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Education and Early Years!Health and Social Care

Introduction to Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Settings Level 1

This practical and engaging course will help you to develop your skills to be successful in the health and social care sector.
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  • Attendance - Full-time
  • Duration - 1 year
  • Start Date - September - June
  • Where - Huddersfield Centre, Springfield Sixth Form Centre
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OVERVIEW

This course will introduce you to the skills and qualities you will need to work within the health and social care sector.
You will begin to build your knowledge of the range of service provisions and the scope of roles available within the sector and how they benefit and support the wider public.
You will begin to understand your rights and responsibilities at work and managing your own health whilst at work, as well as investigating creative activities that can engage children in various situations.
During the course, you will gain an insight into how to prepare for employment within the industry through talks and practical work placements within care settings.
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A minimum of 4 GCSEs with the following grades: English at 2 or above and maths at 1 or above and 2 other GCSEs at 2 or above. A DBS check is also required. If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
You will be assessed through projects, written assignments, presentations, group work and practical activities.
Certificate in Working with Children in Early Years and Primary Settings Level 2
You can go on to employment in the health and social care sector, possibly as a care assistant.

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