Transitions

Transitions – Student destinations 

The Park College provides a curriculum and careers programme offering advice, work experience and contact with a range of employers. Students make informed choices and understand what they need to do to reach and succeed in their chosen career. Our students explore their options, discover and develop their interests and skills to achieve positive destinations. 

Our programme supports each student to establish their interests, skills, and aspirations. The college designs and delivers personalised programmes, ensuring their individualised work experience and careers programme matches their personal needs, skills, and interests. 

We aim to teach students the skills they need to be successful in their chosen destinations once they leave us. We offer guidance and support to all students and their families. We support and teach students how to research opportunities, complete applications and build a CV. We guide and support readiness for the next phase of their independent adult life such as education, training, internships, traineeships, or employment so that learners can make the transition successfully.

All students who have left The Park College after completing the Skills for Work or Off to Work courses have had positive outcomes. Students have gone on to either supported living or employment.

Student destinations 2023

 

  • Two students attend a full-time internship in hospitality & catering at Mencap/ Fair shot Cafe, Covent Garden. 
  • One student gained part- time volunteering work at The Mari-Time Museum, a restaurant and a cinema.
  • One student joined a part-time training kitchen programme - Share community.

 

Student destinations 2022  

One student’s destination after completing the 3-year Skills for work course: 

  • Part-time paid work at London's award-winning cereals bakery Shop - Husk and Honey. Work includes preparing and constructing the packaging, packing & labelling the cereals & honey and taking photos & video for their social media. 
  • Part-time volunteer carpentry workshop assistant at Bee Urban, Kennington Park. Work includes supporting the workshop lead in setting up and delivering workshops to residents and school/college groups. 
  • Part-time social media volunteer for KataKata restaurant. Work consists of managing social media accounts weekly such as Facebook and Instagram - taking photos, videos, making content and promoting the restaurant.

 

One student’s destination after completing the 3-year Skills for work course:

  • Moved to supported living accommodation.
  • part-time volunteer work placement at Dotty's cafe, Croydon. Work included customer service, café work.
  • Community Programme accessing sport and music programmes.

 

Student destinations 2021 

No students left The Park College in 2021. 

Student destinations 2020 

One student’s destination after completing the 1-year Off to Work course:

  • Part-time Sailability Youth programme 1 day a week, Deptford. Role includes taking part as a volunteer in integrated activities whilst learning new skills in sailing, maintaining the boats and equipment, general maintenance of the boat yard, setting up for lunch and clearing away after lunch as part of the team. 
  • Part-time volunteer gardener Besson street Lewisham. 

One student’s destination after completing the 1-year Off to Work course:

  • Part-time volunteer cafe work- De Paul Centre, Bermondsey
  • Community Programme – developing independent living skills.