Course details
Course description
Glasgow Clyde College works in partnership with Renfrewshire Council to deliver this DFN Project Search course. The course provides real-life work experience combined with training in employability skills to support young people with learning disabilities and autism spectrum conditions to make successful transitions to working life.
Students will be given the opportunity to gain new qualifications, fine-tune their CV, strengthen their interview skills and receive support to apply for and attend job interviews.
You will develop your employability skills at Renfrewshire Council where you will develop essential skills in a classroom setting that will help you gain employment, in subjects such as:
- Team building
- Workplace safety
- Technology
- Maintaining employment
- Self-advocacy
- Financial literacy
- Health and wellness
- Preparing for employment.
You will also participate in three, 10-week work placements in a variety of job roles within Renfrewshire Council and local partners. Work placements may include catering, housekeeping, administration and environmental roles.
The experience and skills that you gain from both classroom (in-house and occasionally online) based activities and the work placements will improve your job marketability.
You will be supported throughout the course by a college lecturer, a job coach and council staff.
To ensure your learning is tailored to suit your own needs and employment goals, you will develop a Personal Learning and Support Plan which will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and help determine the type of job you are good at.
The course will run from August to June, five days a week, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 3.30pm.
You can apply for financial help in the form of a bursary.
How to apply
To apply for this course, please complete our application form and email it to projectsearchRENFREW@glasgowclyde.ac.uk
Please ensure that the form is saved as you complete it, to avoid losing any work, and that it is given a new file name.
Entry requirements
- You are between the ages of 17 and 29 years old
- Have a Learning Disability or Autism
- Have a Renfrewshire postcode
- You can provide evidence of your ability to work at SCQF Level 3 (Access 3) in all subject areas
- You are an independent traveller or have your own travel arrangements
- You can demonstrate your ability to work independently and with others
- You can provide evidence of excellent timekeeping and attendance
- You can attend five days a week, Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 3.30pm, and be on time every morning
- You can provide a satisfactory reference
- You are willing to share personal information with all Project Search partners if required
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Course options
Course details
Full time
26th Aug 2024
Cost: Visit the provider's website for details.
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