Social Services and Healthcare

This Foundation Apprenticeship gives pupils skills to prepare for a career in social services. It'll help them to:

• learn to communicate with people who use care services

• understand and support people's social and developmental needs

Examples of course units include:

National Progression Award (NPA)

• Social services in Scotland

• Safeguarding people

SCQF

• Develop your own knowledge and practice

• Support the safeguarding of individuals

You can support pupils to aim for rewarding jobs in social work where they can improve lives and help others. Possible care roles could include:

• nurse for adults or children

• care assistant

• care home manager

• residential support worker

• social worker

Pupils don't need formal qualifications for entry, but should have:

• a good level of written and spoken English

• the ability to work with others

• communication skills

• problem-solving skills

• a commitment to the appropriate values

The pupil would select a Foundation Apprenticeship as a school subject choice. Then they'd go through a recruitment process arranged by the college, or other learning provider. It's great if you can get involved, too.

Pupils need to register with the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme before placement.

Pupils will get the skills, knowledge and competence to help them move on to:

• a Modern Apprenticeship

• more vocational training

• further study at school or college

These will help them to prepare for working in a social services subject.

If you're looking to hire, Foundation Apprenticeships help you spot talented pupils. You can assess their skills on a longer term than a regular interview process would allow.