This course can either be studied at Wakefield College or Selby
College.
The UK's Public Services sector is one of the largest employers in the
country. Life in the public services can be challenging, rewarding, interesting,
and exciting and you will require a variety of skills, knowledge, and expertise
to succeed. This course will help you develop all these qualities and give you
an introduction to careers within this sector, whilst providing you with many
other attributes such as communication and leadership skills, teamworking skills
and confidence, that are vitally important in all uniformed public service
roles.
Work placement and voluntary work opportunities are part of your programme
which will help transfer the skills you have gained into the working
environment.
You can expect to learn through class work, team-based practical’s, visits
and outdoor activities. Lectures, oral presentations, tutorials, individual
research, and group work will help further develop your communication and
team-working skills. You will attend a residential towards the end of the
academic year where you will be assessed in challenging situations to
demonstrate skills and qualities to allow you to meet the higher grades on your
course.
Our students have actively participated in major incident simulations
involving a range of emergency services, performing a variety of roles. There
are also opportunities to take part in Police riot training simulations and many
more activities that expose you to the working environments with the different
public services. There will also be additional trips and visits to the Law
Courts and residentials.
