What’s on Offer

at Leicester College?

•Vocational Courses e.g. BTECs

•GCSEs/Functional Skills and

Study Programmes

•Apprenticeships

•Entry Level - Level 5 courses

•Full and part-time courses

Mitchel from Fullhurst

Will Prentice from Robert Smyth

Academy studied Enterprise

Deana Button

from Rawlings

Academy studied

Catering

How is Leicester

College Different to

School?

•Practical 'hands on' work to

learn a trade/profession

•People of all backgrounds

•Student Union activities and

NUS membership

•Subsidised bus passes

•Lots of support from tutors,

welfare advisors, learning

mentors, careers officers, multi-

faith chaplaincy, LEET team

Leicester College has

3 Main Campuses

Freemen’s Park CampusSt Margaret’s Campus Abbey Park Campus

•Performing Arts/Music Technology

•Engineering

•Motor Vehicle

•Childcare

•Health and Social Care

•English for Speakers of Other

Languages

•Supported Learning

•GCSEs available but linked to

specific careers

•Science

•Business and Computing

•Travel and Tourism

•Sport

•Uniformed Public Service

www.leicestercollege.ac.uk/vt/LC

VirtualTour/view20_1.html

At Abbey Park Campus you can

study full or part time courses in

the following curriculum areas:

•Construction

•Hairdressing

•Beauty Therapy

•Hospitality and Food Manufacture

•Supported Learning

www.leicestercollege.ac.uk/vt/LC

VirtualTour/view20_1.html

At Freemen’s Park Campus you

can study full or part time

courses in the following

curriculum areas:

•Fashion and Footwear

•Art and Design

•Photography

•Textiles

•Business and Computing

•English as a Second/Other

Language

www.leicestercollege.ac.uk/vt/LC

VirtualTour/view20_1.html

At St Margaret’s Campus you

can study courses in the

following curriculum areas:

What Grades Do I Need to Enrol?

Level QualificationEntry

Requirements

Level 6 Degree

A Levels, Access courses,

HNDs, BTECs or

equivalent quals

Level

4/5

NVQ4 , BTEC Professional Award

HNC/HND

Foundation Degrees

Higher Apprenticeships

BTECs/A Levels

or equivalent Level 3 quals

Portfolio for Art courses

Level 3

BTEC Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma

NVQ/VRQ 3 Level 3 Award/Certificate/Diploma

Advanced Diplomas

Advanced Apprenticeships

GCSEs 4 /5

A* - C

Portfolio for Art Courses

Level 2

BTEC Level 2 Award/Certificate/Diploma

Intermediate Apprenticeships

NVQ/VRQ 2 Level 2 Awards/Certificate/Diploma

GCSE maths and English

GCSEs - 4 Ds

Portfolio for Art Courses

Level 1

Foundation Learning

NVQ 1 and BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate/Diploma

GCSE’s D – G Usually no formal

qualifications required Entry

Level

Functional Skills (English, maths and ICT)

BTEC Entry Level Award/Certificate/Diploma

•Earn while you learn

•Work for an employer

•Training and qualifications

•Hands on experience

•Job-specific skills

•Regular assessments

•Average 1- 2 years

•Additional support (NUS,

Mentoring)

For more information and to browse

and apply for opportunities, go to

www.apprenticeships.org.uk

Apprenticeships

Callum Glover studying

an Electromechanical

Apprenticeship while

employed as an

electrician at Leicester

University

Isla Palmer studying a

Catering Apprenticeship,

employed as a commis chef

at Ragdale Hall

Visit an Open Day:

Saturday 25 June 2016, 11am – 3pm

Thursday 24 Nov 2016, 4pm – 8pm

Saturday 21 Jan 2017, 11am – 3pm

Saturday 1 July 2017, 4pm – 8pm

•Visit the Leicester College website

•Use our friendly customer service centre

and Live Chat to make enquiries

•Arrange a tour

•Join our Facebook page, check out our

Pinterest pictures, tweet or look at our You

Tube clips. All social media is available

through the website

www.leicestercollege.ac.uk

What Now?