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Employability Skills (Full-time) (CertHE)

Swansea
1 Year Full-time
Interview and Competency Testing

This programme provides a unique opportunity designed to enhance your career prospects and kickstart your academic journey. This comprehensive program equips you with essential professional, and digital skills needed for success in today’s dynamic workplace. Unlike traditional programs, we value your life and work experiences, making higher education accessible and inclusive. 

Our curriculum focuses on developing a valuable transferable skill set, including problem-solving, teamwork, communication, enterprise management, and digital literacy. These industry-relevant skills are tailored for various fields, ensuring you are well-prepared to excel in any professional environment. 

Whether you are looking to advance your career or take the first step into higher education, our program serves as the perfect gateway. Join us to enhance your employability, unlock new career opportunities, and pave the way for further academic pursuits.

Course details

Start date:
ÃÜÌÒ´«Ã½ modes:
  • On-campus
  • Full-time
Language:
  • English
Institution code:
T80
Course length:
1 Year Full-time
Entry requirements:
Interview and Competency Testing

Home: £9,000 per year 

Overseas: £13,500 per year

Why choose this course?

01
Open to those with life and work experience, not just formal qualifications.
02
Perfect entry point into higher education and career advancement.
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Gain essential academic, professional, and digital skills tailored for today's workplace.

What you will learn

This course provides upskilling opportunities and a workplace-focused learning experience that ensures each student is given the opportunity to fulfil their potential and in turn transform the communities in which they live and work. 

Graduates will enhance their skills and broaden their career opportunities, making them well-suited for roles across various industries, including non-profit, public, and private sectors. 

The programme is designed to meet industry standards, embedding essential employability skills and developing key competencies needed for successful careers throughout the course. 

Learner-centred learning strategies are employed throughout the programme to ensure a balance of theory and practice that is both personalised and collaborative. Learners will gain transferable skills that use technology for learning as well as academic, professional and literacy skills involved in study at this level. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students can progress to the BA Developing Leadership and Management following a successful interview. 

Compulsory

Professional Career Development

(20 credits)

Effective Team Working and Communication

(20 credits)

Digital Skills for Personal Development and Business Growth

(20 credits)

Managing Enterprise

(20 credits)

Academic Skills for the Digital Era

(20 credits)

Problem Solving and Innovation

(20 credits)

Course Disclaimer

  • The modules outlined above provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this course based on recent academic teaching. We continuously review our courses to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course includes optional modules, these are to provide an element of choice within the course. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed.

    You’ll typically complete 120 credits per year of study on a full-time course. For more information visit our Student Agreement.

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Staff

Our People

You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for Teaching, Assessment and Feedback and Academic Support (NSS 2024) meaning that the support and feedback you get will help you learn and develop strong academic skills. Our students have placed us 1st in Wales for Learning Opportunities and Student Voice (NSS 2024) meaning that there are a wide range of opportunities available to enhance your studies and that students play an active role in shaping their learning experiences. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as 1st in Wales and joint 3rd in the UK for student satisfaction (Times Higher Education, 2024, ‘Overall Positivity’ measure). Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses. 

Further information

  • This programme attracts applicants from a variety of backgrounds and experiences in terms of employment and academic qualifications. 

    This programme does not require applicants to possess formal qualifications; admissions assessment of the suitability of applicants is via rigorous interview and a written test.

    Once you have successfully completed your CertHE studies, you will be eligible to progress for the remaining two years of the bachelor’s degree. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    These are ideal routes if you are returning to study after a gap, or if you have not previously studied this subject, or if you did not achieve the grades you need for a place on this degree. â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    Admissions Advice and Support  

    We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, such as your background, experiences and individual circumstances. This is known as ‘Contextual Admissions’. For specific advice and support you can contact our enquiries team for more information about entry requirements. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    English language requirements  

    If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in each of the sub-tests. We also accept other English language tests. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    Visit the International Applications section of our website to find out more about our English Language Requirements and pre-sessional English Language Courses. 

    Visa and funding requirements  

    If you are not from the UK and you do not already have residency here, you may need to apply for a visa. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    For courses of more than six months’ duration you will require a Student visa. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    International students who require a Student visa should apply for our full-time courses as these qualify for Student visa sponsorship. â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    For full information read our visa application and guides. â¶Ä¯â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    Please note students receiving US Federal Aid are only able to apply for in-person, on-campus programmes which will have no elements of online study.

  • Coursework and practical tasks are set in a variety of formats. These include: 

    • Practical in-class set exercises. 

    • Role play (e.g. mock interviews) 

    • Presentations (e.g. of business plans) 

    • Portfolios of work 

    • Research projects. 

    • Essays 

    • Reports 

    As the programme attracts learners from a range of backgrounds, with a variety of work and personal experience, in many cases assessments provide flexibility for the student to use their background and experience to make learning relevant to their prior work experience; students will be encouraged to develop projects that are relevant to their career aspirations. 

  • Some modules in this course are available to study through the medium of Welsh either fully or partially. In all cases students will be able to submit written assessments through the medium of Welsh.  

    If you choose to study your course either fully or partially through the medium of Welsh, you may be eligible to apply for scholarships and bursaries to support you with your studies. 

    We are continuously reviewing our Welsh medium provision, the precise availability of modules will vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand. Where your course offers modules available through the medium of Welsh this may vary from year to year, and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means the availability of specific Welsh medium modules cannot be guaranteed.  

    Extracurricular Welsh Opportunities 

    There are many ways to engage with Welsh culture and life at UWTSD, including joining clubs and societies for Welsh speakers and becoming a member of our vibrant Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol branch. &²Ô²ú²õ±è;

    Opportunities to Learn Welsh 

    We also provide a variety of opportunities to learn and develop your Welsh language skills. â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

  • All additional costs detailed in this section are indicative.

    Necessarily Incurred: 

    Learners will require access to suitable computer hardware and software: approximately Â£500. 

  • You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit our Bursaries and Scholarships section.

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