Preparation for Life and Living (September 2025 Start)

The Preparation for Life & Work programme is designed for people with learning difficulties who want to develop a range of personal skills and attitudes essential for successful performance in life and work. This is more than just a qualification. This study programme is a up to two year course and will give you all the essential ingredients to help you become more independent upon leaving college. We focus on Maths, English and digital skills, as well as Independent Living Skills, Employability, Healthy Living, Relationships and Communities, ensuring that at the end of the programme, you leave feeling confident taking your next step either continuing in education or being able to live independently.

You will gain an OCR qualification in Life and Living Skills ranging from Entry 1 through to Entry 3, as well as qualifications in Maths and English.

When you have successfully completed the course, you can then go on to apply for a Supported Internship, further FE study across the college or employment/voluntary work.

We begin with a baseline assessment to identify the units that best match your individual needs and interests. This ensures your learning journey is personalised and supports your progression to further education, employment, or independent living.

You may study units from a wide range of skill areas, including:

Personal and Social Skills – e.g. Developing self, Dealing with problems in daily life, Working as part of a group Communication – e.g. Making requests and asking questions, Providing personal information, Engaging in early reading activities

Numeracy – e.g. Collecting and presenting numerical information, Using money in everyday situations.

ICT Skills – e.g. Using ICT to communicate, Obtaining information from an ICT-based source

Home Management – e.g. Using kitchen equipment, Planning a simple meal

Environment and Community – e.g. Identifying your local community and facilities, Using a community facility over time

World of Work – e.g. Getting ready for starting work, behaving appropriately at work, completing a job application form

You use these skills all the time and they are crucially important. Studying English and Maths in college is different to school and you will see how these skills are relevant in real life contexts within the units of study.

You will be taught by a highly qualified team who have a wealth of knowledge and experience in life skills – we hope you will use their experience and passion to help springboard your own learning.

This course has a different approach to it. You don’t study a unit at a time, you will work on a mixture of units over the course of up to 2 years.

Your work will be collected over the duration of the course in a portfolio which will demonstrate your skills and knowledge.

This is your time and your opportunity to review progress. We will provide appropriate support, set you targets, keep you on track and ensure you achieve the very best outcomes for yourself. You’ll become the very best version of you.

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We encourage applications from students with learning difficulties, who may not have qualifications, but have a passion and drive to be successful in the future.

You can apply online, or for further information call 01935 423921 and email info@yeovil.ac.uk