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You can either study in a local community venue, in our innovative skills lab based at City College Peterborough, or online where you can study at a time and place that suits you. The course groups are quite small and are flexible to suit your needs.

This course will also suit those who do not want to be in a direct health or care role (for e.g. nurse or healthcare assistant) and would like to get a job in healthcare as an administrator, customer service assistant, driver, catering assistant, IT assistant and other roles. 

Throughout your course, you will benefit from personal and, in many cases, financial support to help you complete your qualification.

Our training is for:

• Unemployed individuals who are looking to work in the Health & Care Sector
• Existing staff in the Health & Care Sector
• Those about to be employed in the Health & Care Sector

• Individuals who are employed and are looking to work in the Health & Care Sector
• Staff who have no qualifications or qualifications in healthcare
• Staff who have no knowledge of the care certificate

Our standard training course includes:

• City & Guilds Level 1 Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care. Please click here to download a summary of the course content.

• The knowledge and understanding behind the 15 standards of the Care Certificate
• Mentoring and Employability throughout the training and for up to 4 months after the course

So, is it for you?

Well, you are eligible if you live in or intend to find a role in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough and are receiving a benefit even if you are already in work, including Universal Credit, JSA, Working Tax Credit, ESA, Child Tax Credit, or carers' allowance. You can still claim your benefits whilst on the course as The Health and Care Work Academy work with the local Job Centres.