Are you aged between 16 and 30 and looking for a career in the Health & Social Care sector? The Skills for Health project can help you!
The Skills for Health project has been specifically designed to help young people aged between 16 and 30, gain meaningful employment in the Health & Social Care sector - across many job roles. With more than 350 careers available within the NHS and social care sector, there is a role for anybody looking to make a difference every day.
Our Skills for Health team will help you identify roles within the sector that will allow you to unlock your potential and secure your future employment goals.
Whether you are just leaving education or you feel you have the transferable skills that could be utilised in a role that helps others, this project can mentor you through the process. The Skills for Health and Care project is a joint initiative between North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Stockton Riverside College, Redcar and Cleveland College and Hartlepool College and is supported by the Prince’s Trust. (see photo and story link below)
Our shared values and high standards mean that we have one simple goal, to help young people gain meaningful employment in the Health & Social Care sector.
Hartlepool College together with health bosses have made a pledge to work together to help with potential skills gaps and raise awareness of opportunities and careers in the health and social care sectors, among young people. READ MORE >> https://www.hartlepoolfe.ac.uk/whats-happening/news/future-health-skills-great-hands
The following courses will provide knowledge, skills and behaviours to support working in the Health and Social Care sector:
| Course | Start Date(s) | Times | Duration | Rationale |
| Level 2 Counselling | 09/05/22 & 04/07/22 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | 2 Weeks | The L2 Introduction to counselling course aims to introduce learners to the use of counselling skills in everyday life and work, and some of the approaches that underpin the use of these skills. |
| Mental Health Awareness | 27/06/22 | 9.30am - 4.30pm | 3 Weeks | This qualification is designed to raise awareness of mental health and the problems that can cause mental ill health. It also aims to develop knowledge of the legal context of mental illness. |
