* (Employment Training Hub located in Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.)

Aim: To develop transferable work skills through real work environments leading to internal or external supported internships and paid employment.

We offer…

Dedicated Employability Lessons:

• Personal safety.
• Knowing your local area.
• Managing personal finance.
• Working with others.
• PREVENT
• Getting about safely.
• Self-Regulation.
• Functionality.
• Interviews.
• Applying for jobs.
• References and CV building.

Internal Work Placements.

• Retail (Metro.)
• Hospitality and Catering (Caravan, Kitchen.)
• Gardens and Maintenance (Site Services.)
• Administration and Reception (Corporate Services.)
• Job Shadowing.
• Classroom support.
• Access to dedicated job coach support (TSI trained.)

 

External Work Placements (personalised to skill sets and aspirations)

• Links to over 70 employers from McDonalds to Premier Inn (see Website for details.)
• Person centred placements range from half a day to four days, per week.
• Access to dedicated job coach support (TSI trained.)
• Retail and Catering (Catcote Metro and Vestry Café)

 

Careers interview/CEIAG

• Access to a qualified careers advisor weekly.
• Annual careers interview with qualified careers advisor.
• Annual vocational profiling with careers assistant.
• Half termly tutorial with job coaches.

Independent Travel Training

• Road safety skills
• Using public transport
• Money
• Safety in the community

 

Working Hart Project

• Half termly carousel of work experience within:
  • Catering
  • Hospitality
  • Admin and Reception
  • Groundwork and maintenance
  • Retail

Encounters with Employers

• Guest speakers
• Mock interviews

Collapsed Careers and Enterprise Days

• Two per year (Autumn & Summer)

Encounters with FE providers

• Project Choice
• Taster days at other colleges
• Choices board
• Careers fayres

CORRECT skills

• Embedded throughout

To develop vocational skills, leading to supported or voluntary work placements.

Employability and vocational lessons (NOCN)

• Applying for Jobs and Courses;
• Induction to work;
• Carrying out a Practical Activity in the Workplace.
• Following instructions in the workplace.
• Health and Safety Procedures in the Workplace.
• Making Career Choices.
• Careers at Every Level pilot Sept 2021.

Access to Internal Specialist Vocational Areas

• Hair and Beauty Salon
• Horticulture
• Reprographics Studio
• Media Studies
• Bistro
• Hospitality (Caravan)
• Ceramics Workshop
• Retail and Catering (Catcote Metro and Vestry Café)

Internal Work Experiences

• Retail
• Hospitality and Catering (Vestry, Caravan, Bistro, Kitchen.)
• Gardens and Maintenance (Site Services.)
• Administration and Reception (Corporate Services.)
• Job Shadowing.
• Classroom support.

External Work Placements (personalised to skill sets and aspirations)

• Links to over 70 employers from McDonalds to Premier Inn (see Website for details.)
• Person centred placements range from half a day to four days, per week.
• Retail and Catering (Catcote Metro and Vestry Café)

Supported and independent external work placements & experiences.

• Links to over 70 employers from McDonalds to Premier Inn (see Website for details.)
• Person centred placements range from half a day to one day per week.

CIAG (including impartial interview)

• Access to two qualified careers advisors weekly.
• Annual careers interview with qualified careers advisor.
• Annual vocational profiling with careers assistant.
• Ongoing personalised tutorial conversation (This is me) Ali

Dedicated and embedded Enterprise skills

• Mini-Enterprise projects across the year.
  • Christmas Enterprise Drive
  • Resin signs
  • Dog biscuits
  • Coasters
  • Truffle Enterprise
  • Hampers
  • Sausage and Bacon Sandwiches
  • Catering Enterprise
  • Weekly enterprise lessons

Travel Training

• Road Safety Skills
• Safer pedestrian Skills
• Using Public Transport

Termly Employer Visits & Encounters

• Guest speakers
• Mock interviews
• Takeover days (HCFE Flagship Restaurant)

Collapsed Careers and Enterprise Days

• Two per year (Autumn & Summer)

Encounters with other FE providers (where appropriate:)

• Inclusive skills competition
• Visits to other colleges
• Choices board
• Careers fayres

Working Hart Project

• Half termly carousel of work experience within:
  • Catering
  • Hospitality
  • Admin and Reception
  • Groundwork and maintenance
  • Retail

CORRECT/Enterprise skills

• Embedded throughout

To follow personalised programmes to enable learners to pursue their individual interests and strengths, around the world of work.

Employability and vocational lessons with a focus on social communication and emotional regulation:

• Building confidence and self-esteem;
• Looking and acting the part in the workplace;
• Reading and writing keywords in the workplace;
• Using communication skills in the workplace;
• Applying for Jobs and Courses;
• Working with Others;
• Carrying out a Practical Activity in the Workplace.
• Following instructions in the workplace.
• Health and Safety Procedures in the Workplace.
• Careers at Every Level pilot Sept 2021.

Supported and independent internal and external work placements & experiences.

Internal:

• Hospitality and Catering (Vestry, Caravan, Bistro, Kitchen.)
• Gardens and Maintenance (Site Services.)
• Job Shadowing.

External:

• Links to over 70 employers from McDonalds to Premier Inn (see Website for details.)
• Person centred placements range from half a day to four days, per week.
• Retail and Catering (Catcote Metro and Vestry Café)
• Hartlepool Special Needs Group
• Lindisfarne Care Home
• Catcote Vestry Café
• Catcote Metro

Dedicated and embedded Enterprise skills:

• Mini-Enterprise projects across the year.
  • Christmas Enterprise Drive
  • Hampers
  • Sausage and Bacon Sandwiches
  • Catering Enterprise

External visits to places of employment

• Costa Project

Internal Takeover Days

• Bistro
• Ground staff

Collapsed Careers and Enterprise Days

• Two per year (Autumn & Summer)

Encounters with other FE providers (where appropriate:)

• Access to information about other provision (e.g. Families First)
• Choices board
• Careers fayres

CORRECT/Enterprise skills.

• Embedded throughout

To develop and apply core cognitive skills in a wider range of pre-vocational contexts.

Employability and vocational lessons with a focus on the pre-skills for work (e.g. functional skills, following instructions, routines, emotional regulation and transition: )

• Developing skills for the workplace: following instructions
• Participating in a mini-enterprise project
• Early mathematics: sequencing and sorting
• Interacting purposefully with ICT

Supported Internal work placements & experiences.

• Laundry
• Table setting
• Salon
• Admin

Enterprise projects

• Ice Cream Project
• Christmas Tree Project
• Car Washing Project

Experiential visits to places of employment

• Supermarkets, café’s etc.

 

Collapsed Careers and Enterprise Days

• Two per year (Autumn & Summer)

10 Enterprise Commandments.

Embedded Throughout.

To purposefully engage in a range of sensory experiences to further develop sensory motor skills.

Vocational programmes and experiences with a focus on sensory education, cause and effect communication and engagement.

• Responding to ICT enabled equipment
• Participating in a mini-enterprise project
• Using creative software
• Selecting and using cooking equipment

External visits to places of employment

• Supermarkets, cafes, garden centres.

Enterprise projects

• Truffle Project
• Coaster Project
• Dog Biscuit

Collapsed Careers and Enterprise days

10 Enterprise Commandments.

• Embedded throughout.

We have a varied, highly differentiated approach to Work Related Learning and Careers Education across all of our dedicated pathways.