Childcare, Health & Social Care
Become a…nursery worker, pre-school supervisor, teaching assistant, early years officer, family support worker, care manager, nurse, therapist, social worker and many more…!
Do you want to work with young children or as a health care professional? Are you looking for a practical course that will give you the skills and knowledge you need to become a confident practitioner? Then look no further than Guildford College!
We have an extremely good reputation for our childcare and health courses, both for their high success rates and our comprehensive training opportunities. You will benefit from subject-specialist teaching and hands-on experience in various work placements and during educational visits.
Why choose Guildford College?
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High success rates
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Comprehensive training opportunities
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Hands-on experience in various work placements and educational visits
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Subject-specialist teaching
Day to day
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Communication and professional skills
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Individual needs
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Lifespan development
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Food and nutrition
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Learning and care
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Complementary therapies
Average salary
Nursery and play workers and teaching assistants can start at around £15,000, rising to twice that for managers. Care assistants would earn a similar wage to begin with, rising to £21,000 plus with experience.
Moving on
At Guildford College you can progress to the Early Childhood Studies Foundation Degree followed by Degree, or apply for related university courses in nursing, health and social care, midwifery and many others.
Links
www.cache.org.uk| - The Council for Awards in Children’s Care and Education is the provider of leading qualifications for working in children’s services.
www.nhs.uk| - NHS Choices is the online 'front door' to the NHS. It is the country's biggest health website and gives all the information you need to make choices about your health.
www.childcarecareers.gov.uk| - A useful source providing information and real-life experiences about careers in childcare.
www.nhscareers.nhs.uk| - Information service for careers in the NHS in England.
www.ncma.org.uk| - The National Childminding Association promotes and supports quality child-minding expertise and provides information for both childminders, and parents looking for childminders.
www.shootingstarchase.org.uk| - Registered local charity CHASE supports life-limited children and their families.
www.riph.org.uk| - The Royal Institute of Public Health is a leading independent body with the aims of protecting and promoting public health through education, training and policy development.
www.rsph.org| - The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health is the largest and longest-established public health organisation for the UK.