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Goodwin Development Trust

Committed to improving quality of life

What we can offer Learners

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Training

We deliver a range of training and learning to over 1,500 learners each year. We believe that by learning at your own pace and being fully supported by our dedicated team, you can improve your employment prospects, achieve qualifications and skills, and further your personal development.

Opportunities include:

Vocational Training

Entry Level Three

  • OCR Award in Employability Skills
  • OCR Certificate in Employability Skills

Level One

  • OCR Award in Employability Skills
  • OCR Certificate in Employability Skills
  • OCR Certificate in Customer Service

Level Two

  • OCR Award in Business and Administration
  • OCR Certificate in Business and Administration
  • OCR Diploma in Business and Administration
  • OCR Certificate in Customer Service
  • OCR Award in Employability Skills
  • OCR Certificate in Employability Skills
  • OCR Certificate in Retail Skills
  • OCR Certificate in Team Leading

Level Three

  • OCR Certificate in Advice and Guidance
  • OCR Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
  • OCR Award in Assessing Vocationally Related Achievement
  • OCR Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
  • OCR Certificate in Business and Administration
  • OCR Certificate in Customer Service
  • OCR Diploma in Customer Service
  • OCR Certificate in Management
  • OCR Certificate in Retail Skills (Management)
  • OCR Certificate in Retail Skills (Sales Professional)

Level Four

  • Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
  • Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice

What are the benefits?

Employee:

Employer:

  • Gain a highly recognised qualification.
  • Develop and refresh a range of diverse skills and experience.
  • Gain a deeper insight into understanding own organisation and responsibilities within.
  • Shows a level of competence in a field that is universally recognised by employers.
  • Enables the development of transferable skills that are valued by employees.
  • Improved staff performance and motivation
  • Improvements in the quality of service to customers.
  • Provides the opportunity to ensure levels of service are to a national standard.
  • Ensures employees are up to date with industry standards and best practice.
  • Improved staff retention, staff attraction, motivation and efficiency.

Other training: 

  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Entry Level 1
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Entry Level 2
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Entry Level 3
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 1
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 2
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Entry Level 1
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Entry Level 2
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Entry Level 3
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 1
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 2
  •  OCR Functional Skills qualification in English at Entry 1
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in English at Entry 2
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in English at Entry 3
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in English at Level 1
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in English at Level 2
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in Maths at Entry 1
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in Maths at Entry 2
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in Maths at Entry 3
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in Maths at Level 1
  • OCR Functional Skills qualification in Maths at Level 2
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Entry Level 3
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 1
  • Certificate in Adult Numeracy Level 2
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Entry Level 3
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 1
  • Certificate in Adult Literacy Level 2

Work Experience and Volunteering

Are you interested in gaining new skills relevant to a particular type of employment?

We can help by finding placement opportunities within the private and voluntary sectors.

You can gain valuable work experience alongside any learning or training which could make all the difference when applying for your next job.

Contact one of our IAG Advisors for more information, see contact details below.

Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)

We offer one-to-one advice and support, helping you back to work or into training.

Our dedicated IAG advisors can:

To make an appointment with one of our advisors call 01482 594322 or email gts@goodwin-centre.org

  • Give you careers advice
  • Provide you with training and further education information
  • Support you in writing a CV and a covering letter
  • Support you with job search
  • Help you with interview skills
  • Assist you to plan your journey back to work or training
  • Identify any potential funding for training and development
  • Signpost you to other services when necessary

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Our Partners

  • Goverment Office
  • Hull City Council
  • The Royal British Legion
  • NHS Hull
  • Big Lottery Fund
  • Yorkshire Ambulance Service
  • One Hull
  • Surestart
  • WHCR FM
  • Yorkshire Forward
  • European Union

Contact Information

Goodwin Development Trust Icehouse Road Hull HU3 2HQ

01482 587550

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