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Photography (NQ) @ SCQF Level 6
Dumfries and Galloway College
Full-time, Online, Short course
Other
Distance: 58.26 miles
Applicants should have a genuine interest in photography that can be nurtured and developed over the course of the programme. This course is suitable for school leavers or individuals wanting to re-skill, re-train, widen or enhance their current skills. The programme provides a broad foundation of photographic skills and experiences relating to studio, location, digital, film and traditional photography. The programme also develops experience of co-operative working, presentation, exhibition, and self-promotion skills that can provide initial entry to employment within the photo-imaging sector or enhance current skills in the workplace.
Childhood Practice HND @ SCQF Level 8
Dumfries and Galloway College
Full-time, Online
HNC / HND
Distance: 58.26 miles
This course enables you to develop and progress your career prospects in the childhood/early years sector by studying at a more advanced level. Successful attainment of your HND will then enable you to study courses at SCQF level 9. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) require managers in the sector to obtain level 9 qualifications. This course is year 2 of a full-time 2-year course. The first year requires you to have obtained your HNC Childhood Practice @SCQF level 7 or SVQ Social Services: Children and Young People @ level 3. If you wish to attain the HND and you...
Electrical Engineering HNC @ SCQF Level 7
Dumfries and Galloway College
Day release, Evening, Full-time, Online, Part-time, Short course, Work based training
HNC / HND
Distance: 58.26 miles
The award is designed for individuals with acceptable qualifications or mature learners who upon completion wish to enter the engineering and service industries at technician level.   This highly successful programme will develop your skills, confidence, and awareness of Electrical Engineering. It will also aim to develop your study skills as a learner.  Successful completion of this course may allow progression to the HND in Electrical Engineering at Dumfries College.
Certificate in Personal and Social Development
Dumfries and Galloway College
Distance learning
National
Distance: 58.26 miles
This course is designed to help you to increase your knowledge and understanding in key areas, such as environmental awareness, healthy living, managing personal finances, and team work. You will also be encouraged to look at your own skills and qualities in relation to those needed at work and to use this understanding to identify key personal information needed for a job application.This programme will enable you to reflect on your personal development and recognise how your personal skills, abilities and behaviours may be improved. It will also increase awareness of your individual rights and responsibilities
Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Dumfries and Galloway College
Distance learning
National
Distance: 58.26 miles
Although individuals with learning disabilities and their families continue to face many challenges, most commentators would agree that we are living in more enlightened and optimistic times in terms of our approach to learning disability support. Individuals with learning disabilities are now being offered more personalised services with a greater emphasis on empowerment, active participation and quality of life.This qualification is aimed at learners who work with, or would like to work with, individuals with learning disabilities. Although it will be particularly useful to those working in health and social care, it will also be of interest to...
Literature 1 (Ypg) @ SCQF Level 6
Dumfries and Galloway College
Distance learning
Other
Distance: 58.26 miles
Enquiries and to book a place:Â Â Email openlearning@dumgal.ac.ukThis course is designed to develop your literary analysis skills and build your awareness of social and moral concerns to help you make reasoned judgements about literary texts, plays, poems, novels and short stories.If you have a keen interest in literature or communications and emotions within the arts, this course is right for you.
Numeracy (YPG) @ SCQF Level 5
Dumfries and Galloway College
Distance learning, Online
Other
Distance: 58.26 miles
Enquiries and to book a place:Â Â Email openlearning@dumgal.ac.ukSQA code: F3GF 11
This Unit seeks to develop skills of interpretation and communication of graphical information and application of a wide range of numerical skills in everyday and straightforward, generalised contexts.
Numeracy at SCQF level 5 is about applying numerical skills in personal, workplace, social, and educational situations that involve graphical information, calculations, and solving problems. At this level, learners must understand tables, graphs, charts, and diagrams; communicate information graphically; and apply a wide range of numerical skills.
UNDERSTANDING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
Dumfries and Galloway College
Distance learning
National
Distance: 58.26 miles
The changing and diverse nature of our communities poses many challenges for individuals, groups and employers throughout the UK. In order to allow the social inclusion of all people in society, there is a need to bring equality, diversity and rights issues into the mainstream so that they are no longer viewed as something only affecting ‘minority’ groups.
This course aims to give learners an introduction to the issues around stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. It will also help them to identify the basic rights that all people should enjoy and the shared values people have,...
Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent
Dumfries and Galloway College
Distance learning
National
Distance: 58.26 miles
Safeguarding is not a static subject. New threats emerge and better ways of working are developed that help to reduce the likelihood of harm and abuse happening to children and young people. The ‘new threats’ of our time include cyber-bullying and cyberstalking, as well as online grooming for sexual exploitation. They also include the radicalisation of children and young people by extremists. In some instances, this radicalisation has led young British nationals to carry out terrorist activities, both here in the UK and abroad.
Therefore, this important course combines three inter-related themes: safeguarding in general; online...
Administration of Medication PDA @ SCQF Level 7
Dumfries and Galloway College
Online, Short course
Other
Distance: 58.26 miles
You must be currently working in an area where you are supervised. It is likely you work in a residential or hospital setting or in the community. Gaining a qualification at this level (which is the same level as HNC or 1st year of a degree) is challenging, the majority of your learning will be online, with observation on your practical element at your workplace.