Hampshire Learning

Adult and Community Programmes

Each programme has a brief description of its content; the level of the course; the number of units; and the requirements for a full certificate.

Programmes for those who are seeking employment or for those who are hoping to advance their career or change direction. Programmes of learning can be tailored to suit learners’ needs.

Work Preparation (Entry Level)

10glh

Designed for learners who are seeking to gain employment. The programme includes; understanding work; a review of personal skills and qualities; making an application and the interview. The course is available at entry level and has two optional units.

One optional unit is required for a full certificate.

Optional units

Job Search (Level 1)

10glh

Designed for learners who are looking for the next stage in life or their career and includes review of personal skills; researching development opportunities; making applications and interview skills. The course is available at level one and has four optional units.

One optional unit is required for a full certificate.

Optional units

  1. Assessing your skills
  2. Researching Job Opportunities
  3. Making Applications
  4. Interview Skills

Empower (Level 2)

20glh
EMPOWER is an outreach women-friendly programme designed to raise confidence and self-esteem and motivate them to recognise self-employment as a route to work. The course is available at level two and has three units.

One mandatory unit and one optional unit are required for a full certificate.

Mandatory unit

Optional units

Getting Started with IT (Entry and Level 1)

20glh
Provides an introduction to computers for beginners. It is available at both entry level and level one. The course is available at entry and level one and has five units.

One mandatory unit and one optional unit are required for a full certificate.

Mandatory unit

Optional Units

Preparation for volunteering (Entry and Level 1)

20glh
Designed for those people who are interested in volunteering in the community. The course provides opportunities for learners to self-assess their own skills and qualities and to explore the range of volunteering opportunities available in the local area with the intention of securing a voluntary position by the end of the course. This course is available at entry level and level one.

One mandatory unit is required for a full certificate.

Mandatory unit

Volunteering (Level 2)

30glh
This Level 2 course recognises the skills and knowledge gained through working as a volunteer that will be useful when applying for jobs or moving into paid employment. Candidates will already be working in a voluntary role and will participate in induction and ongoing training. The course is available at level two and has three units.

One optional unit is required for a full certificate

Optional Units

Hampshire Learning has approval to run the following NCFE qualifications.

 

Programmes which support individuals in developing confidence, knowledge and skills to become more effective in their everyday lives.  Programmes of learning can be tailored to suit learners’ needs.

Assertiveness Skills (Entry Level)

20glh
Aims to raise awareness of the benefits of behaving assertively. By the end of the course learners will have demonstrated a development in their assertiveness skills and become more confident about saying what they want. This course is available at entry level and has one unit.

Mandatory unit

Confidence building Entry level

10 glh
The aim of the programme is to help the learner feel more positive about themselves and to learn techniques that will help improve their self confidence. One mandatory unit is required for a full certificate.

Mandatory unit

Personal Development (Entry Level)

20glh

This programme is designed to help build learners confidence by knowing themselves; how to relax; and how to change. Improving learners own assertiveness skills by looking at different types of behaviour and how they can become more assertive. One optional unit required for a full certificate.

Optional units

Personal Development (Level 1)

10glh
This programme is designed to help learners improve self confidence and develop team work, communication and trust skills.

One optional unit required for a full certificate.

Optional Units

Managing Life Changes (Level 2)

10glh
This programme is designed to help learners understand the feelings they may have and to identify what they can do to help themselves with the resources at their disposal.

One mandatory unit is required for a full certificate.

Mandatory unit

Professional Effectiveness (Level 3)

10glh
This programme is designed to give learners the underlying knowledge, skill and understanding to enhance their own effectiveness over a wide variety of settings.

One mandatory units is required for a full certificate.

Mandatory unit

Hampshire Learning has approval to run the following NCFE qualifications.

 

These units have been recently developed to provide accredited introductory programmes for adults participating in leisure or community engagement classes.

