Opening Doors | Maximise your Job Prospects for Digital
Why this course?
Our new Maximise Your Job Prospects for Digital course runs for one week. It will provide learners with practical tips, 1:1 coaching and support from a friendly and experienced tutor, and aims to improve self-confidence, motivation and employability skills. You will be given help and advice to showcase your talents and deal with gaps in your CV or a lack of work experience.
You will tackle subjects that would not normally be covered in feedback from employers, such as; Why might you fail to progress to the interview stage? How appealing is my CV? How do I perform during an interview?
You will also receive practical tips and advice on job searching, using social media to assist with finding roles and filling out online applications.
Course units:
- Identify your existing key skills and strengths and those employers are looking for
- Create a CV that stands out
- Interview preparation and techniques, with a practice session and constructive feedback
- How to answer the most common competency-based questions (for example, using the STAR model) to allow you to demonstrate a range of skills
- An assessment centre walk through
- Plus, access to employability resources and websites
Start dates
| Code | Start | Campus | Times | Duration | Fees | |
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| CL0137-1C | 01 Aug 2022 | Online | Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4pm | 1 week | £0.00 | |
| CL0147-1C | 03 Oct 2022 | Online | Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4pm | 1 week | £0.00 |
Entry requirements
If the following criteria apply, you qualify for one our FREE Opening Doors programmes
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19+
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Unemployed and claiming a means tested benefit*
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Employed and earning less than £20,319 per annum*
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If English is not your first language, your language will be at Entry Level 3 or above
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If you are not UK citizen, you will need to provide a confirmation of EU settlement status or a valid visa
*see Cost & Finance tab for more information
Course Fees
Our Opening Doors courses are free to those currently unemployed and in receipt of a means tested benefit.
You will need to provide evidence of your benefit in order to receive a fee waiver for this course.
We accept the following Means Tested benefits for this course:
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Universal Credit
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JSA
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ESA
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Housing Benefit
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Income Support
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Council Tax Benefit (not reduction)
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Pension Credit
Please note we cannot accept DLA, Carers Allowance, PIP or Tax Credits.
This course is also free to those who are currently employed and earning less than £20,319 annual gross salary. You will be required to provide evidence of this in order to receive a fee waiver for this course.
We accept the following evidence:
- P60
- Last 3 months payslips
- Tax Credit notice (for self employed)
Please note you will also need to bring photo ID to your enrolment.
The amount a person can earn from their wages has gone up, it is now less than £345 a month (learner is sole adult in their benefit claim) or £552 a month (learner has a joint benefit claim with their partner).