Please select how you would like to attend your Public Services course:
Title: Public Services
Pathway: Protective Services
Available Study Options:
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Public Services - Level 1 Full Time (1 year)
Entry requirements - 3 x GCSE at grades E/2-3 (including English and maths)
The course provides a broad outlook on:
Public Services - Level 2 Full Time (1 Year)
Entry requirements - 4 x GCSE grade D/3 (including English and Math's)
The course provides a broad outlook on:
Public Services - Level 3 Full Time (2 Years)
Entry requirements - 4 x GCSE grades A-C/ 4-9 ( including English and maths)
The course provides a broad outlook on:
Level 1
Written
Use of IT
Practical demonstration
Interviews
Presentations
Level 2
Examination
Practical units
Written assessments
Interviews
Presentations
IT assessments
Level 3
Course work
Presentations
Report writing
Practical demonstrations
IT assessments
Interviews
This is a course for people who are interested in one of the Public Service careers. The course particularly focuses on getting you physically and mentally prepared for entry into the Police, Fire Service, Prison, volunteering and the Armed Forces. The course will suit anyone of a practical nature who wants a vocational alternative and is interested in public services, fitness and practical skills.
Please note that for the Ambulance Service we would recommend enrolling on Health and Social L3 as you will need this qualification to be accepted onto initial training within the Ambulance Service.
Entry Level Courses:
Skills for Life & Work/Preparing for Adulthood
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
These courses are specifically designed for learners with a Special Educational
Need (SEND).
Entry Level: Skills & Employability
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
Full Time ESOL (English
for Speakers of Other Languages)
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time GCSE Re-sit Study
Course
GCSE Grade 2 or 3 in Maths and
English and / or Sciences.
Full Time Level 1 Course
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
Full Time Level 2 Course
4 GCSEs at grade 3 or Vocational Level 1 in relevant subject area.
*GCSE Grade 4 or above in Maths is required for the courses below:
Accounting
Electrical
Plumbing
Full time Level 3 Course
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
OR
Vocational Level 2 plus Grade 4-9 GCSE English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
*A Vocational Level 2 is required for the following courses:
Accounting
All Construction Subjects
Hair & Beauty Subjects
Applied Science
T Levels
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English and Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths will be accepted).
* Health T Levels require GCSE Grade 4 in Science.
You can apply for this programme via the Apply Now button, at the top.
If this course area is available as an apprenticeship, this will show under 'Study Option' on the right-hand side, just below the Apply Now button. You can view all of our apprenticeship vacanices and subjects by clicking the 'Apprenticeships' in the top menu.
If you are aged between 16 and 18 when you start your course and are taking a course leading to a qualification, the tuition and exam fees are free. However, there may be some additional costs for optional trips, recommended text books and professional start up kits. We have a bursary scheme to assist with these costs.
It is important that you come along and speak to one of our staff about your choice/s.
Once we receive your application, you will be invited in to speak to a tutor or a member of the Apprenticeship team to discuss your application.
This will provide you with the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course/Apprenticeship and to see our facilities.
