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Study Programme (16-19 year olds)

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Training in Care’s Study Programme is designed to provide young people with a clear understanding of the choices and opportunities for work within the Child and Adult Care Sectors. We offer a useful and enjoyable programme through a tailored learner-centred approach that focuses on work readiness skills, including work experience and placement.
 

We offer a useful and enjoyable programme through a tailored, learner centred approach which focuses largely on work readiness skills including work experience and placement.
Our study programme are built up of core qualifications, additionality, supporting qualifications, tutorials, support and enrichment.

Level 1 Study Programme in Child and Adult Care

This programme includes two accredited level 1 qualifications to accommodate learner choice for progressing to their level 2 programme. This programme is aimed at boosting the learner’s confidence and self-esteem.

  • Level 1 Award in an Introduction to Early Years Settings: This qualification will allow learners to gain a basic knowledge of childcare in early years environments. This includes the value of play, roles and responsibilities of carers and volunteers and the importance of developing links in the local community. It covers working with children up to the age of 5 years. The qualification is aimed at parents and volunteers wishing to participate in the provision made by early years environments, such as pre-schools.

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  • Level 1 Award in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care: This qualification develops a basic knowledge of the adult social care sector. It covers the type of job roles and services within it, the role of communication and the importance of valuing the individuals being cared for.

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  • Tutorials and Support are available weekly and are linked to a programme of mental wellbeing.

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  • Enrichment – focuses on outcomes for learners to include developing skills required to plan and execute activities, teamwork skills, building their confidence and self-esteem which will help for progression into all types of employment. Previous activities have included planning and taking part in fundraising for Cancer Research.

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  • Maths and English are not included in the level 1 study programme as we have identified that this is a barrier to anyone first starting learning.

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*Course duration is 10 weeks with learners attending at least 16 hours per week across 3 days*

Level 2 Study Programme in Childcare
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This programme includes an interchangeable core aim of a Level 2 Certificate in Introducing Caring for Children and Young People or a Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce.

  • ​Level 2 Certificate in Caring for Children and Young People: is a knowledge only level 2 which has been introduced as a pre-level 2 qualification for those learners who are not ready to go out into a work experience/placement. By completing this knowledge only level 2 learners will build up the confidence they need in the sector. This qualification provides an opportunity to study a range of topics from three main areas; childcare and education, babysitting and parenting responsibilities. There are units covering learning, development and play
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  • Level 2 Certificate for the Children and Young People’s Workforce: this includes knowledge and skills. This includes a work experience element of 150 hours of placement where evidence of skills needs to be gathered. Learners will be required to have a current DBS check before enrolling onto this qualification aim. This qualification is designed to help learners build the knowledge and skills needed when working with children and young people from birth to 19 years of age. It covers a diverse range of job roles and occupational areas working in children’s environments including early years and social care. It covers a wide range of areas including safeguarding, health and safety, supporting speech and language, and child development. Our level 2 programmes also include additional and supporting qualifications which include;
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    - Level 2 Award in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities: this qualification provides learners with the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills around supporting individuals with learning disabilities. It is aimed at learners who support individuals with learning disabilities as part of their job role.
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    - Level 2 Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings: this qualification provides the knowledge to equip learners with and understanding of the health, social care and children and young people’s sector and their role within it. Topics include expectations of an employer, skills and attitudes required, current trends and how this influences the sector.
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  • Other elements of the level 2 study programme include:
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    Tutorials and support: are available weekly and are linked to a programme of mental wellbeing.
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    Enrichment: focuses on outcomes for learners to include developing skills required to plan and execute activities, teamwork skills, building their confidence and self-esteem which will help for progression into all types of employment.
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*Course duration is 25 weeks with learners attending at least 16 hours a week across 4 days*

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