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� Darlington College � Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Please contact our Workforce Development Consultants:

Tel: 01642 384265Email: [email protected]

WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT

The information

contained in this brochure

is aimed at employees. If you

are an employer looking to

develop your workforce, we

have trained professionals who

can help you to find the right

courses.

Contents

4 What is the Higher Education Business Partnership?5 Your Professional Development6 Contact Details

Courses8 Accounting and Law 12 Business, Management and Marketing 20 Catering, Hospitality and Tourism 22 Computing and Information Technology 23 Construction 25 Education and Teacher Training 31 Engineering 35 Health and Social Care39 Media 40 Sport

41 Index 42 Glossary

The courses in this brochure can help you to:

� maximise your earning potential and progress your career

� improve your employability prospects by acquiring a higher level of expertise

� stimulate your mind and stay one step ahead

� return to the job market after a career break.

HIGHEREDUCATIONBUSINESSPARTNERSHIP

The University of Teesside and theTees Valley further education colleges– Darlington College, HartlepoolCollege of Further Education,Middlesbrough College, Redcar &Cleveland College, and StocktonRiverside College – constitute theHigher Education BusinessPartnership. We have been working incollaboration for more than 15 yearsand over the last five years we havejointly developed a substantialportfolio of higher educationqualifications and awards.

These awards constitute a comprehensiverange of part-time learning opportunities thatmeet employers' ongoing needs and provideyou with the opportunity to acquire theknowledge, skills and confidence to succeed inyour chosen career.

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What isthe Higher Education Business Partnership?

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Part of the government’s new agendaThe government recognises the need for 40%of adults to be qualified to Level 4 or above bythe year 2020, and is investing in newemployment-focused higher educationprovision. This will ensure that the nationalworkforce remains world class. You couldbecome or remain part of that world-classworkforce by continuing to learn and improveyour skills and qualifications.

Improves your career opportunities anddelivers skillsContinuing professional development integratesacademic study with practical, commercialexperience. Work-related learning bringsspecialist academic knowledge alive and isstrengthened further by the development ofvocational skills which you need to succeed intoday's highly-competitive businessenvironment.

Wide ranging and flexibleOur suite of courses is becoming more diverseand dynamic due to constant updating. This isnecessary to reflect advances in technology,legislation and new methods of working. Withflexible delivery patterns including day, evening,work-related learning and even studying fromhome, you are able to engage in learning withminimum interference to the working day.

If you are just too busy with your job to attendUniversity or college regularly, do not worry, wecan still help. The Work-based StudyProgramme may be just what you need.

Contact Paul Smith on:

Tel: 01642 342873Email: [email protected]

ProgressionSuitable progression routes have been identifiedfor all courses should you choose to specialisefurther down a subject-specialist professionalroute or a more generic honours degree at theUniversity of Teesside.

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YourProfessional Development

How to use this brochure

1 Pick a course

2 Choose a place of study

3 Contact them for start dates and course fees

4 You’re on your way

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� Darlington College� Central Park Haughton RoadDarlington, County Durham DL1 1DR

Tel: 01325 503050www.darlington.ac.uk

Darlington College has its own University Centrebringing together the further and highereducation skills of Darlington College with theUniversity of Teesside and Queen ElizabethSixth Form College. The College takes a flexible,imaginative approach to learning and skills forthe community and employers. The newcampus signifies one of the largest investmentsin further education in the Tees Valley.

� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Stockton StreetHartlepool TS24 7NT

Tel: 01429 295000www.hartlepoolfe.ac.uk

Hartlepool College of Further Education is amajor provider of post-16 education andtraining to both individuals and businessorganisations within Hartlepool and the TeesValley. The College has recently been awardedthe Training Quality Standard with excellence inEngineering. It also has two Centres ofVocational Excellence: one in Health, inpartnership with the North East Strategic HealthAuthority; and one in Construction and BuildingServices. The College is also looking forward tothe development of a new £60 million campuswhich will not only better serve its existinglearners but also improve its capacity to meetincreased demand.

� Middlesbrough College� Dock Street, Middlesbrough, TS2 1AD

Tel: 01642 333700www.mbro.ac.uk

Middlesbrough College is the largest college inthe Tees Valley and is dedicated to offering itsstudents a wide range of courses, first classfacilities and above all the opportunity to learn.The College will move to its brand new £68mstate of the art campus at Middlehaven thisSeptember 2008.

� Redcar & Cleveland College� Corporation RoadRedcar TS10 1EZ

Tel: 01642 473132www.cleveland.ac.uk

Redcar & Cleveland College has a long andenviable reputation for quality across itscourses. The College provides a positive andfriendly environment for learning with excellentfacilities and committed staff, ensuring that yourexperience provides you with the confidence,motivation and drive to take your skills to asuccessful and rewarding career.

� Stockton Riverside College� Harvard Avenue, ThornabyStockton-on-Tees TS17 6FB

Tel: 01642 865400www.stockton.ac.uk

Stockton Riverside College is an impressive,purpose-built college offering vocationaleducation and training to around 15,000 full -and part-time students each academic year. TheCollege offers a dedicated team of managementand staff, outstanding facilities and a proventrack record in the delivery of courses. Someschools in the College have achieved Centre ofVocational Excellence status.

� University of Teesside� Middlesbrough, Tees Valley, TS1 3BA

Tel: 01642 218121www.tees.ac.uk

The University of Teesside is a modernuniversity dedicated to stimulating your mind,improving your career prospects and providingyou with every opportunity to develop as anindividual. From teaching quality to social life,we're the top modern university in the UK(Times Higher Education Supplement AnnualStudent Survey 2007). Our campus is really apeople place, but the buildings and otherfacilities are worth boasting about too – we’veinvested around £100m in campus facilitiesrecent years.

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� Middlesbrough College

� Hartlepool College of Further Education

� Redcar & Cleveland College

� University of Teesside

AAT Technician NVQ� NQF Level 4� 1 to 2 years part time

Location:� Darlington College� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

The Association of Accounting Technicians(AAT) qualification offers you practical andrelevant skills in accounting. It is well respectedand recognised by employers in all sectors andindustries. The technician level is designed as ameans of enhancing your skills and is oftenstated as an essential requirement for manyaccountancy job applications.

Modules include:• Management of Performance and the

Enhancement of Value• Planning and Control of Resources• Drafting Financial Statements (Accounting

Practice, Industry and Commerce)• Monitoring and Maintaining a Healthy and

Safe Workplace• Managing Accounting Systems and People.

Optional units:Choose two from:• Operating a Cash Management and Credit

Control System• Implementing Audit Procedures• Preparing Business Taxation Computations• Preparing Personal Taxation Computations.

Entry requirements: AAT Intermediate (NVQ Level 3).

Progression route: Advanced standing on FdA Accounting andBA (Hons) Accounting and Finance orexemption from ACCA Technician or CIMACertificate.


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ACCA Qualification Level 2� NQF Level 5� 2.5 years part time

Location:� Stockton Riverside College

This Association of Chartered CertifiedAccountants (ACCA) course is for those of youwishing to qualify and work as a certifiedchartered accountant. It aims to give you apractical understanding that is genuinely usefulin the workplace by covering a range of keyareas that will provide you with the competenceand confidence to deal with financial matters.

Modules include:• Information Systems• Corporate and Business Law• Business Taxation• Financial Management and Control• Financial Reporting• Audit and Internal Review.

Entry requirements:ACCA Level 1 or AAT Technician.

Progression route: Final year of ACCA or advanced standing onthe FdA Accounting and the BA (Hons)Accounting and Finance courses.

CIMA Certificate inBusiness Accounting� NQF Level 4� 1 year part time

Location:� Middlesbrough College

This Chartered Institute of ManagementAccountants (CIMA) course is the first stage forthose of you wishing to qualify as a charteredmanagement accountant. It is a highly-regardedprofessional qualification recognised bybusiness around the world. The modernsyllabus is continually being revised to reflectmodern-day practice and accountingstandards. Assessments are all computer-based examinations.

Modules include:• Financial Accounting Fundamentals• Management Accounting Fundamentals• Economics• Business Law • Business Mathematics.

Entry requirements:Good level of literacy and numeracy.

Progression route: CIMA Managerial Level, BA (Hons)Accounting and Finance or advanced standingon FdA Accounting and Finance.

CIMA Managerial Level � NQF Level 5-6� 1 to 2 years part time

Location:� Darlington College� Middlesbrough College

This course comprises the second stage ofstudy to qualify as a chartered managementaccountant. It is a highly-regarded professionalqualification recognised by business around theworld. On successful completion of theManagerial Level you will be awarded theAdvanced Diploma in Management Accountingby CIMA.

Modules include:• Financial Accounting and Tax Principles• Management Accounting Performance

Evaluation• Organisational Management and

Information Systems• Financial Analysis• Management Accounting Decision Making• Integrated Management.

Entry requirements: CIMA Certificate, AAT qualification or afinancial/accounting degree.

Progression route: CIMA Strategic Level or advanced standing onthe FdA Accounting and BA (Hons)Accounting and Finance.

