Truro and Penwith College

Course Overview: Business and Administration plays a crucial role in organisations by handling day-to-day tasks and making sure the office runs smoothly. Administrators require a strong sense of responsibility, accuracy and attention to detail because their roles may involve organising people and resources, acting as personal assistants, secretaries, administration assistants, data entry clerks and office juniors. At level 2, the Business Administration Apprentice may be responsible for typing up documents, putting financial information together in spreadsheets, daily postal procedures, photocopying confidential documents, information communication and technology skills.

Course Content: This Apprenticeship includes the following elements:

• Level 2 Certificate in Business and Administration
• Level 2 Technical Certificate in Business Administration
• Level 1 Functional Skill in Mathematics
• Level 1 Functional Skill in English
• Level 1 Functional Skill in ICT
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Work-book)

This Apprenticeship develops skills in a variety of administrative duties including producing business documents, effective business systems, equipment and resources, business writing, resolving problems, communication and many more. The Apprenticeship also develops skills in analysing numerical information and communication relevant to the job role plus develops an understanding of employment rights and responsibilities.

Business Benefits: Training your staff through the Apprenticeship programme will help increase productivity, improve skills, raise customer service levels, improve morale and boost profits. Having trained staff in administration will improve business efficiency and help make your business more professional.

Individual Benefits: Completing an Apprenticeship is a great way to gain practical work experience, develop your skills and knowledge, achieve nationally recognised qualifications and earn a real wage. Achieving the Business Administration Apprenticeship will allow you to develop your skills and career in an area that is essential in any business.

Delivery Method: Apprenticeships are achieved through a blended learning approach, incorporating taught sessions, workplace learning, assessments and online learning. One-to-one support, tuition and advice are available from our team of experienced and qualified tutors, assessors and advisers.

Time Commitment: A minimum of 12 taught sessions (days) over 24 weeks, a one day induction, and taught sessions for Functional skills (if applicable). Plus regular workplace visits plus online learning and self directed study.

Assessment: This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, completing a work-based portfolio and doing timed and work-based assessments.

Progression through Truro and Penwith College:

• Business and Administration L3 Advanced Apprenticeship
• Customer Service Apprenticeship
• Team Leading Apprenticeship

Costs: The majority of the training costs delivered by the College for Apprenticeships is funded. There is a required employer contribution towards this as follows:

• Apprentices aged 16 – 18 = Free
• Apprentices aged 19+ = £250.00 Employer Contribution

Employers must pay Apprentices a wage (minimum of £2.65 per hour). Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College are only available to businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the top ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

Course Feedback:

“I am much more confident now!” – Jacob, Isles of Scilly

“My communications have improved throughout the process, I recommended the Apprenticeship to all my colleagues” – Mary Lou, Tremorvah Industries.

For further information and an application form please contact: Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711. Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Course Overview:

This Apprenticeship builds on the skills learnt on the Beauty level 2 programme. On the Advanced Apprenticeship, you’ll work as a beauty therapist, learning techniques like body massage as well as more complicated electronic treatments to remove unwanted hair or improve skin condition.

Course Content:

This Apprenticeship includes the following elements:

• NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy level 3 (QCF)
• Level 2 Functional Skill in Mathematics
• Level 2 Functional Skill in English
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Work-book)

The level 3 Beauty Apprenticeship will develop your skills in a number of more complex beauty therapy techniques including, body electrical treatments, facial electrical treatments, body massage treatments, electrical epilation treatments, female intimate waxing treatments and many more. You will also develop skills in analysing numerical information and communication relevant to your job role plus develop an understanding of employment rights and responsibilities.

Business Benefits:

Training your staff through the Apprenticeship programme will help increase productivity, improve skills, raise customer service levels, improve morale and boost profits. Having trained and skilled staff in beauty will keep your business fresh, offer new sources of revenue, widen your customer base and help boost retail sales.

Individual Benefits:

Completing an Apprenticeship is a great way to gain practical work experience, develop your skills and knowledge and achieve nationally recognised qualifications. Achieving the Advanced Beauty Apprenticeship will allow you to develop your skills and career in a thriving and glamorous industry.

Delivery Method:

Apprenticeships are achieved through a blended learning approach, incorporating taught sessions, workplace learning and assessments and online learning. One-to-one support, tuition and advice are available from our team of experienced and qualified tutors, assessors and advisers.

