Skills Bootcamp – Healthcare Assistant

This course has been designed in collaboration with the NHS to contribute to meet their skills needs.  An ageing population and skills shortage are an on-going concern and workforce development is critical.

On completion of the Bootcamp learners can apply to work as Healthcare Assistant in one of the hospitals or in smaller independent nursing homes.

Our Skills Bootcamp is aimed at those who are:

• unemployed – looking to gain employment as a Healthcare Assistant
• Those employed in the healthcare sector in a non-clinical role looking to progress into a Healthcare/clinical role

This is a level 3 skills bootcamp to support individuals who want to work in the healthcare sector to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours required.  The course covers theoretical elements of the Care Certificate, as well as building the resilience and confidence needed to work in healthcare and key functional literacy and numeracy skills for the sector.

For more information please contact one of our Adult Advisers:

Email: adultadvice@exe-coll.ac.uk

Call: 01392 400170

Applicants for this course need to be either:

• Unemployed – committed to actively seeking employment opportunities independently during the course and provide evidence of a job interview and job offer within your subject area.
• Employed – using the skills learnt in the Bootcamp to take on a new role or duties in your current role. Your employer will be asked to pay a contribution dependent on the size of the organisation.

To apply you will need to meet the following criteria:

• You are 19 years or over
• You have the right to work in the UK
• You have lived in the UK or EU/EAA for the last 3 years or have a residency status that makes you exempt from this rule
• English skills including written/spoken required with Level 1 being the minimum
• You have not completed another Skills Bootcamp in this current financial year.
• You are committed to participating in delivery sessions for 10 weeks.
• Have basic IT skills
• Awareness of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and basic education

All applicants will be assessed at interview, this will include checking suitability related to where you live.

This Skills Bootcamp is delivered within our Healthcare Faculty at our Hele Road Site, facilities include:

• Specialist skills room – simulated dental suite
• Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
• Cafe
• IT suite