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  • Customer Service Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 2 (WBL)

    Apprenticeships (16+)

    Your actions will influence the customer experience and their satisfaction with your organisation. You will demonstrate excellent customer service skills and behaviours as well as product and/or service knowledge when delivering to your customers. You provide service in line with the organisation’s customer service standards and strategy and within appropriate regulatory requirements. Your customer interactions may cover a wide range of situations and can include; face-to-face, telephone, post, email, text and social media.

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  • Customer Service Specialist Apprenticeship Level 3 (WBL)

    Apprenticeships (16+)

    As an expert in your organisation’s products and/or services, you share knowledge with your wider team and colleagues. You gather and analyse data and customer information that influences change and improvements in service. Utilising both organisational and generic IT systems to carry out your role with an awareness of other digital technologies. This could be in many types of environment including contact centres, retail, web chat, service industry or any customer service point.

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  • Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3 (WBL)

    Apprenticeships (16+)

    The Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship is a natural progression from level 2 Early Years Practitioner. As an Early Years Educator you will remain employed in an early year’s setting such as a nursery but you will build upon your knowledge and have more responsibilities in your role by having a group of key children. Through the course you will build on the knowledge gained in level 2 and will gain a deeper understanding of child development by looking at different theories and how to put these into practice. In order to complete this course, you will need to complete paediatric first aid training. Candidates needs to be caring, honest, reliable, patient, friendly, use own initiative, have good communication skills, be practical and a problem solver.

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  • Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 5 (WBL)

    Apprenticeships (18+)

    As active practitioners they are effective role models of play-based learning, supporting others to develop their own practice. They are highly skilled professionals who take an operational lead for the care, learning and development of all young children within their care, adapting to individual needs providing inclusive and holistic provision. They engage with sector developments both locally and nationally, with a commitment to developing their own professional and educational competencies. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with children aged birth to eight years, families, practitioners, other professionals, and appropriate agencies. An employee in this occupation will be responsible for supporting the quality of learning and development in their setting.

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  • Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 2 (WBL)

    Apprenticeships (16+)

    As an apprentice in the early years sector, you will be starting a fulfilling career working with children. In your job role you will be working in an early year’s setting such as a nursery while you complete your training. You will be an employed member of staff and will have responsibilities such as planning engaging activities for children’s learning, safeguarding children, and providing professional care.

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  • Events, Customer Service & Tourism BTEC Level 1

    School Leavers (16-18)

    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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  • Extended Project Qualification

    School Leavers (16-18)

    Alongside your A Levels, The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) is a standalone qualification which enables you to research a topic of your choice, create a project, and present your findings to a small group. You can take the EPQ alongside your A Level studies.

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  • Functional Skills - English

    Adults (19+)

    If English has ever held you back, this is your moment. Join a friendly, part time course built for adults just like you. Our Functional Skills course is designed for adults who want practical skills that make everyday life and work easier. You will develop skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. A Level 2 Functional Skills English qualification is recognised as an equivalent to a GCSE Grade 4 (C).

    There are 3 study options, daytime class, evening class or online. The course lasts 17 academic weeks and classes are once a week, plus extra study in your own time.

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  • Functional Skills - Maths

    Adults (19+)

    Unlock opportunities with stronger maths skills. Whether it’s for work, study, or personal growth, this course opens doors in 17 weeks. You will develop practical maths skills which can be used in everyday life including:

    • Calculating with positive and negative.
    • Fractions, percentages and ratio.
    • Measuring shape and space.
    • Statistics and presenting data.

    A Level 2 Functional Skills maths qualification is recognised as an equivalent to a GCSE.

    The course is delivered in the classroom weekly either during the day or in the evening. We also offer an online class which includes independent learning at home, 1:1 or small groups sessions over teams.

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  • Future Skills

    School Leavers (16-18)

    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 BTEC Level 2

    School Leavers (16-18)

    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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  • Health, Care & Childhood Studies Introduction Level 1

    School Leavers (16-18)

    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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  • HR Support Apprenticeship Level 3 (WBL)

    Apprenticeships (16+)

    This Level 3 Apprenticeship is the entry route for a career in HR. The HR Support Apprenticeship is ideal for those wishing to pursue a career in Human Resources, or wishing to specialise in this field or gain management responsibilities. Anyone interested in this career should expect to learn and regularly apply a host of HR solutions towards various challenges and situations that may occur as well as provide relevant advice to departments within their organisation.

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  • Human Resources - Level 3 Foundation Certificate in People Practice

    Adults (19+)

    Runshaw College is an approved Study Centre, offering CIPD qualifications. The CIPD is the professional body for experts in people at work. For more than 100 years, they’ve been championing better work and working lives by setting professional standards for HR and people development, as well as driving positive change in the world of work. They are the only body in the world that can award Chartered status to individual HR and L&D professionals. CIPD’s aim is to drive sustained Organisational Performance through HR; shaping thinking, leading practice and building capability.

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  • Human Resources - Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management

    Adults (19+)

    Want to turn your passion for developing others into a recognised qualification? A CIPD accredited qualification could take your career further. This course is suitable for those who already have Level 3 CIPD certificate, a degree or those who have 3 A-Levels and 2 years HR experience.

    Our L5 Associate Diploma in People Management course is 1 year in length and taught via weekly time tabled online sessions however the first class of every unit is on site. Allowing you to benefit from the convenience of learning at home and the value of face to face interaction.

    On completion, you will have achieved a nationally recognised CIPD qualification that will one doors to roles such as HR director and Recruitment consultant.

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