJing.<br />
On each of these you'll work<br />
collaboratively with other students,<br />
curating and taking part in<br />
performances for live audiences in<br />
our professional theatre and other<br />
venues to build your confidence as<br />
a creative.<br />
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Performing Arts & Production Arts<br />
Performing Arts<br />
(Acting for Stage and Screen)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 Years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSE's at grade 4 or above<br />
including either English and Maths<br />
and an audition.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If your passion is Acting for Screen<br />
and other digital media, you can<br />
look forward to working on short<br />
films, multi-camera projects, voice<br />
characterisation for animation<br />
and digital platforms, presenting<br />
and vlogging. Those who prefer<br />
Acting for Stage will experience<br />
musical theatre, contemporary<br />
and classical theatre, singing,<br />
movement and dance.<br />
In the second year, students<br />
fulfil a minimum of 30 hours<br />
work experience at Live theatre,<br />
Newcastle, working with<br />
professional actors, directors,<br />
producers and facilitators, giving<br />
you real industry experience to start<br />
you off on a successful career in an<br />
exciting and rewarding profession.<br />
This course is also central to our<br />
‘COLAB’ ethos. Where students<br />
work collaboratively with other<br />
areas of the college. Students on<br />
this course have worked with Media,<br />
Production Arts, Music, Media-<br />
Make-up and Dance students on<br />
a range of projects under the<br />
COLAB banner.<br />
Production Arts<br />
(Technical Theatre Production)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 Years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSE's at grade 4 or above<br />
including either English and Maths<br />
and an audition.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course offers a unique<br />
combination of lighting and<br />
sound design and operation, set<br />
design, prop making, rigging and<br />
maintenance, production and stage<br />
management skills. Throughout<br />
this course, you will build your skills<br />
working as part of a production<br />
team, giving you real industry<br />
experience and preparing you for<br />
a successful career in this exciting,<br />
ever-changing and dynamic<br />
profession.<br />
Production Arts students at<br />
Gateshead College are an integral<br />
part of all the performances we<br />
stage, both in-house and at a<br />
range of music and theatre venues<br />
across the region. Students also get<br />
to engage with visiting lecturers,<br />
as well as go on trips and visits<br />
to venues, both regionally and<br />
nationally.<br />
Many of our graduates have<br />
secured places at some of the<br />
nation’s leading drama schools<br />
and HE institutions, including RADA,<br />
Mountview, Royal Welsh College<br />
of Music and Drama, LIPA and<br />
Backstage Academy.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
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SPORT.<br />
You’ll study courses that are<br />
endorsed by employers ensuring<br />
that they are up to date and<br />
industry relevant.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or job.<br />
Our Academy for Sport is one of<br />
the most successful colleges for<br />
sport in the UK.<br />
Our facilities are among the best in<br />
the country and include 3G pitches,<br />
an indoor athletics track, sports<br />
hall, cardio gym, strength and<br />
conditioning gym, massage suite,<br />
aerobics suite, gym and boxing ring.<br />
Many of our athletes have gone on<br />
to become professionals in their<br />
chosen sport, competing both<br />
national and internationally.<br />
Our industry partners include:<br />
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Courses<br />
SPORT.<br />
Sport<br />
Level 1<br />
Sport<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
One GCSE at any grade.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
You’ll study all aspects of how and<br />
where to participate in sport, look at<br />
improving fitness, healthy lifestyle,<br />
sport in the workplace and working<br />
safely.<br />
We’ll help you to develop the skills<br />
that show your potential to an<br />
employer. This includes how you<br />
can use your knowledge to best<br />
effect, that you have the right<br />
attitude, high standards and will be<br />
a great asset to their business.<br />
As part of this qualification you will<br />
study the following units:<br />
● Taking part in sport<br />
● Personal exercise and fitness<br />
● Developing sports<br />
volunteering skills<br />
● Assisting at a sports event<br />
● Effect of exercise on<br />
human body systems<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 3 or above.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course is designed to provide<br />
you with knowledge on a range<br />
of sports subjects and students<br />
will also have the opportunity to<br />
develop their understanding on<br />
