Secure your dream career
Our aim at Yeovil College is to give you the skills, knowledge and work experience to be able to follow your passion into your chosen career. Throughout your time with us, we will work with you so that you’re confident about your chosen career route and we’ll give you every opportunity to achieve your true potential.
Your Study Programme
When you begin studying a full-time course at Yeovil College, you will be placed upon a study programme which will include:
Your subject – the subject area(s) you have chosen to study at Yeovil College, whether this is an A Level, T Level, Vocational Programme or an Apprenticeship.
English and Maths – you will study English or Maths alongside your chosen subject if you have not achieved a grade four (formerly C grade) or above at GCSE. We will continue to support you to obtain the best grade possible, which will support you in your future career.
Work Experience / Industry Placement – Our work experience and industry placements have been designed to give students a valuable opportunity to put their learning into practice, develop excellent skills and to become truly employable. All learners will complete a period of work experience, the length of this can range from 50 – 750 hours, depending on the level and type of programme.
Sport – If you are a keen participant in sports and sporting activities, you will have the opportunity to continue playing for Team YC – wearing our corporate colours with pride. We compete in national college leagues across a variety of sports, many at the very highest level.
Enrichment – All learners are supported to get involved in our enrichment programme, with ring-fenced time in every learner’s timetable to do this. If sport is not your passion, then why not get involved in one of our other programmes; VR Club, Debating Society, Film Club, Student Voice, Ambassador Programmes, Fundraising or Volunteering. If there isn’t a club that interests you, start your own through our formal enrichment process!
‘Value-added’ Study – Across many of our courses, you can opt in to gain additional certificates as you go. For example, our Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy students complete a Level 1 Award in Mental Health Awareness and our Sports Coaching students complete Sports Leadership and Community Coaching badges. These are outside of the requirements to pass the qualification and give our learners an additional advantage when meeting with future employers.