CIMA Strategic Level � NQF Level 7� 1 year part time

Location� Darlington College� Middlesbrough College

This strategic level course is the penultimatestage to qualify as a chartered managementaccountant. It will give you the key strategic,management accounting and projectmanagement skills to succeed in many areas ofbusiness. It is a highly-regarded andinternationally-recognised professionalqualification with a modern syllabus for acomplex business world.

Modules include:• Financial Strategy • Business Strategy • Risk and Control Strategy.

Entry requirements: CIMA Managerial Level.

Progression route: CIMA Test of Professional Competence inManagement Accounting (TOPCIMA).

CIMA Test of ProfessionalCompetence inManagement Accounting� NQF Level 7� 0.5 year part time


This is the final stage of the study programmeto qualify as a chartered managementaccountant. It is based upon a case study andset within a simulated business context. Bypassing this exam you will prove that you havethe ability to transfer your strategic and practicalknowledge to a real-life business situation. It willprovide an integrated test of syllabus contentthat is mainly included within the three strategiclevel papers: Financial Strategy, BusinessStrategy and Risk and Control Strategy. Theemphasis will be on assessing your capabilityand competence in the practical use ofappropriate, relevant knowledge, the ability todemonstrate the application of higher-level skillsof synthesis, analysis and evaluation, and skillsin effectively presenting and communicatinginformation to users.

Entry requirements:CIMA Strategic Level.

Progression route: MSc Accounting and Finance.


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FdA Accountancy� NQF Level 5� 3 years part time

Location:� Darlington College

This course aims to develop relevant andpractical skills in accounting for business,enabling you to make a real difference in yourorganisation. It has been developed inpartnership with leading accountancyemployers in both the public and privatesectors. The course is designed to combinetheoretical business accounting techniques andapplication, demonstrated throughassignments, case studies, presentations,examinations and work-based projects.

Modules include:• Financial Accounting• Management Accounting• Taxation• Organisational Management.

Entry requirements:NVQ Level 3 in Accounting, CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting or an equivalentqualification may be considered.

Progression route: Final year of the BA (Hons) Accounting andFinance.

FdA Law� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


This degree is for those of you who want towork or gain a promotion in the legal sector tobecome either legal executives, solicitors orbarristers. It consists of a variety of academicsubjects and legal skills such as advisingclients, negotiating agreements, legal researchand cross examination. You will also acquireknowledge of legal procedures including thedrafting of legal documentation and theconduct of a trial and you will be able topractise advocacy skills in a replica court at theUniversity. On completion of this course you willbe able to work in a wide variety of roles in thelegal sector as well as using legal skills inbusiness or the public sector.

Modules include:Year 1: • Foundation of Law

• Law of Contract• Criminal Law• Practical Skills for Lawyers

Year 2: • Public Law• Family Law (option)• Law of Tort (option)• Civil Litigation• Practical Skills for Lawyers.

Entry requirements:ILEX Level 3, NVQ 3, BTEC Award, A levels orappropriate training and experience throughwork.

Progression route:Advanced standing on the LLB (Hons).

ILEX Higher ProfessionalDiploma in Law� NQF Level 6� 1 year part time

Location:� Middlesbrough College � University of Teesside

The Institute of Legal Executives (ILEX) is aprofessional body whose members are qualifiedlawyers specialising in a particular area of law. Itis recognised as the third branch of the legalprofession alongside solicitors and barristers.This Diploma aims to give you the skills requiredfor a career in the legal practice profession.

Modules include:• Contract Law• Law of Tort• Criminal Law• Family Law • Civil Litigation.

Entry requirements:Professional Diploma in Law (ILEX Level 3).

Progression route:If you complete the course you can become aFellow of the May Institute and may also go onto qualify as a solicitor using the ILEXqualification to obtain exemptions from theLegal Practice Certificate.

BA (Hons) BusinessManagement (Hospitality)(Top-up Award)� NQF Level 6 � 1 year part time

Location:� Darlington College � University of Teesside

This award gives you recognition for yourprevious studies and the opportunity tocontinue your learning to honours degree level.The programme combines the best of bothworlds – you gain general managementexpertise but you specialise in hospitality. Youwill focus on the developmental needs of staff,and learn about monitoring and managingchange as well as gaining a broadunderstanding of service operations,functionality and developments in hospitality.

Modules include:• Strategic and Change Management• Principles of Hospitality Service Operations• Monitoring and Managing Business

Performance in Hospitality• Training and Continual Professional

Developments for Hospitality Staff• Dissertation or Business Research Methods

and Project.

Entry equirements: HND, a foundation degree or equivalentqualification in relevant subject areas.

Progression route: MSc Business Management.

BTEC AdvancedProfessional Diploma InManagement Studies� NQF Level 7� 1 year part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College

This course is suitable if you have some middleor senior management responsibility or if youhave completed a Level 4 business/management qualification. It aims to exposeyou to the main concepts and theories relatedto managing an organisation’s human, physicaland financial resources at senior level.

Modules include: • Advanced Professional Development• Managing Change in Organisations• Strategic Planning and Implementation• Management Research Methods• Managing Human Resources Policy• Managing Financial Principles and

Techniques.

Entry requirements:Direct entry to this qualification will depend onyour work experience and current qualifications.Less experienced candidates will need to havea degree in a business/management discipline.You will be interviewed during which you willcomplete a management audit, and submit apiece of work similar in nature to what you willbe expected to produce on the course.

Progression route: Advanced entry to MSc Management andMaster of Business Administration.


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BTEC ProfessionalCertificate In ManagementStudies� NQF Level 5� 1 year part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College

This course provides a specialist work-relatedprogramme of study that covers the knowledgeand skills required in the management sector. Itaims to expose you to basic managementtheories and concepts related to managing anorganisation’s human, physical and financialresources. It is suitable for those of you whowant to confirm or extend your work experienceif you are employed in a management role. Italso provides a suitable qualification for those ofyou wishing to change career or move into amanagement position.

Modules include:• Personal Development• Communications at Work• Leadership• Managing Change• Managing Budgets• Managing Marketing.

Entry requirements: Level 3 qualifications, a degree in a non-business/management topic. Acceptance is byinterview.

Progression route: FdA Business Management or BA (Hons)Business Management.

CIM Professional Diplomain Marketing� NQF Level 6� 1 to 2 years part time


This professional qualification is ideal formarketers who are concerned with managingthe marketing process at an operational level,as well as those who are looking to build on theknowledge gained at Professional Certificatelevel with a future marketing management rolein mind. You will learn how to write, implementand evaluate an effective marketing plan andgain the marketing skills you need to maximiseon opportunities for your company, at the sametime as achieving an internationally recognisedqualification and becoming an associatemember of the Chartered Institute of Marketing(CIM). The course has been put togetherfollowing consultation with employers to ensurethat you gain relevant competencies for variousstages of your marketing career.

Modules include:• Marketing Research and Information• Marketing Planning • Marketing Communications • Marketing Management in Practice.

Entry requirements: CIM Professional Certificate in Marketing, adegree, HNC/D or NVQ Level 3 in marketing orLevel 4 in another subject or three years ofmarketing work experience.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Marketing.

CIM ProfessionalPostgraduate Diploma inMarketing � NQF Level 7� 1 year part time


This professional qualification is ideal if you wantto gain the latest skills and knowledge foreffective marketing strategy and planning. Yourprimary role as a strategic marketer is to identifyand create value for money for your businessthrough strongly-differentiated positioning. Thiscourse will help you to influence the strategyand culture of your organisation in order toensure that both have a strong customer focus.You will learn to exert strong influence on yourcompetitive strategy to align your organisation’sactivities to the customer and contributeresearch and insights to inform strategicmarketing decisions.

Modules include:• Analysis and Evaluation• Strategic Marketing Decisions• Managing Marketing Performance• Strategic Marketing in Practice.

Entry requirements: CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing,marketing degree, NVQ Level 4 in marketing orLevel 5 in another subject, or six years ofmarketing work experience, three of whichshould be at a senior level.

Progression route: MSc Marketing Management.

CIPD Leadership andManagement� NQF Level 7� 1 year part time


This course forms part of the practitioner levelstandards of the Chartered Institute ofPersonnel and Development (CIPD), leading tograduate membership. It is aimed at those ofyou who are current human resourcepractitioners or those wishing to pursue acareer in human resource management. It aimsto provide you with the knowledge, skills andunderstanding required by practitioners tooperate highly effectively at a managementlevel.

Modules include:• Managing in a Strategic Business Context• Managing Information for Competitive

Advantage• Managing and Leading People• Managing for Results.

Entry requirements:Five GCSE/GCE passes, two of which must beat advanced level, or Certificate in PersonnelPractice or Certificate in Training Practice bothat merit level. Other equivalent and relevantqualifications will be considered.

Progression route: MA Human Resource Management oradvanced standing on MSc Management.

CIPS Foundation/Advanced/GraduateAward of the Diploma inPurchasing and Supply� NQF Level 4-6 � 1 to 3 years part time


This professional qualification is recognisedworldwide and over 30,000 people in 100countries are members of the CharteredInstitute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). Itaims to assist you as purchasers to be effectiveand dynamic managers responding to thechanging purchasing and supply environment. Itenables you to be innovative, creative andcompetitive in terms of the specifications thatyou develop. You will also learn how to managelegal and contractual arrangements associatedwith purchasing and supply. You will undertakepart-time study on a single afternoon orevening, or combinations of both, to achievefive subject passes at each of three grades overa minimum of three years.

