Five Reasons To Consider A Career In Care

The Care Training Consortium has an established reputation in delivering high quality training within the care sector in Scotland and is now entering new territory with the provision of an extended portfolio of SVQs and training initiatives.

They have shared five reasons to consider a career in care.

1. Chance To Help Others

By working in health and social care, you help others improve their physical and psychological health.

A person can start their Career in this sector from school, or later in their lives. It’s a sector inclusive to everyone

2. A Career That’s In Demand

So, why not become part of the solution as you grow your own career and character?
According to an article published in 2015 on GOV.UK, nearly two-million more workers will need to be trained in the health and social care fields by the year 2022.

3. A Job for Life

Health and social care jobs offer career opportunities that can last a lifetime. whether it is working in a care home, care at home, or another community setting you have the opportunity to make a difference.

4. Get Started With Your Career in Health & Social Care

Are you someone who’s interested in Health & Social Care care professions?

Are you already an employee working within these professions looking to improve your education in the field?

A person can start their Career in this sector from school, or later in their professional lives. It’s a sector inclusive to everyone.

If you decide that a career in health and social care sounds right for you then look through the courses offered at CTC

5. It’s one of the biggest sectors of employment

Did you know that there are over 350 different job roles in the Health and Social Care sector?

There’s a job role for everybody, offering job security in a career you will never be bored in. A person can start their career from school.

Imagine what it feels like to make a difference to a persons life.

The Care Training Consortium (CTC) delivers a wide range of skills training courses primarily to organisations in the Health and Social Care sector, as well as other businesses across Dumfries & Galloway. In addition, we are an approved SQA centre offering SVQ’s at level 2, 3 and 4 across variable settings, for example in Social Services and Healthcare Adults, Children & Young People and Leadership & Management. We strive to provide affordable and accessible high-quality training and learning for those providing direct care and for those carers providing unpaid care.

A real living wage employer awarded this year with ISO 9001:2015 standard, based in Dumfries our reach is Scotland wide. With the team made up of a group of professionals who between them have knowledge and experience spanning health, social care, higher education and business.