different career opportunities<br />
within sport.<br />
You will study a wide range of units<br />
on this course which includes:<br />
● Participating in sport<br />
● Anatomy and physiology<br />
for exercise<br />
● Introduction to healthy<br />
exercise and nutrition<br />
● Sports coaching<br />
● Physical fitness and<br />
injuries in sport<br />
● Performance analysis for sport<br />
● Work experience in<br />
the sports industry<br />
Don't worry if you<br />
haven't got a<br />
4 in English and maths,<br />
we will help you achieve<br />
these as part<br />
of your course.<br />
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Sport<br />
Health, Exercise &<br />
Fitness Instruction<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 4 or above.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will prepare you for<br />
work in the health and fitness<br />
industry. You’ll study anatomy<br />
and physiology, how to maintain<br />
health, safety and welfare in a<br />
variety of fitness environments.<br />
In addition, you'll explore how<br />
to communicate with and<br />
motivate clients, employment<br />
law, industry specific legislation,<br />
customer service, diet and lifestyle,<br />
how to plan group exercise<br />
sessions and how to instruct a<br />
variety of exercise sessions.<br />
We will also develop your English<br />
and maths skills and provide a<br />
work placement in industry.<br />
On completion you can<br />
progress onto one of our Level 3<br />
programmes or apply for fitness<br />
instructor roles in the industry.<br />
Personal Training for<br />
Health, Fitness and<br />
Performance<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Level 2 Gym Instructor qualification<br />
and GCSE English grade 4.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you're already a qualified fitness<br />
instructor, this course will help you<br />
develop the skills, knowledge and<br />
competence required in order to<br />
work unsupervised as a personal<br />
trainer. This includes being able to<br />
offer one-to-one training, baseline<br />
assessment, nutritional advice and<br />
progressive programming.<br />
You'll study anatomy and<br />
physiology, sports conditioning, the<br />
principles of exercise and fitness<br />
and programming and nutrition.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
Sport &<br />
Exercise Science<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
English Language GCSE at 5 plus<br />
four more GCSEs at 4 including<br />
maths and science.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course gives you the<br />
knowledge and skills to be able<br />
to apply the principles of science<br />
to enhancing sport performance<br />
and develop the foundations for<br />
a career in sport. You’ll have the<br />
opportunity to study physiology,<br />
anatomy, biomechanics,<br />
psychology, fitness testing, nutrition,<br />
massage, technology in sport,<br />
coaching for performance, fitness<br />
training, research project and sport<br />
injuries. You’ll also complete a work<br />
placement.<br />
On completion you could go on to<br />
further study at university or into<br />
employment within the health and<br />
fitness industry.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Sport courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
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SPORT.<br />
Sport and Physical Activity<br />
(Coaching and PE Teacher)<br />
Level 3<br />
Sport and Physical Activity<br />
with Outdoor Education<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above<br />
including English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you have a passion for sport and<br />
want to build a career around the<br />
wide range of sport-based roles<br />
on offer in sports performance,<br />
participation health and fitness, this<br />
course is for you.<br />
This programme will prepare<br />
you for the next steps in your<br />
career whether this is a job, an<br />
apprenticeship or a university<br />
programme in sport.<br />
You’ll study a range of topics<br />
including health and wellbeing,<br />
sports development, anatomy and<br />
physiology in sport, sporting injuries,<br />
sports massage and fitness training.<br />
In the second year, you’ll undertake<br />
a sport related research project.<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above<br />
including Maths and English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will help you start your<br />
career in outdoor education or<br />
to run your own outdoor activity<br />
sessions.<br />
If you enjoy activities such as<br />
Climbing, Mountain Biking, Paddle<br />
Boarding, Rambling, Orienteering,<br />
and Kayaking, this course is for you.<br />
Outdoor education specialists have<br />
had an input in the course design.<br />
The course will be a combination<br />
of practical and outdoor activities<br />
alongside the theory needed<br />
to make you a knowledgeable<br />
practitioner.<br />
You’ll also take part in work<br />
experience with one of our industry<br />
partners, helping you discover the<br />
type of role you are suited to.<br />
You'll study the same units as the<br />
