Youth Engagement Solutions (Y.E.S) offers vocational based alternative education and training for young people aged 16 to 19 years old. The foundation-learning programme provides funded training at entry level and level 1. We have a range of highly popular courses offering personalized learning through different vocationally led routes.

Our focused personalized learning approach allows every learner to have initial assessments to identify learning interest and support requirements, ongoing reviews to learning progression and close contact support to ensure continued engagement and success on programmes.

Y.E.S offers a range of industry led options as the focal point for the practical course providing young people an opportunity to develop ‘real’ and ‘relative’ skills, knowledge and experience.
Once the young person decides which focal activity they wish to train in, they then select from our range of BTEC Level 1 qualification on offer.

All learners also follow a BTEC in employability skills and personal effectiveness, and also have the opportunity to gain qualifications in English, Maths, ITC and Health and Safety Award.

All learners will be given the opportunity to participate within industry relevant work placements. Our courses offer high quality learning in a very ‘real’ environment, which has been praised for its suitability for young people with whom we work.

Outdoors Activities Leaders Course with “BTEC Public Service Certificate”

Learners participate in a wide variety of outdoor adventurous activities (OAA), including archery, team building challenges, canoeing, climbing, kayaking, problem solving, and orienteering and camp crafts.

Throughout all of the practical training we focus on the trainees showing us competence in health & safety, technical understanding and participant support. Working towards a Sport Support Services ‘ACTIVE ADVENTURE (OAA) ASSITANT INSTRUCTORS COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE’.

Learners who attend this course can work through three nationally recognized qualifications;

• British Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health & Safety at Work
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Sports & Active Leisure
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Supporting Employability & Personal Effectiveness

The BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Public Services includes units in;

• Searching for a job
  
• Wellbeing and fitness
  
• Public services group projec
  
• Improving health and fitness for entry into uniformed services
  
• Planning and participating in an event.
  
• Introducing expedition skills
  
• Developing personal skills for leadership
  

Football Academy Sports Coaching Course with “BTEC Sports & Active Leisure Certificate”

Learners take part in structured training sessions to improve their own ability and team play, while focusing on how to structure a football session themselves.

This involves them learning how to break down skills to teach and develop with others, understanding fitness and health and planning a soccer specific fitness session, implementing the SAQ concept into soccer and analysing and improving tactical play. Trainees are also taught how to organise a tournament, referee and assure fair play. Through doing this they can work towards achieving a Sport Support Services SOCCER ASSISTANT INSTRUCTORS COMPETENCE CERTIFICATE.

Learners who attend this course can work through three nationally recognized qualifications;

• British Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health & Safety at Work
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Sports & Active Leisure
  
• BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Supporting Employability & Personal Effectiveness

The BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Sports & Active Leisure includes units in;

• Taking part in Sport
  
• Assisting at a Sport or Active Leisure Event
  
• Improving own Fitness
  
• Assisting a Leader of Sports or Active Leisure Activities to Plan and Deliver an Activity.
  
• Sport and Active Leisure Group Project
  
• Job Opportunities in Sport and Active Leisure

Health Club and Gym Instructors Course with “BTEC Sports & Active Leisure Certificate”

Learners take part in structured training sessions to improve their own ability and knowledge within a gym environment, while focusing on how to structure a training sessions through using different techniques and programmes including such things as free weights, cardiovascular, resistance machines, mat work, kettle bells routines and spinning sessions .

Learners who attend this course can work through three nationally recognized qualifications;

• British Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health & Safety at Work
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Sports & Active Leisure
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Supporting Employability & Personal Effectiveness

The BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Sports & Active Leisure includes units in;

• Taking part in Sport
  
• Assisting at a Sport or Active Leisure Event
  
• Improving own Fitness
  
• Assisting a Leader of Sports or Active Leisure Activities to Plan and Deliver an Activity.
  