Time Commitment:

You will need to attend College for one day per week over a year. You will also need to attend a one day induction, and taught sessions for functional skills (if applicable). Plus regular workplace visits plus online learning and self directed study.

Assessment:

This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, completing a work-based portfolio and doing timed and work-based assessments. Assessment of beauty therapy skills is based on practical competence. You must be able to demonstrate consistent performance of a commercially acceptable standard of work, combined with written competence in the subject studied.

Costs

The majority of the training costs delivered by the College for Apprenticeships are funded. There is a required employer contribution towards this as follows:

•  Apprentices aged 19+ = £250.00 Employer Contribution or £500 for large employers

Employers must pay Apprentices a wage (minimum of £2.65 per hour). Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College are only available to businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the top ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

 For further information and an application form please contact: Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711. Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Course Overview:

This Apprenticeship is about improving people’s well-being by making them look and feel better. Beauty Therapy covers a range of treatments, from simple facials and make-up skills to waxing. You’ll work closely with clients and will need the ability to put them at ease, and generally be pleasant and personable. Most therapists are based in salons, although some can work in hospitals, resorts, and even cruise liners. It can be a glamorous career choice: with further training you might become a make-up artist for film and TV or help develop new products. In the future you might run your own salon or work for individual clients.

As a Beauty Therapy apprentice, you’ll assist senior therapists and learn a range of skills and techniques, such as how to improve facial skin conditions, wax body hair, spray tan, shape and colour brows, perform hand and foot treatments, and apply make-up.

Course Content:

This Apprenticeship includes the following elements:

• NVQ Diploma in Beauty Therapy level 2 (QCF)
• Level 1 Functional Skill in Mathematics
• Level 1 Functional Skill in English
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Work-book)

The level 2 Beauty Apprenticeship will develop your skills in a number of beauty therapy techniques including, provide facial skin care treatment, enhancing the appearance of eyebrows and lashes, carrying out waxing services, providing manicure services, providing pedicure services, provide make-up services and many more. You will also develop skills in analysing numerical information and communication relevant to your job role plus develop an understanding of employment rights and responsibilities.

Business Benefits:

Training your staff through the Apprenticeship programme will help increase productivity, improve skills, raise customer service levels, improve morale and boost profits. Having trained and skilled staff in beauty will keep your business fresh, offer new sources of revenue, widen your customer base and help boost retail sales.

Individual Benefits:

Completing an Apprenticeship is a great way to gain practical work experience, develop your skills and knowledge, achieve nationally recognised qualifications and earn a real wage. Achieving the beauty apprenticeship will allow you to develop your skills and career in a thriving and glamorous industry.

Delivery Method:

Apprenticeships are achieved through a blended learning approach, incorporating taught sessions, workplace learning and assessments and online learning. One-to-one support, tuition and advice are available from our team of experienced and qualified tutors, assessors and advisers.

Time Commitment:

You will need to attend College for one day per week over a year. You will also need to attend a one day induction, and taught sessions for functional skills (if applicable). Plus regular workplace visits plus online learning and self directed study.

Assessment:

This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, completing a work-based portfolio and doing timed and work-based assessments. Assessment of beauty therapy skills is based on practical competence. You must be able to demonstrate consistent performance of a commercially acceptable standard of work, combined with written competence in the subject studied.

Costs

The majority of the training costs delivered by the College for Apprenticeships is funded. There is a required employer contribution towards this as follows:

•  Apprentices aged 16 – 18 = Free
• Apprentices aged 19+ = £250.00 Employer Contribution or £500 for large employers

Employers must pay Apprentices a wage (minimum of £2.65 per hour). Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College are only available to businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the top ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

For further information and an application form please contact: Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711. Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Course Overview

With men putting almost as much effort into their appearances as women these days, the demand for skilled barbers to cut and style hair is on the rise. (Barbers only cater for men – if you want to work on female hair too, see the Hairdressing Apprenticeship.) On this Apprenticeship, you’ll learn how to give client consultations, cut hair, trim and shape facial hair, and shampoo and condition hair and scalp. You could also choose to learn how to colour hair, give scalp massages and style different types of hair.

