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Level 3 Uniformed Public Services

at Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, WAKEFIELD · other provider

Ofsted rated their overall effectivenessGood2023see the detail

Level 3Vocational and tradeCertificate2 yearsFull time

What the college says

Life in the Public Services can be challenging, rewarding, interesting, and exciting and you will require a variety of skills, knowledge, and expertise to succeed. This course/programme will help you develop all these qualities and give you an introduction to careers within this sector, whilst providing you with many other attributes such as communication and leadership skills, teamworking skills and confidence, that are vitally important in all uniformed public service roles. Work placement and voluntary work opportunities are part of your programme which will help transfer the skills you have gained into the working environment. Depending on the programme level you can expect you to learn through class work, team activities and other practical’s, visits and outdoor activities. Lectures, oral presentations, tutorials, individual research and group work will help further develop your communication and team-working skills. You will attend a residential towards the end of the academic year where you will be assessed in challenging situations to demonstrate skills and qualities to allow you to meet the higher grades on your course.

What you need to get on

Level 3 Diploma 4 GCSE Grade 9-4, including English. OR Level 2 Public Services, with a merit profile. Level 3 Extended Diploma 5 GCSEs Grade 9-4, including English and Maths.

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Wakefield College

    Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH

    DaytimeClassroom based
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