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Learning & Training
Background
Brag Enterprises Limited is a community based economic regeneration agency situated within the Crosshill Business Centre. It aims to help get the Central Fife economy moving by offering unemployed people the opportunity to gain quality training and by helping small businesses set up locally.
The European Social Fund, Fife Council, Glenrothes and Lauder Colleges have financed these courses to enable people to gain the skills and qualifications needed for jobs. The courses offer an intensive opportunity to gain a clutch of nationally recognised qualifications.
Acceptance Criteria
A Large variety of part time, flexible learning and full time courses are available. Acceptance criteria vary but usually little or no work or academic experience is expected.
Flexible Learning Unit (FLU) open 9.00-12.00 Tuesday-Friday
Introduction to Computer Applications
Starting Date - Flexible Duration - Flexible but expect about 18 weeks
Preferred Entry Requirements - No formal entry requirements
What this course is about
The development of basic skills in using a computer for word processing, spreadsheets and maintaining a database. Keyboard skills and simple computer operation tasks are included. You will develop good computer literacy and the confidence to take up further study or seek employment where computer skills are required.
What the course will cover
There is some flexibility in the content of the programme, but will normally include 4/5 modules from the following:
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to Computer Applications
Information Technology 1
Information Technology 2
Introduction to Computer Software
Using a Keyboard
Training facilities
The Flexible Learning Unit has Internet access facilities Other rooms are equipped with network computers A Video Telephony facility is available as is access to job vacancy information on-line.
Further Study Options
Progress could be made to National Certificate programmes in Information Technology or Business/
Office Administration.
Information Technology Information
SVQ (Level II)
Course Contents
This course will include the following elements:
Guidance/Learning Support
The purpose of this element of the programme which will take up around 25% of your time is for you to assess your strengths, weaknesses and begin to plan our future career path.
The context of this element will include: written and spoken communication: numeracy; career planning and a team building exercise based at the Mines Rescue Service in Crossgates and Outdoor Education at Lochore Meadows Country Park.
Work Placement
The purpose of this element of the programme is to acquaint you with current industry standards in information technology and develop experience in a work experience setting, this will account for around 25% of the programme. You will have an opportunity, in time allocated. to follow much of this up as your own personal project. The work placement will take approximately 30 days.
Vocational Training
The purpose of this element will be to aquatint you with a personal computer hardware; software and applications. We shall be using IBM compatible personal computers with Microsoft software. By the end of the programme you will have no difficulty in navigating your way around a PC and using it as an effective working tool.
Trainee Allowances
An allowance of £76 per week will be payable by cheque each Friday. Traveling expenses over £3 will be met in some instances. A childcare allowance is also payable under certain circumstances. This payment will be made directly to the nursery/registered childminder/after school group. We are happy to supply a list of childcare providers.
Administration SVQ
(Level II)
Background
The European Social Fund, Glenrothes College and Fife Council have financed this course
to enable people to gain the skills and qualifications needed for jobs. The courses will offer an intensive opportunity to gain a nationally recognized qualification.
Acceptance Criteria
To be eligible for this course applicants must be :-
1. Unemployed (not necessarily registered) preferably up to 18 months or returning to
work after raising a family.
2. Reside in a Central Fife village e.g. Benarty, Lochgelly, Cowdenbeath, Kelty and
Abbeyview.
3. Age 18 years+
Applicants need not have any previous work or academic experience but, they must be
able to demonstrate an absolute commitment to learning.
Course Contents
The course will include the following elements:-
Guidance/Underpinning Knowledge
The purpose of this element of the programme which will take up around a quarter of your
time is for you to gain the necessary underpinning knowledge to enable you to do the job
as well as to assess your strengths, weaknesses and begin to plan your future career path.
The context of this element will include: written and spoken communications, numeracy,
career planning and a team building exercise based at the Mines Rescue Service in
Crossgates.
Work Placement
The purpose of this element of the programme is to give you practical experience in a real
work setting. This will account for around a third of the programme. This element of the
programme will come towards the end of the 26 weeks.
Vocational Training
The purpose of this course will be to acquaint you with all aspects of administration in an
office environment.
Trainee Allowances
An allowance of £76 per week will be payable by cheque each Friday. Traveling expenses over £3 will be met in some instances. A childcare allowance is also payable under certain circumstances. This payment will be made directly to the nursery/registered childminder/after school group. We are happy to supply a list of childcare providers.
Call Centre Skills
The new and developing call centre industry offers many job opportunities. We are offering a one year job to long term unemployed young people in the industry.
Features include
This project is aimed at 18 to 24 year old young people who have been registered
unemployed for 6 months or more.
New Deal
New Deal is the governments national programme to combat long term unemployment. It offers Four options to 18 to 24 year olds.
BRAG Enterprises jointly manages the Voluntary Sector Option in Fife. The VSO offers:
Opportunities for placements include:
Participants receive their benefits plus £15 per week plus assistance with their travel and childcare.
Equal Opportunities
BRAG aims to be an equal opportunity company. The aim of our policy is to ensure that no applicant. trainee or employee receives less favorable treatment on the grounds of their religion or belief, race, colour. nationality, ethnic or national origins, disability. sex. marital status, sexual orientation or political affiliation, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Selection criteria and procedures will be monitored and regularly reviewed to ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. All employees will be given equal opportunity and. where appropriate. special training to progress within the organization. The Board of Directors is committed to a programme of action to make this policy fully effective.
We therefore welcome applications from men and women for all our courses and will not discriminate against those with disabilities, family commitments or people from minority communities.