Level 3 Diploma plus practical sports<br />
performance, development of sport<br />
and physical activity, coaching for<br />
performance, research methods in<br />
sport and four optional units.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
Sport courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is<br />
for you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
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Sport<br />
Gateshead Football Club<br />
Academy<br />
Level 3<br />
An exclusive partnership with<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Entry onto this programme<br />
will be via an invite and trial to<br />
assess whether your footballing<br />
capabilities are at the required level.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
We've teamed up with Gateshead<br />
Football Club to offer a fantastic<br />
student athlete football<br />
development programme,<br />
which combines education<br />
with football excellence.<br />
You will train full time with<br />
Gateshead F.C. staff and represent<br />
the club in the U19 Northern<br />
Alliance League (Premier League).<br />
You'll study an academic or<br />
vocational qualification of<br />
your choice enabling you to<br />
continue your studies whilst<br />
playing and training at a full time<br />
professional football club.<br />
photo credit: Damon Williams,<br />
Level 2 Photography student<br />
@damonwilliamsphotography<br />
Click here for more information<br />
on the Academy.<br />
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TRAVEL &<br />
TOURISM.<br />
Our students have secured jobs<br />
with British Airways, Hilton Hotels &<br />
Resorts, Jet2 and Hays Travel.<br />
Experience teaching and learning<br />
outside the classroom, exploring<br />
the various tourist attractions in<br />
our region.<br />
You’ll get the chance to work on<br />
some of the biggest tourism events<br />
in the region.<br />
Train in some of the best facilities in<br />
the UK.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're up to<br />
date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers advice from<br />
our independent, award-winning<br />
team.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or a job.<br />
Be mentored by some of the<br />
region's most successful business<br />
people.<br />
Find out from guest speakers<br />
what they look for in their future<br />
employees.<br />
Our industry partners include:<br />
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have progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship,<br />
further or higher<br />
education.<br />
Travel & Tourism<br />
Watch to see what our travel and tourism students<br />
get up to on the course...<br />
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Courses<br />
TRAVEL<br />
& TOURISM.<br />
Introduction to Business<br />
and Travel<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
A minimum of 2 GCSEs at 2<br />
and above.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you’re looking for an introduction<br />
to business, travel and hospitality,<br />
this course is ideal for you.<br />
Customer service is at the heart of<br />
the business, tourism and hospitality<br />
sectors and you’ll develop your<br />
skills and confidence to ensure you<br />
know how to give your customers<br />
that five star treatment. Working<br />
on an event, you’ll also build your<br />
team work, problem solving and<br />
communications skills.<br />
The tourism industry is a<br />
multi-million pound industry and<br />
you’ll learn more about the sector<br />
here in the UK and get out and<br />
about visiting key tourist attractions.<br />
You’ll also develop your digital<br />
and IT skills and presentation skills<br />
throughout the duration of the<br />
course.<br />
The skills and knowledge you<br />
gain from the course will help you<br />
step into a job, apprenticeship or<br />
progress on to the next level of<br />
study.<br />
Travel, Hospitality<br />
and Aviation<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
4 GCSE’s at grade 3 and above.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you have ambitions to work in the<br />
fast paced travel industry whether<br />
that’s in a travel agency, hotel or in<br />
aviation, then this course is for you.<br />
You’ll learn how to deal with<br />
customers and exceed their<br />
expectations throughout their<br />
customer journey whether that’s<br />
when you’re checking them in at<br />
the airport or their hotel.<br />
We’ll also teach you how to handle<br />
complaints and deal with difficult<br />
customers.<br />
You’ll look at how tour operators,<br />
hotels, travel agents and tourist<br />
attractions operate, as well as<br />
developing skills in team work while<br />
organising an event. You'll also<br />
study the exciting world of aviation<br />
and learn how airport and airlines<br />
operate with the opportunity to<br />
work in a simulated airport / aircraft<br />
facility at SimFly.<br />
Getting out and about is a key<br />
part of this course and you’ll go<br />
on a range of trips and visits and<br />
complete work experience in the<br />
travel and tourism industry at one of<br />
