Pathway 1 - Personal and Social Development
- Ammanford Campus
This is an entry level programme designed for learners who may find a typical classroom environment challenging.
It is an introductory course designed to encompass each learner’s individual needs, in a safe and nurturing environment.
The course will develop learners’ independent skills, encourage positive health and wellbeing, provide employability skills and community volunteering opportunities and is designed to help build confidence in everyday living.
As well as a diverse range of independent living skills, learners will undertake a programme involving the three Pillars of Learning. This programme is designed based on a person-centred approach to meet individual needs.
Course details
- Full time
What you will learn
Learners from Pathway 1 could progress within Pathway 1 or onto Pathway 2. Depending on local opportunities and individuals’ needs, learners may progress to day centres.
There will be a system for setting clear, individual, SMART targets and for monitoring and reviewing progress against these targets using the RARPA approach (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement).
Programmes will also be flexible enough to adjust targets and activities where this is necessary. Learners will be supported to collect evidence in different ways, to demonstrate and assess their progress against their targets within the four pillars.
Regular reviews against set targets will be undertaken with each learner to look at this progress and to set new targets where necessary.
Whilst programmes may include a small amount of accreditation where appropriate for the learner, the main focus will be on providing activities which reflect individual learners’ needs.
There are no formal entry requirements however an offer of a place on this course is subject to a successful outcome from a series of transition meetings and a referral from Social Services, School Additional Needs Coordinator, Special schools, Independent specialist schools and colleges and Careers Wales.
Learners will also under-take a baseline assessment.
All learners are required to pay an administration fee of £25 prior to enrolment.
You will need to provide your own stationery and may also incur costs if the department arranges educational visits.