PRESS RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
15th
November 2012
James Watt College launches new course to tackle
youth unemployment
A
new course designed to help young people break into the sports and fitness
industry is being launched at James Watt College.
The
Award in Exercise Studies is part of the College’s Employment FOCUS Programme –
an initiative to help young people struggling to find employment in North
Ayrshire and Inverclyde. Aimed at 16 – 24 year olds, the vocational courses are
specifically tailored to provide the experience and skills required to make
students ‘work ready’ in their chosen field.
Gordon
Stewardson, Enterprise Officer at James Watt College, said: “The Award in
Exercise Studies is one of six core areas we’re gradually rolling out. It’s
suitable for anyone aged 16 to 24 who is currently out of work and who’s
interested in improving their performance, enhancing their personal development
and gaining an understanding of the benefits of exercise and fitness.”
Throughout
the 18 week course, which is expected to get underway later this month, students
will study specific units exploring the health and fitness industry. The course
also includes a certificate in Employability which is backed up with work
experience designed to help young people towards employment Gordon continued:
“While we’ll be focussing heavily on gaining vital industry knowledge, the core
of this and our other Employment FOCUS Programme courses is on developing
‘workability’ skills. We’ll teach young people everything they need to know
about developing as part of a team, communicating more effectively and
achieving their goals.”
The
Employment FOCUS Programme’s six subject areas available across the North
Ayrshire and Inverclyde campuses of James Watt College are:
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Retail
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Customer
Service
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Sport
& Leisure
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Health
& Social Care
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Construction
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Engineering
The
Retail and Customer Service Focus courses were launched earlier this year and they
have been such a success, the college is set to offer them again. Applications
are now being taken for the Sport &
Leisure, Retail and Customer Service courses starting at the end of
November. The remaining subjects are expected to commence in January 2013.
Anyone
interested in applying to join the Employment FOCUS Programme should contact
James Watt College by logging on to: www.jameswatt.ac.uk.
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