Arts Active (Entry Level)

This generic arts accredited programme is intended for SILL learners who are participating in any creative, visual arts, crafts or performing arts learning.  It is aimed at

learners who may have a range of identified support needs.  This programme could lead to Art design & Craft (Entry) or Taking Part (Level 1).

Mandatory unit - Arts Active

Art, Design and Craft (Entry and Level 1)

20glh

A generic art, design and craft programme, designed to recognise achievement in a broad range of creative arts and crafts including, for example, painting, pottery, creative writing, dressmaking, cookery, graphic design, photography and computer art. It can be used to assess a programme of study that leads to the creation of a finished craft item/art work or design.

One Mandatory unit is required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Optional unit

Being Active (Entry Level)

This accredited programme is intended for SILL learners who are participating in a group project such as community gardening or running a stall at a fete.  It is aimed at

learners who may have a range of identified support needs.  This programme could lead to Taking Part Level 1 or, for creative learners, Arts Active (Entry).  It could also lead to Preparation for Volunteering programmes.

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Confident Cookery (Entry and Level 1)

20glh
Designed to encourage learners to plan and cook tasty, nutritious meals on a budget with an awareness of kitchen hygiene and safety, and to increase learners’ self esteem and confidence.

One Mandatory unit is required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Discovering IT for those with visual impairments (Entry and Level 1)

10glh
Designed to enable adult learners with a visual impairment, or those who are registered blind, to gain access to the computer, be able to use common software and to produce simple or complex documents.  It includes a menu of six optional units for learners to develop skills to meet their personal needs.

One Mandatory unit and one Optional unit are required for a full certificate

Mandatory Unit

Optional Units

Gardening (Level 1)

10glh

Introduces the basic skills of gardening providing the learner with knowledge of the safe use of appropriate tools, how to prepare the soil for planting and cultivating flowers and vegetables. The optional unit provides the opportunity to share new skills with your children.

One Mandatory unit is required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Optional unit

Introduction to Business Administration (Level 1)

60glh
Designed for learners who may wish to explore moving into employment in administrative or secretarial roles. The course is intended to support work experience or a community based project to bring together activities where learners’ skills can be developed and assessed in realistic situations. Assessment may include accreditation of prior learning (APL). There is a menu of four optional units for learners to select those most appropriate to their work placement.

Two Mandatory units and two Optional units are required for a full certificate

Mandatory units

Optional Units

Introduction to French (Level 1)

30glh
Introduces learners to the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in French.

One Mandatory unit and one Optional unit are required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Optional units

Introduction to Italian (Level 1)

30glh
Introduces learners to the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Italian.

One Mandatory unit and one Optional unit are required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Optional units

Introduction to Spanish (Level 1)

30glh
This accredited course introduces learners to the basic skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening in Spanish.

One Mandatory unit and one Optional unit are required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Optional units

Playing Your Part (Level 2)

This accredited course introduces learners to the process of selecting and carrying out a role within the context of a group project. It can be used as a follow on from Taking Part or as part of an employability programme where candidates have the opportunity to work towards a shared goal.

One Mandatory unit is required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Sustainability (Level 1)

10glh

Designed to encourage households to think about their impact on the environment.  In particular to identify ways that they can reduce the amount of waste they produce and energy they use.

One Mandatory unit is required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit

Taking Part (Level 1)

10glh

Taking Part encompasses personal growth, community and employability skills within the context of a collaborative group activity/project.  Taking Part is a mix and match programme: unit(s) can be selected to suit the needs of the learners .

One Optional unit is required for a full certificate

Optional units

Teaching and Learning (Level 2)

10glh
An introductory course for those who deliver informal adult learning in the community and would like to develop basic teaching skills or for those who would like to find out more about teaching adults.  It is also recommended as an introduction/initial assessment activity for those who may wish to progress to PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) who may lack confidence or want to explore their options.  The course covers planning for learning, assessment, delivery and reflective practice.

One Mandatory unit is required for a full certificate

Mandatory unit