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Whatever your background and however complicated and busy your life may be, there is always a way back into education.

Access to Higher Education courses are a great starting point to retrain for a new and exciting career or get the degree that you promised yourself. Access to Higher Education makes it possible.

Designed for students aged 19 and over, these courses lead to a 60 credit Level 3 Diploma and are a flexible alternative to A Levels. The qualifications are widely recognised by UK universities and earn up to 144 UCAS points.

If you are not sure that you a ready to take the step to apply for an Access to Higher Education full year programme, why not join our fully funded 12 week Pre-Access course, to brush up on your study skills and get ready to get back into education.

This course provides a recognised route to Higher Education courses and Apprenticeships including as Education, Psychology and Early Childhood Studies.

Are you new to HR? Do you want to get ahead and make your mark in the people profession?

The CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice is the perfect qualification for those embarking on a career in Human Recourses or those already in a support role wishing to take the next step on their career path.

West Suffolk College is offering this qualification via means of bi-monthly online taught lessons covering the Units within the qualification and tutor support.

The qualification is made up of Four Units and they are as follows:

Business, culture and change in context

This unit considers the impact of external influences and how the digital and commercial environment shapes businesses and the culture within which they operate. It considers the importance of people's behaviour on organisational culture and its ability to manage change effectively.

Principles of analytics

This unit looks at how people professionals make both straightforward and complex choices as they carry out their roles. It focuses on how applying a diverse range of analytics and evidence is essential to the rationalisation and enhancement of working practices, and situational decision making to create value.

Core behaviours for people professionals

This unit introduces the core behaviours for people professionals, focusing on ethical practice to create value. It considers how certain ways of thinking and acting should be universally consistent, even in new and challenging situations. So, to promote a sense of well-being and inclusivity in the organisation.

Essentials of people practice

This unit introduces the fundamentals of people practice, ranging from the employee lifecycle to policies, regulation and law. It further explores a diverse array of specialist subjects, such as recruitment, talent management, reward and learning and development. All are essential to a career in people practice. Importantly, this unit enables practitioners to apply their knowledge and skills, building their confidence and ability to practise progressively.

This Level 3 qualification is designed to provide learners with the skills and knowledge to be able to appropriately coach and mentor others. The qualification is suitable for people who are teaching, coaching or training and/or who need to be able to coach and mentor individuals in a range of different settings. The qualification strengthens the employability of learners, and can, if already employed, lead to internal advancement or provide an entry point to new training/coaching roles.

End of life care provides support for people approaching death, enabling them to live their lives as well as possible until they die.

The level 3 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care can give you the knowledge and understanding needed to care for patients approaching the end of their lives.

It covers a wide range of care settings, including hospices, care homes, care in the community and primary care. In this qualification, you will look at the common questions and themes in end of life care.

You will also gain an understanding of how to support a person's familial, spiritual, social and emotional needs.

This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of autism, its spectrum disorders, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

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Access to Higher Education Diploma (Education and Teaching) - Bury St Edmunds

CIPD Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice

Coaching and Mentoring Level 3

Principles of End of Life Care Level 3 Online

Understanding Autism Level 3 Online

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