care - course prospectus

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Childcare andHealth and Social Care

Course guide 2015/16


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We believe in providing students withthe wide range of skills and experiencesthat will fully prepare you for life after

college, whether you are looking toenter the world of work or progress ontoa higher level of study.

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Erin, Childhood StudiesStudent

This means that during your

time at college you willhave the opportunity to:

^ Undertake workplacements

^ Enter competitionsagainst other colleges

^ Work on projects with

local businesses^ Attend master classes

and workshops fromindustry professionals

^ Go on trips and visitsrelevant to your area ofstudy

^ Get paid work as part

of the Colleges StudentCrew

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STEVENAGE CENTREAccess to Higher Education - Computingand IT - Childhood Studies GCSEs -Health and Social Care

Opened in 2003, the StevenageCentre provides a state-of-the-artlearning environment for studentswith dedicated classrooms, communalworkspaces and quiet study areas. Theground floor houses the Students Unionand the Link Lounge where studentscan get help with work placements, CVwriting and job applications. The secondfloor is home to the Gazelle STEM Centre,a specially designed teaching facilityand exhibition space for science,technology, engineering and maths.

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WHY DID YOU DECIDE YOUWANTED TO STUDY ATNHC?

I had decided sixth formwasnt for me as I wanted tostudy something that wouldgive me skills to take mestraight into the workplace;the project based learning iswhat attracted me becauseI liked the idea of mixingtheoretical work with

practical work. I also knewa lot of my friends wereplanning on studying there.

HOW LONG DID YOUSTUDY FOR AND WHATLEVEL DID YOU REACH?I studied for two years

reaching Level 3, receivinga diploma in Childcareand Education: ChildhoodStudies.

WHAT WAS YOUR

FAVOURITE PART OF THECOURSE?Going on placements wasmy favourite part of thecourse because we got toput our skills to practice

and at the end gain a reallygood reference for futurejob applications. My familyplacement was a particularhighlight as they were reallyfriendly and made me feelwelcome; I still keep in touchas their childcare contact.

HOW EASY WAS IT TOFIND EMPLOYMENTAFTER?I got a job relatively quicklyafter leaving NHC; within amonth after leaving. Withgood references aftercompleting my family and

work placements, and a Level3 qualification, my time atNHC definitely made it easierto find a job.

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WITH FORMER

CHILDHOOD

STUDIES STUDENT

CHRISTIE

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WHERE DO YOU WORKNOW?I have been working atTreetops Day Nursery inStotfold coming up for a year

now as a permanent full timemember, five days a weekbetween 7:50am 6pm. I workin the Crocs room which isfor 3-5 year olds.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANSFOR THE FUTURE?

I plan to continue working atTreetops for another year.Next I am planning to go toAustralia to become an AuPair; a great way to see theother side of the world whilstcontinuing my professionaldevelopment.

WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAYAT WORK LIKE?Its really fun for children atthe nursery as there are lotsof activities they can choosefrom during free flow play;we have the maths table, thehome corner (role play), the

reading area, and the wetroom; an area designed formessy play such as painting,drawing, play dough etc.

We also plan activities inadvance to promote thedevelopment of our keychildren; for example, fingerpainting promotes the Fine

Motor Skills and SensoryDevelopment of the children.We take observations of thison our key children.The children love the gardenas there are lots of funactivities such as the diggingarea and scooters. We takethem there at different

points during the day; thisalso promotes their holisticdevelopment.

WHAT DO YOU ENJOYMOST ABOUT YOUR JOB?Working with the childrenis my favourite part of thejob; getting to know themall individually and learningtheir characters. Seeing thechildren grow and develop,reaching the next stepsin their learning is also anaspect of the job I enjoy.


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A group of twenty students,

studying Health and Social

Care, had the opportunityto work alongside staff

members at Providence

Court care home to get

real life work experience.

Many had already decided

which role to pursue in

the health and social care

sector, but for those who

were undecided, it gavethem an insight into what

opportunities might be

available in the future.

SarahRichards,Level3HealthandSocialCarestudentsaid:Itis

fantastictobeabletoexperiencea

differentrolewithinthecaresector,

andIcouldreallyseemyselfworking

here.