Course Content

This Apprenticeship includes the following elements:

• NVQ Diploma in Barbering level 2
• Level 1 Functional Skill in Mathematics
• Level 1 Functional Skill in English
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Work-book)

As a level 2 Barbering Intermediate Apprentice you will develop skills in a number of barbering areas including, shampoo and condition, barbering consultation services, cutting, creating patterns in the hair, cutting facial hair, dry and finish, promoting products and many more. You will also develop skills in analysing numerical information and communication relevant to your job role plus develop an understanding of employment rights and responsibilities.

Business Benefits

Training your staff through the Apprenticeship programme will help increase productivity, improve skills, raise customer service levels, improve morale and boost profits. Having staff trained in the skills necessary to work in the male grooming industry will make sure your customers are happy and keep returning to your business.

Individual Benefits

Completing an Apprenticeship is a great way to gain practical work experience, develop your skills and knowledge, achieve nationally recognised qualifications and earn a real wage. The Barbering Apprenticeship provides you with the necessary skills to work confidently and competently in the male grooming industry.

Who is the Course For?

This Apprenticeship is ideal for those working in the male grooming industry and wishing to improve skills. Working in this industry you’ll be on your feet and working to please all sorts of customers, so a friendly nature and good sense of humour will come in handy.

Delivery Method

Apprenticeships are achieved through a blended learning approach, incorporating taught sessions, workplace learning and assessments and online learning. One-to-one support, tuition and advice are available from our team of experienced and qualified tutors, assessors and advisers.

Time Commitment

You will need to attend College for one day per week over a year. You will also need to attend a one day induction, and taught sessions for functional skills (if applicable). Plus regular workplace visits plus online learning and self directed study.

Assessment

This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, completing a work-based portfolio and doing timed and work-based assessments. Assessment of barbering skills is based on practical competence. You must be able to demonstrate consistent performance of a commercially acceptable standard of work, combined with written competence in the subject studied.

Progression through Truro and Penwith College

• Hair/Barbering Advanced Apprenticeship

Costs

The majority of the training costs delivered by the College for Apprenticeships are funded. There is a required employer contribution towards this as follows:

• Apprentices aged 16 – 18 = Free
• Apprentices aged 19+ = £250.00 Employer Contribution or £500 for large employers

Employers must pay Apprentices a wage (minimum of £2.65 per hour). Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College are only available to businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the top ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

For further information and an application form please contact: Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711. Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Course Overview

This Apprenticeship is designed for those who want to become qualified as ‘Accounting Technicians’ and have completed the Level 3 Diploma in Accounting. At Level 4, this Higher Apprenticeship is designed for those whose role includes the more complex accounting tasks and also aspects of finance team leader skills including; managing self and others and measuring and evaluating financial performance.

Course Content

This Apprenticeship includes the following elements:

• AAT Level 4 Diploma in Accounting
• Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics
• Level 2 Functional Skills in Communication
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Work-book)

At Level 4, topics include the Finance team leader skills, including financial statements for limited companies, complex management accounting tasks, management skills and specialist learning areas. You will also develop skills in analysing numerical information and communication relevant to your job role plus develop an understanding of employer rights and responsibilities and professional ethics. The Apprenticeship funding covers the costs of the exam and certificate fees but not the cost of membership fees for the AAT. The units of study include:

• Financial statements
• Budgeting
• Financial performance
• Internal control and accounting systems (computer based project)
• Credit Management* (computer based project)
• Calculating personal tax*
• Calculating business tax*
• Auditing financial statements*
• *Optional topics (choose 2)

Business Benefits

Training your staff through the Truro and Penwith College Cornwall Apprenticeships programme will help increase productivity, improve skills, raise customer service levels, improve morale and boost profits. The AAT Apprenticeship programme will improve your business and save money by giving you qualified and highly skilled staff in accountancy. The Apprenticeship scheme ensures that the knowledge learnt through the AAT qualification is put in to practice in the workplace.

Individual Benefits

Studying for the AAT Accounting Qualification will give you the skills to work in many different companies and organisations and give you the choice of a wide variety of job opportunities. As a qualified accounting professional in a smaller business, you might be the only member of staff who is expert in finance. While in a larger company, you might be part of a wider financial team. Or you might opt to work for yourself after qualifying – providing accountancy services for small businesses and the self-employed. Studying through the Apprenticeship programme will allow you to earn while you learn and put the skills learnt from the qualifications into practice in the workplace.

