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Health, Social Care and Childcare

For School Leavers (16-18)

A rewarding career helping people could lie ahead of you in the fields of Health, Social Care and Childcare.

In South West Wales, the Health and Care sector provides a lot of jobs, accounting for over 17% of all employment.*

The childcare sector is also growing, with a projected increase of 3.6% between 2023 and 2030 in Wales.* This means there will be more demand for skilled professionals in these areas. 
*Labour market intelligence

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  • Nursery assistant
  • Playworker
  • Occupational therapy
  • Nursing
  • Midwifery
  • Youth work
  • Counselling
  • Play therapy
  • Learning support assistant

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Rhian Evans

Childcare lecturer wins national ‘best teacher’ award

Rhian Evans received the accolade at a special awards ceremony at Soughton Hall, Flintshire, where the winners were announced by Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle MS.

It is the first time that the teaching awards have been opened up to include further education colleges as well as schools.

Rhian was nominated by her Childcare students, who described her in their submission as an ‘angel on their shoulder’ and spoke of her ability to make the ‘impossible seem possible’, no matter the personal challenges they may face.

As well as her teaching commitments, Rhian is one of the College’s bilingual champions, supporting colleagues and students to grow their confidence in the Welsh language.