Skills for Work
Professional Development: Get into Care
Course overview
This course will help you to understand the nature of care and caring and examine the Care Standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors. Develop awareness of the variety of roles and opportunities available within the care sector including the NHS. This introduction to care course will support you to understand what skills are needed for the variety of opportunities available to you. This course may lead to further training, an award in health and social care, volunteering and employment.
This course is funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
Course description
Understanding the key features of good and outstanding services is important to anyone who is considering a job role within the Care sector. This ensures that people understand the vision and values of the organisation and are equipped with and understanding of what will be required to enable them to deliver high quality care and understand what is expected when employed within adult social care. On this course you will gain awareness and knowledge of the various opportunities available to you within the care sector, including the NHS. This course may lead to further training, health and social care qualifications, work experience, volunteering and employment opportunities.
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We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.
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All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.
