Level 1 Employability Skills

Applications Open - Monday 27 October 2025

Applications Close - Open all year

How to Apply – Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Canterbury College

You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:

• EKC Ashford College
• EKC Broadstairs College*
• EKC Canterbury College*
• EKC Dover College
• EKC Folkestone College*
• EKC Sheppey College

*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.

Please only add one course or T Level per application, except for A Levels at EKC Canterbury College, where up to 4 A Level courses can be added per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.

Develop the skills needed for vocational study and achieve the confidence to enable progression in this course designed to help you achieve your potential.

Students learn within our Foundation and Inclusive learning department, from a curriculum which gives them the skills they need for further study.

The curriculum includes:

• Employability skills
• Current affairs
• Sport
• Vocational tasks

Students also undertake a work experience placement every week to compliment learning. Maths and English are studied alongside this Gateway programme.

Students will create a portfolio of evidence to support their progress throughout the course. Maths and English are exam-based assessments.

This course can lead to students progressing into the vocational College curriculum in several departments, through a two-year Level 2 course.