Transition Course
Category: Special Programmes
Course Type: Full Time Course
Course Details:
This course is offered to school pupils who are entering their final year at school and who would normally attend school learning centres. This is based on attending college on one day per week as part of the timetable for that year.
The course offers an introduction for pupils with learning disabilities to the transition from school through to a post school environment, be that in a College, an Activity and Resource Centre or the workplace. A limited range of Access 1 units are undertaken on this course.
The aim of the course is to introduce skills for life after school. In addition to Access 1 units, students successfully completing the course receive Barony College certificates. The course may be used in some cases as a transition to our other courses, although this need not be the case. Each application will be considered on its own merits.
STUDENT CASE STUDY
Kenny Morrison from Dumfries had been working with the Care Trust for several years, during which time he enrolled on the Employment Evaluation course. On completion in June 2002, and having been awarded the HOPE Service shield as the student most ready for work, he decided that a change of workplace was needed. With the help of HOPE Service, he gained a placement detailing cars for the police. Today, he remains a valued member of the team in the garage, where the pride, enthusiasm and attitude that he exhibited at Barony continue to shine through.
