Adult Social Care – FREE Into Employment course

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Adult Social Care – FREE Into Employment course

Attendance: Part Time

Course code: EMP

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Is this course right for me?

Free training courses!

Guaranteed job interview with a sector employer!

Aged 19 and over?
Want to work in the adult social care sector?
Want to develop skills that employers look for when recruiting staff?
Want a guaranteed interview with an employer with vacancies?

Get your career off to a healthy start!

Working in adult social care can be extremely rewarding, by making a difference to people’s lives every day.

Whether you want to work with adults in a residential centre, in the community, or people’s homes, we offer free training courses to will give you an overview of working in this sector and teach you the skills and knowledge you need to apply for jobs.

We work to help recruit support staff and enable local people to get on to the career ladder. If you complete our 5 week course, you will have the opportunity to do a work experience placement in an area needing to recruit staff and, on successful completion of the course will have a guaranteed interview for relevant vacancies.

Whether you are looking for work, or you want to develop new skills to improve your employment prospects, we can help you develop the skills you need to work in your area of healthcare.

How long is the course?

Course one is five days a week for two weeks

Course two is five days a week for up to five weeks and includes a work experience placement.

To have a job interview you will be expected to attend all programmed training sessions and successfully complete the course and work placement if applicable.

Where are the courses held?

Courses are held at college sites or in local community venues.

This course is part of the college’s Into Employment programme funded by West Midlands Combined Authority to equip local people with the skills needed to work in priority sectors across the region and support employers who are looking to recruit new staff.

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Course details

What will I learn?

Course one:

Overview of the adult social care sector
Understanding roles and responsibilities
Understanding National Care Standards
Privacy and dignity and promoting independence
Person-centre approach to care
Deprivation of liberty, safeguarding and risk assessment
Emergency first aid, fire awareness and safe moving of people

Course two:

An introduction to the adult social care industry
Understanding different roles
Understanding National Care Standards
Privacy and dignity and promoting independence
Person-centre approach to care
Deprivation of liberty, safeguarding and risk assessment
Emergency first aid, fire awareness and safe moving of people
Equality & diversity and safeguarding
Health and safety
Behaviours in the workplace
Customer service skills
Answering telephone calls and taking messages
Communication, teamwork and problem solving
Digital and IT skills
Producing a CV and applying for jobs
Preparing for an interview (using AI and Bodyswap technology)

Adult Social Care – FREE Into Employment course

Course code: EMP

Part Time

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