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Full-timeHealthcare Practice HNC @ SCQF Level 7
HNC Healthcare Practice is for those who want a career in the NHS and care services, particularly if you are looking for a Band 3 position in the NHS or if you are going to go on and study nursing. It will help you develop knowledge and skills as a Health Care Support Worker in acute, clinical and community settings. In an innovative move...
Social Sciences HNC @ SCQF Level 7
This is a Next Gen HNC Social Sciences course at SCQF 7. Most of the content will be delivered as live online sessions through Teams. Hybrid will be the delivery format on a few occasions and other set days you may be asked to attend the college. It is an exciting programme where you will learn about a range of social science disciplines...
Introduction to Working with Communities PDA @ SCQF LEVEL 6
This course is designed to be delivered entirely online to allow flexibility for you as you will be working or volunteering within the community. It is a rolling programme so although there are two ‘official’ start dates – if the programme is open for applications, you should be able to start almost immediately, working your way th...
Health and Social Care Theory (NQ) @ SCQF Level 6
Almost all of your lessons will be live through Teams and through our online learning site. There will be a few occasions when you will be asked to come to college on set dates for workshops. A large percentage of students on this programme work, or have caring responsibilities, so our lessons are recorded through Teams. This is an exci...
Work Based Training
ApprenticeshipsWork Based TrainingSocial Care SCQF Level 6 (Modern Apprenticeship)
Modern Apprenticeships are a great way of gaining skills, qualifications and experience and starting a career without having to study full-time. You can be earning whilst you are learning!This is an opportunity to work towards an industry recognised qualification whilst you are learning ‘on the job’ and it’s a great way to kick-sta...
Open Learning
Open LearningUnderstanding Safeguarding and Prevent
Safeguarding is not a static subject. New threats emerge and better ways of working are developed that help to reduce the likelihood of harm and abuse happening to children and young people. The ‘new threats’ of our time include cyber-bullying and cyberstalking, as well as online grooming for sexual exploitation. They also include the...
Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Although individuals with learning disabilities and their families continue to face many challenges, most commentators would agree that we are living in more enlightened and optimistic times in terms of our approach to learning disability support. Individuals with learning disabilities are now being offered more personalised services with...
Certificate in Understanding Autism
There are around 700,000 people on the autism spectrum in the UK – that’s more than 1 in 100. According to the National Autistic Society, if you include their families, autism is a part of daily life for 2.8 million people. In fact, in the last thirty years the number of people diagnosed with autism has increased 25 fold. This is beca...
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SchoolsCriminology – Social Science Pathway NPA @ SCQF Level 5
This is a College Academy link programme for those in senior phase schools. It will interest you if you want to develop your knowledge of understanding criminal behaviour along with social sciences such as psychology and sociology. You may be interested in a career in social services, police, law, social work, probation service, legal se...