Preston College Adult Course Guide 2022/2023

28 APPLY NOW: WWW. PRESTON .AC.UK MAKING OUR LEARNERS THE With ambitions of studying on a Personal Training programme, Adrian, who is a national bodybuilding champion in his home country of Romania, joined the Entry 2 ESOL programme at Preston College in September 2021 to develop his written and spoken English skills. Having travelled globally as a body building competitor, Adrian was keen to undertake a classroom/gym based fitness programme rather than an online course and began to search for appropriate study. Realising that set levels of English were required, to ensure successful completion of the written parts of the fitness programme, Adrian decided to join the Entry 2 ESOL course at Preston College to develop his English abilities. He is hopeful that the course will provide a stepping stone onto a Personal Training programme and ultimately, his dream career. ESOL Sue joined the female multiskills course in February 2022, hoping to gain an overview of a range of trade skills, to allow her to confidently renovate her home. Keen to learn the basics, Sue has already gained knowledge in joinery, plastering and tiling, with a natural passion for joinery becoming evident. Crediting the course with demonstrating how to use a range of tools properly and how not to be afraid of them, the female only programme had particular appeal to Sue, as she felt that the class would all have similar goals and objectives. Hoping to use her newly learnt skills to convert her own garage, Sue already has plans to move onto either the Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery course or the Level 2 Multiskills course in September 2022. Commenting, she said: “The course really is better than I expected. Having undertaken practical courses before I anticipated having to wait around for tutor support but this class has two members of teaching staff and as we all have the same goals, we all help each other out, which means I am progressing much quicker than I expected.” Working in the Construction trade as a general builder, James saw the demand for qualified plasterers growing and having seen plasterers at work regularly, he decided that it was a trade he would like to pursue. Researching his options, James discovered the Level 1 Plastering course at Preston College and upon discovering that it was an evening class, he decided to enrol, studying the qualification alongside his day job. Keen to progress onto the Level 2 Diploma upon successful completion of this course, James credits tutor Terry with bringing the subject to life through very practical, hands on teaching, all studied in purpose built plastering bays within the newly renovated Construction Skills Centre. PLASTERING LEVEL 1 ADRIAN JAMES FEMALE CONSTRUCTION MULTISKILLS LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE SUSAN