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Find the right career for you - care offers more than you might think.


Are you looking for a meaningful career that gives you purpose, confidence, and the chance to help others? Step into Care is the perfect place to begin.

This short course gives you the essential skills, real-world understanding, and support you need to take your first steps into the health and social care sector.

Whether you’re looking for a new start, returning to work, or searching for a career with purpose, this course helps you move closer to employment, and closer to making a real difference in people’s lives.

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Who is this course for?
Anyone interested in starting a career in care. Whether you’re new to the sector, returning to work, or exploring a career change, this course sets you up for real employment opportunities.

Why choose this Step into Care?

Explore a career path suited to you – Learn about the diverse roles available and what it’s really like to work in health and social care and find where you fit.
Develop essential skills – Learn the skills and values you’ll need to thrive in a social care setting. Grow your confidence with practical activities and real-life scenarios help you understand the sector and prepare you for work.
Understand what quality care looks like - Gain the knowledge and mindset to support people with dignity, respect, and compassion, which is at the heart of this course.
Build a strong knowledge base - From communication and teamwork to safeguarding and inclusion, you’ll gain the foundations employers look for.
What should I expect from Step into Care?

Each of the five sessions will help you to understand:

The roles available in adult social care, and the rewards of working in the sector
Other people’s differences and how to help them feel included, and learn how to promote inclusion and fairness
The safeguarding basics - how to recognise and respond to concerns to keep vulnerable people safe.
The importance of building empathy and inclusion, and how it shapes high-quality care.
How dignity and respect is central to quality care. Learn the behaviours and attitudes that define professional and compassionate care.
You’ll finish the course with practical insights, increased confidence, and clear next steps toward employment or further training.

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Unemployed
Live in the Greater Manchester Area
Are over 19 years old
Have the right to live and work in the UK
Ordinarily resident in the UK

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