Course overview

Find your path into a career in Events and Hospitality with an SS&L Pre-Apprenticeship.

This course will give you practical skills, confidence and employability within the Events and Hospitality sector. You will gain a broad understanding of this sector and start to develop the knowledge and skills you need. You will also be offered a local work placement to experience real work practice.

The course will cover:

· Sector specific employment placement

· Level 1 Award in Hospitality or a Level 2 Award in Events Planning*

· Employability

· Functional Skills English & maths

· Digital Skills for Work

Whilst working with an employer in an Events or Hospitality role you will learn through expert trainers about the industry, while you gain valuable skills necessary for employment.

You will also have the opportunity to cover additional courses in:

· Display Screen Equipment training

· Fire Awareness training

· Fire Warden training

· GDPR Essentials training

· Health & Safety Basics & Essentials training

· Manual Handling training

· Slips, Trips & Falls training

· Prevent Duty training

· Risk Assessment training

Whilst you gain invaluable work experience in your chosen field you will develop your literacy and numeracy skills to the level that most employers look for, and attend 121 meetings with your tutor.

Pre-Apprenticeships are available face to face in the following locations:

Somerset - Taunton, Bridgwater, Chard, Shepton Mallet, Street, Frome and Yeovil

Bristol - all areas

Online - Devon, Wiltshire, Dorset and across the South West.

All aspects of your Events and Hospitality Pre-Apprenticeship will be discussed when you apply for a vacancy or express an interest to a member of the SS&L team. SS&L will support learners to find and succeed with the right employer, course and qualifications for them as an individual.

*Subject to tutor availability

Course assessment

You will be assessed through written coursework, presentations and practical experiences.

Course progression

SS&L’s main aim is to help you get where you want to work and help you develop a career in this area, with a dedicated tutor to guide you along your journey. A Pre-Apprenticeship is the right start to further education with SS&L at Level 2, employment, or ideally, an SS&L Apprenticeship.