Aston Manor Academy

Business Admin / Customer Services / Retail

EXAMINATION BOARD
City & Guilds

AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME
The programme is aimed at motivating students who would like the chance to experience working life in a supported way, it allows you to learn skills and gain a qualification while putting these skills into practice. You will receive work place experience, support from your manager and assessor as well as off -the-job support from your tutor. The programme offers 1 or 2 day vocational training to enhance the school curriculum; these programmes can be tailored around students.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
Your qualification consists of a QCF (Qualification Credit Framework). This contains units with a credit value. You will need complete a set amount of credits to achieve the qualification.

ASSESSMENT
Your assessor will help you with units and credit choices towards your qualification which will match the job role. Regular assessor visits to discuss progress and to collect evidence.

WHAT WILL I DO

• Develop skills and knowledge relevant to vocational studies.
• Gather evidence of your growing competence by building up a portfolio of work.
• Learn about health and safety in the workplace.
• Understand what makes a good employee, and appreciate the importance of their school studies for their future job.

WHERE CAN I GO AFTER COMPLETING THIS PROGRAMME?
The programme is designed to feed into the wider family of apprenticeships, and the qualifications gained may help build up credits towards post 16 qualifications. Subject availability is dependent on student interest. Other courses such as motor vehicle, engineering and hair dressing can be made available if there is sufficient demand. Please speak to staff for further details.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
D in GCSE English.