Qualifications | A4S Bedford

2019/20 Qualifications A4S offer

BTEC

Functional skills – English Levels 1 and 2

Functional skills – Maths Levels 1 and 2

English Entry level 3

(2018) Fish Husbandry – Technical Certificate level 2. (This is the new qualification set up by Btec, largely theory based, not much angling and an exam. Not particularly suitable for us currently.)

(2010) Fish Husbandry – Diploma level 2. (No longer certificate or ext. Certificate. This can be done on a unit basis (6 units make up the diploma). We are currently delivering between 2 and 3 units per year (equivalent to a certificate or extended certificate))

Fish Management – Certificate and Diploma level 3.

Gateway Qualifications

Employability skills – certificate level 1 (job searching, cv writing, mock interviews and interview prep)

Progression – E3 Award – L1 diploma (range of units, from cooking, bike maintenance, budgeting and finance, life skills, healthy living etc.)

Sport activity and leisure – E3 award – L1 Certificate

Skills for art design – E3 award – L1 award.

Preparation for employment – E3 certificate

Maths – making calculations level 1

English- read for purpose and meaning level 1

Carpentry (as part of Progression qualification)

Ornamental Aquatics Trade Association (OATA)

OATA- advanced diploma- This course is an aquatics course that can increase knowledge in sciences, embedding budgeting and can open up career options.

A4S Bedford is an outdoor educational project delivered by ProgressAbility.org - a Social Enterprise based in Bedford and active in Beds, Bucks, Cambs, Herts and Northants.

Registered Address: ProgressAbility.org, 129A Barker's Lane, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 9RX.
ProgressAbility.org is a charitable company limited by guarantee (Reg'd company # 07678748 & reg'd charity # 1142732).