








Explore ideas about what social care is, using practice scenarios featuring children, older adults, mental health communities, and individuals with disabilities. This certificate helps you build key skills in digital literacy, effective communication, and reflective writing—essential for working in social care settings. Whether starting your career or enhancing existing skills, this qualification equips you with the knowledge and practical abilities needed for meaningful and impactful work in social care.
**Key features of the course**
- Considers the nature of social w...
Explore ideas about what social care is, using practice scenarios featuring children, older adults, mental health communities, and individuals with disabilities. This certificate helps you build key skills in digital literacy, effective communication, and reflective writing—essential for working in social care settings. Whether starting your career or enhancing existing skills, this qualification equips you with the knowledge and practical abilities needed for meaningful and impactful work in social care.<br/><br/>**Key features of the course**<br/>- Considers the nature of social work and social care, and encourages you to apply learning to practice<br/><br/><br/>- Uses real-life practice scenarios to aid learning<br/><br/><br/>- Builds key skills in information and communication technologies, digital and information literacy, and reflective writing<br/><br/><br/>- Potential first step towards an honours degree in social work<br/>
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Study Mode
Distance-online
Duration
Unknown
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Distance Learning
Provider Details
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Course Code
null
Institution Code
O11
Points of Entry
Year 1
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