Support
We have experienced and qualified staff ready to help you, whether it be giving advice on which course to take, advice and tips on jobsearch activities, help with application forms and CVs or helpful hints on interview techniques.
Our staff are also experienced in specialised areas like literacy and numeracy difficulties, dyslexia screening and challenging behaviour.
Initial Assessment
An Intial Assessment is a brief test that aims to identify a learners english and maths abilities against national averages. An Intital Assessment is a great tool for allowing us to understand what support you require. That way the programme can be specifically tailored to your needs!
Key Skills Qualifications
What are Key Skills?
Key Skills are skills that you use in everyday life whether it be work or training. Developing your key skills can really help you move forward by boosting your confidence in your own abilities, improving your employability propects and perhaps even helping you move onto futher education.
The areas below ars just some of the modules included in our employability prgrammes. The ones included in your programme will depend on your current abilties and skills.
Key Skills - core:
Application of Number
Communication
Information and Communication Technology
Key Skills - wider:
Improve own Learning
Problem Solving
Working with Others
Literacy & Numeracy:
Adult Literacy Awards - Entry 1, 2, 3 and Level 1, 2
Adult Numeracy Awards - Entry 1, 2, 3 and Level 1, 2
Life Skills:
30 day Personal Motivational Programme
Rickter Scale Motivational Assessment
Certificate in Skills for Working Life
Bronze, Silver, Gold Asdan Awards
Foundation to Work:
Preparing for Employment - Entry 2, 3 and Level 1
Jobsearch Modules:
Jobsearch Techniques
Internet Jobsearch
Telephone Techniques
CV Writing
Interview Techniques
Financial Support
Whether it’s help with transport costs or childcare costs S&D Training can point you in the right direction and ensure that you get the vital financial support that you require
Childcare Support
If you are applying for one of our LSC funded courses you may be eligible to be reimbursed for any childcare expenses incurred, if your child/children is/are placed with a registered childminder or nursery.
If you are on one of our Jobcentre Plus programmes, subject to certain criteria being met with the Jobcentre and if your child/children is/are placed with a registered childminder or nursery you may be entitled to help with the cost of childcare.
Travel Costs
Help is available for travel costs to and from the S&D Training centres and to work placements. Please contact us for further information.
http://www.sdtraining-ltd.com/contact/
Bus Service
We provide a free bus service for learners with pick up points in the following areas:
South Church / Henknowle, Bishop Auckland, Tindale Crescent, West Auckland, Coundon, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor, Tudhoe, Ferryhill, Chilton, Newton Aycliffe, Hunwick, Willington, Stanley-Crook, Sunnyside, Tow Law, Crook, Howden Le Wear.
