Workplace skills

Workplace Training

We provide a range of business services that can be offered either at your site, online or at our local centre, giving you the fl exibility to fi t staff training around your business demands. Our services include: • BESPOKE COURSES – we have delivered Excel training to staff in a West

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• ROOM HIRE – we have training rooms at our centres across West Sussex. All of our training rooms are kitted out with interactive white boards and can be used for one off or longer term hire.

• EXAM FACILITIES – we can host your exam and provide an invigilator, we do this for other companies across West Sussex.

• LEISURE ACTIVITIES – your staff may like to enrol on one of our evening, weekend or day courses but we can also deliver these at your offi ce.

• SPECIALIST BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING COURSES – we run specialist business courses including leadership, social media, emotional resilience, powerful presentations and much more!

• STAFF UPSKILLING – if you have staff who would like to improve their English and Maths, who did not get a grade 4 or above (previously a grade C or above) they are likely to be eligible for a free place to study for a Functional Skills or ($SE qualifi cation. If we have a group of students we can run these in your workplace, otherwise your staff can join a local course. We also run English language courses for speakers of other languages, again these can be delivered in local workplaces as well as in our centres or online.

English and Maths

Are you apprehensive about adjectives or frightened by fractions? Maybe you need a qualification for your CV or you feel you cannot support your child with their homework? At Aspire Sussex, our English and Maths classes are taught in a friendly and supportive environment by tutors who are experienced in helping individuals improve their English and Maths skills. We offer courses at Entry Level, Level 1, Level 2 and GCSE and students will have the opportunity to work towards a qualification at an appropriate level. It is very important that students can commit to a high level of attendance in order to help them achieve their learning goals.

Our courses are FREE for students who have not yet received a Grade 4 (C) or above at GCSE. An annual, non-returnable assessment fee of £15 per course per student is charged. (Assessments are free for people on means tested benefits. Please get in touch for more information). For further details, please see page 20.

Functional Skills English and Maths

Functional Skills courses start in September and February. To start on a September course, you will need to add your name to the waiting list for our initial assessments which will take place in the summer of 2020.

GCSE English and Maths

($SE courses start in early September and end with exams in May+une, and require a real level of personal commitment and hard work in order to achieve your qualification at the end. Learners are expected to take responsibility for their own learning and progression outside the classroom through the completion of tasks and activities such as homework and revision.

You may be required to take a short preparation course in the summer before starting a GCSE course. This will be decided through the assessment. The start of Summer 2020 GCSE assessments has been delayed this year due to the COVID-19. Please visit www.aspiresussex.org.uk/student-support/assessments/ for more information on upcoming dates. We recommend attending an assessment as soon as possible to secure a place and to enable attendance to a preparation course if necessary.

English and Maths Assessments

All new students wanting to attend any English or Maths course will need to attend an initial assessment session in order to meet with a tutor and complete a level check in the form of a written test. This is to ensure you get the right course to support your achievement. There will also be information provided about the course.

Assessments must be booked in advance by contacting Aspire Sussex on 0345 601 0161. Please see page 20 for more information. An annual, non-returnable assessment fee of £15 per course, per student is charged. (Assessments are free for people on means tested benefits. 1lease get in touch for more information).

Do you need a Maths or English GCSE for jobs like Karen?

“I wanted to take the course as it is so often a requirement when applying for jobs; so many employers ask for Maths and English at GCSE level. After contacting Aspire Sussex, the whole process was very straight forward, and the team are very professional and well organised.

The lessons were structured and well planned with an abundance of materials and resources available. The learning curve was quite steep at times and you do need to dedicate study time, but the tutor was skilled, knowledgeable, friendly and above all very patient! Also, the people in my study group were supportive of each other. Looking back, I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed every lesson, which is something I never imagined I would say about Maths! My results exceeded all of my expectations and I cannot recommend Aspire and the course highly enough.”