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PROSPECTS SKILLS FOR LIFE AND WORK PROSPECTS SKILLS FOR LIFE AND WORK
Prospects – Skills for Life and Work courses provide you with experience across a range of vocational
skills. The course is designed to give you training and support to prepare you to progress to further
college courses and the world of work. On successful completion of this course, you will gain a WJEC
Name: Heulwen Pugh
Entry Level qualification in Life Skills.
Age: 17
Course Title Course How long is What will I learn? What qualifications
Code Level the course? do I need?
Previous School: Argoed High School
S1708 Prospects - WJEC - 1 Year
Your course will provide you with No formal qualifications for
Full Course Title:
this course but a commitment
Prospects - Hairdressing
Skills for Life
Entry
experience across one of the
vocational areas detailed below:
to regular attendance and
and Work
Level good behaviour is essential.
Next Step:
• Art Design and Media
Level 1 Hairdressing
• Catering
• Construction
Comments: • Hair and Beauty
• Information Communication
Technology (ICT)
I have enjoyed the Prospects course especially the practical
• Motor Vehicle
work in the Hair and Beauty salons. I’ve learnt a lot about • Animal Care
myself, made lots of new friends and I’m more confident.
• Floristry
I’ve had a lot of support from Student Services and this has
• Horticulture
• Equine
enabled me to complete my course successfully. My tutors
• Land-Based Machinery
have also supported me and have treated me like an adult.
I’m really looking forward to progressing to the mainstream
The course is designed to give
Hairdressing course.
you training and support to
prepare you for progression to
further college courses and the
world of work.
Did you know?
Four Prospects – Skills for Life and Work students have gone on
to be named Student of the Year on their mainstream courses.
Next Steps
Mainstream Course
Apprenticeship
Tutor Spotlight
Employment
Name: Margaret Trinick
Background:
Having trained and worked as a primary school
teacher Margaret became a tutor here at Deeside Apply online at
College. Margaret helped to develop the
www.deeside.ac.uk/apply
Prospects – Skills for Life and Work programme
or if you want us to send you an
which now boasts a 100% pass rate with many
application form, text APPDC
students progressing to mainstream courses. and your name and address to
88020 (texts are charged at your
normal network rate)
NEED HELP? Call switchboard on 01244 831531 / Student Services on 01244 834511 or visit our website www.deeside.ac.uk Sports Scholarships available if you represent your County/Country. You don’t need to be studying sport to qualify please see page 57
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