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Preparing for College – Level 1

Availability & Details

Preparing for College SFY-VPRP1C/C01

Venue
South Downs Campus

Type of study

Dates
Academic Year 2025-26 (1 year)

Examination board
Laser Learning Awards

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Overview

This externally accredited hybrid course is designed to prepare you for full time study in an area of your choice. It also focuses on personal progression, confidence-building and social inclusion.Preparing for College has two main subject pathways: Business & IT and Animal Care. This course has been introduced for learners who may need to improve their English and Mathematics levels to progress onto a subject specific Level 1 or Level 2 course.Throughout the course, you will be encouraged to work together with your peers, find solutions to problems, overcome barriers and discover what it is to be part of a community.

Level 1 or equivalent qualifications. Successful screening assessments in English and Mathematics.

This course offers six hours study in the subject area and core units:• Employability• Enterprise Skills• Personal Planning and Finance• Citizenship and CommunityThere will also be a tutorial session to help, advise and guide you.

Teaching will take place in small groups in Classrooms and is portfolio based. Practical sessions will be delivered in our well equipped and professional subject vocational areas.You will have easy access to a range of IT and digital resources to support you in all areas of learning.

This is a portfolio assessed qualification. Only functional skills English and Mathematics or GCSE are subject to a final exam. Assessment of your work will be ongoing throughout the course.These could include practical assessments, question and answer sessions, peer assessment, observations and formative and summative feedback on your progress.

On successful completion, the progression routes include other Level 1 or Level 2 subject specific courses or a Supported Internship.


College is definitely worth all the effort you put in, you get to meet lots of different people and it’s amazing.

Ebony Puttock, A Level student

I’m very, very happy, I didn’t expect to do so well. The College has been helpful and supportive. I loved my courses, and the teachers were really good – every single one of them. The facilities are great, but it’s the staff that really make this place.

Matthew Randell, A Level student

“HSDC provided me with the opportunity for autonomous study and the choice of subjects that I wanted to study, which helped me develop relevant knowledge as well as relevant skills for the workplace.”

Lucas Ratcliffe, A Level and CTEC student