Little Rockets is a childcare facility runas a Learning Company run by NHC. Our

students gain experience within a live workenvironment, whilst our staff and students can

access great value childcare. Students working at LittleRockets are fully supervised by fully qualified members

of staff, and by learning on the job our students gainadditional skills and experience, which look great on their

CV and to future employers.


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Entry 3 Certificate in Caring for

Children (FS068)

Level 1 Diplomain Caring for

Children (FS006)

Level 2 Certificatein anIntroduction to Early Years

Education and Care (EYE)

Level 3 DiplomaBTEC National

Childrens Care, Learning and

Development (EYE) ( FS011)

Level 1 Diplomain Health andSocial Care (KH146)

Level 2 Diplomain Health &

Social Care (FS087)

Level 3 90 credit Diplomain

Health & Social Care (FS071)


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Thiscoursewillintroduceyouto

thebasicskillsrequiredtocare

forbabiesoryoungchildren.You

willhavetheopportunitytostudy:

^ Childrensplay

^ Childsafetyandhygiene

^ Healthyeating

^ Settingaroutine

^ Listeningtoandtalkingto

children

COURSEDURATION

1year

COURSELOCATION

StevenageCentre

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

Therearenoformalentry

requirementsforthiscourse

PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIES

Uponsuccessfulcompletionof

thiscourseyoucanprogressonto

theLevel1DiplomainCaringfor

Children.

Entry3CertificateinCaringforChildren

(FS068)


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Thiscoursewillprovideyouwitha

basicunderstandingofchildrensgrowth,learninganddevelopment,andtheskillsneededtocareforyoungchildren.Youwillhavetheopportunitytostudy:

^ Healthyeatingforfamilies

^ Supportingbabiestoplay

^ Growth&developmentofyoungchildren

^ Sharinglearningexperienceswithyoungchildren

^ Musicalactivitiesforyoungchildren

^ Childrensplay&leisureactivities

inthecommunity

^ Craftactivitiesforyoungchildren

^ Confidencebuilding

COURSEDURATION1year

COURSELOCATION

StevenageCentreENTRYREQUIREMENTS4GCSEsincludingEnglishandmathsatgradeEorabove

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESUponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourseyoucanprogressontothe

Level2DiplomainChildcareandEducation.

Level1DiplomainCaringforChildren(FS006)


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Thiscoursewillequipstudentswiththeunderpi

nningknowledgeandpracticaltrainingtogainalevel2certificateinanintroductiontoEarlyYearsEducationandCare,studyingthemessuchas:

^ Theroleoftheearlyyearspractitioner

^ Legislation,frameworkandprofessionalpractice

^ Play,developmentandlearningforschool

^ Professionaldevelopment^ Studentswillundertake

aminimumof350workplacementhours.Placementscoverdifferentsettingsandagerangesfrombabiestochildrenage5.

YOUWILLSTUDY:^ Supportingphysicalcare

routinesforchildren

^ Anintroductiontotheroleoftheearlyyearspractitioner

^ Howtoworkinpartnership^ Legislationrelatingto

safeguarding,protectionandwelfareofchildren

^ Legislationrelatingtohealthandsafetyofchildren

^ Legislationrelatingtoequality,diversityandinclusivepractice

^ Planningtomeettheindividual

needsofthechild^ Supportingchildrensplay^ Supportingtheneedsofthe

childinpreparingforschool^ Supportingchildrens

development

^ Observation,assessmentand

planning^ Supportingchildrens

behaviour

^ Professionaldevelopment

COURSEDURATION1year

COURSELOCATIONStevenageCentre

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS4GCSEsatgradeDandaboveincludingmathsandEnglish

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESUponsuc

cessfulcompletionofthiscourseyoucanlookforworkinvariousjobrolesinthestatutory,voluntaryorprivatesectors,suchas:

^ Nurseryassistant

^ Classroomassistant

^ Pre-schoolassistant

Level2CertificateinanIntroductiontoEarlyYearsEducationandCare(EYE)

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Thiscoursewillprovideyouwiththeessentialknowledgeand

skillsrelevanttoarangeofcareersinca

ringandeducation

services,leadingtoaprofessionalqualification.Youwillhave

theopportunitytostudy:

^ Workingwithchildren

^ Thedevelopingchild

^ Asafe,healthyandnurturing

environmentforchildren

^ Childrenandplay

^ Communicationand

professionalskillswithin

childcareandeducation

^ Thechildcarepractitionerin

theworkplace

COURSEDURATION

2yearsCOURSELOCATION

StevenageCentre

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

4GCSEsatGradeCorabove

includingmathsandEnglish

PROGRESSION

OPPORTUNITIESUponsuccessfulcompletionof

thiscourseyoucanlookfor

employmentwithinarange

ofchildcaresettingsorprogressontoarelateddegreeat

university.

