Our next Open Event is on Tuesday 4 March
Our next Open Event is on Tuesday 4 March
Nescot’s Care and Health Team are at the forefront of a fast-moving industry. We believe in treating our students as responsible adult individuals and you will rapidly grow in both ability and maturity.
Available courses
Nescot’s Care and Health Team are at the forefront of a fast-moving industry. We believe in treating our students as responsible adult individuals and you will rapidly grow in both ability and maturity. We pride ourselves on the fact that our students are so well regarded that employers frequently send us their vacancies because they want someone who is ‘Nescot qualified’.
The whole department is deeply committed to helping you become the care professional you want to be. We will give you a thorough understanding of the theory of your chosen area and provide you with innovative, exciting opportunities to put that understanding into practice.We not only give you work experience in the wider world but you can also get involved with other departments at Nescot to give you a real feel for your chosen career. From experience in the Campus Nursery, Nestots, to working with some of our students with learning disabilities, you will learn how to put classroom theory into practice to change lives.
Whether it’s children, young people, older people or families, if you’re interested in working with people, the health and social care sector could be a good choice. It can be challenging, but hugely rewarding. We have excellent links for work placements with the public sector and private care providers.
Nescot’s Health and Social Care students are so well-regarded that employers send us their vacancies because they want someone ‘Nescot qualified’.
Tutors are excellent teachers and mentors, with industry experience ranging from social workers and nurses to health care managers and childcare professionals.
The quality of teaching in this department is consistently recognised as good or above.
Become the care professional you want to be. You will gain a thorough understanding of the theory of your chosen area and we will provide you with innovative, exciting opportunities to put that understanding into practice.
You will be given the opportunity to experience working in an organisation relevant to your area of study due to our excellent links with the public sector and private care. We understand that the subjects we teach attract students with a real desire to make a difference, and we are extremely active in the wider community.
Additional qualifications are offered to enhance employability.
Our Tutors are not only excellent teachers and mentors but have a wide breadth of industry experience and range from social workers and nurses to nursery managers and special needs experts. The excellent quality of teaching in this department has been recognised as Grade 1 and 2 by Ofsted.
A large proportion of our students have progressed on to university. These institutions include:
POSSIBLE CAREERS...
At Nescot we encourage our students to think ahead, so that they can choose the right courses to fit them and their future. We also use an innovative online platform called Start, which is a free and comprehensive digital platform, offering students a single starting point to help simplify careers guidance. Students can build a personal profile aimed at guiding them throughout their career. Find out more here.
This chart shows some details about employment trends in the sector, and companies Nescot works with.
Skills you will gain
If you want to make a real difference to people’s lives then a career in the care sector could be right for you. Our courses prepare you for careers or further training in a variety of roles and you will learn skills including:
- Practical & physical care-giving
- Knowledge of nutrition and mental health
- Intergenerational working
- Legislation, health & safety
- Organisation & communication skills
- Safeguarding, equality & diversity
- Self-confidence
- Empathy
- Literacy, numeracy & IT skills
- Observation & assessment
“Studying Health and Social Care is a good basis for lots of different careers, because it’s such a broad course. The units include everything from nutrition to equality, so we’re learning specific skills and more general theories that we will use in our settings and our careers. The teachers are really good at making everything relevant and helping us to apply it, so we always understand how we will use what we’re learning. All the students were nervous about doing placements at first, but there’s a lot of support and it’s a good way of developing your confidence.”
Shilo
The course is really practical and varied, and we also do a lot of work experience, which is a great way to develop yourself and find out which career would suit you. I’m starting a Paramedic Science degree at St George’s University in September, and I couldn’t have done that without Nescot.
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