our partner organisation's including<br />
Leonardo (formally Jury's Inns),<br />
Maldron and Encore Hotels.<br />
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Travel & Tourism<br />
Hospitality, Events &<br />
Tourism Management<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
1 or 2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
5 GCSE qualifications at grade 4<br />
and above including English and<br />
maths are required. If you do not<br />
meet the GCSE entry requirements<br />
but have achieved a Level 2<br />
qualification in travel and tourism<br />
or hospitality (minimum grade<br />
requirement) you may still be<br />
considered (interview required).<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will enable you to<br />
develop skills and gain knowledge<br />
to confidently give your customers<br />
5-star service as well as building<br />
your leadership skills and<br />
confidence to ensure you get the<br />
best out of you and your team.<br />
You will learn about the structure<br />
of these industries, the impact of<br />
tourism on destinations and how<br />
visitor attractions enhance their<br />
appeal to customers. Preparing for<br />
a career will enable you to explore<br />
the different job roles within these<br />
industries, analyse employment<br />
opportunities as well as planning<br />
for and taking part in an interview<br />
and evaluating performance to<br />
produce a development plan.<br />
As part of this course you will<br />
attend a work placement with<br />
one of our partners. You’ll also<br />
get the opportunity to work as<br />
part of a team in our studentrun<br />
restaurant Enfield’s Kitchen,<br />
serving paying customers. You<br />
will also organise and manage<br />
guided tours, events and supervise,<br />
mentor and support others.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the Travel<br />
and Tourism courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is for you and<br />
then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
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TV, FILM<br />
AND MEDIA.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed by<br />
employers ensuring they're industry<br />
relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers advice from<br />
our independent, award winning<br />
team.<br />
Test your skills in live briefs,<br />
commission and competitions set<br />
by employers.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to a job or<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
Be mentored by some of the<br />
region's most successful business<br />
people.<br />
Learn in specialist TV, film and<br />
content creation studios.<br />
93%<br />
of Media (and Art) students<br />
have progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship, further or<br />
higher education.<br />
Our partnerships with top creative employers means you’ll study<br />
and network with professionals at some of the best venues in the<br />
North East:<br />
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CLOSE-UP?<br />
TV, Film and Media<br />
Find out how the Gateshead<br />
College Foundation can help<br />
with cash to make sure you<br />
get the most from your<br />
time at college.<br />
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As a student on one of our<br />
TV, Film and Media courses,<br />
you will also be part of CoLab,<br />
an innovative approach to gaining<br />
experience of collaborating in a<br />
real life, industry related way.<br />
Click here for more info.<br />
Watch a show reel from our talented TV,<br />
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Courses<br />
TV, FILM<br />
AND MEDIA.<br />
Media<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
An appropriate vocational<br />
qualification at Level 1 or some<br />
GCSEs grade 3 or above, preferably<br />
including English and maths.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Get a solid grounding in a range<br />
of production techniques for visual<br />
and audio media using the latest<br />
techniques and systems. You’ll find<br />
out how to develop ideas, work as<br />
part of a team, conduct effective<br />
research, plan projects and meet<br />
deadlines.<br />
You’ll also develop your<br />
communication and presentation<br />
skills, find out how the media<br />
industry operates and work on<br />
maximising your chances of<br />
securing a job or progressing to<br />
further education or training.<br />
The course includes some contact<br />
with our industry partners and<br />
you’ll be encouraged to take up<br />
work experience and networking<br />
opportunities. On completion, you<br />
can progress to our Level 3 course.<br />
Level 3<br />
courses attract<br />
UCAS points.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
TV, Film and Media courses on our<br />
website. Decide which course is for<br />
you and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
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Media<br />
Photography<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at grade 4 or above.<br />
An art related subject, maths<br />
and English is preferred, but not<br />
essential. We would like to see a<br />
