Welcome to the Advanced Musicianship Programme at Runshaw College. This course is an opportunity for serious and gifted musicians to develop their skills in performance, production, composition, song writing and music theory. (Free instrumental tuition available).

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Over a two year course you will develop a range of practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the areas of life stages, anatomy and physiology and safeguarding children and adults. Many students who enjoy and successfully complete this course progress onto Higher Education or employment in the Health and Social Care industry. Areas include anatomy, communication, nutrition, equality, psychology, sociology, public health and health education.

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Over a two year course you will develop a range of practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the areas of Chemical, Biochemical and Microbiological Laboratory Techniques, Genetics, Physiology and Applied Chemistry. Many students who enjoy and successfully complete this course progress onto Higher Education or employment in the science industry. Applied Science covers all corners of science, dipping in to aspects of chemistry and biology, combining this with maths and industrial science.

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Learn about the important elements of enterprise in the world of business. Over a one year course you will develop a range of practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the areas of Enterprise in the Business World, Finance, Marketing and Team Building in Business. Many students who enjoy and successfully complete this course progress onto the Level 3 Business course.

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Over a two year course you will develop a range of practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the areas of Finance, Marketing, Human Resource Management, Project Management and Leadership Skills.  Many students who enjoy and successfully complete this course progress onto Higher Education or employment in the business sector. Develop a real understanding of what is involved, both theoretically and practically, in becoming an effective business professional.

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The Level 3 Vocational IT course is intended to give all learners a good grounding in a wide range of key topics and skills. The course is developed to provide progression opportunities to Higher Education, Employment or an Apprenticeship in the Digital sector. Additionally the learners who follow this course will develop a range of key productivity skills that will benefit them when progressing into further study or employment outside of a technical Digital discipline.

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Are you interested in studying an introduction to Events, Tourism and Customer Service, whilst improving your GCSE grades in maths or English? If the answer to this question is yes, then we have the course for you. This programme will give you all the basic skills you need to progress onto Level 2 Professional Diploma in Culinary Skills or Level 2 Tourism or into the world of work.

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Future Skills is a taster qualification and an exciting opportunity to study at Runshaw College whilst focussing on the development of student’s personal qualities, learning and employability skills.

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Health & Social Care Certificate Level 2 at Runshaw College is for anyone who is looking for a career in the caring industry, e.g. working in care home, youth centres etc, but also for those who want to progress on to Level 3 Professional Studies in Health & Social Care & T Level in Health. However, students have gone on to employment in other professions, e.g. retail, catering and animal care, to name a few.

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If you are interested in developing skills in working and caring with children and adults, then this course is for you. This could lead you into employment within the sector of Early Years and Healthcare. This course equips you with key skills that will help you gain employment and will contribute to your final assessment. This is a great way to dip your toes in and decide which sector is for you.

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Over the course you will experience a variety of units chosen with current trends and demands in mind. Teachers at Runshaw are highly experienced and are also dedicated to making the time students spend with us both successful and enjoyable. Enrolling on a vocational course means you will have a 100% Computing & IT timetable and be part of a winning team!

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The Applied Professional Engineering courses incorporate exciting opportunities for students to develop their understanding and learning of engineering, in preparation for progression into engineering apprenticeships or continuing to university. The programme allows for a one-year transition programme, studying on a L2 BTEC or L3 Extended Diploma in Mechanical Engineering for two years equivalent to 3 A Levels, which gives learners the opportunity to develop key underpinning skills and knowledge, in fundamental subject areas, such as; Engineering Design, Engineering Mathematics and Computer Aided Design, all taught by industry expert Lecturers.

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Over a one year course you will develop a range of practical skills and theoretical knowledge in the areas of Moving Image (editing, lighting and camera), Digital Print, Photography and Audio Editing.  Many students who enjoy and successfully complete this course progress onto the L3 Creative Media Production (Film and TV). A practical, work-based approach to learning, based on the television and film industry.

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This is the course for students looking at potentially working with children straight from completing the course in roles such as teaching assistant or nursery practitioner, or for students who want to progress on to the Level 3 T Level course in Education and Early Years.

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Runshaw’s Level 3 Creative Media Production course lets you discover your creative flair and develop practical skills for a career in the media industry. It combines theory with hands-on media practice, preparing you for university, apprenticeships, or direct employment in media sectors like Film, TV, Advertising, Marketing, Photography, and more.

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