Which Course?
What you choose to study depends on your existing or expected qualifications and what you want for your future! Follow the links below, or use our course search to find out what subjects are available for your preferred qualification or course t ype.
- Access to Higher Education
- Apprenticeship Training
- AS/A Levels/National Awards
- A Level Honours Group
- Higher National Certificate (HNC)
- BTEC National Diplomas and Certificates
- GCSEs - General Certificate of Secondary Education
- NVQs and Work-Based Training
- Lifelong Learning
- Skill Build
- Welsh Baccalaureate
Access to Higher Education
These are courses for those over 19 years who do not have the qualifications for entry to Higher Education and degree courses. Offered in a range of subject areas, the courses are full-time over one year or part-time over two years and successful completion gains the student the necessary entry requirement for Higher Education. View Acess to HE courses
Apprenticeship Training - Work and Learn
An exciting and realistic alternative to full-time education, these programmes help you to gain a qualification whilst employed. Apprenticeships are available for employed people, of any age, with the aim of helping them to become technical experts, supervisors and managers to NVQ Level 3 or higher. View Apprenticeships
AS / A Levels / National Awards
AS and A Level courses are academic courses, similar to those you have done in school, but at a higher level and these are often used as a route to Higher Education. You will be assessed by a mixture of course project work & examinations.
The AS Level is usually taken over one year and is sometimes described as a ‘stepping stone’ between GCSEs and A Level. Most students will study either 3 or 4 AS Levels in Year 1. In year two, most students will take 3 or 4 subjects at full A Level standard and possibly pick up another AS Level alongside.
Yale College now offers National Awards which you can study along side your AS/A Levels. We offer National Awards in Performing Arts (Dance), Hospitality, IT (Cisco), Music Technology and Travel and Tourism. They are equivalent to one A Level and will be studied over 2 years as part of A Level study. Click here for more information
This group of students will take additional studies including the Welsh Bac, critical thinking and the option to study Open University modules. The purpose of the programme is to prepare students for Oxbridge entrance, medical veterinary and dentistry courses and other courses where additional aptitude tests may be required. The students will be selected on the basis of their GCSE results and their desire for additional study.
Higher National Certificates (HNCS)
Vocational qualifications at a higher (degree) level run in conjunction with a Higher Education College or University. At Yale these are run in conjunction with Glyndŵr. Assessment is mainly by assignment and project work. The HNC is usually studied on a part-time basis.
BTEC National Diplomas and Certificates
These are programmes of individual work-related education for those who already know the broad area in which they want to work. They are practically based, offering placements and continuous assessment and can be used as a route into Higher Education.
National Diploma - equivalent to 3 A levels and usually studied full-time over two years.
National Certificate - equivalent to 2 A Levels and may be studied full or part-time over 2 years. These are recognised for entry into Higher Education.
National Award - equivalent to 1 A Level and may be studied full or part-time over 2 years.
First Diploma - equivalent to 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades A-C level usually studied full-time in one year.
Introductory Diploma - equivalent to NVQ Level 1 and usually studied full-time over one year.
View our Full-Time Study Options including BTECs
GCSEs - General Certificate of Secondary Education
A limited number of GCSE subjects is offered at Yale for students to study alongside their other qualifications, rather than as a discrete package. Most entry requirements for higher levels of study require a Grade C or above in English and / or maths. View our GCSEs
Lifelong Learning
Yale College promotes the concept of Lifelong Learning and offers a huge number of part-time courses ranging from those which offer professional qualifications to those which are primarily for leisure and special interests. You can view the full range in the course search area of this website, or contact the College for our part-time brochures. View our course search section to find part-time courses
NVQs and Work-Based Training
National Vocational Qualifications are available in specific work-related subjects at 5 different levels. They are based on the skills you might be expected to develop when you learn in your place of work. They are offered full-time here at College or are available through apprenticeship schemes while you work. Veiw our NVQs
A wide variety of special interest and leisure courses, from languages to arts and crafts courses can be studied at Yale College, many of which carry an OCN qualification. View our course search to find a leisure course
Skill Build
Skill Build offers a shorter 13 week programme of work experience and learning options which can lead onto a full apprenticeship course or work. There are no specific entry requirements.
Further information is available from Yale Training, 01978 316441.
Welsh Baccalaureate
This valuable qualification may be studied alongside many Yale courses. It gives greater breadth to students’ learning, providing the skills and personal qualities that employers and higher education institutions are looking for. To achieve this qualification students work towards a core certificate, including key skills and work experience, alongside their chosen course of study. Click here for further information
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