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"Registered Supervisor"

Available from: 2nd June 2008

This DISTANCE LEARNING course will qualify you to register as a Supervisor under SSSC Phase 2

qualifications criteria for adult residential care and housing support services

For course information go to the "Registered Supervisor" page

Fees from £370

Contact Reception at TfC for an Application Form

Phone: 0131 556 7773 Email: reception@tfcscotland.org.uk Fax: 0131 556 9008

New Course Start Date

for

Children's Care, Learning and Development SVQ3

The qualification will be delivered using the “Learning Assistant” e-portfolio system for highly responsive assessment and reduced paperwork for candidates

Level 3 Start Date

Evening Course: 7th October 2008

Closing Date: 1st August 2008

For course and fee information go to the Childcare SVQ Level 3 page

Contact Reception at TfC for an Application Form

Phone: 0131 556 7773 Email: reception@tfcscotland.org.uk Fax: 0131 556 9008

SHORT COURSES

OPEN COURSE PROGRAMME FOR INDIVIDUAL AND

SMALL GROUP PLACES

NEW DATES

SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2008 PROGRAMME

First Aid (including Epipen Administration)

First Aid at Work

Food Hygiene

Moving and Handling

Health and Safety

Epilepsy

Current Trends in Epilepsy

Developing and Leading Teams

Essential Practice Skills for Social Carers

Scottish Mental Health First Aid

Administration and Storage of Medication

Good Practice in Infection Control

Loss and Bereavement

Volunteering with Vulnerable Adults

For details go to Open Courses

Download the full brochure here

Block Booked Courses for Individual Organisations or Groups

2008 - 2009 CARE SECTOR BROCHURE

NOW AVAILABLE

New Additions to the Service

Volunteering with Vulnerable Adults

AED Defibrillation Training

Essential Practice Skills for Social Carers

Specialised Extended Emergency First Aid for either Older People or Substance Misuse settings

Also, key courses are now benchmarked to SVQ Health and Social Care Levels 2 and 3

For prices, courses offered and course descriptions click on short courses

Contact: Catriona Wilson for all short courses

Phone: 0131 556 7773 email: catrionawilson@tfcscotland.org.uk

NOTICE BOARD

This section is here to bring you news of any legislative, organisational or other changes which may affect the training we deliver or which you may wish to consider in accessing our training.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR JUNIOR STAFF?

PERHAPS Training for Care HAS JUST THE PERSON

In addition to our SVQ courses, we run a twice yearly “Get Ready for Work” course for school leavers interested in working in the adult care or childcare sectors. The aim of this six month programme is to prepare the students for progression into a job as a care or nursery assistant and on to the SVQ Level 2.

Students who have proved that they have the necessary ability and commitment move* into a 4 week trial SVQ placement with a suitable care/childcare employer who can offer them a job at the end of the trial if it is a success. The job must be linked to the young person undertaking the SVQ Level 2 with TfC (please see the enclosed publicity). *At course month 5, either January or July.

The students will have completed two 8 week work experience placements in different types of care settings as well as a one day per week tutorial programme covering the essential basic knowledge and skills to equip them to work in adult and early years settings.

If you have a vacancy coming up or would be interested in finding out more … .

Please contact Caroline McKay, Pre-VQ Co-ordinator, on 0131 556 7773/ carolinemckay@tfcscotland.org.uk .