Develop your employees’ skills through accredited CPD courses and university level programmes. 

Having a highly skilled workforce can help to drive your business forward towards achieving goals. Professional development for your business:

• Ensures that the standards across each area of your operations are high, as well as consistent
• Promotes a better working environment, workforce engagement and job commitment
• Ensures your business is up to date with best practice
• Maximises your employee’s potential, improves morale and provides a useful benchmark for annual appraisals

Professional Development Courses

Wirral Met College can equip your employees with the skills required to take your business to the next level and stay ahead of the competition. Our training programmes are is accredited for quality by external professional bodies, affirming our commitment to high quality learning and education for all through unique learning experiences.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority have announced that they will be funding all level 2 courses for those aged 19+*. This new funding will enable your business to provide continued professional development opportunities for staff through high quality education and training at Wirral Met College. Take a look at the courses available:

Accounting

• Foundation Certificate in Accounting (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
4 months	1 day per week

• Advanced Diploma in Accounting (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
4 months	2 evenings per week

Catering

• Food Allergen Awareness (level 1)

Duration	Timetabling
Half day	Mondays

• Food Safety & Hygiene Award (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
1 day	Mondays

• Healthier Foods & Special Diets Award (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
1 day	Mondays

• Supervising Food Safety in Catering Award (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
3 weeks	1 day per per week (Mondays)

 

Computing & IT

• Beginners Course for Excel (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
1 day	Wednesdays

• Social Media in Business (level 3)

Duration

1 month

• Beginners Guide to Microsoft Teams (level 3)

Duration

1 month

• Programming for Business (level 3)

 

Duration	Timetabling
3 months	1 day per week

 

• CISCO Network Academy Semester 1 – Introduction to Networks (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	1 evening per week

• CISCO Network Academy Semester 2 – Introduction to Routing and Switching in the Enterprise (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
5 months	1 evening per week

• CISCO Network Academy Semester 3 – Introduction to Scaling Networks (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	1 evening per week

• CISCO Network Academy Semester 4 – Introduction to Connecting Networks (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
5 months	1 evening per week

Engineering

• Electric/Hybrid Vehicles Routine Maintenance Activities Award (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
3 months	1 evening per week

 

Hairdressing

• Award in Dressing and Styling Hair (level 1)

Duration	Timetabling
1 month	1 day per week

• Diploma in Women’s Hairdressing (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
8 months	1 day per week

• NVQ in Hairdressing (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
22 months	1 day per week

• Diploma in Women’s Hairdressing (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
10 months	1.5 days per week

 

Human Resources

• Foundation Certificate in Human Resources Practice (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
10 months	1 evening per week

• Intermediate Certificate in Human Resource Management (level 5)

Duration	Timetabling
10 months	1 evening per week

 

Interpreting

• Interpreting Award (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
4 months	1 evening per week

• Interpreting Award (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	1 evening per week

 

IOSH

• IOSH Working Safely (level 1)

Duration	Timetabling
1 day	Fridays

• IOSH Managing Safely (level 2)

Duration	Timetabling
3 weeks	1 day per week

 

NEBOSH

• NEBOSH Certificate in Construction Health & Safety – Units NCC1 and NCC2 (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
7 months	1 evening per week

• NEBOSH General Certificate – Units NGC1 (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
3 months	1 day per week

• NEBOSH General Certificate – Units NGC1 – Evenings (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
4 months	1 evening per week

• NEBOSH General Certificate – Units NGC2 and NGC3 (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	1 evening per week

• NEBOSH Diploma in Health & Safety – Unit A (level 6)

Duration	Timetabling
5 months	1 day per week

• NEBOSH Diploma in Health & Safety – Unit B (level 6)

Duration	Timetabling
11 months	1 day per week

 

 

Sign Language

• British Sign Language Certificate Part 2 – Daytime

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	Mondays (12pm to 3pm)

• British Sign Language Certificate Part 2 – Evening

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	Wednesdays (6pm to 9pm)

 

Sports Massage

• Sports Massage Diploma (level 3)

Duration	Timetabling
11 months	1 evening per week

• Sports Massage Certificate (level 4)

Duration	Timetabling
10 months	1 evening per week

 

Teaching & Learning

• Certificate in Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (level 2)

Duration

15 months

• Diploma in Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools (level 3)

Duration

14 months

 

Teaching and Assessing

• Certificate in Education (University Level)

Duration	Timetabling
2 years	1 evening per week

• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (University Level)

Duration	Timetabling
2 days	1 evening per week

• Assessing Vocational Achievement Certificate (level 3) 

Duration

10 months

• Education and Training Award (level 3)

Duration

3 months

• Internal Quality Assurance Award (level 4)

Duration

10 months

CELTA – Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (level 5)

 

Duration	Timetabling
6 months	1 day per week

 

Why work with Wirral Met College?

As a high quality education and training provider, we are proud to work with hundreds of employers across the Liverpool City Region and beyond.

Free Personal Service

You will have a dedicated point of contact from our experienced team, who will act as a Training Manager for your business, providing free advice and guidance on funding and recruitment.

Training Analysis

You will receive a free of charge gap analysis of your current employees’ skills and those needed to achieve your business goals – invaluable for succession planning.

Expertise

Our tutors and assessors all have a wide range of expertise, helping you to enhance employee satisfaction and retention through specialist training, resulting in a more motivated and productive team. 

Our training programmes are accredited for quality by external professional bodies, affirming our commitment to high quality learning and education for all through unique learning experiences.

Employers we work with

Grow your business by investing in high quality education and training.

Wirral Met College will support you every step of the way, offering a personal service that you can rely on.

*These courses are FREE if you are - aged 19+ and live in the Liverpool City Region. If you are aged 19+ and live outside the Liverpool City Region, you are unemployed/in receipt of eligible benefits, or in work earning less than £17,004 annual gross salary, or you are aged 19-23 and have not already achieved a full level 2 qualification, these courses are FREE.