Essential Work Skills
Through strong links with partner organisations and employers, UCQ deliver a range of focussed, vocationally specific, essential skills to those seeking employment and those wishing to up-skill.
Our courses prepare students for working in their chosen sector, help them gain an understanding of what employers expect of them and provide support in finding sustainable employment or career progression.
Amazon - Wynyard
Wynyard, Billingham, will be Amazon’s latest Tees Valley fulfilment centre. Opening in Spring 2022, it will create 1,000 permanent jobs for people in the region. This depot follows the first in Darlington and second in Durham.
UCQ can help you increase your chances of securing employment with our Essential Skills for Warehousing course which is both fully funded and delivered remotely.
Care
This course prepares you for working an adult social care environment, providing an understanding of different care setting and what employers require from employees.
Working Safely on Site
This course prepares you for working on engineering and construction sites, providing the knowledge, skills and safety passports, employers require from workers.
Warehousing
This course provides an understanding of the knowledge and skills required for working in a warehousing environment, including required Health and Safety.
Case Studies
“The course helped improve my confidence so much that I managed to get a new job before I’d even finished the course.”
– Brian Bell
(Previous Essential Skills for Retail Student)
Students
Looking for a course that will give you new skills, knowledge and behaviours to help you secure employment or progress in your current job role?
Employers
Having trouble recruiting or retaining staff? UCQ can provide bespoke recruitment packages, business advice or organisational needs analysis.
Referral Organisations
UCQ work with a range of referral organisations to develop EWS courses to meet the needs of your clients, service users or wider community.
Information, Advice and Guidance
At UCQ we engage and support you into sustained employment, volunteering or further education and training.
We work with employers to offer pre-employment training or volunteering opportunities. Whether it is to discuss careers, education and course options, or guidance and support on job search and interview skills, UCQ can help.
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Frequently asked questions
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