Modules include:• Effective Negotiation in Purchasing and

Supply• Developing Contracts in Purchasing and

Supply• Managing Purchasing and Supply

Relationships• Risk Management and Supply Chain

Vulnerability• Improving Supply Chain Performance• Leading and Influencing in Purchasing• Supply Chain Management in Practice.

Entry requirements: A levels or equivalent, but experience inpurchasing is also recognised.

Progression route: Foundation: FdA Business ManagementAdvanced: FdA Business Management Graduate: advanced entry to FdA BusinessManagement or BA (Hons) BusinessManagement.

CMI Management and Leadership� NQF Level 5� 1 year part time

Location:� Darlington College� Stockton Riverside College

This professional qualification of the CharteredManagement Institute (CMI) is designed to meet the needs of middle managers wishing to acquire the knowledge and skills necessaryto progress to senior management. Itconcentrates on the core management skillsand develops your knowledge andunderstanding of the impact that organisationalchange has on stakeholders. The Diploma isawarded to you on successful completion of the modules below plus an integrated work-based management project report.

Modules include:• Personal Development as a Manager

and Leader• Information Based Decision Making• Performance Management• Resource Management• Meeting Stakeholder and Quality Needs• Conducting a Management Project• Human Resource Development• Managing Recruitment and Selection• Marketing Planning.

Entry requirements:First degree, HNC/D or a certificate inmanagement qualification, or several years’management experience at and around thislevel. Entry on to the course is via an interview,following completion of an application form.

Progression route: FdA Business Management or BA (Hons)Business Management.


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CMI Diploma inProgramme and ProjectManagement� NQF Level 5 � 1 year part time


This professional qualification has beendeveloped to meet the expanding area ofproject management. It is aimed at existingproject managers who wish to enhance theirskills and knowledge to embrace a number ofspecific project and programme managementdisciplines. However, it is also suitable forgeneral managers who would like to extendtheir skills in this area. It emphasises the tacticaland operational aspects of project managementand provides a foundation of good practice plustransferable skills in business and commerce.

Modules include:• Business Context• Principles of Programme and Project

Management• Risk Management• Quality Management• Change and Configuration Management• Managing Contracts• Managing People• Programme and Project Planning• Programme and Project Monitoring and

Control• Integrative Assessment.

Entry requirements:You need to be managing projects or aspiringto reach that level of responsibility and hold arelevant Level 3 qualification.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Business Management.

CMI Strategic Managementand Leadership� NQF Level 7� 1 year part time


This professional qualification is designed tomeet the needs of senior managers who havethe responsibility to translate organisationalstrategy into effective operational performance.It concentrates on strategic management skillsand develops your knowledge andunderstanding of the impact that organisationalchange has on stakeholders. The assessmentsare mainly work based so it is essential that youare employed at the appropriate level ofmanagement and that you have the support ofyour employer.

Modules include:• Human Resources • Operations• Marketing• Financial Planning• Information Management.

Entry requirements: First degree, HNC/D or a diploma inmanagement qualification, extensive experiencein management at and around this level andemployer support. Entry on to the course is viaan interview, following completion of anapplication form.

Progression route: MSc Management or Master of BusinessAdministration (MBA).


This course offers a number of pathways soyou can tailor your study to suit you:

• FdA Business Management (e-Business) • FdA Business Management (Operations

Management)• FdA Business Management (Project

Management)• FdA Business Management (Public

Services)• FdA Business Management (Quality

Management).

This is an ideal course if you are setting out todevelop a career in business and managementand want to gain a work-related qualification.You will gain a broad knowledge andunderstanding of the issues involved inbusiness management and there is a clearemphasis on developing skills relevant to theworld of work. You will make practical linksbetween theory and the demands of businessmanagement. You will also develop generalskills in communication, team working, problemsolving and analysis. Part of the learning will bebased in the workplace.

Modules include:Year 1: • Managing People

• The Organisation• Personal Development• Managing Financial Resources• Customer and the Environment• Work-based Learning

Year 2: • Business Problem Solving• Operations and Project

Management• Managing Change• Managing for the Customer• Work-based Learning (double

module).

Entry requirements: A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work.

Progression route:Final year of BA (Hons) BusinessManagement.

FdA Events Management � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education

Events management is an important function ofsuccessful organisations and this course is anexciting new initiative for the region,concentrating on the design, implementationand review of different types of event. It isvocationally focused and aims to equip you withemployability skills including cognitive,intellectual, practical and professional. It will alsodeepen your understanding of relevant ethical,legal and professional considerations whendealing with members of the public. The coursedelivers a contemporary educational experiencecombining work-based assessment withbespoke undergraduate modules.

Modules include:Year 1: • Personal Development

• Business Management • Business Environment• The Events Industry• Events Practice

Year 2: • Research Methods• Events Management in an

International Context• Legal Aspects of Events

Management • Events Planning and Evaluation• Events Management Project.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work.

Progression route: Final year of the BA (Hons) BusinessManagement.


FdA Business Management� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

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FdA Transport and Logistics� NQF Level 5� 2 to 3 years part time


Logistics employers in the area have identifiedskills gaps within their workforce, with manyreporting this as an issue for them. Teamworking, together with technical and practicalskills, were all identified as areas needing thegreatest level of improvement in this sector.Following consultation with their members, theSector Skills Council for Logistics has co-designed this course with the University to fillthese gaps and provide a nationally-recognisedsector-specific qualification.

Modules include:• Business Problem Solving• Introduction to the Logistics Environment• Managing Financial Resources• Managing People• Operations and Project Management • Personal Development • Port and Warehouse Logistics • The Organisation • Transport and Fleet Logistics • Work-based Learning.


Progression route:The sector provides a diverse range ofemployment opportunities and hence trainingroutes including road transport, warehousing,port management and shipping. As such, thecourse has been developed to respond to thevarying demands of these sub-sectors.

UCPD/UCCE EventsManagement � NQF Level 4� 1 semester part time


Event management is the act of managingsomething that happens at a given place andtime. Events are organised for many reasons,but they are usually designed to celebrate,inspire, commemorate and influence. For thesereasons, events have become an importantfunction of successful organisations and arerecognised to have a significant impact onpeople associated with them. To meet theincreasing need for well qualified eventsmanagers, Hartlepool College of FurtherEducation is introducing a new suite of eventsmanagement certificates in partnership with theUniversity of Teesside: University Certificate inProfessional Development (UCPD) / UniversityCertificate in Continuing Education (UCCE)Events Management. The UCPD coursecomprises two units that have been designedto introduce the nature, scale and impact of theevents industry in addition to encouraging thedevelopment of personal ‘employability’ skills.The UCCE course requires the study of theevents industry module only.

Modules include:• Personal Development• The Events Industry.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ3, BTECAward, A Level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. Experience of eventorganisation in the workplace in a full-time, part-time or voluntary capacity is desirable.

Progression route:Foundation Degree (FdA) Events Management.

IAM Advanced Diploma in AdministrativeManagement� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location:� Redcar & Cleveland College

This professional qualification gives you fullmembership of the Institute of AdministrationManagement (IAM) and is suitable for those ofyou wishing to progress to middle or senioradministration management. You will developknowledge and understanding of the keyprinciples involved in managing organisationalresources and an appreciation of the tools andtechniques associated with managing finance,people, projects and facilities. You will beoffered the opportunity to attend theInternational IAM Students Conference inMarch, and visiting speakers include one fromthe IAM.

Modules include: • Administrative Systems in the Organisation • Strategic Issues in Administration • Administrative Management of Resources • Human Resource Management and Practice • Case Study 2 or Project Report 2.

Entry requirements:IAM Diploma, NVQ Level 4, HNC/D or anequivalent Level 4 qualification.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Business Management oradvanced standing on FdA BusinessManagement.

IAM Diploma inAdministrativeManagement� NQF Level 4 � 1 year part time


This course is highly valued by employers dueto its relevance to the workplace and the IAM’sexcellent reputation for delivering high qualityqualifications. It is designed to help youdemonstrate your ability to use informationeffectively, supervise and train others, andmaximise your personal development to equipyou for promotion. It recognises that informationis central to the effective running of anyorganisation and asks you to consideradministration in its wider organisationalcontext. Visiting speakers include one fromIAM.

Modules include: • Professional Administration • Administration Systems and Processes• Professional Administration• Information for Decision Making• Case Study or Project Report.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or two years of relevantexperience.

Progression route:FdA Business Management or BA (Hons)Business Management.


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ILM Diploma inManagement� NQF Level 5� 1.5 years part time


This professional qualification is specificallydesigned to give practising or aspiring middlemanagers a solid foundation in their formaldevelopment in this role. It develops acomprehensive range of basic middlemanagement skills, assisting you in gaining theknowledge required at this level. During thecourse you will work through the Award andCertificate stages of the Institute of Leadershipand Management (ILM) which are thefoundation elements of the Diploma. The courserequires critical thinking, evaluating theoryagainst reality, and identifies opportunities forexploring the impact of organisational changeon stakeholders.

