It features a series of short courses run by employers and IT and numeracy training provided by the University. Students are encouraged to practise and develop further the skills introduced on the courses in their academic, extra-curricula and work activities. The ESA provides students with a structured way of developing key skills. ESA participants use ProFile to help them develop and record their skills. Students wishing to gain the ESA Certificate need to present a portfolio that evidences the development of their key skills over a period of time.
Places are often available to other students.
Next enrolment for the ESA will be in Autumn 2001. From Autumn 2001, the ESA will be open to students in any year of their degree programmes. Anyone interested should attend a briefing session at the start of term or contact the Key Skills Office . The ESA programme for Autumn 2001 will be published at the end of September 2001.