The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group is offering adults the opportunity to enhance their skills, retrain or move into employment with its latest range of adult courses.
For those interested in becoming a professional dog groomer in the animal care industry, the Group will deliver a Level 3 programme in Dog Grooming from September 2024 in its modern animal care facilities, at Wakefield College.
This will teach aspiring professionals key skills to be successful in a dog grooming environment, such as preparing and styling dogs, customer service, dog health checking and handling and health and safety.
Student grooming dog
The Group’s new and enhanced offer also includes brand-new Skills Bootcamps in Construction Site Operatives, LGV Driving and Heat Recovery and Transfer, providing learners with the skills and knowledge to progress or move into a range of high-demand sectors.
The Group is also expanding its Access to Higher Education offer, as it launches Online Access programmes in Computer Science, Engineering and Health Science.
Its brand-new Online Access to Higher Education courses allow students to progress to university degrees in their chosen subject after one year of studying, without having to step foot in College.
Learners can also gain a recognised qualification from the comfort of their homes with the Group’s vast range of Online Learning courses, which cover Business & Management, Childcare, Early Years & Childhood Studies and Health, Social Care & Wellbeing.
This includes a Level 2 in Understanding Retail Operations, which will enable learners to develop sector-specific knowledge in areas such as customer service, the selling processes within retail and much more.
Sam Wright, Principal and Chief Executive at the Heart of Yorkshire Education Group, said:
"Whether you want to upskill, retrain or do something fun, education has the power to unlock so many opportunities. We understand that studying whilst working or raising a family can be a challenge, which is why we aim to make learning flexible through our range of part-time, online and short courses. We work also closely with local and national employers to ensure our programmes provide our learners with the knowledge and skills that are highly sought in the labour market, enabling them to successfully progress onto employment or into newly developed roles, such as green jobs."
The Group also offers a range of short courses in garment making, floristry, photography, music production and more, which are a perfect way to start a new hobby or try something fun.
This comes as former Level 2 Floristry student Caroline Poskitt was recently awarded a Special Commendation for Entrepreneurial Skills at the West Yorkshire Learners Awards 2024, held at the Civic Hall in Leeds.
The award recognises the sheer determination Caroline has put into creating her own floristry shop, Anthophilia Flowers by Caroline Poskitt – which is a unique and bespoke flower stall based in The Glass Works Barnsley Market.
Caroline Poskitt, former Level 2 Floristry student, said:
"Studying floristry is the best thing I’ve ever done. I learnt some amazing floristry skills and met some lovely people. The course gave me confidence in all aspects of basic floristry, including finances, costing of materials and profit. Changing my career path and entering education again later in life certainly took me out of my comfort zone, but I’m so pleased that I did it. It feels so good to wake up every single morning and go to the business I have created, and that this is my life now."
Former student Caroline Poskitt opening her own floristry shop
The Group’s part-time and short courses are delivered at its three campuses in Castleford, Selby and Wakefield.