Modules include:• Self Management and Skills• Operating Context and Change• Meeting Customer Needs• Planning and Resources• Finance and Numeracy• People Management• Information and Communication.

Entry requirements:ILM Management Certificate or an equivalentqualification at Level 4.

Progression route: ILM Executive Diploma in Management orFdA Business Management or BA (Hons)Business Management.

ILM Executive Diploma inManagement� NQF Level 7� 1.5 years part time


This professional qualification has beenspecifically designed to give practising orpotential senior managers critical evaluativeskills for their formal development of this role.You will study modules that help you to criticallyexamine decision-making strategies within yourown organisation. You will also collect andanalyse feedback on your personalmanagement practice and effectiveness, andthen evaluate this against significantmanagement theories and trends inmanagement thinking.

Modules include: • Personal Management Skills• Integrated Management• Managing Quality and Customer Needs• Planning and Resource Management• Financial Management• Effective Human Resources Management• Organisational Communication.

Entry requirements:ILM Diploma in Management or an equivalentqualification and significant managerialexperience.

Progression route: MSc Management.

IOM Diploma inOperations Management� NQF Level 4 � 1 year part time


This professional qualification of the Institute ofOperations Management (IOM) is aimed atthose of you who are involved in the technicalmanagement of manufacturing, scheduling,production control and stock control. It isdesigned to provide an introduction to supplychain management, production and operationsmanagement, and to satisfy the need for acourse which is a general operationsmanagement programme. The delivery of thiscourse is flexible and can be offered either atthe College or your work premises.

Modules include:• Supply Chain and Inventory Management• Business Environment• Enterprise Planning• Business Support.

Entry requirements: NVQ 3, BTEC Award, A levels or equivalent or aresponsible position in manufacturing orplanning.

Progression route:BA (Hons) Business Management.

FdA Culinary Arts andManagement � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


This course is ideal if you want to develop acareer in kitchen management and gain a work-related qualification. It is also relevant if youhave already got experience in kitchenmanagement and want to develop your skills.You will gain a combination of technical skills,academic knowledge and research, with theemphasis being on transferable, practical work-based learning skills. Strong industry linksensure that you are given the opportunity toundertake a range of workplace projects.

Modules include: • Advanced Patisserie and Confectionery• Entrepreneurial Skills• Financial Management• Food and Beverage Operations• Gastronomy• Human Resources• Kitchen Management and Practice.

Entry requirements: A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. Good practicalkitchen skills.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Business Management (Hospitality)by studying top-up modules. Bridgingarrangements have been made to support thisprogression.

FdA Food and DrinkManufacturing� NQF Level 5� 2 to 3 years part time


This course is a management qualificationaimed at food manufacturing managers. It willdevelop your theoretical knowledge as well asyour practical skills, thus enhancing your careerprospects in the food and drink manufacturingindustry. The course has been developed fromresearch and consultation with employers in thissector. Normal mode of attendance is one dayper week and there will be some block-releaseperiods.

Modules include:• Manufacturing Management• Leadership• Quality and the Environment • Science• Engineering Technology • Small Business Management • Health and Safety.

Entry requirements: A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. You will be expectedto be in relevant employment and have thesupport of your employer.

Progression route: BSc (Hons) Food, Nutrition and HealthScience by studying top-up modules. Bridgingarrangements have been made to support thisprogression.


Catering, Hospitality and Tourism

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BA (Hons) BusinessManagement (Hospitality)(Top-up Award)� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time, 1 year full time

Location:� Darlington College� University of Teesside

This award involves the delivery andassessment of business management moduleswith hospitality themes. The aim of the course isto build on knowledge and skills gained fromHND and foundation degree qualifications,enabling students to top up these to degreelevel.

Modules include:• Service Operations Management• Strategic and Change Management• Monitoring and Managing Business

Performance• Training and CPD for Hospitality Staff• Research Methods• Dissertation.

Entry requirements:HND or foundation degree in relevant subjectareas.

Progression route: MSc Management.

FdA HospitalityManagement � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location: � Darlington College� Middlesbrough College

Hospitality organisations operate in acompetitive environment with changing marketdemands and increasing customerexpectations. This has resulted in a demand forappropriately-qualified staff and the frequentneed for those employed in the sector toupdate their skills. You will gain anunderstanding of the key issues facingmanagers in this sector and a significant part ofthe learning is work based. This course is idealif you want to develop a career in hospitalitymanagement and gain a work-relatedqualification. It is also relevant if you alreadyhave experience in hospitality management andwant to develop your skills.

Modules include: Year 1: • Food and Beverage Operations

• Financial Management• Food Hygiene Health and Safety• On-licensed House Management• Quality and Customer Care

Year 2: • Human Resources• Entrepreneurial Skills• Conference and Event

Management • Marketing• Accommodation Management • Company Work Experience.


Progression route: BA (Hons) Business Management(Hospitality).

FdSc Computing(Networking)� NQF Level 5� 3 years part time or 2 years full time

Location:� Darlington College (full time)� Stockton Riverside College (part time)

The main topic of this course is networks andyou'll study networking theory, routers andWAN technologies. You will gain a broadknowledge base in a wide area of computer-based topics, including IT applications, systemdesign and user support. Time is spent onimproving study skills through a ProfessionalStudies module. A major part of the course iswork-based learning – where you undertakeactivities at your employer's premises for theequivalent of one day a week in the second andthird year of your studies. Each year you willstudy four modules.

Modules include:• IT Applications• Professional Studies • Systems Design • Work-based Learning • Introduction to Routers• Networking Theory and Concepts• User Support • Advanced Routers • Principles of Maintaining Computer Systems• Wide Area Networks.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. You will also need tobe working in a relevant area and have youremployer’s support.

Progression route: Progress to the second year of the BSc (Hons)Computer Studies.

UCPD/UCAPD InformationTechnology Subjects � NQF Level 4� 1 year part time

Location:� Darlington College� Stockton Riverside College

This course offers a broad range of part-timemodules. The flexible mode of study enablesyou to update your existing skills and to developnew ones.

Modules include:• Introduction to Information Technology• Word Processing and Document Production• Desktop Publishing• Internet and Web Authoring• Introduction to Spreadsheets• Spreadsheet Applications• Database Applications• Creating Websites Using HTML• Introduction to Digital Imaging 1• Introduction to Digital Imaging 2.

Each module earns you 10 credits, which areaccumulated to gain a recognised qualification.

Entry requirementsThere are no specific entry requirements but it isadvisable that you complete the Introduction toInformation Technology unit as a pre-requisitefor the remaining modules.

Progression route: HNC/D Information Technology or FdScComputing (Networking).


Computingand Information Technology

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Location:� Darlington College� Redcar & Cleveland College

This professional qualification is designed tomeet the needs of those of you employed in, ortraining for, site management. The CharteredInstitute of Building (CIOB) is the internationalvoice of the building profession, representing anunequalled body of knowledge concerningmanagement of the total building process. Withthe ever-increasing demand for professionalstandards from clients and employersthroughout the world, this qualification is yourpassport to a successful career in theconstruction industry. The course is designed inconjunction with employers helping them tosatisfy regulatory health and safety and otherEU requirements, and with the mature andpractical candidate in mind. A minimum ofseven modules are required for the Certificateand a further seven gained will result in theaward of the Diploma.

Modules include:• Industry and Management• Project Planning• Organising and Resourcing Projects• Project Monitoring and Control• Managing the Quality of Site Work• Managing Sub-contractors• Health and Safety• Site Surveying and Levelling• Computing• Managing People• Developing People• Improving Managerial Skills• Contractual and Legal Responsibilities• Estimating and Measuring Work• Maintenance Management• Services Management.

Entry requirements: A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) and at least two years’experience on site above the level of tradecharge hand.

Progression route: From the Certificate you can progress to theDiploma and then to the FdEng Construction.

Construction

CIOB Certificate and Diploma in Site Management� NQF Level 4-5� 210 hours part time

FdEng Building ServicesEngineering withRenewable EnergyTechnologies � NQF Level 5� 3 years part time


The course is delivered by a team of buildingservices professionals and was developed withthe help of local companies. This ensures apractical approach to development andlearning, involving research, case studies andprojects. Much of the earlier part of the coursefocuses on case studies in which you will workwith staff from local industry and emphasis isplaced on using your workplace as the mainresearch resource. It is designed to facilitateindividual projects, mathematics, buildingtechnology and uses industry-standard designsoftware.

Modules include: Year 1: • Organisational Structures

• Design of Basic M&E Services• Tendering for M&E Services• Planned Preventative Maintenance

and Manuals

Year 2-3: • Advanced Mechanical Installations

• Advanced Electrical Installations• Green Design• Administration and Estimating• Management Principles• Design Project.


Progression route: Final year of the BEng (Hons) Civil Engineeringwith a short bridging course.

FdEng Construction� NQF Level 5� 3 years part time

Location:� Darlington College� Hartlepool College of Further Education

This course is designed for people who areworking in the construction industry. You will beequipped with the skills needed to progresswithin the industry. This course provides youwith a substantial knowledge base inconstruction together with the opportunity todevelop skills in design methodologies inengineering. This enables you as a graduate tobe competent to fulfil your role within theconstruction industry.

