Units 2 & 3, 8-10 Market Cross, Selby, North Yorkshire,YO8 4JS
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Empowering people towards a better working life.
Legacy Skills Group is a National Training Centre working with local authority departments, businesses and charities to develop and deliver specialist qualifications.
Grow your personal confidence
The Preparation for Life & Work (PLW) course has been specifically designed around building your confidence.
Learn in a fun and supportive group
Work alongside 9 other people who are all looking to get into work, completing group and individual tasks.
Upgrade your workplace skills
You will cover everything from Self management and interview skills to Managing your own money and time effectively.
Receive a Level 2 Qualification
On completion of this course you will be awarded with an Extended Certificate Level 2 Qualification in Personal Development for Employability qualification.
Preparation for Life & Work
Grow your Confidence and gain a Level 2 Workplace Qualification at the same time.
Whether you're looking to step into work for the first time or looking to restart work, this qualification will help you to develop your workplace skills and feel more positive about getting into work. The course will help you to understand what employers are looking for and how your own personality can make the biggest difference.
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Understand your own strenths and weaknesses.
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Work with a group of likeminded people.
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Gain knowledge and skills in 12 areas.
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Have a qualification that all employers recognise.
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Receive help finding interview opportunities.
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Receive all of the above Fully Funded 1.
1 Candidates eligible for Fully Funded courses must either be entering the workplace for the fist time after leaving education or be recommended by a local Job Centre.
Preparation for Life & Work (PLW)
Delivered by Up For Yorkshire, in partnership with Legacy Skills Group, the Preparation for Life & Work (PLW) course is an Extended Certificate Level 2 Qualification in Personal Development for Employability.
Designed to empower and provide practical skills through a nationally recognised qualification; the Preparation for Life & Work (PLW) course is fully funded for eligible candidates, providing 24 learning credits. 1
Throughout a 4 week programme involving 4 classroom learning days, 4 self managed home workbook sessions, guest speakers and team-building style exercises the course covers the following modules, specifically designed to grow the confidence and skills of those either looking to start work for the first time or, looking to get back into work.
Course Modules
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Day 1
Self-Management Skills / Managing Your Own Money
- Introductions
- Feedback from each person
- Overview of the Course
- Self Management Skills
- Small group critique session
- Break
- Feedback from the groups
- What does Self-Management mean?
- Presentation on "What do employers really want"
- Ranking Sheet session
- Action Plan Development session
- Feedback on action development plans
- Working Lunch with a Guest Speaker
- Managing Your Own Money
- Money Sheet session
- Money Terms Quiz
- A review of our work so far
- Putting an Action Plan into place
- Group discussion on Action Plans
- Dress to Impress challenge
- Close
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Day 2
Product a Curriculum Vitea / Searching for a Job / Applying for a Job / Preparing for an Interview
- Welcome
- Review of Dress to Impress
- Course Tasks (4)
- The qualities of a great CV
- Break
- Serching for a Job (2)
- Applying for a Job
- Small group feedback session
- Working Lunch with Guest Speaker
- Presentation on "What gets you an interview"
- Group feedback session
- Interview Action Plan
- Group Action Plan review
- Q&A on Interview Questions
- A review of Workbooks so far
- Close
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Day 3
Working in a Team / Communicating Solutions to Others / Positive Attitudes and Behaviours at Work
- Welcome
- Feedback on Tasks Completed
- Course Tasks (2)
- IMA High Color Task
- Group IMA High Color Task
- Break
- Feedback on IMA High Color Task
- Commuication Tasks
- Feedback on Communication Tasks
- Strengths & Weaknesses Task
- Working Lunch with Guest Speaker
- Personality Traits Task
- Group Personality Traits Task
- Feedback on Personality Traits Task
- Presentation on "Unwritten rules of the workplace"
- A review of Workbooks so far
- Close
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Day 4
Principles of Customer Service / Building Working Relationships with Customers / Principles of Health & Safety in the Workplace
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Grow your confidence as well as your skills.