Distance Learning Short Courses

Across all sectors of employment in Europe, it has been found that at least 80% of professionals require basic digital skills to carry out their roles.

This course will equip you with an understanding of essential digital principles and skills, helping you become more employable with a recognised qualification to enhance your CV.

Modules covered during the course include:

Unit 1: Developing digital career skills

Unit 2: Management of information

Unit3: Digital device safety awareness

Unit 4: Communication and productivity

This course is delivered via distance learning, allowing you to choose when and where you study. All of our paper-based learning resources are designed to be engaging and interactive to keep you focused on your learning at all times. Personal Tutors are assigned to you to ensure you have the support needed to succeed.

You will gain a Level 2 Certificate, a nationally recognised qualification to enhance your CV.

This qualification is suitable for learners aged 14 and over, predominately aimed at job seekers or those in employment who wish to develop their digital skills. Anyone with a basic understanding of IT who is looking to progress their career or improve their digital skills for their own personal use, would benefit from the course.

This qualification is an NCFE CACHE qualification and aims to develop learners’ understanding of autism – covering a person-centred approach and the influence of positive communication methods. The course also teaches how to support positive behaviour and how individuals with autism can be supported to live healthy and fulfilled lives.

Unit information

You will complete 6 mandatory units:

• Introduction to autism
• Using a person-centred approach to support individuals with autism
• Communication and social interaction in individuals with autism
• Supporting positive behaviour in individual with autism
• Supporting individual with autism to live healthy and fulfilled lives

Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism (NCFE CACHE)

There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification.

However, learners may find it helpful if they have already achieved a Level 1 qualification and had some experience of working in childcare, education, health or a care setting. All prospective learners will have an interview to ensure the course is suitable for them. All learners must be 16 years or older.

This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to gain an understanding of how to prevent and control the spread of infection in both the workplace and their personal life. Anyone over the age of 16 can benefit from completing this course, as the content is generic and not aimed at any specific job sector. By completing this course, learners will be equipped with a greater understanding of how to prevent and control the spread of infection in the workplace, and this can also be applied in their personal life. Learners will also gain knowledge of how to identify infections as well as the different types of infection.

Level 2 Award in the Prevention and Control of Infection

Other short courses/distance learning courses can be found online at www.blc.ac.uk

Online

Level 2 English would be an advantage.

This course is fully funded for those aged over 18 and not in full time education.

The purpose of this award: To raise your awareness of the skin condition for yourself and your colleagues whether you are in education or employment this qualification can be applied to any ‘wet work’ sector where contact dermatitis needs consideration, however the study material is predominantly targeted to the Hairdressing & Beauty Therapy sector.

This Dermatitis Course is has been specifically designed to develop your knowledge and understanding of the characteristics and causes of the ever-increasing skin condition and how it can be prevented.

Prerequisites: There are no formal prerequisite qualifications that you must have prior to undertaking this qualification. However, you will need access to the internet and have suitable IT skills to enable you to create a document for assessment purposes.

• You will study this course on-line and be supported by a tutor
• You will be expected to undertake some independent study

Learners will be awarded the VTCT Level 2 Award in Preventing Contact Dermatitis

The knowledge that you will gain through completing this unit will help you to understand and explain the causes, signs and symptoms of contact dermatitis, and the methods of prevention. You will be able to define what wet working is and explain the difference between employee and employer health and safety responsibilities

• You will study this course on-line and be supported by a tutor
• You will be expected to undertake some independent study
• You will need access to the internet and have suitable IT skills to enable you to create a document for assessment purposes.

There are no formal prerequisite qualifications that you must have prior to undertaking this qualification

This course will develop and improve your practical skills in order to become a successful team leader and improve the morale within a workplace.  So whether you are hoping to progress to a team leading role in the future, or want more knowledge about how to progress in a current position, this qualification is the perfect place for you to start.

It will support you to Gain a nationally recognised qualification

• Improve your team leading skills to help create a long-standing career pathway in your chosen industry
• Courses are delivered as distance learning, allowing learners to choose when and where to study
• Personal tutors are assigned to ensure learners have the support needed to succeed.

Level 2 Certificate

Further online courses are available

Each unit completed will be assessed by your tutor

This qualification is aimed at learners who wish to gain further skills to develop their careers and progress in the workplace. It is suitable for anyone who is new to a team leading role, or those who are hoping to become a team leader as they advance their careers