Modules include:Year 1: • Introduction to Engineering and

Technology• Industrial Studies

Year 2: • Geotechnology and Earth Catastrophes

• Scientific Principles and Structural Analysis

• Building and Land Surveying• Contractual Procurement and Cost

Analysis • Superstructure Technology• Sub-structure Technology.


Progression route:Final year of the BSc (Hons) Construction witha short bridging course.

HNC Building Studies� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location� Darlington College� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Redcar & Cleveland College

Designed for higher technicians in architecture,building management, building control, quantitysurveying and building surveying, this courseexplores both the construction of newproperties and the adaptation and restoration ofexisting buildings. You will be introduced to allaspects of construction, exploring the inter-relationship between plant, labour andmaterials, and how these different elementscome together to provide both commercial andresidential accommodation.

Modules include: Year 1: • Design Principles and Application

• Analytical Methods• Technology A• Site Surveying Processes• Health, Safety and Welfare

Year 2: • Science and Materials• Management Principles and

Applications• Group Project• Technology B• Refurbishment and Adaptation.

Entry requirements: BTEC National Certificate or Diploma in eitherbuilding studies, construction, building servicesengineering or civil engineering studies; twoAdvanced GCEs or an equivalent qualification.

Progression route: Second year of the BEng (Hons) CivilEngineering or BSc (Hons) DisasterManagement following completion of a bridgingcourse.


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Locations:� Hartlepool College of Further Education

(Level 5 only)� Middlesbrough College (Level 5 only)� Redcar & Cleveland College

(Levels 5 and 6)� Stockton Riverside College (Level 5 only)� University of Teesside (Level 6 only)

The course aims to assist lecturers, mentors,teaching assistants and other workers ineducation to develop their knowledge ofeducational practice and reflect on strategies fordeveloping their professional practice. Thedegree consists of Level 2 modules and Level 3modules as listed below.

Modules include:Level 2: • Effective and Innovative Learning

Environments• Educational Contexts and Practice• Reflective Practice• Research in Education• Inclusive Practice• ILT in Practice• Education and Psychology

Level 3: • Teaching, Learning and Education• Education Policy and Education

Practice• Promoting Positive Behaviour• Appraising Enquiry and Research

Techniques• Individual Practice Project.

Entry requirements:Certificate in Education: Teaching in the LifelongLearning Sector or equivalent, entrants willcomplete a two-year study programme.Entrants with a foundation degree or equivalentin a relevant educational area will follow a one-year course. APL and APEL will be consideredvia individual application. Please contact thecourse leader for further guidance.

Progression route:MA Education or graduates may also progresson to a graduate teacher course for teaching inprimary settings.

BA (Hons) Education Studies� NQF Level 5/6� 2 years part time or 1 year part time, depending upon point of entry

Education and Teacher Training

Location:� Darlington College� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

Developed in collaboration with employers,further education colleges and local authoritiesand endorsed by Sure Start, this course isappropriate for assistants currently working inearly years education (birth to eight years) andchildcare. You will gain up-to-date knowledgeand skills to contribute new enterprise to yourwork role. The degree responds to theChildren’s Workforce Strategy to develop thebest qualified people to be working with ouryoungest children. On completion of thiscourse, typical roles include nursery, languageand classroom assistants, mentors, playleaders and community support workers.

Modules include:Year 1: • Children’s Growth and

Development• Learning to be Literate• Problem Solving and Enquiry in

Early Years• Professional Development Portfolio

Year 2: • Children’s Rights and Protection• Professional Development Portfolio• Theory and Practice in Action• Understanding Evidence-based

Practice and Policy.

You will study eight modules, which are splitbetween work-based learning and taughtsessions.

Entry requirements: A Level 3 childcare qualification or considerableexperience with early years and ongoingprofessional training, and you must be anexperienced practitioner with at least two yearsof practice in an early years setting. Acceptanceon to this course is also subject to a satisfactoryinterview, references, manager’s approval andreceipt of an enhanced criminal records bureaudisclosure. It is advisable to have Level 2qualifications in English and mathematics, or beworking towards them as progression beyondthis foundation degree could depend onevidence of these basic skills.

Progression route:BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies (Top-upAward). This route will be helpful if you want totrain as an early years or primary teacher, socialworker or nurse, although some additionaltraining may be needed.


HNC AdvancedPractitioner Working withChildren and Families � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


This work-related course covers the keyknowledge, understanding and practicalskills required in the early years sector. Itoffers you opportunities to address skillsgaps and shortages, notably in leadership,quality assurance and management, whichare of increasing and crucial importance inthe early years sector. It provides early yearspractitioners with new and enhanced skillsto fulfil new roles and responsibilities in theprovision of high-quality childcare and education in anincreasingly integrated and regulatedframework. It can be offered in a unitisedapproach and offers a pathway formanagement.

Modules include:• Continuous Professional Development • Early Years Curriculum, Play and

Learning• Communicating, Values and Leadership

in an Early Years Setting• Theories of Development: Birth to Three• Child Protection• Specialist Modules Linked to Leadership• Working with Families• Effective Leadership • Early Years Project• Specialist modules linked to relevant

pathway of Management andLeadership.

Entry requirements:BTEC National Certificate/Diploma in EarlyYears, AVCE/Advanced GNVQ in anappropriate vocational area, GCE Advancedlevel profile, other related Level 3qualification.

Progression route:Year 2 of the following: FdA Early YearsSector Endorsed or BA (Hons) EducationStudies or BA (Hons) Early ChildhoodStudies.

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FdA Early Years Sector Endorsed� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

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Location: � Darlington College � Hartlepool College of Further Education � Stockton Riverside College

The curriculum content and learning process forthis award is endorsed for the sector by theDepartment for Children, Schools and Families.You will learn how to apply theory to practiceand develop the skills and knowledge you needfor working in an enhanced role with youngpeople, from building relationships to dealingwith ethical issues. Typical career roles includelearning mentors, youth support workers,education welfare support staff and ConnexionsPersonal Advisers.

Modules include: Year 1: • Building Relationships with Young

People• Learning, Education and Young

People• Making Sense of Young People’s

Lives• Working with Young People and

Young People’s Services

Year 2: • Becoming an Effective, Reflective Youth Work Practitioner

• Ethics of Work with Young People in Complex Settings

• Making Opportunities for Young People.

At each level you will study one work-basedlearning module and three College-basedmodules.

These two years also form the first year of theBSc (Hons) Youth Studies and Youth Work forthose of you who want National Youth Agencyaccreditation.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. You should beworking with young people and have youremployer’s support to learn in the workplace.We will interview everyone who is interested inthe course.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Education Studies, BA (Hons)Working with Young People (Top-up Award)*or BSc (Hons) Youth Studies and Youth Work(National Youth Agency Validated).

Certificate in Education:Teaching in the LifelongLearning Sector� NQF Level 4/5� 2 years part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

This qualification has been endorsed byStandards Verification UK as meeting thenational requirements for practitioners carryingout full teaching roles. You will be able to usethis award towards gaining a full licence topractice – Qualified Teacher and Learning Skills(QTLS) status.

The courses based at Stockton Riverside andRedcar & Cleveland Colleges have beendesigned specifically to train teachers who wishto specialise in the teaching of adult literacy andadult numeracy. Generic teacher trainingcourses are offered at Middlesbrough andHartlepool Colleges and are appropriate if youintend to teach across a range of subjects orvocational areas. You must complete aminimum of 150 hours of teaching practice inan appropriate teaching environment and willhave a practice mentor.

Modules include:• Foundations in Teaching• Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Curriculum Development for Inclusive

Practice• Continuing Personal and Professional

Development• Wider Professional Practice• Equality and Diversity�

• Behaviour Management�

� These can be studied as stand-alonemodules. Students will be offered an unnamedUCCE or UCPD award, depending on thenumber of credits achieved, along with anindividual progress record listing the successfulmodules studied.

Entry requirements:An NVQ Level 3 qualification in an occupationalarea. You will be expected to undertake aCriminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Education Studies or otherspecialist continuing professional developmentcourses.

*Subject to approval at time of print

FdA Working with Young People and Young Peoples’ Services� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Professional GraduateCertificate in Education:Teaching in the LifelongLearning Sector� NQF Level 4-5� 2 years part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College � Stockton Riverside College

This qualification has been endorsed byStandards Verification UK as meeting thenational requirements for practitioners carryingout full teaching roles. You will be able to usethis award towards gaining a full licence topractice – Qualified Teacher and Learning Skills(QTLS) status.

The courses based at Stockton Riverside andRedcar & Cleveland Colleges have beendesigned specifically to train teachers who wishto specialise in the teaching of adult literacy andadult numeracy. Generic teacher trainingcourses are offered at Middlesbrough andHartlepool Colleges and are appropriate if youintend to teach across a range of subjects orvocational areas. You must complete aminimum of 150 hours of teaching practice inan appropriate teaching environment and willhave a practice mentor.

Modules include: • Foundations in Teaching• Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Curriculum Development for Inclusive

Practice• Continuing Personal and Professional

Development• Wider Professional Practice.

Entry requirements:A minimum of an NVQ Level 3 in anoccupational area and a degree. You will alsobe expected to undertake a CRB check.


