ESOL Level 2 and Employability - Full time

This course is for those who want to balance language learning with employability skills. You will work towards an Agored Work Related Education Level 2 qualification and a City and Guilds Level 2 Award in ESOL Skills for Life.

As well as improving your grammar and range of vocabulary, this course will also help develop and improve your language skills in the following areas:

Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking

Full-time students will attend college three days a week from 9am to 3.30pm for 33 weeks. Classes begin in September.

Overview and modules

You will complete Agored portfolios to help you in the world of work. These could include the following units:

Oral Communication Skills: Learning how to talk to people and understand them clearly.
Equality & Diversity: Learning how to treat all people fairly, no matter who they are.
Interpersonal Skills: Learning how to be polite, helpful, and friendly to others.
Finding, Selecting and Using ICT: Learning how to find information and use a computer or phone for work.
Developing Personal Confidence and Self Awareness: Learning how to feel sure of yourself and know your own strengths.
Participating in an Enterprise Activity: Learning how to plan a business idea and see if it can make money.
Team Working: Learning how to work well with other people to finish a task together.

Your programme of study

At Bridgend College, your learning programme is designed to enable you to Be All That You Can Be.

The main qualification you will study as part of this programme is the Agored Cymru Level 2 Certificate in Work Related Education.

You will also study additional skills qualifications as part of your programme of study. There are 3 pathways. Each pathway will be selected at enrolment and will reflect your current course application, your chosen curriculum area, as well as your previous learning in Maths and English. You could study Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (equivalent to 1 A-Level), GCSE Maths or English, Advanced Studies, or at least one Essential Skills Qualification (ESW) course.

All students will receive tutorials and are required to complete an ESW Employability course in the Success Hub.

Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements. You would be guided to the most appropriate ESOL course after completing our internally set placement test or by progressing from a Level 1 ESOL course.

Assessment methods

Agored Work Related Education Assessment by student portfolio - either handwritten or produced digitally
City and Guilds Level 2 Award in ESOL Skills for Life- externally set listening and speaking exam

Continue your studies

You would have the opportunity to apply for any level 2 or level 3 college course or future employment.

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