selection of your work, this could be<br />
in a sketchbook, digital or a portfolio.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This is a fantastic introduction<br />
to creative and commercial<br />
photography supporting you to<br />
develop the technical skills used<br />
by industry professionals. Learn<br />
how to use industry standard<br />
software and equipment to<br />
compose and construct images<br />
and develop a broad view of<br />
photography including elements<br />
of art and design disciplines.<br />
You’ll work on commissions<br />
from our external employer<br />
partners, developing valuable<br />
industry contacts and your<br />
commercial skills. On completion<br />
of this course, you can progress<br />
to university or into employment.<br />
TV & Film<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at grade 4 or above.<br />
A creative related subject, English<br />
and maths are preferred but not<br />
essential.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Do you want the skills and<br />
knowledge to make your films<br />
stand out, create a professional<br />
showreel to get you noticed in<br />
an industry that is exponentially<br />
growing in the North East?<br />
You will work on live briefs for<br />
ITV and the BBC through our<br />
partnership with Signpost<br />
Productions whilst developing<br />
your skills and CV on a course that<br />
has been designed and refined<br />
with our industry partners to<br />
ensure you keep pace with this<br />
ever-evolving digital workplace.<br />
You’ll learn all genres and formats<br />
of video and film production in<br />
detail, work on live briefs with our<br />
employer partners, build a fantastic<br />
showreel, undertake commissioned<br />
work and go on work placements.<br />
There are no exams on this<br />
course; you’ll be assessed via<br />
a final major project, a body of<br />
work that shows your strengths<br />
and personal interests. This will<br />
prepare you for progression to<br />
university or into employment.<br />
Digital Journalism<br />
and Content Creation<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Four GCSEs at grade 4 or above.<br />
A creative related subject, maths<br />
and English are preferred but not<br />
essential.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course will give you the skills<br />
and expertise to start your career<br />
as a traditional or video journalist, a<br />
professional podcaster or a blogger.<br />
By working on live commissions<br />
for ITV and the BBC through<br />
our partnership with Signpost<br />
Productions, you’ll learn the<br />
skills to develop a range of<br />
content including video, podcast,<br />
photography and creative writing<br />
to make your work stand out and<br />
get ahead in this competitive yet<br />
inspiring field. Validated by the<br />
world-renowned University of the<br />
Arts London (UAL), this course<br />
explores all digital journalistic<br />
platforms.<br />
You’ll work on live briefs from our<br />
other employer partners, build a<br />
portfolio and choose a specialism<br />
for a final personal project.<br />
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UNIFORMED<br />
PUBLIC SERVICES.<br />
Take part in a five day residential<br />
at Catterick Garrison with the<br />
Army and a Royal Marines training<br />
day based at HMS Calliope.<br />
Train in some of the best facilities in<br />
the UK.<br />
Study courses that are endorsed<br />
by employers ensuring they're<br />
up-to-date and industry relevant.<br />
Receive expert careers advice from<br />
our independent, award-winning<br />
team.<br />
Gain relevant work experience<br />
which could lead to an<br />
apprenticeship or a job.<br />
Previous students have gone on<br />
to work in the forces, blue light<br />
services and the justice system as<br />
well as studying subjects at degree<br />
level including criminology and<br />
policing.<br />
99%<br />
of UPS students have<br />
progressed into work,<br />
an apprenticeship, further<br />
or higher education.<br />
Our industry partners include:<br />
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OUR WORD<br />
FOR IT.<br />
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Uniformed Public Services<br />
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College Foundation can help<br />
with cash to make sure you<br />
get the most from your<br />
time at college.<br />
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Courses<br />
UNIFORMED<br />
PUBLIC SERVICES.<br />
Uniformed Public Services<br />
Level 2<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Three GCSEs at 3 or a Level 1<br />
qualification at distinction grade.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This is your chance to gain<br />
experience in the armed forces,<br />
police, fire, prison and paramedic<br />
services before applying to work<br />
in your chosen service. The course<br />
covers a range of units which are<br />
taught through a mix of classroom<br />
study, group activities and field trips.<br />
You will study law and crime,<br />
land navigation, physical fitness,<br />
employment skills and adventurous<br />
