Gaining new skills and qualifications throughout your career can bring huge benefits, such as career progression, a higher salary and improvements in your general job satisfaction. Here are some of the courses that you can take at the College of West Anglia to benefit your career, no matter what stage you’re at. MICROSOFT OFFICE SPECIALIST (MOS) MOS certification is great if you want to expand your skills in administration, business and data analysis, or if you just want to improve your IT skillset. The MOS courses at the College of West Anglia are delivered in classrooms with specialist software and access to online learning materials through the Microsoft Imagine Academy. View our Microsoft Office Specialist courses.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS & PRE-ACCESS Our Access to Higher Education courses provide the opportunity for career progression and further study at undergraduate level, including full honours degrees, foundation degrees, HNCs and HNDs. Pre-Access courses allow you to experience studying again without the commitment of signing up to a full access course. Both are designed for adults over 19, and are a great option if you are looking to retrain in a new field. View our Access and Pre-Access courses.
GCSEs & FUNCTIONAL SKILLS (MATHS & ENGLISH) GCSEs are important if you want to get a job, change career or return to learning, as many employers, colleges and universities will ask for a minimum of five GCSEs, including English and maths. Functional Skills are designed for those who aren’t quite confident enough to study at GCSE level. View our GCSE & Functional Skills courses.
ESOL (ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES) Being able to speak English is not only beneficial for working and learning in the UK, but other parts of the world too. It is the global language of science, aviation, computing and business. Our ESOL course is designed for adult learners, aged 19 and over, and focuses on language skills including reading, writing, speaking and listening in a variety of contexts. View our ESOL courses.