Courses

Health, Care and Early Years

If you want to work in a professional capacity with children, then a course in children's care, learning and development is your first step in the right direction. You will learn the knowledge and skills required to work in a variety of childcare environments, with theory lessons supported by practical work and regular placements with local employers. Your practical work will be assessed by college tutors and employers. Throughout your course, you will benefit from experienced and understanding teachers, excellent college facilities including high-tech IT suites and strong links with local employers. There is a very good rate of progression to employment in the local Early Years sector or to further study in this field. Career options include jobs such as nursery nurse, teaching/classroom assistant, creche or sessional day care worker, child support worker in the community, nanny or Early Years practitioner working in schools/ private day nurseries, children's centres or neighbourhood nurseries. The National Diploma course leads to Qualified Practitioner Status for the 0-8 age group. Alternatively, many of our students go on to Higher Education courses such as paediatric or adult nursing, midwifery or other general Early Years degree programmes.

The Health and Social Care courses will be more suitable if you are thinking of a career in the caring professions in the health and social care sector. You will enjoy all of the benefits of studying in a dynamic department and will be taught by experienced staff with up to date professional experience. You may have thought of a career as a nurse, midwife, paramedic, social worker, physiotherapist or occupational therapist and these courses will help you to realise your ambitions. You will be able to combine theory sessions in college with practical placements with local employers and these courses will prepare you for work in the local health and social care sector or for higher education courses in your chosen career pathway

For information on childcare across Bath & North East Somerset:

http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/communityandliving/childcare/default.htm

Courses on offer:

Health and Social Care BTEC Introductory Diploma Level 1

Vocationally related course in Health and Social Care.

Health and Social Care (QCF) BTEC Level 2 Diploma

This course will give learners an introduction to the skills that are needed to work in health and social care careers.

Health & Social Care BTEC Extended Diploma Level 3

The course is designed to provide learners with an introduction and overview of the health and social care sectors and provides an ideal route to health and social care career pathways.

Children's Care, Learning & Development BTEC First Diploma Level 2

A BTEC First Diploma is a practical, work related course that introduces you to the employment area of working with children from birth to 16 years. It provides you with a good basis to go on to a more advanced course of study or work related qualification but it is important to note that the BTEC First Diploma does not lead to Qualified Practitioner Status to work unsupervised with children.

Children's Care, Learning & Development BTEC National Diploma Level 3

To prepare learners to work as Early Years professionals with children from birth to 8 years. This course leads to Qualified Practitoner Status.

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