activities. You will also study maths<br />
and English qualifications and<br />
complete work experience with the<br />
army and the police.<br />
You’ll build on your interpersonal<br />
and communication skills and<br />
learn how to be an effective team<br />
player. You can progress to a range<br />
of careers in the public services or<br />
continue your studies with us on the<br />
Level 3 programme.<br />
Uniformed Public Services<br />
(Armed Forces)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 4 or above, including<br />
English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
Develop the knowledge,<br />
understanding and skills you need<br />
to work in the armed forces. This<br />
course is relevant if you want a<br />
career in the Army, Navy, Marines,<br />
RAF, Coastguard or National Guard.<br />
You’ll cover leadership and<br />
teamwork, equality, diversity and<br />
inclusion, security procedures,<br />
emergency planning and response,<br />
government and politics, conflict<br />
management, psychology as well<br />
as taking part in fitness testing and<br />
team sports.<br />
You’ll also enjoy projects with<br />
professionals such as the army<br />
residential, adventure days with the<br />
Royal Marines and development<br />
days with the Royal Navy.<br />
Students progress directly to degree<br />
courses with leading universities.<br />
Uniformed Public Services<br />
(Fire Brigade and Policing)<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 4 or above, including<br />
English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
If you want to work as a fire fighter,<br />
then this course is perfect for you as<br />
it's been designed to give you the<br />
skills knowledge and behaviours<br />
to pursue your career in the fire<br />
service.<br />
You'll develop your leadership skills<br />
and aspects of your physical fitness.<br />
In addition, you'll cover emergency<br />
planning and response, conflict<br />
management, security procedures<br />
and hierarchy and routine.<br />
You will also have the opportunity<br />
to undertake some exciting trips<br />
including a land navigated walk,<br />
indoor rock climbing, archery,<br />
orienteering and a survival<br />
expedition.<br />
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Uniformed Public Services<br />
Criminology<br />
Level 3<br />
Duration<br />
2 years<br />
Entry requirements<br />
Five GCSEs at 4 or above,<br />
including English.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course has been designed<br />
to help you get into a number of<br />
careers and industries including;<br />
Law enforcement, Corrections and<br />
Rehabilitation, Legal Professionals,<br />
Social Services, Forensic and<br />
Investigations Security and Private<br />
Investigations, Research and Policy<br />
Analysts Intelligence and Homeland<br />
Security, Corporate Security,<br />
Cybersecurity and Cybercrime.<br />
You'll be taught by teachers who<br />
all have industry knowledge<br />
and experience. You'll also have<br />
the opportunity to attend talks<br />
from people that have worked<br />
in the industry and complete<br />
work experience which will<br />
link to your career goal.<br />
As part of the programme,<br />
you’ll study:<br />
● Criminology theories<br />
● Changing awareness of crime<br />
● Prepare for a career<br />
● Develop leadership skills<br />
● Crime Scene Investigation<br />
● UK legal systems<br />
● Equality, Diversity and Inclusion<br />
● The Influence of the UK<br />
Government, international<br />
organisations and the Media<br />
Uniformed Public Services<br />
Level 1<br />
Duration<br />
1 year<br />
Entry requirements<br />
No specific entry qualifications and<br />
you can take Maths and English<br />
courses suitable for your level.<br />
What will I learn?<br />
This course prepares you to work<br />
in Uniform Public Services such<br />
as the Army, Navy, and RAF.<br />
You will learn to work as part of a<br />
team, and develop and practice<br />
leadership skills whilst planning<br />
and navigating an expedition.<br />
You'll also have the opportunity<br />
to gain valuable experience<br />
with the Army, Navy and RAF.<br />
HOW DO I APPLY?<br />
Click here to go straight to the<br />
UPS courses on our website.<br />
Decide which course is for you<br />
and then apply online.<br />
Or sign up to one of our<br />
Enrolment Events, click here to<br />
find out when the next one is.<br />
See back page for full details...<br />
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● Try different subjects<br />
● Apply for a course<br />
● Meet your future classmates<br />
● Chat to our expert teaching team<br />
We’re running taster sessions for our<br />
different subject areas, to help you find out<br />
about our courses and see what life<br />
at college is like.<br />
You can take part in as many taster sessions as you<br />
like, in as many subject areas as you like, so if you’re<br />
still stuck on which course to choose this could help<br />
you decide.<br />
If you’ve already applied to study with us, you<br />
can still come along and make friends ready for<br />
starting college.<br />
Visit www.gateshead.ac.uk to find out when the events<br />
