Young people, teachers and employers all over South Yorkshire are benefiting from vocational education. Watch the videos or check out the quotes to hear what they’ve got to say.

Bioscience

Business

Catering and Hospitality

Construction and the Built Environment

Creative and Digital Media (CDM)

Engineering

Leisure and Tourism

Retail

Manufacturing

Health and Social Care

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

  

"The more I learn about [travel and tourism] the more I want to do it. It makes you really confident about going on to higher education as well. We go on lots of trips and we have visitors in talking about their experience in the industry. There's always something different going on."

Amy, aged 17
Travel and Tourism at Barnsley College

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"The really good thing about these courses, as well as getting your qualification, is that they help [the students] with communication. They are actually working with students not from their school so they learn to work with other people and work as a team. We do loads of presentations, so by the end of it they're all confident enough to present, which at 16 is fantastic."

Brenda England, Course Tutor
BTEC in Retail and Distribution, The Source, Sheffield

Find out what other teachers have got to say (PDF)

 

"I have taken on an apprentice because it allows us, the employer, to train somebody the way we want to train them with the skills needed for the job. They will be trained to our standards and it has proven to be a really positive learning curve for us and the apprentice."

Keith Lee, Engineering Manager at Millgate Computer Systems, Rotherham

Find out what other employers have got to say (PDF)

 

"If Britain is going to succeed in today's global economy, it is vital that we are world leaders in education and continuously develop the skills of our workforce. That is why we want to give every school child the opportunity to learn a trade and get practical work experience so they are ready to enter the jobs market when they leave school or college."

Gordon Brown, (Then) Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury

Find out what other politicians and public sector bodies have got to say (PDF)

 

Please note that the vocational courses featured in our videos and case studies are only examples and modules may vary. Visit your online prospectus to find out more about the specific courses on offer in your local area.