Course Overview
The Foundation Year Access to Higher Education aims to provide the skills and confidence for learners to progress onto an Access to Higher Education course and then onto a degree or an equivalent higher education course.
Literacy: Level 1 and Numeracy: Entry 3
Successful completion of the course will enable learners to be recommended for the Access to Higher Education L3 Course of their choice.
Learners will undertake an Agored Cymru Level 2 Progression Diploma - the main focus of the course is to develop students’ proficiency in a range of different skills which could include for example:
· Writing (grammar, punctuation, paragraphing, essay and report writing)
· Research (reading, note-taking, summarising, referencing)
· Numeracy (decimals, fractions, percentages, measurements, algebra)
· ICT (spreadsheets, WP, PowerPoint, Databases, Desktop publishing etc)
· giving formal presentations and participating in discussions
· Sociology / Psychology
· Healthcare Issues
· Diet and digestion
· Welsh culture
· Sustainable development, Environment & Global Citizenship
The Foundation Access Course normally runs for 35 weeks
In order to achieve the Diploma students have to successfully complete 60 credit units.
