Overview
Employment and Skills Training at Boston College is designed to support individuals of all ages in gaining the skills, confidence, and qualifications needed to enter or re-enter the workforce. Whether you're unemployed, changing careers, or looking to build on your current skills, our tailored training programmes can help you succeed. Working in partnership with employers and local organisations, we ensure training reflects real industry needs. With flexible learning options, Boston College helps you take the next step towards sustainable employment and career success.
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Horncastle Campus
Boston College’s Horncastle Campus is based off Mareham Road in Horncastle and comprises of four classrooms and a digital innovation computer-based classroom, creating new learning opportunities in digital skills for individuals aged 19 and over.
Spalding Campus
Boston College’s Spalding Campus is based in the town centre of Spalding, and accommodates top of the range teaching in a relaxed and professional environment.
The campus also offers outstanding conferencing facilities and office spaces in the Red Lion Quarter, and provides real world experiences for the College’s Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing students in the student run salon, Style Academy Spalding.
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£20,034 Entry Level Salary
£26,080 Average Salary
£37,476 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Keeps accurate and confidential records.
- Refers to other appropriate sources of help.
- Presents different perspectives to the problem areas identified.
- Encourages clients to discuss their feelings in relation to their problems, aiming to ensure that an understanding of the issues is achieved.
- Meets clients face-to-face, working either one-to-one or with couples or families, or by telephone or internet.
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Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£24,210 Entry Level Salary
£33,744 Average Salary
£61,373 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Initiates legal proceedings and gives evidence in court.
- Gives talks at public enquiries and meetings, ensures compliance through education, advice and enforcement.
- Ensures animal welfare for compliance with legislation, issues licences for premises such as pet shops, zoos and abattoirs.
- Monitors radiation activity, levels of noise, air, land and water pollution and takes appropriate action when safety levels are exceeded.
- Investigates outbreaks of food poisoning, infectious diseases or pests.
- Follows up complaints of unsafe workplaces, investigating accidents.
- Inspects businesses for compliance with legislation on health and safety, food hygiene and food standards and takes appropriate action in the event of non-compliance.
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1 Annual Opening
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£23,868 Entry Level Salary
£34,943 Average Salary
£63,042 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Prepares reports on schools concerning teaching standards, educational standards being achieved, the spiritual, moral and social development of pupils, resource management etc.
- Observes teaching, assesses learning level and discusses any apparent faults with teachers, heads of department and head teachers.
- Arranges for the provision of school medical and meals services.
- Verifies that school buildings are adequately maintained.
- Appoints and controls teaching staff.
- Plans and advises on the provision of special schools for children with physical or learning disabilities.
- Advises on all aspects of education and ensures that all statutory educational requirements are being met.
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3 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£25,614 Entry Level Salary
£38,523 Average Salary
£69,501 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.
- Assists with recruitment, public relations and marketing activities.
- Organises examinations, invigilation and any security procedures required.
- Drafts and interprets regulations, deals with queries and complaints procedures and coordinates and maintains quality assurance procedures.
- Acts as secretary to statutory and other bodies/committees associated with the educational establishment.
- Controls administrative aspects of student admission, registration and graduation.
- Leads or contributes to decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, disciplinary and other matters.
- Provides administrative support to the academic team.
- Considers staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term needs.
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4 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£19,494 Entry Level Salary
£18,601 Average Salary
£45,488 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Provides private academic, vocational and other instruction to individuals or groups.
- Manages/owns and teaches in private drama, music and dancing schools, training centres and similar establishments.
- Designs and implements methods of assessing the performance of students, co-ordinates and undertakes the evaluation of assessments and awards grades of merit based upon performance.
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12 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£19,782 Entry Level Salary
£33,034 Average Salary
£49,194 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Discusses student’s progress with parents and other teaching professionals.
- Updates and maintains students’ records to monitor development and progress.
- Liaises with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
- Supervises students in classroom and maintains discipline.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Encourages the student to develop self-help skills to circumvent the limitations imposed by their disability.
- Develops and adapts conventional teaching methods to meet the individual student’s needs.
- Gives instruction, using techniques appropriate to the student’s disability.
- Assesses student’s abilities, identifies student’s needs and devises curriculum and rota of teaching duties accordingly.
- Creates a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment for students.
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7 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£25,614 Entry Level Salary
£26,427 Average Salary
£39,354 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Observes and assesses students and discusses their progress with parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Supervises and cares for children, provides a secure learning environment and ensures their health and safety is maintained during all activities.
- Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
- Prepares and delivers lessons in accordance with early years foundation stages curriculum and encourages and stimulates children's learning.
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1 Annual Opening
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£34,308 Entry Level Salary
£38,198 Average Salary
£53,197 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
- Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
- Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches a range of subjects.
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17 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£34,074 Entry Level Salary
£38,565 Average Salary
£52,620 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline.
- Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
- Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects.
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33 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£23,616 Entry Level Salary
£32,544 Average Salary
£48,463 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Liaises with other professional and commercial organisations to review course content.
- Assists with the administration of teaching and the arranging of timetables.
- Arranges instructional visits and periods of employment experience for students.
- Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
- Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.
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9 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£26,514 Entry Level Salary
£42,701 Average Salary
£68,048 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Undertakes research, writes articles and books and attends conferences and other meetings.
- Directs the work of postgraduate students.
- Participates in decision making processes regarding curricula, budgetary, departmental and other matters.
- Provides pastoral care or guidance to students.
- Advises students on academic matters and encourages independent research.
- Prepares, administers and marks examinations, essays and other assignments.
- Prepares, delivers and directs lectures, seminars and tutorials.
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45 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£20,808 Entry Level Salary
£29,849 Average Salary
£82,146 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Applies psychological treatment methods to help athletes achieve optimum mental health and enhance sporting performance.
- Applies professional knowledge and techniques within the workplace, addressing issues such as job design, work groups, motivation etc.
- Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
- Studies psychological factors in the treatment and prevention of mental illness or emotional and personality disorders.
- Analyses the effect of hereditary, social and physical factors on thought and behaviour.
- Observes and experiments on humans and animals to measure mental and physical characteristics.
- Develops treatment and guidance methods and gives treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
- Develops and administers tests to measure intelligence, abilities, aptitudes, etc. and assesses results.
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3 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£34,452 Entry Level Salary
£42,493 Average Salary
£62,437 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Writes reports on their work and conducts applied research.
- Maintains required contacts with family members, education or other health professionals, as appropriate, and recommends possible solutions to problems presented.
- Helps patients to manage their own psychological conditions.
- Provides treatment or guidance using a variety of therapy and counselling techniques.
- Determines appropriate treatment and may refer patients to other mental health professionals.
- Administers tests to assess patients' needs through interviews, psychometric tests and observation of their behaviour.
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3 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£24,750 Entry Level Salary
£37,390 Average Salary
£54,939 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Helps people come up with new ways to cope with their problems and to change their ways of thinking.
- Analyses events, behaviour, and habits to understand their mode of thinking and feelings.
- Talks with patients about their emotions, relationships and personal history.
- Assesses and provides treatment for people suffering with mental illness, stress, and emotional and relationship problems.
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3 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£19,008 Entry Level Salary
£30,761 Average Salary
£52,035 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Provides professional guidance to clients, government agencies, regulators and other relevant bodies, having regard for sustainable approaches and solutions.
- Implements, reviews and advises on regulatory and legislative standards, guidelines and policies.
- Assists organisations to conduct their activities in an environmentally appropriate manner.
- Communicates scientific and technical information to relevant audiences in an appropriate form, via reports, workshops, educational events, public hearings.
- Carries out or assists in environmental audits and environmental impact assessments.
- Carries out environment-related desk-based research and fieldwork to collect, analyse and interpret data to determine their validity, quality and significance.
- Implements remediation works.
- Advises on and provides solutions for mitigating the effects of such contamination.
- Identifies contamination of land, air or water and assesses any adverse impact on the environment.
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4 Annual Openings
Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.
£20,844 Entry Level Salary
£30,738 Average Salary
£51,995 Potential Salary
Daily Tasks
- Carries out research into aspects of the natural world.
- Prepares applications for funding to other organisations, and assessing applications for funding from other organisations.
- Promotes conservation issues via educational talks, displays, workshops and literature and liaison with the media.
- Maintains and develops knowledge in relevant policy areas within a national and European legislative context.
- Liaises with other groups in the selection and maintenance of the Protected Site System including Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Ramsar sites, and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and National Nature Reserves (NNRs).
- Provides advice and information to government at national and local levels, clients, landowners, planners and developers to facilitate the protection of the natural environment.
- Implements, evaluates and monitors schemes for the management and protection of natural habitats.
- Carries out environmental impact assessments and field surveys.
- Promotes and implements local and national biodiversity action plans, particularly with regard to threatened species and habitats.
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0 Annual Openings
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