Pathway 3 - Personal Growth and Wellbeing and Vocational+
- 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.
It’s an holistic, person-centred course to 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.
Course details
- Full time
What you will learn
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Progression and employment
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Additional costs
Personal Growth and Wellbeing
The purpose of this course is to support learners’ skill development in preparation for higher-level learning and the World of Work, therefore increasing opportunities for learners to progress.
It covers a range of practical subjects such as
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Independent living skills - Self identity and Awareness, Rights and Responsibilities, Resilience, Money and Finance.
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Community - Awareness of the environment, Sustainability and Learning from outdoor experiences.
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Health and Wellbeing - Physical, Emotional, Social and Sexual.
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Employability - Learning from external experiences, Progression Planning, CV writing.
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Numeracy and Literacy skills are embedded within every subject to improve the work and life skills of every student.
Learners will be looking to develop skills needed for.employment, adulthood or further study within the mainstream areas of college. Skills will be based around confidence, team building, diversity, relationship skills, wellbeing and general study skills. The learner’s local community will be the focus for most sessions. Learners will be able to gain experience of studying at a level suitable for progression.
Courses have been designed to be based around the four pillars which are:-
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Independent Living Skills
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Health and Wellbeing
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Community
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Employability
Communication, numeracy and digital skills support will be embedded into the sessions.
Following completion of this course learners could internally progress onto Pathway 4 - Supported Internships or onto mainstream Entry 3 or Level 1 college courses.
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.