Level3DiplomaBTECNationalChildrens

Care,LearningandDevelopment(EYE)


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Thiscourseisdesignedasabroad

introductiontotheHealthand

SocialCaresector,youwillhavethe

opportunitytostudy:

^ DevelopingskillsinHealthand

SocialCare

^ Personaleffectiveness

^ Socialresponsibilityatwork

^ LookingafterChildren

COURSEDURATION

1year

COURSELOCATION

StevenageCentre

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

4GCSEsgradeEoraboveincluding

English,mathsandscience

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIES

Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthis

courseyoucanprogressontothe

Level2DiplomainHealth&Social

Care.

Level1DiplomainHealthandSocialCare

(KH146)

northhertscollegeElle andShannon studied Health andSocial Care at NHC and are

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Thiscourseisdesignedtogiveyoua

generalunderstandingofthehealthandsocialcaresectoraswellasimprovedconfidenceinworkingwithpeople.Youwillhavetheopportunitytostudy:

^ Communicationsandindividualrights

^

Individualneedswithincaresettings

^ Culturaldiversityinhealthandcare

^ Healthandsocialcareservices

^ Humanlifespandevelopment

^ HumanPhysiology

^ Lifestyle

COURSEDURATION1year

COURSELOCATIONStevenageCentre

ENTRYREQUIREMENTS

4GCSEsatGradeDoraboveincludingEnglish,mathsandscience

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIESUponsuccessfulcompletionofthiscourseyoucanprogressontotheLevel3ExtendedDiplomainHealth&SocialCareorlookforemployment

withinthecaresector.

Level2DiplomainHealth&SocialCare(FS087)

northhertscollegeKellyCraik,aBTEC

ExtendedDiplomainHealthandSocialCarestudent,wasnamedtheEastofEnglandsVQLearneroftheYear2013ataprestigiouseventinWestminster.

ItwasKellysdevelopmentintoaconfident,motivatedandcaringyoungwomanduringhercoursethatmostimpressedthejudges.DuringhertimeatNorthHertfordsh

ireCollege,Kellyworkedtoraisetheissueofsocialexclusionwithinsocietybydeliveringtutorialsonthetopicofhomophobia.TheBTECthatKellyachievedhasalsoop

enedupthepossibilityforfurtherstudyandshehasnowreceivedoffersfromfiveuniversities.


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This course will provide you with

an in depth knowledge of health

and wellbeing. Work experience

is also an essential part of

this course. You will have the

opportunity to study:

^ Human growth and

development

^ Equality, diversity and

discrimination issues

^ Anatomy and Physiology

^ Sociological Perspectives

^ Psychological Perspectives

COURSE DURATION

1 year

COURSE LOCATIONStevenage Centre

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

5 GCSEs at Grade C or aboveincluding English and maths

PROGRESSIONOPPORTUNITIES

Upon successful completion of

this one year course students can

continue studying to achieve the

full Level 3 Extended Diploma inHealth and Social Care.

Level 3 90 creditDiploma in Health &

Social Care (FS071)

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Stevenage Borough Council and localcommunity groups


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How to applyOnce youve decided which

course is right for you, there are a

number of ways to apply:

^ Pick up an application form

from reception at any of our

centres

^ Call us on 01462 424242 to

apply by telephone

^ Visit our website

www.nhc.ac.uk, find yourcourse and apply online

Travel to college

for 2Weve teamed up with the Uno bus

to provide students with unlimited

daily travel for just 2! There are

also great deals to be had on with

Arriva and CentreBus.

75% off train travel

from RoystonFull-time students travelling from

Royston are eligible for 75% off of

monthly tickets bought in advance

from Royston station.

Terms and conditions apply.

The information in this brochure was correct

at the time of going to print (October 2014).

Some course and venue details may be

subject to change, please visit our websitewww.nhc.ac.uk for the most up-to-date

information.


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