are taking place and book your place.<br />
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A LEVELS,<br />
VOCATIONAL<br />
STUDY<br />
PROGRAMMES<br />
& T LEVELS.<br />
Application process<br />
1. Complete an application form.<br />
Fill in a form on our website.<br />
2. Have a chat with our teachers.<br />
When we receive your form we'll be in touch to<br />
arrange for you to come into college to have a<br />
chat with one of our teachers. This will give you the<br />
opportunity to get to know them, find out about<br />
the college, our courses and get answers to your<br />
questions. If you’d like to progress your application,<br />
we’ll sort this for you.<br />
3. Have an audition.<br />
For some of our courses (music, dance and<br />
performing arts), you’ll need an audition and we’ll<br />
get in touch to arrange this. You’ll be given a date<br />
and time and be told exactly what to expect.<br />
4. Keep in touch.<br />
We’ll invite you to our Say Hello events throughout<br />
the year where you can discover more about your<br />
course, get to know your teachers and meet your<br />
future classmates.<br />
5. Start college.<br />
You’ll confirm your grades with us in August <strong>2024</strong><br />
and we’ll get you ready for starting college in<br />
September.<br />
APPRENTICESHIPS.<br />
You apply for an apprenticeship in<br />
the same way you apply for a job.<br />
Find our vacancies on our website.<br />
Can’t find a vacancy?<br />
If you can’t find an apprenticeship vacancy that’s right<br />
for you, you can start a vocational study programme.<br />
Then, when a vacancy becomes available, we’ll help<br />
you to apply and transfer across. Sign up for our<br />
vacancy alerts on our website.<br />
Application process<br />
1. Search for a vacancy.<br />
Visit our website or the National Apprenticeship<br />
Service’s website to browse apprenticeship<br />
vacancies.<br />
2. Register online.<br />
Create an account with the National Apprenticeship<br />
Service. Visit www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship.<br />
3. Complete an application form<br />
If you need help with this, please get in touch.<br />
Call our team on 0191 490 2364 or email<br />
apprenticeships@gateshead.ac.uk<br />
4. Interview selection.<br />
If your application is shortlisted, an apprenticeship<br />
adviser will have a chat with you and help you to<br />
prepare for your interview.<br />
5. Interview.<br />
You’ll attend an interview with the employer to talk<br />
about your skills and experience. This may be done<br />
virtually or in person.<br />
6. You’re hired!<br />
What happens if I’m not successful?<br />
We’ll help you to find another vacancy<br />
or you could start a vocational study<br />
programme.<br />
How do I apply?<br />
NOT SURE<br />
WHAT<br />
TO STUDY?<br />
Don’t worry – sign up for one of our<br />
enrolment events to find out more about<br />
our courses or get in touch with our<br />
careers team:<br />
start@gateshead.ac.uk<br />
Follow us on social media<br />
for the latest updates,<br />
news and competitions.<br />
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GET IN<br />
TOUCH.<br />
There are lots of ways to contact us.<br />
So if you’ve got a question about<br />
anything at all, don’t hesitate to<br />
get in touch.<br />
Course information<br />
0191 490 2246<br />
start@gateshead.ac.uk<br />
Apprenticeship information and advice<br />
0191 490 2364<br />
apprenticeships@gateshead.ac.uk<br />
Student finance advice<br />
0191 490 4627<br />
support.funds@gateshead.ac.uk<br />
Find us on social media<br />
@gatesheadcollege<br />
@gatesheadcollege<br />
@gatesheadcoll<br />
Careers advice<br />
0191 490 2216<br />
career.guidance@gateshead.ac.uk<br />
Learning support services<br />
0191 490 2<strong>25</strong>3<br />
or 0191 426 4329<br />
@gatesheadcollege<br />
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At Gateshead College we celebrate<br />
individuality. Everyone is welcome here,<br />
and we make sure that you all have<br />
equality of access to our services, premises,<br />
facilities and employment opportunities.<br />
All of our campuses are accessible.<br />
Terms & Conditions<br />
We have made every effort to make<br />
sure that all the information in this<br />
guide was correct (October 2023).<br />
We do reserve the right to amend<br />
or cancel courses, for example if<br />
student numbers are insufficient.<br />
Where a course is cancelled by the college,<br />
or times and/ or fees and/or days change<br />
to such an extent that your attendance<br />
becomes impossible, you’ll receive a full<br />
refund if you have paid fees. Other refunds<br />
of tuition fees will be considered where a<br />
student withdraws from the course having<br />
studied no more than three sessions of the<br />
course (a session is defined as attendance<br />
on any given day of the course).<br />
Progression to the second year of 2<br />
year courses is subject to successful<br />
completion of year one.<br />
Destination statistics are based on the<br />
known destinations of students who studied<br />
at Gateshead College in 2021/22.
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