Pathway to Employment (NQ) @ SCQF Level 3

Course description

You will develop your confidence, personal and employability skills in a supported environment. Through a variety of subjects, you will be given support to design your own personal learning and support plan to meet your personal needs and aspirations. You may have the opportunity to participate in a work experience placement within the college or in a local supported employment setting. This course offers you a wonderful way to develop your skills and abilities towards supported employment or volunteering.

What is so different about this course? This is an exciting college course that is jointly delivered by The Better Lives Partnership, Bridge to Employment Project (B2E@Wigtownshire) and Dumfries and Galloway College. This course could be for you if you feel you would benefit from having a supported learning environment to gain necessary knowledge and skills to help you prepare for the world of work.  If you want an environment that will help you realise what your key strengths are, support you in identifying and developing aspects that you need and want to progress to a supported employment programme, or directly into employment, then this course could be for you.

Learning outcome

Successful completion of this programme may offer you a pathway into employment or further supported employment programmes

• Bridge to Employment (Better Lives Partnership)
• Project Search (Dumfries campus)
• or any other service that offers support into employment or volunteering opportunities.

This course is designed as a stepping-stone into further supported employment programmes, to further training and education opportunities with employability as its key focus.  You may be able to progress directly to the following on successful completion of the course

• Bridge to Employment (Better Lives Partnership, Stranraer)
• Project Search (Dumfries campus)
• Other college vocational courses