ESOL Gateway to Care Work (January)
- Location
- Cardonald Campus
- Start Date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 Weeks (January to June)
ESOL Gateway to Care Work is a short 18-week designed for non-native speakers of English who are interested in a career in the care sector. The course has strong links to the care sector and real-life volunteering opportunities in care institutions.
If you already have a good level of English, are good with people (young and old) and you are interested in working in the care sector, then this could be the course for you.
What will I learn?
Please note: this is not an ESOL Programme.
During ESOL Gateway to Care Work:
- You will complete voluntary placements and gain experience in the care sector to support you in your future career.
- You will get an ESOL National 5 SQA qualification, helping you to improve your language skills and giving you the qualification you need to apply to further college courses.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- ESOL National 4, ESOL Intermediate 1 (minimum of two units achieved), IELTS 4.5, or equivalent
- You should have an interest in working in the care sector and demonstrate this in the application form.
- You'll be required to provide evidence of current English level and you'll be required to do an assessment at interview.
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) Framework can help you to check if you're choosing the right level of study. Take a look at the SCQF Interactive Framework here.
If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Employer and industry links
You will complete a voluntary work placement and develop your knowledge of career paths and employment opportunities.
Jobs and further study
If you successfully complete this course, you may progress to Level 5 care courses starting in August at Glasgow Clyde College.
Take a look at the course progression map for social care and counselling courses.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Invited to an information session followed by an interview and assessment of qualifications, you'll complete an English test to ascertain your English level and evidence of your residency.
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding, joining instructions and induction date. This will normally be sent out in December / January.