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IT for Employment — Part-time

Course outline

Community courses are “first steps” for adults to learn new skills, develop confidence, meet others in welcoming classroom. The purpose of courses is to support students into further learning or employment (paid or voluntary).

On this course, you will learn:

  • CV writing
  • Cover letters
  • Universal Credit website
  • Using vacancy websites
  • Interview skills
  • File management
  • Internet and email
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Basic maths and English including grammar and punctuation
  • Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

You should attend regularly and arrive on time to make best progress on course

You will complete a short diary weekly in class time, to record your progress and receive written tutor feedback.

You will use Microsoft Teams whilst on the course. Microsoft Teams is a free, safe online app used by Nottingham College for tutors to contact students.

Using Teams will also enable you to develop and feel confident using digital skills.

For more information on using Microsoft Teams and the induction process, please visit our Induction Information for Community Students page.

How to apply for this course

Apply now and if you need to pay any course fees, or provide evidence if you wish to claim a fee reduction, we will contact you to let you know how to do this.

For help on completing the online application form, please see our useful apply online guide here.

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Location Date / time Fees / reductions
Southglade Access Centre
Southglade Park
Southglade Road
Bestwood
Nottingham
NG5 5GU

Start: Wednesday 11th September 2024

End: Wednesday 27th November 2024

Time: 9:45am - 12:15pm

Tuition fees may be waived for this course if you are in receipt of certain benefits or have a low income. Please see our Fee and Financial Support page to see if you can claim a fee reduction.

Tuition fee: £87.50

Course code: C052885 / Q052886

Southglade Access Centre
Southglade Park
Southglade Road
Bestwood
Nottingham
NG5 5GU

Start: Wednesday 5th March 2025

End: Wednesday 21st May 2025

Time: 9:45am - 12:15pm

Tuition fees may be waived for this course if you are in receipt of certain benefits or have a low income. Please see our Fee and Financial Support page to see if you can claim a fee reduction.

Tuition fee: £87.50

Course code: C052889 / Q052890

Snape Wood Community Centre
Snape Wood Road
Nottingham
NG6 7GH

Start: Thursday 6th March 2025

End: Thursday 22nd May 2025

Time: 1:00pm - 3:15pm

Tuition fees may be waived for this course if you are in receipt of certain benefits or have a low income. Please see our Fee and Financial Support page to see if you can claim a fee reduction.

Tuition fee: £78.75

Course code: C054117 / Q054118

Qualification

No qualification awarded.
Level Entry Level
Entry requirements

There are no formal entry requirements but you must be aged 19+.

You will complete a weekly “Student Diary” and so ESOL students should be studying at entry 3 or higher to enrol on a Community course taught by non-ESOL tutor.
Teaching & assessment

Tutors will give weekly verbal and written feedback. You will complete a short workbook and set your own personal targets, as well be progressing though the general course learning outcomes. This will help you and your tutors record progression on the course.
Progression

The course tutor and development workers can advise of other learning opportunities within Community faculty or signpost you to courses in other vocational areas of Nottingham College.

You will have the opportunity to receive progression guidance from an external locally based agency “Futures for You” whilst on the course.

If you are interested in progressing onto leisure courses in your chosen subject, you may have opportunities to do so at Nottingham College or be signposted to other leisure courses in the Nottingham area.
Additional information

Please bring a pen and notebook.