The King’s Trust Achieve programme at Telford College is intended as a supportive year for students who leave secondary school (16-19) without the academic or social skills to progress to the next level of their subject specialism.

The programme can provide a platform for students to try new things, develop new skills or improve existing ones, building their self-esteem and self-belief while gaining a level 1 or 2 qualification. The ‘Personal Development and Employability Skills’ curriculum recognises achievement with Ofqual recognised PDE qualifications issued by the King’s Trust.

This course leads to an award or certificate at level 1 or level 2, recognising the skills and knowledge learners have developed throughout the programme. Achieving this qualification provides formal recognition of their progress in areas such as teamworking, managing money, enterprise projects, digital skills, career planning, and wellbeing. It also helps learners build confidence, supports progression to further study or training, and demonstrates to employers that they have achieved a nationally recognised standard of learning and practical skills.

Students will have opportunity to undertake vocational taster sessions on college courses of interest, to find out more information about the course and to see if it is something they want to apply for the following academic year. This programme also gives the student time to develop their maths and English to give them the opportunity to gain the grades needed to progress onto the next programme in their desired subject specialism.