Child, Health and Social Care

About Child Health and Social Care

You will spend time in valuable work placements in different care settings related to your chosen course, such as nurseries or care homes. Your time at college focuses on developing your knowledge in relevant topics such as children’s learning and development, safeguarding, anatomy and physiology and equality – taught by staff who are industry professionals.

#YourCAVC

All care courses have a big emphasis on work placements to make sure you get the practical experience to develop your employability, CV and career prospects. Our Employability team works hard to find the best range of settings for student placements including nurseries, schools and a wide choice of NHS settings.

#YourIndustry

Currently, there are almost 100,000 people employed in South East Wales. Additionally, the region is 19% above national average for jobs in this sector and is predicted to grow by another 4,000 jobs (4%) by 2024 (EMSI, 2016).

#YourFuture

Many students progress into employment in their chosen field after completing their course. This includes roles in nurseries, childcare centres, care homes and youth work. Many Level 3 students go on to university courses including Child Development, Youth and Community Care, Nursing, Social Care and Teaching. You can also study a university course at CAVC, with Foundation Degrees in Care Studies and a popular Education, Learning and Development course.

Course name	Level	Start date	Location
Childcare (Core)	L2 Part Time	2 March 2020	Barry Campus
Children's Care, Play, Learning & Development (Welsh Medium)	L2 Full Time	1 September 2020	City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Children's Care, Play, Learning & Development	L2 Full Time	1 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff East Cardiff Campus
Children's Care, Play, Learning & Development (Bilingual)	L3 Full Time	1 September 2020	City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Children's Care, Play, Learning & Development	L3 Full Time	1 September 2020	Barry Campus East Cardiff Campus
Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies	L5 Full Time	14 September 2020	Barry Campus

Course name	Level	Start date	Location
Introduction to Health & Social Care, Early Years & Childcare	L1 Full Time	1 September 2020	Barry Campus East Cardiff Campus
Sign Language	L1 Part Time	29 June 2020	City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Health & Social Care (Core)	L2 Part Time	2 March 2020	Barry Campus
Health & Social Care	L2 Full Time	1 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Health & Social Care	L3 Full Time	1 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff East Cardiff Campus
Health & Social Care - Extended Diploma	L3 Full Time	7 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Foundation Degree in Health & Social Care Management	L5 Full Time	14 September 2020	City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Foundation Degree in Youth and Social Care	L5 Full Time	14 September 2020	City Centre Campus, Cardiff

Course name	Level	Start date	Location
Certificate in Counselling Skills	L2 Part Time	8 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Introduction To Counselling	L2 Part Time	10 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Certificate in Counselling Studies	L3 Part Time	8 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling	L4 Part Time	8 September 2020	Barry Campus

Course name	Level	Start date	Location
Pre Access to Nursing	L2 Part Time	7 September 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Access to Nursing & Midwifery	L3 Full Time	24 February 2020	Barry Campus City Centre Campus, Cardiff