Health & Social Care

The health and social care industry is one of the biggest employment sectors in the UK and includes people who work to support adults, children and families in settings such as hospitals, educational establishments, residential and nursing homes, supported living environments and in the community.

Course	Dates	Length	Venue	Cost
Caring for Children and Young People NVQ 3
This course is designed for candidates who will most likely be working in various childcare settings with children and/or young people promoting their social, emotional and identity development.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Up to one year	Barnstaple Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£887 plus registration fee Funding may be available through Train to Gain, please enquire.
Caring for Children and Young People NVQ 4
This course is designed for those working in a senior role in various childcare settings with children and young people promoting social, emotional and identity development.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Up to one year	Barnstaple Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£887 plus registration fee
Communication and Record Keeping
This course covers the importance of verbal and non verbal communication and the requirements of record keeping. It includes legislation and recognised good practice. This is an essential course for those working in any care setting.	Flexible course dates are available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Dementia Awareness Certificate Level 2
This course covers understanding dementia, understanding person centred care, using a person centred approach to understand emotions and behaviour and applying person centred principles to care, mealtimes, activities and the caring environment.	Flexible course dates are available throughout the year.	Within 30 weeks	Distance Learning	Tbc
Equality and Diversity
This course gives learners an understanding of equality and diversity and is designed for those working in any type of care setting. It examines the importance of respecting peoples differences and offering an equal service to all.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Health and Safety for Carers
This course introduces learners to the importance of health & safety in the care environment. It covers legislation, infection control, MRSA, fire and security.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Health and Social Care - City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Certificate
This course covers fostering diversity, equality, rights and responsibilities, health & social care services provision, understanding health, safety and security, communication, support skills and developing good practice.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year please enquire.	Approximately one year (100 hours comprising of six mandatory units of 30 hours each)	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	Tbc
Health and Social Care NVQ 2 (Adults)
This course is designed for carers working at least 16 hours per week in an adult care setting, either as a paid or volunteer worker. The course includes taught sessions and assessment of work based practice.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year please enquire.	Up to one year	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace, Tiverton Campus or Distance Learning	Free to all learners over 19 years old from the EU. Alternatively, funding may be available through Train to Gain, please enquire.
Health and Social Care NVQ 3 (Adults)
This course is designed for those carers working in senior or supervisory roles such as team leaders, senior carers or supervisors. The course includes taught sessions and assessment of work based practice.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year please enquire.	Up to one year	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace, Tiverton Campus or Distance Learning	£887 plus registration fee Funding may be available through Train to Gain, please enquire.
Health and Social Care NVQ 4 (Adults)
This course is designed for those who manage staff in a senior role in the adult care sector. The course consists of taught sessions and assessment of work based practice.	Autumn and Spring enrolments available please enquire.	Up to one year	Barnstaple Campus, Your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£887 plus registration fee
Induction Training - Common Induction Standards
This course gives learners an introduction to health & safety, communication, manual handling, safeguarding adults and improving personal learning. It meets the generic standards that are now a mandatory part of working in the care industry.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Five hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£90
Leadership and Management for Care Services - Adults/Children (Previously Registered Managers Award)
This course is designed for people working with adults or children at a managerial level in the care sector. It will cover four mandatory units and four optional units that are most appropriate to the candidates working role.	March 2010.	One year	Barnstaple Campus, Your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£887 plus registration fee
Medication Awareness
This course gives learners an understanding of legislation and good practice in relation to the administration, documentation and management of medication.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Mental Health Awareness
This course gives an introduction to various mental health issues and how they might be present. It is an invaluable course for anyone working in a care setting.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Moving and Handling for Carers
This course covers basic safe moving and handling techniques, legislation and basic anatomy. It is an essential course for anyone involved in assisting less mobile service users and can be tailored to your specific business needs.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Palliative Care Certificate Level 3
This course will include an understanding of palliative care, supporting a person's needs in a palliative care context, providing support with physical care needs, care during the final hours of life and bereavement care.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Within 30 weeks	Your Workplace or Distance Learning	Tbc
Prevention and Control of Infection Award
This course is ideal for learners who wish to gain an understanding of the causes of infection and how these can be managed and controlled, especially those working in food preparation and medical services.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Within 20 weeks	Your Workplace or Distance Learning	Tbc
Safe Handling of Medicines Certificate Level 2
This course provides an understanding of the use of medication and its possible side effects. It enhances and develops knowledge of the safe administration of medication, creating a high standard of workplace competence and responsibility.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Within 30 weeks	Your Workplace or Distance Learning	Tbc
Safeguarding Adults (POVA)
This course covers signs and symptoms of abuse, alerters procedure, legislation and good practice. It is an essential course for anyone working with vulnerable adults.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Stress Awareness
This course provides learners with an introduction to managing stress, the body's reaction to stress and coping strategies.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48
Understanding and Managing Behaviour
This course examines behaviour and helps learners to understand why certain behaviour occurs and how to manage these behaviours.	Flexible enrolment dates available throughout the year.	Three hours	Barnstaple Campus, Bude Campus, Your Workplace, At or near your Workplace or Tiverton Campus	£48