We are delighted to launch the exciting new online course: Introduction to a Career in Social Care. This brand new six-week, part time, online tutor-supported course is now being delivered by colleges throughout Scotland.
The course will introduce students to a career in Social Care, where opportunities are many and varied. The course has been designed for those who enjoy working with people, are compassionate, have a sense of fun and are seeking a new rewarding career helping others live their lives to the full.
Participants will be able to work through the learning materials at their own pace, extending their learning through videos and links to further information
This course is delivered with funding from the National Transition Training Fund from Scottish Government and the Scottish Funding Council.
Interested in completing the course? Below is the list of confirmed colleges providing the course:
| College | Date Available From | Contact Details | Cohort Delivery or Rolling Programme | Applications from across Scotland accepted |
| Argyll College UHI | 10 December 2021 | Margaret.Eccles@uhi.ac.uk
View course info here |
Starting with a fixed cohort, then flexible | Yes |
| Ayrshire College | January Start | heather.wyllie@ayrshire.ac.uk
View course info Here |
Flexible delivery please contact the college | Yes |
| Borders College | April 2022 | jcair@borderscollege.ac.uk | Fixed initially, then move to rolling prog | Yes |
| City of Glasgow College | From 3 February | jason.mcmillan@cityofglasgwcollege.ac.uk | Flexible | Yes |
| Dumfries and Galloway College |
Can start anytime | Enquiries to OpenLearning@dumgal.ac.uk or 01387 734199 | Rolling programme | Yes |
| Dundee and Angus College |
31 January 2022 14 March 2022 19 May 2022 |
k.simpson@dundeeandangus.ac.uk
07540 823242 |
Cohort and online rolling programme |
Yes |
| Fife College | February 2022 | ewanlaw@fife.ac.uk | Yes | |
| Forth Valley College | 17 January 2022
28 February 2022 11 April 2022 23 May 2022 4 July 2022 |
jane.muir@forthvalley.ac.uk
View course info here |
Fixed cohort delivery every 6 weeks | Yes |
| Glasgow Kelvin College | 24 January 2022 | Jennifer McKay | Fixed cohort every 6 weeks | Yes |
| Lews Castle College UHI | January onwards | Isobel.Maclennan@uhi.ac.uk | Flexible delivery, please contact the college | Yes |
| New College Lanarkshire | 24 January 2022 |
Lynn Orr |
Flexible | Yes |
| North East Scotland College | 7 February 2022 | l.mann@nescol.ac.uk | Cohort delivery | Yes |
| North Highland College UHI | February 2022 | Sarah.wilkinson@uhi.ac.uk | Delivering more than one cohort | |
| Orkney College UHI | 7 March 2022 | derek.aiken@uhi.ac.uk | Starting with a fixed cohort | |
| Perth College UHI | 7 February 2022 | Irene.lawrie.perth@uhi.ac.uk | Rolling Programme | Yes |
| Shetland College UHI | 7 February 2022 | Susan Menary | Flexible | Yes |
| West College Scotland | New cohort dates
1 March 26 April |
clsadmin@wcs.ac.uk
View course info here |
Cohort Delivery | Yes |
| West Highland College UHI | 22 November 2021 | claire.pardoe.whc@uhi.ac.uk |
To enable your college to deliver and promote this fully funded course we have created a marketing toolkit and the neatly packaged online course. Please contact Ann Kirkwood, CDN Lead at ann.kirkwood@cdn.ac.uk for further information.
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View Information Leaflet here
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