New course for students eyeing career in health and social care

Students in Warwickshire can nurture their skills in health and social care in an exciting new Warwickshire County Council-backed project in schools across the region.

Leading training provider Midlands Training and Development, with development partner Warwickshire County Council's Skills for Employment Programme, has launched ‘Caring for your Career,' an eight-week programme for students in Years 11 and 12.

During two months the students will develop the skills they will need to become a future health and care professional. They will benefit from a series of interactive workshops designed to investigate the values required within health and care sectors.

Learners will benefit from workshop delivery tailored to each participating school, with contributions by National Health Service employers, General Practitioner practices and federations and local private care providers. In addition, students will be able to boost their learning with optional components including personalised one-to-one career profiling and apprenticeship-ready workshops.

There will also be the opportunity to achieve a Level Two Emergency First Aid at Work qualification to enhance employability.

Leader of Warwickshire County Council and Chair of the Warwickshire Health and Wellbeing Board Izzi Seccombe said: "These practical interactive workshops led by key practitioners in the sector will give a real flavour of the variety of roles on offer. They will provide young people with an insight into the fantastic work being carried out in the fields of health and social care in Warwickshire.

"It will provide an opportunity for young people to gain employment in the sector when they leave school, which in turn will help address employers' skills shortages. People working in this sector carry out vital work in our communities and can make a real difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable members of our community."

Clare McKenzie, commercial director of not-for-profit organisation Midlands Training and Development, added “We are looking forward to inspiring the next generation of carers.”