Childcare Health and Social Care - Health and Safety

Care Academy

Welcome to the Care Academy

The Academy provides a range of vocational courses in Childcare and
Health and Social Care.
Qualified lecturers, trainers and assessors based at North Hertfordshire
Colleges Stevenage Centre run the Academy 52 weeks of the year.
Enrolment onto the majority of academy programmers delivered at the
college takes place three times a year; in January, April and September.
The academy can also provide bespoke training options to suit individual
business needs, delivered within the workplace.

Methods of Study
Online Courses

These courses are flexible and can be studied at your own pace, you can dip
in and out of them whenever you wish, and the majority of the course will
be taught online using a virtual learning environment.

Short Courses

These courses range from 3 hours to 5 days, offering bite size learning,
delivered either in your workplace or at college depending on what suits
your business.

Part Time Courses

These courses take place in the evening and can range from 6 months to 2
years; most of the courses require learners to already be working within the
sector they are studying.

Apprenticeships and Traineeships

We offer Apprenticeships at level 2 and level 3 in Childcare, Health

and Social Care and Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools.
Apprenticeships can be undertaken by existing members of staff or as a
tool for recruiting new staff.
Traineeships generally range form 6 weeks to 6 months and exist as a
stepping-stone into an Apprenticeship. They can be tailored to your
individual business needs, and provide learners with a taste of the sector to
ensure that an Apprenticeship is the right route for both them and you.

Higher Education

We offer the Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Health and Social Care and
Foundation Degrees in both Youth Work and Early Years. Both programmes
are delivered part time at college, and enable learners to progress onto
university study in order to top-up the qualification to a full honours degree.

Funding Options

Courses are FREE to those under 23 if it is the first time they are
studying at that level

Anyone in receipt of benefits such as Housing Benefit, Jobseekers

Allowance, Council Tax Benefit and Income Support or Universal
Credits may be entitled to remission from course fees, please ask
us for details on specific courses

Anyone employed for over 10 hours per week and over the age
of 19 working for an employer with less than 1,000 employees
may be entitled to study a full level 2 course for FREE, ask us for
eligibility information

Tuition fee loans are available to those aged 24 or over studying

level 3 courses, no payments are made on these until the learner
earns in excess of 21,000 per year. Ask us for more details

List of fees 2014/2015

3 hour briefings - 30 (no remission available)
First aid - from 50 (no remission available)
Online courses - 200
Level 1 - 125
Level 2 - 1,000 (possible funding available as above)
Level 3 - From 2225 (24+ loans available)

Online Courses

Level

Title

Cost

Duration

Start Date

NCFE Level 3 Certificate

in the Principles of End of
Life Care

50

Variable

Roll on roll off

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in

Mental Health Awareness

50

Variable

Roll on roll off

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in

Nutrition and Health

50

Variable

Roll on roll off

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in

the Principles of Dementia
Care

200

Variable

Roll on roll off

NCFE Level 2 Certificate in

Preparing to work in Adult
Social Care

200

Variable

Roll on roll off

NCFE Level 3 Certificate in

Preparing to work in Adult
Social Care

200

Variable

Roll on roll off

Short Courses

Level

Title

Cost

Duration

Start Date

Paediatric First Aid

50

12 hours

Varied

Safeguarding in brief

30

3 hours

Varied

Food safety in brief

30

3 hours

Varied

Basic sign language

30

3 hours

Varied

Registering with Ofsted

30

3 hours

Varied

First Aid re-qualification

140

12 hours

Varied

First Aid at Work

190

18 hours

Varied

Emergency First Aid at

Work

60

6 hours

Varied

Defibrilator training course

30

3 hours

Varied

Manual Handling

30

3 hours

Varied

IOSH

525

4 hours

Varied

Health and Safety Level 1

HABC

45

3 hours

Varied

Health and Safety Level 2

HABC

65

1 day

Varied

Short Courses

Level

Title

Cost

Duration

Start Date

Diabetes training and

awareness courses
(includes training in blood
glucose monitoring)