UCAPD SupportingLearners with LearningDifficulties/Disabilities � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


This course provides an overview of the rangeof learning difficulties and/or disabilities whichmay be encountered in an educational setting.Classroom planning and strategies to meetdifferent needs will be part of the taught andpractical aspects of the course. It is suitable ifyou are new to working with learners who havelearning difficulties and/or disabilities, whetheryou are employed in a teaching capacity orsupport role. The three modules below can bestudied individually but the three togetherprovide a qualification for work with learnerswho have special needs.

Modules include:• Types of Learning Difficulty and/or Disability • Promoting Learning for Learners with

Difficulties and/or Disabilities • Analysing Practice Relating to Learning

Difficulties and/or Disabilities

Entry requirements:A Level 3 qualification in a related area and youneed to be working with appropriate learners.



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UCCE Dealing withChallenging Behaviour� NQF Level 4� 10 weeks part time


This course introduces you to the underlyingcauses of challenging behaviour and alsoprovides you with some of the strategies usedto deal with it. It links theoretical explanationswith practical examples and asks you asparticipants to draw on your own experiencesfor reflection. It is a useful introduction to theissue of challenging behaviour for servingteachers and those engaged in the support oflearning activities.

Entry requirements:In-service teachers and staff who are engagedin supporting learning activities.

Progression route:This is a stand alone course but you couldprogress to the National Programme forSpecialist Leaders of Behaviour andAttendance which can be accredited throughCity and Guilds at Levels 3, 4 and 7.

UCCE Personal Skills inEnglish (Literacy)� NQF Level 4� 1 term part time

Location:� Darlington College� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

This course has been developed as an accesscourse for those of you who wish to study theUCPD Teaching English (Literacy) in the LifelongLearning Sector but do not meet the standardnational entry requirements in your personalEnglish (literacy) skills. The course will enableyou to develop the necessary skills via thecompletion of a range of learning tasks. Onsuccessful completion you will be able toprogress to the UCPD award.

Modules include:• Speaking • Listening• Writing • Reading• Completion of a range of learning tasks.

Entry requirements: Certificate in Education or equivalent. Thecourse may be completed alongside aCertificate in Education. Evidence ofachievement at Level 3 NQF and Level 2 NQFin both English/Literacy and Mathematics/Numeracy.

Progression route: UCPD in Teaching English (Literacy) in theLifelong Learning Sector.

UCCE Personal Skills inMathematics (Numeracy)� NQF Level 4� 1 term part time


This course has been developed as an accessmodule for those of you who wish to study theUCPD in Teaching Mathematics (Numeracy) inthe Lifelong Learning Sector but do not meetthe national entry requirements in your personalmathematics (numeracy) skills.

Modules include:• Numbers • Geometry • Spatial Awareness• Probability • Statistics • Algebra.

Entry requirements:Certificate in Education or equivalent. Thiscourse may be completed alongside aCertificate in Education. Evidence ofachievement at Level 3 NQF and Level 2 NQFin both English/Literacy and Mathematics/Numeracy.

Progression route: UCPD in Teaching Mathematics (Numeracy) inthe Lifelong Learning Sector.

UCPD Teaching English(Literacy) in the LifelongLearning Sector� NQF Level 5� 2 terms part time

Location: � Darlington College� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

This course is approved by StandardsVerification UK as meeting the new subjectspecifications for teachers of adult literacy. Itprovides the opportunity for the continuingprofessional development of qualified teachersworking in the field of teaching adult literacy(including the 14-19 age range) in the lifelonglearning sector. You will complete 75 hours ofteaching practice and be observed at least fourtimes. You will also need to identify a workplacelearning mentor. Completion of this award cancontribute to the maintenance of Licence toPractice, Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills(QTLS) status.

Modules include:• Literacy, ESOL and the Learners• Literacy Theories and Frameworks• Literacy Learning and Teaching.

Entry requirements: Certificate in Education or equivalent, evidenceof achievement at Level 3 in literacy or theUCCE Personal Skills and Level 2 in numeracyplus pre-arranged 75 hours teaching practice.

Progression route:BA (Hons) Education Studies.

UCPD TeachingMathematics (Numeracy) inthe Lifelong Learning Sector� NQF Level 5� 2 terms part time


This course is approved by StandardsVerification UK as meeting the new subjectspecifications for teachers of adult numeracy. Itprovides the opportunity for the continuingprofessional development of qualified teachersworking in the field of teaching adult numeracy(including the 14-19 age range) in the lifelonglearning sector. You will complete 75 hours ofteaching practice and be observed at least fourtimes. You will also need to identify a workplacelearning mentor. Completion of this award cancontribute to the maintenance of Licence toPractice, Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills(QTLS) status.

Modules include:• Numeracy and the Learners• Developing Numeracy Knowledge and

Understanding• Numeracy Learning and Teaching.

Entry requirements: Certificate in Education or equivalent, evidenceof achievement at Level 3 in numeracy or theUCCE Personal Skills, and Level 2 in literacyplus pre-arranged 75 hours teaching practice.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Education Studies.


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Engineering

FdEng Engineering Design � NQF Level 5� 3 years part time


This course addresses the need for increasingnumbers of highly skilled professionals todesign products for the engineering industry. Itwas developed, and is delivered, in partnershipwith local industrial companies to provide aflexible approach to learning. You will gaintechnical, vocational and management skillswhich companies need. A practical approach tolearning and the development of key skills areimportant features of this course.

Modules include:Year 1: • Introduction to Engineering and


Year 2: • Case Studies and Projects• Design and Development• Management

Year 3: • Electronic Applications of Circuits and Devices

• Programming Engineering Applications

• Mathematics for Electrical Engineers

• Electrical Engineering.

You will have an element of choice in themodules you study in Year 3 so you can chooseto focus on the design of either electronic ormechanical products.


Progression route: Final year of the BEng (Hons) Electrical andElectronic Engineering, BEng (Hons)Mechanical Engineering or BEng (Hons)Instrumentation and Control Engineering.Bridging arrangements between the course and relevant honours degree are designed tosupport your progress.

FdEng Process Engineering* � NQF Level 5� 3 years part time


This course addresses the need for an ever-increasing number of highly-skilled techniciansand engineers within the process industry.Developed in partnership with industrialcompanies such as British Energy, HuntsmanTioxide and Conoco-Phillips. It is delivered via aflexible blended learning approach to studyincluding web-based resources and seminarlectures. This is to facilitate employees withinthe sector constrained by on-site commitmentssuch as shift patterns. It aims to provide youwith the fundamental understanding of what isrequired of a process engineer and seeks toexplore the specific engineering attributesrequired of employees within this thriving sector.

Modules include:• Introduction to Engineering and Technology • Industrial Studies • Chemical Technology • Process Control • Mechanical & Chemical Thermodynamics • Linear Systems and Control • Case Study & Project

Entry requirements:BTEC national certificate or equivalent in anengineering discipline. Potential learners withrelevant industrial experience are alsoencouraged to apply.

Progression route: Final year of the BEng (Hons) MechanicalEngineering, BEng (Hons) ElectricalEngineering or BEng (Hons) Instrumentationand Control Engineering. Bridgingarrangements between the course and relevant honours degree are designed tosupport your progress.


FdTech ChemicalTechnology� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


This course addresses the need for increasingnumbers of highly-skilled professionals in thechemical and process industry. It wasdeveloped, and is delivered, in partnership withindustrial companies including BASF, Invistaand Huntsman ICI and this has beenrecognised by the Quality Assurance Agency.They also praised the use of case studies,which are relevant to students’ employment. The course takes a flexible approach to learningand you will gain the technical, vocational andmanagement skills which today’s companiesneed. You may be able to gain credit forrelevant work experience.

Modules include: Year 1: • Introduction to Engineering and


Year 2: • Case Studies and Projects • Particulates, Humidification and

Drying• Reaction Engineering• Mass Transfer Operations• Further Analytical and Numerical

Methods • Engineering Thermodynamics• Process Laboratories.


Progression route: BEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering.

HNC Electrical andElectronic Engineering� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location:� Darlington College� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College

This course has been developed in consultationwith local industry, and has been speciallydesigned to equip you with the theoreticalknowledge and the practical work required forthe modern-day electrical and electronicindustry.

Modules include:• Electrical Principles • Analytical Methods• Engineering Science and a Project • Programmable Logic• Controllers and Electronics.


Progression route: Year 2 of the BEng (Hons) Electrical andElectronic Engineering.


FdSc Chemical Science*� NQF Level 5� 3 years part time


This award is designed for scientists ortechnicians working in the chemical industrywho have experience of working in laboratoryenvironments and applying scientific principlesand techniques. As well as the core chemistrysubjects, you will study modules in synthesisand structure and aim to widen professionaland managerial skills including communicationand presentation of reports, group work,problem solving and the use of the internet forinformation retrieval. There are also credits forwork-based learning and investigative abilitieswhich are developed and assessed throughproject planning, experimental design andreports.

