This course is for young people who have recently left school and who might find the pace and timetabling of other college courses very difficult to maintain without additional support. It offers students a high level of support and nurturing, while creating independence. This course meets the needs of applicants who have a learning disability and/or are on the Autistic Spectrum. Students come to college 3 days a week and will achieve a qualification at SCQF Level 2. This course focuses on helping students become more independent in their learning, life and work. It helps them make the transition from...

This course is ideal if you’re thinking about a career in either photography or media, but aren’t yet sure which path to take. This course gives you a good foundation in capturing and editing both still and moving images. You’ll be taught by award winning photographers, working to high standards and deadlines to help prepare you for the real world. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing: In photography, you’ll start with the basics, including technical and creative aspects of using a camera. You’ll then develop skills in photographing people and places, going on location for interior and exterior...

This course is suitable for people who have an additional support need and are interested in preparing for employment. Students will be supported to build employability skills by taking part in work-tasters within vocational areas of college. This will help students to identify potential interests when job-seeking in future. Students will work closely with transition partners including Project Search, Skills Development Scotland, Employability and Skills and Supported Employment services to ensure a positive destination after finishing this course. This course is all about developing your skills so you can successfully seek employment and understand what skills will make you more...

This course will be of interest to individuals who have an interest in developing counselling knowledge and skills. These would be beneficial in a wide range of health, social care, educational and community settings where the individual communicates with and/or supports others. This course introduces learners to basic counselling theory and skills before helping them to develop a more in-depth knowledge of counselling theory for practice. Good communication skills are essential to counselling and they will be a valuable feature of the course. It is important that learners understand people which is why learners will study human development and behaviour...

This course will help you prepare for a successful career as a professional photographer. To be a professional photographer, you’ll need broad technical skills for lighting, camera and editing, good people skills, and the ability to work under pressure. Led by experienced and award winning photographers, this course will develop your technical expertise and you may have the opportunity to work on live briefs to develop the rest. Here’s just some of what you’ll be doing: You’ll look at studio still life, with an emphasis on creative lighting and composition. You’ll develop your portraiture skills, learning creative lighting techniques for...

The interns will be based at the University Hospital Crosshouse and will undertake 3 different work placements. The course runs from Monday 31 August 2021 until Friday 10th June 2022. Financial support for travel is available. Interns will receive individualised instruction, coaching, support and feedback from their instructor, job coach, managers, and mentors. You’ll build transferable Essential Skills in meaningful contexts to help you become more effective in life, learning, and work. This could be communication, numeracy, ICT, working with others, and problem solving. Here is more on what the interns will be doing: Gaining in depth work experience,...

This programme is specifically for young people (Interns) living in South Ayrshire aged 17 to 29, who have learning difficulties and/or are on the autistic spectrum. The focus is on preparing interns for work in the wider community. The programme develops the competitive, transferable and marketable skills needed for successful employment. The interns will be based at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culzean estate near Maybole and will undertake 3 different work placements. Interns will receive individualised instruction, coaching, support and feedback from their instructor, job coach, managers, and mentors.

This programme is specifically for young people aged 16-25. The Programme runs for 18 weeks, and will be face to face learning, with a maximum of 14 people on each team. We aim to enable young people to develop personal skills, such as confidence, communication skills, tolerance, team working, and motivation to develop positive relationships with peers. The Prince's Trust is a nationally recognised programme that aims to help youngsters throughout the whole of the UK. Why join the Prince's Trust?- Gain Team working Experience- Gain Skills for Work- Life Skills- Completed Units which lead to a Prince's Trust Award...

This programme is specifically for young people aged 16-25. The Programme runs for 18 weeks, and will be face to face learning, with a maximum of 14 people on each team. We aim to enable young people to develop personal skills, such as confidence, communication skills, tolerance, team working, and motivation to develop positive relationships with peers. The Prince's Trust is a nationally recognised programme that aims to help youngsters throughout the whole of the UK. Why join the Prince's Trust?- Gain Team working Experience- Gain Skills for Work- Life Skills- Completed Units which lead to a Prince's Trust Award...

This SCQF level 7 course will enable you to gain the values, knowledge, skills and experience to develop a career within the social care sector. Job opportunities are numerous and include social care support roles and social work assistant roles. Progression to university may also be an option. To enable you to more meaningfully link theory to care practice, experience of working in a health or social care setting (paid or voluntary) is highly desirable. The course consists of two days in college and two days work placement. Applicants who are already working at least two days a week in...