• Sport and Active Leisure Group Project
  
• Job Opportunities in Sport and Active Leisure

Pre Apprentice & Employment Training Course with “BTEC Vocational Studies & BTEC Employability Skills”

This course provides a ‘real’ industry experience to learning for young people to allow them a broader knowledge and understanding to a range of different industries.
Industry visits allow learners access to different types of work places, providing an insight into a specific industry. This can help participants decide where they may be interested in applying for an apprenticeship or employment. Industry areas that will be experienced include Manufacturing, Retail, Sports & Leisure, Catering, Customer Service, Music and Media Production and Public Services.

Weekly challenges are set with a group of like minded young people, focusing on a topic related to that week’s work place. Based around the popular TV show THE APPRENTICE local businesses get to be ‘Lord Alan Sugar’ for the day setting tasks for the groups to go head to head in business style challenges requiring absolute team work, initiative and entrepreneurship.

Learners who attend this course can work through three nationally recognized qualifications;

• British Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health & Safety at Work
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Vocational Studies
  
• BTEC Level 1 Award/Certificate in Supporting Employability & Personal Effectiveness

The BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Vocational Studies includes units in;

• Self Assessment
  
• Working as Part of a Group
  
• Career Progression
  
• Assisting at a Sports or Active Leisure Event
  
• Public Services Group Project
  
• Basic Food Preparation
  

Hospitality & Catering Assistant Course with “BTEC Hospitality”

Learners participate in a large range of practical tasks based around food preparation, food health and safety, customer services in the industry.

The course aims to allow learners to reflect the skills, knowledge and understanding that are required in the modern hospitality industry. Today’s workforce has to be able to problem solve, work as a member of a team, be able to plan and make decision and work to tight deadlines, to ensure they have the relevant skills and abilities to function as an effective assistant within various areas of hospitality and catering industry.

Learners who attend this course can work through three nationally recognized qualifications;

• British Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health & Safety at Work
  
• BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Hospitality
  
• BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Supporting Employability & Personal Effectiveness

The BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Introduction to Hospitality includes units in;

• Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
  
• Customer Service in the Hospitality Industry
  
• Basic Food Preparation
  
• Basic CookingCooking
  
• Introduction to Healthy Eating
  
• Food Service
  

BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Supporting Employability & Personal Effectiveness.

All of our main vocational courses offer the option for learners to complete this qualification, which provides excellent learning in gaining skills to give you increased confidence and effectiveness for gaining employment. The units in this qualification include;

• Searching for a Job
  
• Applying for a Job
  
• Preparing for an Interview
  
• Interview Skills
  
• Working in a Team
  
• Developing Personal Skills for Leadership
  
• Practicing Leadership Skills with Others
  

Brithish Safety Council Level 1 Award in Health & Safety at Work

This qualification provides learner with a really important understanding of health and safety in the work place and is something we believe can make a key different to their employability in the eyes of an organization.

Areas of learning include;

• Topic 1 workplace hazards
  
• Topic 2 safety signs
  
• Topic 3 personal protective equipment
  
• Topic 4 fire safety
  
• Topic 5 staying safe

Functional Skills in Math’s & English

All of the courses enable Youth Engagement Solutions to deliver and integrate Functional Skills of maths and English into any package either into the vocational units or as a stand-alone provision. There are also opportunities to cover aspects of Every Learner Matters, including ‘be healthy’,’ stay safe’ and ‘enjoy and achieve’.

Other Awards & Certificates

Youth Engagement Solutions offer a range of nationally recognized qualifications and awards; many of which are incorporated into their ongoing course offer however, other can be added on request or a specific programme of learning designed to include any of these. These include;

• A range of BTEC Awards & Certificates
  
• Sportsleaders UK Award
  
• ASDAN Awards
  
• AQA Unit Award
  
• Health & Safety Award
  
• First Aid Award
  
• FA Junior Football Organisers Award
  
• Maths, English & ITC Accreditations (Functional Skills)

For further information please contact Chris Watson Office: 01234 340782 Mobile: 07595 229676 or Dan Yusuf Office: 01234 340782 Mobile: 07791 553343