Modules include:Year 1: • Fundamental Principles of

Chemistry• Mathematics• Work-based Learning• Chemistry Laboratory

Year 2: • Structure and Bonding• Industrial Chemistry• Analytical Chemistry• Work-based Learning

Year 3: • Chemical Reactivity• Industrial Chemistry • Work-based Learning• Statistics• Chemistry Laboratory.


Progression route:Final year of the BSc (Hons) AppliedChemistry.


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HNC/D Fabrication andWelding� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


Fabrication and welding is one of the mostimportant construction techniques used inengineering. You will cover a range ofprocesses from the joining of microfoil to the fullthickness welding of plate in materials such assteel, cobalt and nickel-based alloys and non-ferrous metals. The course will prepare you forvocational advancement to technician, engineerand management levels in the fabrication andwelding industry. Emphasis is placed on apractical approach to study, making full use ofadvanced workshop facilities supported bycommercial and research standard metallurgicalfacilities.

Modules include:• Fabrication and Welding Technologies • Materials and Fusion Welding Metallurgy• Business Management Techniques• Quality Assurance• Structure and Integrity of Welded

Fabrications.


Progression route: BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering.

HNC Instrumentation andControl Engineering� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location:� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College

This course is designed to equip you with thetheoretical skills and knowledge required for themodern instrumentation and control industry.Instrumentation and control involves themeasurement of key variables which affect therunning of systems – machines, plant,processes – and the design of controls toensure that, using these measurements,systems operate at optimum levels. You willlearn how this technology can be applied to arange of areas, from aircraft control to theoperation of a chemical plant.

Modules include:• Business Management Techniques• Analytical Methods for Engineers• Engineering Science• Engineering Design• Project• Instrumentation and Control Principles• Analytical Instrumentation• Project Management• Programmable Logic Controllers• Plant and Process Control.

Entry requirements:BTEC national certificate or equivalent in anengineering discipline. Consideration will begiven to students with relevant industrialexperience.

Progression route: Second year of the BEng (Hons)Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

HNC ManufacturingEngineering� NQF Level 5� 2 years part-time


This course has been developed with careerprogression in mind and has acquiredrecognition from the Engineering Council. Itaims to equip you with the knowledge and arange of skills, techniques and personalattributes essential for success in employmentin the manufacturing engineering industry.

Modules include:• Analytical Methods for Engineers• Engineering Design• CAD/CAM• Business Management Techniques • Project Management• Programme Logic Controllers• Advanced Manufacturing Technology• Fluid Mechanics• Materials Engineering• Mechanical Principles.


Progression route: Second year of the BEng (Hons)Manufacturing Management.

HNC MechanicalEngineering� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location:� Darlington College� Hartlepool College of Further Education*� Middlesbrough College� Redcar & Cleveland College

This course has been developed with careerprogression in mind and has acquiredrecognition from the Engineering Council. Itaims to equip you with the knowledge and arange of skills, techniques and personalattributes essential for success in employmentin the mechanical engineering industry.

Modules include:• Analytical Methods• Business and Management Techniques• Engineering Design• Project• Application of Pneumatics and Hydraulics • Materials Engineering • Thermodynamics.


Progression route: Second year of the BEng (Hons) MechanicalEngineering.

*Subject to location approval at time of print

HNC Mechatronics � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


Mechatronics is the study of engineeringsystems in which the technologies ofmechanical equipment design and electroniccontrols come together. It forms the crucial partin the design, manufacture and maintenance ofa wide range of modern engineering productsand processes. You will take an interdisciplinaryand integrated approach to this area ofengineering.

Modules include: • Engineering Science• Analytical Methods for Engineers• Engineering Design• Mechatronic Systems • Applications of Hydraulics and Pneumatics.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. An interview isnormally required.

Progression route:Second year of the BEng (Hons) MechanicalEngineering, BEng (Hons) Electrical andElectronic Engineering or BEng (Hons)Instrumentation and Control Engineering.

HNC Plant and ProcessEngineering � NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


This course has been developed with careerprogression in mind and has acquiredrecognition from the Engineering Council. It hasbeen designed in consultation with localindustry. It is aimed at those of you who have,or wish to have, supervisory responsibility in theplant and process industries. You will develop arange of skills and techniques, personalqualities and attributes essential for successfulperformance in this thriving sector.

Modules include:• Analytical Methods• Engineering Design• Business and Management Techniques• Plant and Process Principles • Project.


Progression route: Second year of the BEng (Hons) ChemicalEngineering.


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Health and Social Care

AMSPAR Diploma inPrimary Care Management� NQF Level 5� 1 year part time


This is the only Association of MedicalSecretaries, Practice Managers, Administratorsand Receptionists (AMSPAR) qualificationdesigned specifically for managers in generalpractice included in the National QualificationsFramework. It is purpose built for primary carepractice managers who will benefit fromdeveloping their capability and experience. Thesyllabus also covers key management skills thatcan be transferred to a variety of environments.

Modules include: • Managing Ethics and Medico Legal

Requirements• Managing Staff• Managing Processes and Patient Services• Managing Healthcare Resources• Managing Data and Communications in a

Healthcare Setting• Business Project.

Entry requirements: Candidates must have a minimum of two years’work experience and ideally should beeducated to Level 3. All candidates must be inreceipt of a letter of support from a seniormanager.

Progression route: FdA Business and Management or BA (Hons)Business Management.

FdA Counselling*� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time


The core model for this course is humanistic,more specifically person-centred, although youare exposed to other models throughout thecourse and are expected to develop your ownintegrative styles of working. The core modelassumes that people are experts onthemselves. It emphasises the importance of aperception on behaviour and highlights theimportance of the client-counsellor relationship.There is an assumption that counsellors willendeavour to offer the core conditions to highlevels in order to facilitate self-directed change.The course covers counselling theory,professional issues and develops your personalskills.

Modules include:• Make Use of a Theoretical Base• Work within the Process and Practice of

Counselling• Integrate Professional Issues into Practice• Integrate Personal Development into

Practice• Make Effective Use of Supervision.

Entry requirements:You need to demonstrate the appropriate levelof personal development, self-awareness,maturity and academic ability required to workat an advanced level through the completion ofa timed essay, interview and references. Youmust also have a minimum of 90 hours of post-certificate counselling training and/orappropriate practical experience.

Progression route: BSc (Hons) Psychology and Counselling.


UCCE Introduction to theManagement andAdministration of MedicinesLevel 1� NQF Level 4� 10 Weeks part time


The administration and management ofmedicines within the social care environment isnow a major element of the supportworker/carer’s role. Until recently, medicationmanagement guidelines for supportworkers/carers have been varied. In theirknowledge set for medication, Skills for Carehave identified core knowledge required by allsupport workers/carers working within thesocial care environment. This module isdesigned to provide an opportunity for suchsupport workers/carers to develop theirunderpinning knowledge and skills in relation tomanaging and administering medications, thusensuring safe and effective practice in this area.

Entry requirements:The module is suitable for any person workingwithin the social care sector whose role involvesthe management and administration ofmedicines.

Progression route:May be used towards a BSc (Hons) Work-based Studies.

UCCE Person CentredPlanning Level 1� NQF Level 4� 10 Weeks part time


This module delivers the knowledge andunderstanding required to developindividualised, holistic person-centred plans ofcare or education. Students will consider andreflect upon work-related issues and situationsto enhance their knowledge and skills, andexplore how they include individuals and theircarers in decisions about learning or the careand support provided.

Entry requirements:The module is suitable for any person workingwithin the early years, education, health orsocial care sector whose role involves thedevelopment of individualised learning or careplans.



UCCE ManagingMedication Systems Level 2� NQF Level 5� 10 Weeks part time


Errors in medication administration within thepublic and private health and social care sectorare a major concern for those utilising anddelivering these services. This module is aimedat those people who are responsible foroverseeing the processes involved in themanagement and administration of medication.The course will enable you to successfullyreview current policy and practice againstcurrent legislation and guidelines.

Entry requirements:You must be in a position within an early yearsor health and social care setting withresponsibility for reviewing policy.


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FdSc ComplementaryTherapies (Aromatherapy)or (Bodywork)� NQF Level 5� 2 years part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education(Aromatherapy)� Stockton Riverside College (Bodywork)

There is a growing consumer interest in the fieldof complementary therapy healthcare and thiscourse is ideal if you want to develop yourknowledge and skills in this area. You will beequipped with the relevant professional, ethicaland theoretical knowledge to meet nationalregister requirements.

You will study a variety of relevant subject areasand there is an equal amount of time devoted todeveloping practice skills and a relevantknowledge base. You will practise on clientsunder supervision within the College. Thecourse meets the requirements of theAromatherapy Consortium.

Modules include:• Complex Case Management • Contemporary Issues in Complementary

Therapies• Eastern Philosophy • Foundations of Anatomy and

Pathophysiology• Foundations of Practice • Health and Well-being• Understanding Evidence-based Practice

and Policy.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. Applicants without anNVQ will be asked to give evidence of recentstudy within the last five years.

Progression route: BSc (Hons) Promoting Practice Effectiveness(Complementary Therapy) or a bridgingmodule to any other relevant honours degree.