Delivery Method

Apprenticeships are achieved through a blended learning approach, incorporating taught sessions, workplace learning and assessment and online learning. One-to-one support, tuition and advice is available from our team of experienced and qualified tutors, assessors and advisers.

Time Commitment

The AAT Apprenticeship includes attending college once per week for 35 weeks – day and evening times are available. Skills test are also done outside of normal teaching time. Plus taught sessions for Functional Skills (if applicable) plus regular workplace visits, online learning and self-directed study.

Assessment

This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, passing the professional exams, completing a work-based portfolio and completing timed and work-based assessments.

Progression through Truro and Penwith College

Management Programmes

Costs

The Majority of the training costs delivered by the college for Apprenticeships is funded. There is a required employer contribution towards this as follows:

• Apprentices aged 19+ = £500 Employer Contribution

Employers must pay Apprentices a wage (minimum of £2.65 per hour.) Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College are only available to businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the top ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

Course Feedback

“I have really enjoyed my Apprenticeship and it has given me much more confidence” Tara, Bodmin – Accountancy Apprenticeship.

For further information and an application form please contact

Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE Tel: 01872 242711. Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Course Overview

Accounting is a cornerstone of business. The biggest multinationals, the smallest local enterprises and businesses of every size in between depend upon the talents of people trained in accountancy. This Apprenticeship is designed for those who are already working in this industry and have achieved the level 2 certificate in Accounting and whose role includes the more complex accounting tasks, like preparing final accounts for sole traders and partnerships, maintaining cost accounting records and preparing reports and returns.

Course Content

This Apprenticeship includes the following elements:

• AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting
• Level 2 Functional Skills in Mathematics
• Level 2 Functional Skills in English
• Employer Rights and Responsibilities (Work-book)

At Level 3, topics include the finance officer processes including preparing final accounts for partnerships and sole traders, cash management, trial balances, providing cost and revenue information, VAT returns, spreadsheets and aspects of professional ethics in accounting and finance.

The units of study include:

• Accounts preparation I
• Accounts preparation II
• Cash management
• Costs and revenues
• Indirect tax
• Spreadsheets software (a Computer based project)
• Professional ethics in accounting and finance

The Apprenticeship funding covers the costs of the exam and certificate fees but not the cost of the membership fees for the AAT.

Business Benefits

Training your staff through the Apprenticeship programme will help increase productivity, improve skills, raise customer service levels, improve morale and boost profits. The AAT Apprenticeship programme will improve business and save money by having qualified and highly skilled staff in accountancy. The Apprenticeship scheme ensures that the knowledge learnt through the AAT qualification is put in to practice in the workplace.

Individual Benefits

Studying for the AAT Accounting Qualification will give you the skills to work in many different companies and organisations and give you the choice of a wide variety of job opportunities. As a qualified accounting professional in a smaller business, you might be the only member of staff who is expert in finance. While in a larger company, you might be part of a wider financial team. You might opt to work for yourself after qualifying – providing accountancy services for small businesses and the self-employed. Studying through the Apprenticeship programme will allow you to earn while you learn and put the skills learnt from the qualifications into practice in the workplace.

Delivery Method

Apprenticeships are achieved through a blended learning approach, incorporating taught sessions, workplace learning and assessment and online learning. One-to-one support, tuition and advice is available from our team of experienced and qualified tutors, assessors and advisers.

Time Commitment

The AAT Apprenticeship includes attending college once per week for 35 weeks – day and evening times are available. Skills test are also done outside of normal teaching time. Plus taught sessions for key skills (if applicable) plus regular workplace visits, online learning and self-directed study.

Assessment

This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, passing the professional exams, completing a work-based portfolio and completing timed and work-based assessments.

Progression through Truro and Penwith College

• Accountancy Higher Apprenticeship (Technician Level)
• Management Apprenticeships/Programmes

Costs

The Majority of the training costs delivered by the college for Apprenticeships is funded. There is a required employer contribution towards this as follows:

• Apprentices aged 16 – 18 = Free
• Apprentices aged 19+ = £250 Employer Contribution or £500 for large employers

Employers must pay Apprentices a wage (minimum of £2.65 per hour.) Apprenticeships at Truro and Penwith College are only available to businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the top ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

For further information and an application form please contact

Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE Tel: 01872 242711 Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00