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Telford College has been giving their full-time Business Administration students a head start in the job market by delivering the NCFE Level 1 Award in Employability Skills. The learners also complete 2 other NCFE qualifications to complement their study – the NCFE Level 1 Award in Personal and Social Development, as well as the NCFE Level 2 Award in Developing Skills for Working in the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism Industry.

During this academic year the College has also developed a Pre-Employment/Pre-Apprenticeship training programme and offer the NCFE Employability Skills qualification at Level 1 to this cohort of students, who are looking to either gain employment or an apprenticeship.   

Elaine Bailey, Programme Manager for Administration and  ICT at the College commented, “At Telford College we have a dedicated team of staff who are driven by quality and believe in the importance of the content of this qualification.  We have thorough internal moderation standards in place and have received excellent praise from our NCFE External Moderator, who has also been extremely supportive.

 As a College we recognise the importance of preparing our students for work as well as providing the academic qualifications required for their chosen career path and we aim to continue to provide this through the Employability Skills qualification. We truly believe the qualification helps develop the learners’ confidence and improves their chances of gaining an apprenticeship or employment.” 

The full-time students have worked towards the Business and Customer Awareness unit, the Problem Solving unit, as well as the Job Application and Interview Skills units of the qualification. 

The Business and Customer Awareness unit has given the students an insight into business ownership (Sole-traders, Partnership and Limited companies) and the importance of the correct attitude in different situations within a work environment.  The Problem Solving unit helped the students to think through how they would deal with problems that they may encounter at work. 

The Job Application and the Interview Skills units have given the students the essential skills to enable them to apply for work - creating an effective CV, letter of application and well presented application form, as well as develop the necessary interview skills to enable them to prepare thoroughly for an interview and to understand what factors will enhance or detract from interview performance.