Job Smart Courses at Gloucestershire College
To find out more, please contact our Jobsmart team on:
01452 563278 or email
jobsmart@gloscol.ac.uk
| SITE | COURSE | COURSE DATES |
| Cheltenham | Excel – Manipulating Data For anyone who is required to manipulate large amounts of data. It covers structuring data lists, converting ranges into tables, conditional formatting, sorting & filtering, subtotals & grouping, and also includes named ranges and data validation. |
1st June |
| Gloucester | Health and Safety in a Construction Environment CSCS (SWAP) Gain your FREE CSCS card with our level 1 health & safety qualification course set over 7 days. A construction employer will also be in attendance to promote their roles. Good level of English required. |
6th to 14th June |
| Cinderford | Wellbeing for Work A course on how to build resilience for work and support your own wellbeing relating to work. Students will be given practical steps and activities to support and champion their own well-being and develop their resilience. |
6th & 7th June |
| Gloucester | Introduction to Working in a Social Care Setting (SWAP) Whether you are thinking about a career with a care provider, want to work with the young elderly or with the general public our course will give you the information to start on your pathway to employment. Proud to Care will be talking to learners about employment opportunities. |
8th & 9th June |
| Cinderford | Reset A two-day course for those looking to develop knowledge and understanding of your career’s next steps. This includes career advice and guidance, looking at potential jobs for you, understanding the local careers market, understanding transferable skills and how these can be applied to new jobs and opportunities, and enhancing your CV. |
8th & 10th June |
| Gloucester | PIB Insurance —Customer Service Representative (SWAP) Prepare for a guaranteed interview with a local employer recruiting for office roles in the centre of Gloucester, with our customer service course. The roles are customer-facing on the phone and will require the use of a computer. Good level of English and maths required. |
13th to 24th June |
| Gloucester | Computer Confidence for Work – Part 1 A two-day course for those with little or no computer experience to learn the basics of Word, use the Internet for job searching and set up an email address. |
13th & 15th June |
| Cheltenham | Customer Service Award Gain a Level 1 qualification for your CV, whilst learning communication skills and how to effectively deal with customer queries and complaints. Ideal for those who wish to work in a customer-facing role. |
13th to 16th June |
| Cheltenham | Digital Skills for Job Seekers Develop your CV and learn how to adapt it for future applications; and gain confidence using Microsoft Office templates, creating documents, using cloud storage and emails. |
13th to16th June |
| Gloucester | Emergency First Aid at Work Gain a level 3 qualification on our one day course to develop skills and confidence to administer emergency first aid at work, under health and safety regulations. A relaxed course covering theory and practicals. |
16th June |
| Gloucester | Computer Confidence for Work – Part 2 Develop skills using Word, learn the basics of Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint for presentations, and explore the internet and its use in work or job searching |
20th & 22nd June |
| Cheltenham | Computer Confidence for Work – Part 3 During this two day course, you will cover as a group, File management, and learn how to organise your computer files and folders. You can then choose from various computer/Microsoft Office tasks which, you work through independently with tutor support if required. |
20th to 21st June |
| Gloucester | NHS Facilities (SWAP) The NHS Foundation have ongoing recruitment for bank hours and permanent positions across the Gloucestershire community and mental health hospitals. This two-week course is designed for those looking to start a career in catering, cleaning and portering in the NHS. Course participants will hear from the NHS details about the roles available, gain two qualifications and will secure a guaranteed interview with the NHS. |
20th June to 1st July |
| Cheltenham | Health and Safety in a Construction Environment CSCS (SWAP) Gain your FREE CSCS card with our level 1 health & safety qualification course set over 7 days. A construction employer will also be in attendance to promote their roles. Good level of English required. |
27th June to 5th July |
| Gloucester | Steps to Setting up Your Own Business This course highlights some of the key issues that need to be considered when you set out to run your own business. Considerations from marketing and sales to finance and legal requirements will be discussed together with the psychology and motivation behind starting up your own business. |
27th & 28th June |
| Gloucester | Interview Skills Learn how to prepare for an interview, including answering questions, making a good impression and selling yourself and your skills. Includes mock interview practise! |
27th & 28th June |
| Cheltenham | Excel – Basics Creating a spreadsheet using basic formulas and statistical functions to calculate Minimum, Maximum and Averages. Excel—Manipulating Data covers structuring data list, converting ranges into tables, conditional formatting, sorting & filtering, subtotals & grouping, named ranges and data validation. |
29th June |
| Gloucester | Pro Global—Data Administration (SWAP) Want to get into a Data Administration role and learn new skills?. Find out all about Pro Global, create your CV to apply and prepare for a guaranteed telephone interview with actual roles. Learners require Grade C or Grade 4 in English Language and Maths or can take a functional skills test before the course. Please call for details. |
27th June to 7th July |
| Gloucester | Customer Service Award Gain a Level 1 qualification for your CV, whilst learning communication skills and how to effectively deal with customer queries and complaints. Ideal for those who wish to work in a customer-facing role. |
4th to 6th July |
| Gloucester | Confidence for Work Build confidence, understand goal setting, manage challenges and recognise your own value, to prepare for training, volunteering or work. |
4th & 5th July |
| Gloucester | Introduction to Small Animal Care A two-day Introductory workshop on working in small animal care roles and settings. Consideration of roles, key skills and qualities, pathways/ progression routes into roles, understanding of the sector, and relevant health and safety considerations. |
6th to 8th July |
| Gloucester | Computer Confidence for Work – Part 1 A two-day course for those with little or no computer experience to learn the basics of Word, use the Internet for job searching and set up an email address. |
11th & 13th July |
| Gloucester | Confidence for Work Build confidence, understand goal setting, manage challenges and recognise your own value, to prepare for training, volunteering or work. |
11th & 12th July |
| Gloucester | Personal Development for Employability Gain a Level 1 qualification for your CV and learn how to complete application forms, create a CV, self assess and prepare for interviews. |
11th to 14th July |
| Gloucester | Principles of Providing Security Service (SWAP) Gain three qualifications to work in the security sector as a Security Officer or Door Supervisor. Guaranteed interview with an employer. A good level of English is required for this course. |
11th to 29th July |