Health and Social Care - Traineeship Level 2

Essentials

Duration: 1 Year Full-time
Start date: 4th September 2023
End date: 7th June 2024
Information event: Y

Course fee: FREE (See eligibility criteria)

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Course Content

The Level 2 Health and Social care traineeship will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge designed to prepare you for entry into the health and social care sector.

Examples of units studied include:

• Communication
• Principles and Values
• Health, Safety and Wellbeing
• Infection Control
• Mental Health Awareness

In addition, there will be a range of project based learning tasks to give learners the opportunity to develop a range of skills that will prepare them for the workplace.

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Course Aims

The Level 2 Health and Social Care traineeship is designed as an introduction to the health and social care sector.  The course will give you the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills related to working the Health and Social Care sector.

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Special Features

As part of the traineeship, you will have the opportunity to undertake a health and social care work placement where knowledge gained in the classroom can be put into practice.

You will be supported by your lecturers to find a suitable work placement for the duration of the course.

You will be required to satisfy ACCESS NI checks to undertake a work placement.

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Assessment Methods

A range of assessment methods will be used to equip learners with the knowledge and skills for the Health and Social Care sector, for example, written assessments, projects, portfolio of evidence.

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Course Update

Please note that due to ongoing major campus construction projects courses at Ballymena, Coleraine and Ballymoney may be relocated to alternative suitable locations as required.

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You must:

• Have a minimum of a Level 1 qualification defined as 4 GCSEs at grades D-G including Maths grade D and English grade E or equivalent. 
• Attend an information session.

If you do not meet the entry requirement you may be able to join the Traineeship programme on an introductory phase.  Full details will be provided at the information session.

In the event of oversubscription, the College reserves the right to apply enhanced criteria.  See our Traineeship page for more information on enhanced entry criteria and the introductory phase.

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Successful students may progress to a Level 3 programme in Health and Social Care or a Child Care programme or directly into employment.  On completion of the Traineeship, you can progress to a Level 3 further education course.  This can lead you to Higher Education options.

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