30

3 hours

Varied

Asthma training and

awareness

30

3 hours

Varied

Spirometry for HCA

working in genral practice

30

3 hours

Varied

Epilepsy awareness

30

3 hours

Varied

Communication training
and awareness courses

30

3 hours

Varied

Dementia awareness

30

3 hours

Varied

Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease
training and awareness

30

3 hours

Varied

Part Time Courses

Level

Title

Cost

Duration

CACHE Level 3 Diploma

in Specialist Support for
Teaching and Learning in
Schools

2,225 18 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

CACHE Level 2 Certificate

in Supporting Teaching
and Learning in Schools

1000 12 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

CACHE Level 3 Award

in Preparing to Work in
Home Based Childcare

125

6 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

CACHE Level 1 Award in an 125

Introduction to Early Years
Settings

6 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

CACHE Level 3 Diploma

for the Early Years
Workforce

CACHE Level 2 Certificate 1000 12 Months

for the Children and Young
Peoples Workforce (Social
care Pathway for Youth
Workers)

2999 2 Years

Start Date

January 13th/
April 15th
January 13th/
April 15th

Part Time Courses

Level

Title

Cost

Duration

Start Date

CACHE Level 3 Diploma

2,225 18 Months
for the Children and Young
Peoples Workforce (Social
care Pathway for Youth
Workers)

January 13th/
April 15th

Edexcel Level 2 Diploma in

Health and Social Care

12 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in 2,225 12 Months

Health and Social Care

January 13th/
April 15th

Edexcel BTEC Level 1

Certificate in Health and
Social Care

125

6 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

Edexcel Level 2 Diploma

in Clinical Healthcare
Support

12 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

Edexcel Level 3 Diploma

in Clinical Healthcare
Support

2,225 12 Months

January 13th/
April 15th

Certificate in Cleaning and

Support Service Skills

TBC

January 13th/
April 15th

8 weeks

I want to be a carer/health care assistant

Are you already working or volunteering in health and social care?

No

Yes

We can offer you a 6 month Level 1

Certificate in Health and Social Care
for 125 with a view to progression
to a Level 2 Diploma in Health and
Social Care (subject to Ts & Cs)

Are you working more than 6 hours

per week and have been doing the
role for 3-6 months or more?

No
We can offer you a 6 month Level 1
Certificate in Health and Social Care
for 125

Yes
We can offer you the Level 2 Diploma
in Health and Social care (subject
to Ts and Cs) for 1000 (funding or
remission may be available) You may
also be able to progress to a Level 3
Diploma in Health and Social Care on
completion of level 2 (subject to Ts
and Cs)

I have already worked there for more than a year/work full time/have
already done level 2/work as a senior carer

We may be able to offer you the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social care
(subject to Ts and Cs) for 2225 24+ loan may be available

I want to be a pre-school assistant, nursery assistant

or teaching assistant

Are you already working or volunteering in a childcare or school setting?

No

Yes

We can offer you a 6 month Level 1

Award in and Introduction to Early
Years settings for 125

Are you working more than 6 hours

per week and have been doing the
role for 3-6 months or more?

No
We can offer you a 6 month Level 1
Certificate in Health and Social Care
for 125

Yes
We can offer you the Level 2
Certificate in the Children and Young
Peoples Workforce/Level 2 Certificate
in Supporting Teaching and Learning
in Schools (subject to Ts and Cs) for
1000 (funding or remission may be
available) You may also be able to
progress to level 3 on completion of
level 2 (subject to Ts and Cs)

I have already worked there for more than a year/work full time/have
already done level 2/work as a senior carer
We may be able to offer you the Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Teaching and Learning
in Schools or the Level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Educator (subject to Ts and Cs)
for 2225 or 2999 24+ loan may be available

I want to study to be a Childminder

There are no entry requirements to the Level 3 Award in Preparing to Work

in Home based childcare. The cost is 125 and the duration is 6 months. (No
remission available)
You may also be interested in our other courses that are required by Ofsted
within the first 6 months of registration: (No remission available)
Paediatric First Aid - 50 (renewable every three years)
Safeguarding Briefing - 30 (renewable every three years)
We also offer the following briefings to support you in preparing and
developing your business: (No remission available)
Preparing to Register with Ofsted Briefing - 30
Food Safety Briefing - 30
Sign Language - 30
Ts & Cs all vocational course acceptance is subject to confirmation from the setting of work status
and permission to assess in the setting
Childcare courses for those working with the under 5s only
Supporting Teaching and learning in schools for those working with children in the key stages

How to apply
Anyone interested in our courses is encouraged to attend
an information session.
Alternatively please contact our Central Enquiries team:
Enquiries@nhc.ac.uk
01462 424242

Information sessions
We are holding the following drop-in information sessions
for both business and individuals to find out more about
our courses:
Tuesday 13th January
Wednesday 15th April

4pm 8pm
4pm - 8pm

NHC Stevenage Centre, Monkswood Way, Stevenage, SG1