The Step Up! Programme is designed for school and college leavers who want to develop a career in either administration or accounts. The twenty-week course will give learners the opportunity to work towards a nationally recognised qualification and improve the skills and knowledge they need to progress.
As part of the twenty-week programme, learners will be working towards a nationally recognised qualification. Accounts learners will be studying the AAT Level 2 Certificate in Bookkeeping, which will enable them to develop the practical skills and knowledge in double-entry bookkeeping they will need to further their career in accountancy. Administration learners will work towards the Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Business Administration, which will help them to develop the skills required to progress their career in an office setting.
Successful completion of the course will offer learners the chance to Fast track their career with the potential to either complete the Level 2 Apprenticeship in a shorter space of time, or progress directly on to our Level 3 Apprenticeship programmes in Accounts or Administration.
Learners will typically spend three days each week in a work placement (such as an accounts practice or a firm of solicitors) and two days in our training centre, gaining valuable real-world experience alongside classroom learning. Those who have not yet achieved GCSE English and/or maths at grade 4, will spend three days in the centre and two days on placement to support the development of these essential skills.
Step Up! will give you the support and guidance you need to progress. We will help you to learn about work, improve your employability skills, develop as a person and fine tune your maths, English and digital skills, if necessary. At the same time, we will help you find a work placement which will enable you to gain valuable work experience and further your career.