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Liberty Training

Motiv8

Liberty Training

Paragon House, Albert Street, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9HD

BTEC Technical Award L1/2
Level 1
Education and Training

Available start dates

Available start dates

Saturday, 05 September 2026
Learners will either start on Monday the 5th September or Wednesday 7th September depending on the groups they are allocated to. Late starts are available.
Liberty Training
38 Week(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours

Course Summary

Motiv8 is a fun activity-based programme designed to work on improving your confidence, teamwork, communication, literacy, numeracy, and work skills. Our goal is to support you to be ready for the next stage in life, be it enrolling into College, applying for an apprenticeship, or simply looking to get a job.

During the Motiv8 programme you will work towards a Level 1 Diploma in employability and personal development qualification as your core aim. You will also improve your maths and English along with gaining work-based qualifications such as first aid and health and safety.

Throughout the programme you will have the opportunity to participate in group activities such as escape rooms, paintballing, raft building, assault courses, quad biking and many more! All activities work on your confidence, communication and teamwork skills as well as having fun!

Our Motiv8 programme runs 2 days per week for 38 weeks allowing us to support you into a work placement to run alongside the programme which could lead to employment when you finish. Our day starts and 09:00 and finishes at 16:00 with plenty of breaks throughout the day and 45 minutes for lunch. Groups sizes range from 4 - 8 depending on the needs of each learner.


Course Details

On the Motiv8 programme you will achieve a variety of work-based qualifications to help you on your journey after Liberty. In addition to the fun activities and qualifications we also offer a variety of support to help you not only reach your goals but also support you in times of difficulty. We can offer you life coaching with one of our trained staff and if you need additional support, we can arrange for you to have sessions with our external friendly counsellor.

If you need additional qualifications or equipment such as a CSCS card, DBS certificate or personal protective equipment we can access additional funds through our sister company Liberty For All CIC to purchase them for you.

You can gain the following qualifications for us on the Motiv8 programme:

L1 Award in Employability and Personal Development

L1 Certificate in Employability and Personal Development

L1 Diploma in Employability and Personal Development

L3 Emergency First Aid at Work

L2 Health and Safety at Work

L1 Customer Services Principles

L1 Award in Customer Services

English and Maths Functional Skills

Equality and Diversity

CSCS card (additional qualification)

Food Hygiene (additional qualifications)

Other specific work placed qualifications you need

The Motiv8 programme offers a wide range of activities all designed to help you improve your confidence, communication, and teamwork skills. The activities are spread out through the academic year

A few of the activities on the motiv8 programme are:

Paintballing

Rock Climbing

Raft Building

Escape rooms

Flip Out

Quad Biking

Assault Course


How will it be delivered and assessed?

During enrolment all student have a relaxed chat with a staff member who will work through a traffic light form and risk assessment to ensure we are fully meeting learners needs and allocate learners into the best groups that match personality and levels. All learners sit a math and English assessment so that we have an accurate record of the level the learner is working at and both the learner and tutor can work towards achieving the next level.

Entry requirements

At Liberty, all learners must be enrolled on functional skills to be eligible. If learners have already achieved GCSE grade 4 or equivalent in both maths and English, we will not be able to enrol them.

Liberty work with both EHCP (aged 16-24) and Non EHCP (aged 16-19) learners.


Equipment required

None

Your next steps...

Some learners chose to progress onto college from us, some use the skills and qualifications gained to progress onto an apprenticeship or employment. Learners are also given the option to remain with us and progress onto Liber8, our Level 2 course. At Liberty we will continue to work with our learners so that they can all achieve their goals.


For more courses like this, check our courses page.