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If you are currently not in work and looking for paid employment, a volunteering role, or further training and study, our Step Into Employability programme could be for you.
Get you back into learning and progress to qualification level to increase your job prospects. Our dedicated tutors will help you explore your job prospects, develop your CV, and help you grow in confidence and self-esteem when it comes to application forms, interviews, and networking.
Please email enquiries@abingdon-witney.ac.uk if you would like to find out more.
We are happy to offer advice and get you on the right course for you!
Our Employability courses are taught across Oxfordshire in short, five-week programmes. Whether you are aiming to get support with job applications and finding work or support with settling into a new role, our courses can help. Our tutors will teach you how to communicate with colleagues, deal with conflict in the work environment and explore the principles of customer service.
Our tutors will support you in planning for the future, build your self-confidence, and prepare you to face the challenges of starting a new role.
You can then move on to courses to further explore your options around work, volunteering or further training.
You can take part in a variety of workshops to help you identify your skills, rejuvenate your job search, and improve your CV, applications, and interview skills.
I have the privilege of working out in the community for the college with a diverse group of learners, from the age of 19 - 97. I mainly deliver employability workshops to help people get back into work, they may have been out of work for various reasons.
"I love meeting the learners and supporting them to reach their goals. I also enjoy the challenge of it, especially with those learners who sometimes refuse to engage with me at the start but end up joining in the session and really enjoying it. The most rewarding part is seeing the change in people, seeing their light bulb moments and the learners gaining more confidence in themselves is so amazing to see.”
“My advice to someone considering joining a course would be ‘Just do it!’ Make the jump and be brave. It could become a new passion, you could make new friends, it could become a job. The opportunities are endless."
Part Time P05722
This qualification is designed to prepare learners to enter the world of work. The course will help learners to develop and enhance skills that are required for the workplace, such as confidence and motivation and will also provide a basis for furthe...
Part Time P05724
This qualification prepares learners for further learning and training and develops a basic knowledge of childcare in early years settings and it considers childcare and development from birth–5 years 11 months.The units include subjects such as the ...
Part Time P05725
This qualification prepares you for further learning and training, and develops a basic knowledge of childcare in early years settings, covering children up to the age of 5 years old. The units include subjects such as the management and organisation...
Part Time P05727
Develop key mentoring skills in this interactive online course. Gain confidence, engage in discussions, apply real-world techniques, and build leadership abilities to support others effectively in your workplace. Delivered online via Microsoft Teams ...
Part Time P05728
Develop key mentoring skills in this interactive online course. Gain confidence, engage in discussions, apply real-world techniques, and build leadership abilities to support others effectively in your workplace. Delivered online via Microsoft Teams ...
Part Time P05726
Develop key mentoring skills in this interactive online course. Gain confidence, engage in discussions, apply real-world techniques, and build leadership abilities to support others effectively in your workplace. Delivered online via Microsoft Teams ...
Part Time P05720
If you would like a career in teaching this is an excellent course to get you on the correct path. This qualification prepares learners for further learning and training whilst developing an understanding of the teaching and learning environment in a...
24th Sept 2025 - 3rd Dec 2025
Wednesday
Employability | Teacher & Assessor Training
Witney Campus
View course detailsPart Time P05717
If you would like a career in teaching this is an excellent course to get you on the correct path. This qualification prepares learners for further learning and training whilst developing an understanding of the teaching and learning environment in a...
14th Apr 2026 - 30th Jun 2026
Tuesday
Employability | Teacher & Assessor Training | Child Care
Abingdon Campus
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