Course Overview
This course can either be studied at Wakefield College, Castleford College or Selby College.
Aimed at people aged between 16 and 25, the qualification is free and will not affect your Jobseeker's Allowance. It aims to:
- Allow learners to learn, develop and practise the skills required for employment.
- Prepare learners for further education programmes, apprenticeships and other work-based learning.
- Provide valuable work experience.
- Provide learners with opportunities to develop their English,Mathematics and Digital Skills.
Participants learn in a range of ways and experiences and monitor their own progress through a personal development log.
What You Will Study
Day 1: Meet new people
Don’t worry about turning up on your own – there’ll be about 12 people joining and everyone will be in the same situation. It’ll be informal and there’ll be plenty of activities so you’ll soon feel part of things.
Week 1: Take action
Over this week, you’ll start planning for the weeks ahead – setting out what you want to achieve and finding out how to get your qualifications. You’ll also be planning for a week away.
Week 2: New experiences
You’ll spend this week away on residential, trying new things and learning how to work with others. This gives you a chance to break away from your current situation. The sort of things you could do include canoeing, climbing, raft-building and much more!
Weeks 3-6: Something to talk about
As a Team, you’ll decide on a project to benefit your local community and carry it out. You might be surprised at what you can achieve together. This gives you great experience to talk about at interviews.
Weeks 7-8: Work placements
This is the time to see how the skills you’ve developed so far can help you in the workplace. It’s also a great chance to try out a type of work, or company, to see if you like it.
Week 9: Plan for the future
Time to plan your next steps after the programme. You’ll get help to write a fantastic CV, practise your interview skills and make applications.
Weeks 10-11: Meet the challenge
You and your Team will take on a challenge to help others in the community. This is when you get to test out all the skills you’ll have worked on so far.
Week 12: Have your say
In your final week, you’ll deliver a presentation with your Team to an invited audience. This is your chance to show off the talents you’ve discovered! This may sound scary now, but after 12 weeks on Team you’ll be surprised at how far you’ve come.
- How You Will Be Assessed
Students will build a Prince's Trust portfolio of evidence based on their new experiences as they progress through the 12 week course.
- Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry qualifications required but there will be an informal interview with Prince’s Trust Team Leader and attendance at Taster Day.
- Further Study
This programme is designed to encourage participants into further study in an academic or vocational area that interests them or to enter employment.