{"id":2992,"date":"2021-07-09T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/courses\/essential-skills\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T14:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:50:47","slug":"essential-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/courses\/essential-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tEssential Skills\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Build your confidence and improve your job prospects with our Essential Skills courses.<\/p>\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/course-search\/\" method=\"GET\" autocomplete=\"off\">\n        <ul>\n            <li>\n                <h4>Search<\/h4>\n                <label>\n                    <input placeholder=\"Enter keyword\" name=\"_sf_s\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/>\n                                            <input name=\"_sft_course_type\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"essential-skills\"\/>\n                                    <\/label>\n            <\/li>\n            <li><input type=\"submit\" name=\"_sf_submit\" value=\"Search\"\/><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.petroc.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Student_Support_LearningTech.jpg\" alt=\"A student studying in the library\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1414\" width=\"2119\" title=\"Ready for my finals? 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