Unlock Your Potential – Study With Us at Dearne Valley College
You hold the tools to unlocking your true potential, and at Dearne Valley College we can teach you how to use those tools to help you achieve greatness, study what you enjoy, your hobbies and what interests you. There’s a true saying that If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.
Everyone has the potential to do great things in life, but it takes passion, motivation, and dedication for you to achieve your full potential. This is made easier when you have the right support channels in place. Our tutors will help you every step of the way, enabling you to achieve your career goals.
Skills for Life
One of the biggest reasons to study at College is to gain skills for life in your chosen industry – whether it’s Construction, Motor Vehicle, Hair and Beauty, Health and Social Care, Public Services, Sport or one of our many other exciting courses. However, for many people College offers much more than just qualifications – College allows students to really discover themselves, develop life skills, learn more about their future careers and the path that will take them there and finally, make friends for life.
Advice, Information and Guidance
If you’re looking at studying a specific course or starting an Apprenticeship, our dedicated tutors are here to ensure you get the very best college life and education possible. Drawing on their own experiences, your tutors will be both your educators and motivators. They are here to support you – giving you advice, information, guidance and encouragement, throughout your time at College.
Embrace and develop your creativity with our state-of-the-art facilities that offer you the opportunity to experience real working environments – allowing you to have a head start in the workplace and gain the skills you need to flourish and stand out from the crowd.
We provide career focussed training and will ensure you leave us fully equipped for your dream career and life beyond the classroom.
Whatever your dream career may be, whether you’re looking to work in healthcare, wanting to learn a trade, or maybe work in the fashion industry – we can provide you with the skills you need to succeed.
We have courses ranging from Animal Care, Computing and Digital, Education, Childcare, and even Esports! meaning there is something for everyone. Whatever your passion; we are sure we have a course to suit you.
Our Level 3 courses are equivalent to A-Levels and are worth UCAS points, which means you can progress onto a range of degree courses after completion. They are more focused on project work, assessed over the course of the academic year.
Alternatively, maybe you want to choose the Apprenticeship route. Earn while you learn, working alongside experienced staff to gain industry-specific skills. Apprenticeships are available to people of any age, from school leavers looking to take their first steps towards their future career to people who may be looking to retrain, upskill and gain new qualifications.
Our courses not only allow you to reach your potential by continuing into Higher Education or higher-level qualifications but will open the door to a range of employment opportunities.
As part of your apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity for industry placements, attend guest lectures from experts in your chosen sector and the chance to work on live projects to ensure you leave us fully prepared for the job you want.
Don’t set limits on your limitless potential.
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