Towards a Career in Childcare

Towards a Career in Childcare

YOUR LOCAL COLLEGE

Why should I consider a Towards a Career in Childcare course?

Do you want to learn the basic childcare skills required to work within the nursery and preschool environments?

Do you want to lay the foundations to embark on a career in childcare?

Do you want to work towards a recognised professional qualification which will enable you to study further at NC or SVQ level and beyond?

If yes, then Towards a Career in Childcare is the right course for you. Taught full-time, this course is suitable for both school leavers and more mature students wishing to return to learning or looking to change career direction.

The course is designed to equip you with the the qualifications required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) The course will be very practical in nature and will provide students with placements which will allow them to gain hands-on experience in the workplace.

The course will introduce the following required areas: •

Child Development and Child Protection

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Promotion of Child Health

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HIV, Hepatitis B and C Infections

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The Child with Special Needs

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REHIS Basic Food Hygiene

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Play Experiences for the

Where will I study?

The course will be taught at your local centre.

What qualifications do I need to enrol on this course?

You do not need any specific qualifications to enrol on this course, but students must be 16 years of age or over.

How can I continue to develop my childcare skills?

A natural next step for those students who wish to develop their skills further would be NC Early Education and Childcare or SVQ2 Children’s Care, Learning and Development.

Argyll College UHI Ltd is a Scottish Charity, SC 026685

Argyll College UHI At Argyll College UHI we apply stateof-the-art information technologies – including high-speed internet access and video conferencing facilities – to allow as many students as possible to study throughout Argyll’s dispersed communities.

What’s more, as one of the 13 colleges and research institutions that make up the newly formed University of the Highlands and Islands, we can now offer our students even better access to a wide choice of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. This is in addition to our existing, prolific range of vocational, full and parttime further education courses.

Argyll College UHI has 13 centres throughout the Argyll region and you can also look at studying many courses at home if you wish.

You choose what you study and how you study it.

Contact your nearest centre.

Arran Tel: 01770 600 152 Cairndow Tel: 01546 600 070 Coll Tel: 01546 600 070 Campbeltown Tel: 01631 559 670 Construction, Engineering and Renewables Centre Tel: 01631 559 830 Craignish Tel: 01546 600 070 Dunoon Tel: 01369 707 182 Fionnphort Tel: 01681 700 377 Islay Tel: 01496 810 130 Lochgilphead Tel: 01546 600 070 Oban Tel: 01631 559 500 Rothesay Tel: 01700 501 000 Tiree Tel: 01879 220 372 Tobermory Tel: 01688 302 801