Care & General Education

Course List

• Birth To Three Years
• Care - Intermediate 1
• Care - Preparation For A Career In Care
• Certificate For Classroom Assistants - PDA Certificate
• Child, Health and Social Care - NC
• Counselling - HNC
• Counselling Skills - COSCA Certificate
• Early Education And Childcare - HNC
• Early Education And Childcare - HNC (Part-time)
• Early Education and Childcare - NC
• Early Education and Childcare - PDA Certificate
• General Education Programme - Higher Level
• Health Care - Higher Level
• Healthcare - HNC
• Nursing – Access to Nursing
• Prepare to Care - Short Course
• Social Care - Higher Level
• Social Care - HNC

Department Overview

FACILITIES

The department is made up of 4 sections: Early Education and Childcare; Health and Social Care, General Education and Counselling. The sections work closely together, being made up of experienced professionals from the different disciplines. The departmental programme profile starts at Access 3 to Level I, through Level II programmes, Highers to HNCs in each discipline. Several courses have a vocational element, in particular the Health Care (which provides access to the Common Foundation Nursing Programme at Napier Year One), the Care Intermediate 2, the Social Care and the Early Education and Childcare courses.

EQUIPMENT & RESOURCES

The department has excellent resources. It is stocked with the latest publications in Care, Counselling, Early Education and Childcare and relevant General Education resources, enabling teaching to take account of the latest developments in the field. 

INDUSTRIAL LINKS & WORK PLACEMENT

All courses provide practice placement in a variety of health, social care and childcare facilities and organisations across the Borders. These relationships in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors enable us to organise a wide range of work placement opportunities for students. Placements are organised and supported by Placement Officers. Representatives from service organisations are part of the department's Management Committees. The College links across the Borders with a wide range of Health, Social and Childcare Organisations/Employers, including NHS Borders, SBC Social Work Department, SBC Childcare Partnerships, SBC Education and Lifelong Learning Department and many private and voluntary establishments, to provide quality placement and experience.

DEPARTMENT HEAD
JAYNE GRACIE - Tel No: 08700 50 51 52
E-mail: jgracie@borderscollege.ac.uk

PROGRAMME LEADERS
JULIE BAXTER - Tel No: 08700 50 51 52
E-mail: jubaxter@borderscollege.ac.uk

JENNY PHIPPS - Tel No: 08700 50 51 52
E-mail: jphipps@borderscollege.ac.uk