Level 1

Foundations - Business and IT

This course is an ideal starting point if you’re interested in business or IT and want extra support to build your confidence, independence, and essential skills before moving on to a full vocational course. It’s designed to support you as you adjust after school or if you benefit from a smaller, more structured learning environment, offering a flexible and engaging introduction to business and technology that helps you feel supported as you develop at your own pace.

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This programme helps you build confidence, independence, and essential skills while focusing specifically on a Business and IT pathway. You’ll develop key skills such as communication, teamwork, organisation, and digital literacy, giving you a strong foundation for future study or employment in business-related or IT roles. Learning is tailored to your needs and delivered at a pace that supports your development, helping you grow in confidence as you progress. At Hull College, you’ll learn in a supportive and inclusive environment with smaller class sizes, where tutors and support staff understand your individual learning needs and provide guidance throughout your studies. Your learning is practical and engaging, using a mix of classroom activities, hands-on tasks, and interactive methods to help you understand how business and IT work in real-world settings. You’ll be introduced to basic business concepts, enterprise skills, and IT tools commonly used in modern workplaces, allowing you to apply your learning to realistic scenarios. Alongside your vocational learning, you’ll take part in personal development sessions that strengthen your communication, teamwork, confidence, and independence. You may also be involved in enrichment and enterprise activities, such as group projects or college-based initiatives, which help you practise professional behaviours and responsibility in a supported setting. By the end of the programme, you’ll be well prepared to progress onto a Level 2 Business or IT course, a supported internship, or another appropriate vocational pathway that matches your interests and goals.

UCAS

UCAS provides support for young people making post-18 choices, as well as mature learners, by providing information, advice, and guidance to inspire and facilitate educational progression to university, college, or a degree apprenticeship.

We support 1.5 million students every year to explore entering higher education, employment and apprenticeships and manage almost three million applications, from around 700,000 people each year, for full-time undergraduate courses at over 380 universities and colleges across the UK.

If you are going to apply to Universities following completion of your Access to HE course then you will need to apply through this link which provides additional information about applying  they can also provide advice regarding applying for Student finance and that is available here.

Student finance for undergraduates is an important part of the student experience and you may be able to borrow money to help pay for tuition fees and help with living costs. This is all available at the Student Finance website which has a step-by-step guide. Click here for further information.

It is important to note that when you enrol on an Access to HE courseyou can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to help with the costs of a course at a college or training provider in England.

Loan eligibility does not depend on your income and there are no credit checks.

Check if you’re eligible before you apply for an Advanced Learner Loan.

Your loan will be written off if you then sign up for a Higher Education course AND you have completed in full the Access to HE course.

We are proud to collaborate with University of Hull on the validation of this course.

This includes transforming our programmes to ensure that we meet the evolving needs of the sector, giving you the best opportunities for success when you graduate by having a competence-based focus. Find out more about competence-based higher education.

View the policies and procedures you would be agreeing to comply with by registering for this programme. This encompasses University of Hull Quality and Standards, including a Guide for Collaborative Provision students.

Visit the University of Hull's website here.

This course is an award of the University of Huddersfield.

Hull College’s collaboration with the University of Huddersfield allows us to offer degree courses at Level 7. This course and qualification is subject to monitoring by our collaborative partner and is awarded as a University of Huddersfield degree.

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Entry Requirements

No formal qualifications are required

Assessment

100% Coursework

Course Info

Full Time Further Education

We are proud to collaborate with University of Hull on the validation of this course.

This includes transforming our programmes to ensure that we meet the evolving needs of the sector, giving you the best opportunities for success when you graduate by having a competence-based focus. Find out more about competence-based higher education.

View the policies and procedures you would be agreeing to comply with by registering for this programme. This encompasses University of Hull Quality and Standards, including a Guide for Collaborative Provision students.

Visit the University of Hull's website here.

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Level 1

Foundations - Business and IT

This course is an ideal starting point if you’re interested in business or IT and want extra support to build your confidence, independence, and essential skills before moving on to a full vocational course. It’s designed to support you as you adjust after school or if you benefit from a smaller, more structured learning environment, offering a flexible and engaging introduction to business and technology that helps you feel supported as you develop at your own pace.

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THe Details

This programme helps you build confidence, independence, and essential skills while focusing specifically on a Business and IT pathway. You’ll develop key skills such as communication, teamwork, organisation, and digital literacy, giving you a strong foundation for future study or employment in business-related or IT roles. Learning is tailored to your needs and delivered at a pace that supports your development, helping you grow in confidence as you progress. At Hull College, you’ll learn in a supportive and inclusive environment with smaller class sizes, where tutors and support staff understand your individual learning needs and provide guidance throughout your studies. Your learning is practical and engaging, using a mix of classroom activities, hands-on tasks, and interactive methods to help you understand how business and IT work in real-world settings. You’ll be introduced to basic business concepts, enterprise skills, and IT tools commonly used in modern workplaces, allowing you to apply your learning to realistic scenarios. Alongside your vocational learning, you’ll take part in personal development sessions that strengthen your communication, teamwork, confidence, and independence. You may also be involved in enrichment and enterprise activities, such as group projects or college-based initiatives, which help you practise professional behaviours and responsibility in a supported setting. By the end of the programme, you’ll be well prepared to progress onto a Level 2 Business or IT course, a supported internship, or another appropriate vocational pathway that matches your interests and goals.

UCAS

UCAS provides support for young people making post-18 choices, as well as mature learners, by providing information, advice, and guidance to inspire and facilitate educational progression to university, college, or a degree apprenticeship.

We support 1.5 million students every year to explore entering higher education, employment and apprenticeships and manage almost three million applications, from around 700,000 people each year, for full-time undergraduate courses at over 380 universities and colleges across the UK.

If you are going to apply to Universities following completion of your Access to HE course then you will need to apply through this link which provides additional information about applying  they can also provide advice regarding applying for Student finance and that is available here.

Student finance for undergraduates is an important part of the student experience and you may be able to borrow money to help pay for tuition fees and help with living costs. This is all available at the Student Finance website which has a step-by-step guide. Click here for further information.

It is important to note that when you enrol on an Access to HE courseyou can apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to help with the costs of a course at a college or training provider in England.

Loan eligibility does not depend on your income and there are no credit checks.

Check if you’re eligible before you apply for an Advanced Learner Loan.

Your loan will be written off if you then sign up for a Higher Education course AND you have completed in full the Access to HE course.

Entry Requirements

No formal qualifications are required

Assessment

100% Coursework

Course Info

Full Time Further Education

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We are proud to collaborate with University of Hull on the validation of this course.

This includes transforming our programmes to ensure that we meet the evolving needs of the sector, giving you the best opportunities for success when you graduate by having a competence-based focus. Find out more about competence-based higher education.

View the policies and procedures you would be agreeing to comply with by registering for this programme. This encompasses University of Hull Quality and Standards, including a Guide for Collaborative Provision students.

Visit the University of Hull's website here.

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