Exploring the Caring Sectors
Health, Social Care and Early Years
Level 1
Gloucester
Course Overview
Full Time
Certificate
Certificate
Want to explore careers where you can help others? This course is ideal if you’re just starting out and want to build the skills needed to move onto a Level 2 qualification. You’ll learn the basics of working in health, social care, or early years settings, with a mix of practical activities and classroom learning.
Whether you’re interested in caring for young children or supporting adults, this course will give you a great introduction.
What You’ll Learn
You’ll cover a range of skills that are essential for working in the caring sectors. You’ll develop your English and maths skills, while also learning about creative activities for children, how children grow and develop, and communication skills. You’ll also explore healthy eating and personal care.
This course covers:
- Rights and Responsibilities at Work
- Health and Social Care Needs
- Early Years Needs
- Creative Activities
- Personal Care
- Healthy Eating
Working on group projects you can showcase your learning and grow your confidence, with a strong focus on improving your English and maths. You’ll have lots of hands-on experience through practical activities in class, and you’ll even have the chance to gain work experience in care settings like nurseries, day centres, or residential care homes.
This course will help you decide whether you’d like a career in Early Years or Health and Social Care, with many of our Level 1 students moving onto Level 2 the following year.
Highlights
You can look forward to:
- Industry week where you can take part in a placement in a childcare setting
- Building practical real-world skills
- Hearing from expert guest speakers and professionals
- Learning from lecturers who have worked in the industry
Assessment
Assessment will be by a series of internally assessed assignments.
Anything else?
At Gloucestershire College we want students to develop their English and Maths skills so that they achieve their learning goals and future career aims. For this reason, all full-time students (16-18) who have not achieved grade 4 or above English language or maths GCSE will study these subjects as part of their course.
We also promote the development of additional wider skills such as communication and resilience through our Which Three Skills programme.
You will need to complete and pay for a DBS check to attend any work experience in a nursery setting. We have staff to help with this if required.
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Typical Entry Criteria
Three GCSE Subjects at Grade 2:
Recommended Age Criteria: Under 19 (Learners with an Education Health Care Plan Under 23)
Gloucestershire College welcome any other/combinations of relevant qualifications that are comparable and/or equivalent to the typical course entry requirements.
For 19+ applicants that do not have recognised qualifications may still meet course entry requirements through alternative methods of assessment at the College’s discretion.
All queries regarding course entry criteria including the equivalency of qualifications and exceptional extenuating circumstances should be directed by email to the Admissions Department through applications@gloscol.ac.uk.
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The general progression route for our Health, Care and Early Years (Level 1) programme is:
Early Years (Level 2) CACHE Diploma
Or
Health and Social Care (Level 2) BTEC Certificate
Shortlist and Apply
If you would like to apply for this course, please add it to your shortlist. You may then add further courses to your shortlist or continue to complete your application.
Careers in the health, social care and early years industries are challenging but immensely rewarding, enabling you to make life-changing differences for the people and children you work with.
Health and Social Care
We offer support of teaching staff with industry experience, coupled with a fantastic set of facilities, including a full-sized training ward, and excellent placement and volunteering opportunities to build your skills and expertise.
Early Years
These courses focus on a range of key areas such as education, the care of young children, and physical health and emotional development. We are proud of our employer partnership with Tinies Nurseries, and our excellent progression opportunities too.
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