Overview
The Preparing to Work in Health and Social Care course at The Sheffield College provides a comprehensive introduction to key areas of social care, including understanding roles and responsibilities, effective communication, person-centred care, safeguarding, and health and safety.
Future Opportunities
Students who complete the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care can pursue a variety of entry-level roles in the health and social care sector, including:
- Care Assistant / Support Worker
- Residential Care Worker
- Healthcare Assistant
- Home Care Worker / Domiciliary Care Worker
- Adult Social Care Worker
- Community Support Worker
- Wellbeing or Activity Support Assistant
Programme Structure
Key units include:- Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care
- Understand the Role of the Social Care Worker
- Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children's and Young People's Settings
- Principles of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Adult Social Care Settings
- Understand Person-Centred Approaches in Adult Social Care Settings
- Principles of Communication in Adult Social Care Settings
- Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings
- Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings
- Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Social Work Health Sciences View 312 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- There are no specific qualifications required to enrol on this qualification. Acceptance onto the qualification is based on a phone or online interview with the Tutor.
- Learners must be aged 19 years or over.
- Applicants may need to complete an English and maths initial assessment following the pre-enrolment, unless you can provide evidence of sufficient level of English and maths required for the course.
Tuition Fees
Funding
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