University College Isle of Man (UCM) has held an open meeting at its Homefield Road campus to discuss future training opportunities to support the Adult Care sector.
The event was attended by employers and managers from the Adult Care sector, who met with the Vice Principal of UCM, Joanne Richardson and Head of Faculty for Wellbeing Karen Davies.
During the session, sector representatives had an opportunity to share their thoughts on what training and skills are required to continue to support the sector, as well as consulting on modes of study and areas to improve upon for the future.
UCM currently provides courses in Level 1 Introduction to Care, Level 2 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care and Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care to support people at a variety of professional developmental stages.
Studying an Adult Care qualification can lead to many different careers in areas such as Rehabilitation Support, Activity Support, Administrative and Ancillary roles or as a Residential Home or Community Care Worker.
(Mrs) Karen Davies, Head of UCM’s Wellbeing Faculty, said ‘The Adult Care Sector is a valuable asset to the Island, and caring for the vulnerable takes empathy, patience and confidence, so it’s vital that we ensure UCM equip the right people with high quality skills and knowledge to enter into the sector or to upskill.
Meeting with industry representatives is useful for us to ensure that we’re continuously looking at our offering, making any relevant changes and providing course content which is relevant and appropriate in preparing students for the workplace. We would like to thank everyone who attended for their time and expertise.’
For more information about our Health & Social Care courses, see here.