NEBOSH NationalDiploma in OccupationalHealth and Safety� NQF Level 4-6� 1 year part time


This National Examination Board inOccupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)course is the first UK vocational qualification tobe developed specifically for health and safetyprofessionals. It is the first step to becoming achartered health and safety practitioner as achartered member of the Institution ofOccupational Safety and Health (IOSH). It isideal if you require intensive health and safetytraining and is designed to provide you with theexpertise required to undertake a career as ahealth and safety practitioner. The coursecovers all key aspects, providing the necessaryqualifications for most major safety roles, mostnotably, safety managers or advisers.

Modules include:• Management of Health and Safety• Workplace and Work Equipment• Management of Risk• Legal Issues • Agents in the Workplace.

Entry requirements:NEBOSH National General Certificate, Level 3Health and Safety qualification or substantialexperience in safety management.

Progression route: Corporate Membership of the IOSH. MScprogrammes in health and safety not offered atthe University of Teesside.

NVQ Registered Managers Award� NQF Level 4� 1 year part time

Location: � Darlington College� Redcar & Cleveland College

This course is designed for managers of day,residential and domiciliary care of adults, orassistant managers working at the level of thecourse. It will deliver the underpinningknowledge and develop the key managementskills required in this sector and assess yourpractice in the workplace. You will studymodules which are directly related to your roleat work and assessments will include directobservations where required by namedassessor and a portfolio.

Modules include: • Develop, Maintain and Evaluate Systems

and Structures to Promote the Rights,Responsibilities and Diversity of People

• Manage a Service which Meets the BestPossible Outcomes for the Individual

• Manage the Use of Financial Resources• Manage the Performance of Teams and

Individuals• Take Responsibility for Your Business

Performance and the ContinuingDevelopment of Self and Others

• Facilitate Meetings• Manage Continuous Quality Improvements.

Entry requirements:You must be employed as a manager orassistant manager, working at the level of thecourse and should have evidence of academicwork at Level 3.

Progression route: BA (Hons) Business Management, BSc Hons)Promoting Practice Effectiveness.

UCPD Health and Well-being: Western Perspectives� NQF Level 4� 1 year part time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Redcar & Cleveland College� Stockton Riverside College

This course meets the specific requirements ofboth the relevant complementary therapy bodyand their National Occupational Standards. Itcomprises two modules from the first year ofthe FdSc Complementary Therapies. It is usefulto those with an interest in healthy lifestyle,those with a complementary therapybackground wishing to add to their continuingprofessional development, or to those who maybe considering progression to the fullfoundation degree.

Modules include:• Health and Well-being: An Introduction• Eastern Philosophies: An Introduction.

Entry requirements:A range of Level 3 qualifications (NVQ 3, BTECAward, A level) or appropriate training andexperience through work. Applicants without anNVQ will be asked to give evidence of recentstudy within the last five years.

Progression route:FdSc Complementary Therapies.


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NCTJ PreliminaryCertificate in NewspaperJournalism� NQF Level 4� 20 weeks full time


This National Council for the Training ofJournalists (NCTJ) qualification is recognised byemployers and is what most editors look forwhen recruiting a trainee reporter. It providespotential journalists with the knowledge andprofessional skills required in this sector. Theseinclude an understanding of media law, aknowledge of local and central government, anability to produce good copy for a variety ofmedia platforms including print, online andvideo, and shorthand at 100wpm.

Modules include:• Practical Journalism• Media Law• Public Affairs• Shorthand (Teeline System).

Entry requirements:Two A levels and five GCSEs at grade C,including English and mathematics. Allapplicants are interviewed and are required topass an entrance examination set and markedby the NCTJ.

Progression route: FdA Journalism or BA (Hons) MultimediaJournalism Professional Practice.

Media

FdA Sports Coaching andExercise*� NQF Level 5� 2 years part-time

Location:� Hartlepool College of Further Education� Redcar & Cleveland College

The course details are currently not available.For more information please contact theColleges directly.


FdA Fitness Instruction andSports Massage� NQF Level 5� 4 years part time


The need for exercise and healthy living hasnever been more prominent in society than it isnow. This course will equip you with the skills tobecome an effective reflective practitioner in thefitness and massage industry. The course wasdeveloped using the recommendations,requirements and expectations of the sport andfitness industry in general as well as the relevantNational Occupational Standards, Skills Activeand the Sports Massage Association. You willlearn about the practical and theoreticalcomponents of fitness and massage and alsosome elements of business and portfoliobuilding to prepare you for self employment orwork within an organisation.

Modules include:Year 1: • Functional Anatomy and

Kinesiology• Physical Activity Injuries• Professional Business Practice• Rehabilitation Exercise• Sports and Remedial Massage• Teaching Weight Training and

Circuits

Year 2: • Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology

• Personal Development Portfolio• Personal Training• Physiology, Drugs and Disease• Research Methods• Teaching Aerobic Exercise to Music

and Pilates


Progression route: You will be well prepared for a career in thefitness industry.


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Accountancy and Law 8

AAT Technician NVQ 8

ACCA Qualification Level 2 9

CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting 9

CIMA Managerial Level 10

CIMA Strategic Level 10

CIMA Test of Professional Competence in Management Accounting 10

FdA Accountancy 11

FdA Law 11

ILEX Higher Professional Diploma in Law 11

Business, Management and Marketing 12

BA (Hons) Business Management (Hospitality) Top-up Award 12BTEC Advanced Professional Diploma in Management Studies 12BTEC Professional Certificate in Management Studies 13CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing 13CIM Professional Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing 13CIPD Leadership and Management 14CIPS Foundation/Advanced/Graduate Award of the Diploma inPurchasing and Supply 14CMI Management and Leadership 14CMI Diploma in Programme and Project Management 15CMI Strategic Management and Leadership 15FdA Business Management 16FdA Events Management 16FdA Transport and Logistics 17UCPD/UCCE Events Management 17IAM Advanced Diploma in Administrative Management 17IAM Diploma in Administrative Management 18ILM Diploma in Management 19ILM Executive Diploma in Management 19IOM Diploma in Operations Management 19

Catering, Hospitality and Tourism 20

FdA Culinary Arts and Management 20FdA Food and Drink Manufacturing 20BA (Hons) Business Management (Hospitality) - Top up modules 21FdA Hospitality Management 21

Computing and Information Technology 22

FdSc Computing (Networking) 22UCPD/UCAPD Information Technology Subjects 22

Construction 23

CIOB Certificate and Diploma in Site Management 23FdEng Building Services Engineering with Renewable EnergyTechnologies 24

FdEng Construction 24

HNC Building Stuies 24

Education and Teacher Training 25

BA (Hons) Education Studies 25HNC Advanced Practitioner Working with Children and Families 26FdA Early Years Sector Endorsed 26FdA Working with Young People and Young Peoples’ Services 27Certificate in Education: Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector 27Professional Graduate Certificate in Education: Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector 28UCAPD Supporting Learners with Learning Difficulties/Disabilities 28UCCE Dealing with Challenging Behaviour 29UCCE Personal Skills in English (Literacy) 29UCCE Personal Skills in Mathematics (Numeracy) 30UCPD Teaching English (Literacy) in the Lifelong Learning Sector 30UCPD Teaching Mathematics (Numeracy) in the Lifelong Learning Sector 30

Engineering 31

FdEng Engineering Design 31FdEng Process Engineering* 31FdSc Chemical Science* 32FdTech Chemical Technology 32HNC Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32HNC/D Fabrication and Welding 33HNC Instrumentation and Control Engineering 33HNC Manufacturing Engineering 33HNC Mechanical Engineering 34HNC Mechatronics 34HNC Plant and Process Engineering 34

Health and Social Care 35

AMSPAR Diploma in Primary Care Management 35FdA Counselling* 35UCCE Managing Medication Systems Level 2 36UCCE Introduction to the Management and Administration of Medicines Level 1 36UCCE Person Centred Planning Level 1 36FdSc Complementary Therapies (Aromatherapy) or (Bodywork) 37NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety 38NVQ Registered Managers Award 38UCPD Health and Well-being: Western Perspectives 38

Media 39

NCTJ Preliminary Certificate in Newspaper Journalism 39

Sport 40

FdA Sports Coaching and Exercise* 40FdSc Fitness Instruction and Sports Massage

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Index


AWARDING BODIESAAT Association of Accounting Technicians

ACCA Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

AMSPAR Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists

CIM Chartered Institute of Marketing

CIMA Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

CIOB Chartered Institute of Building

CIPD Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

CIPS Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

CMI Chartered Management Institute

EDEXCEL

IAM Institute of Administrative Management

ILEX Institute of Legal Executives

ILM Institute of Leadership and Management

IOM Institute of Operations Management

NCTJ National Council for the Training of Journalists

NEBOSH National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health

QUALIFICATIONSBA Bachelor of Arts

BEng Bachelor of Engineering

BSc Bachelor of Science

DPCM Diploma in Primary Care Management

FdA Foundation degree in arts

FdEng Foundation degree in engineering

FdSc Foundation degree in science

FdTech Foundation degree in technology

GCSE/GCE General Certificate of Secondary Education/General Certificate of Education

HNC Higher National Certificate

HND Higher National Diploma

NVQ National Vocational Qualification

UCAPD University Certificate in Advanced Professional Development

UCCE University Certificate in Continuing Education

UCPD University Certificate in Professional Development

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