Gain the skills, knowledge and qualifications you need to start a career in health or care.
All our courses are designed so you gain essential knowledge in a wide range of areas, including health and social care, communication, safeguarding, and patient care.
We are proud to have invested in facilities to showcase new assistive technologies, and how they enhance life and help more people live independently.
Our Assistive Technology suites encourage you to gain hands-on experience and prepare you for work in the health and social care industry.
Our lecturers have industry experience and are specialists in a wide variety of health and social care areas.
They will support you as you study a range of units including communication skills, individual care needs, rights and responsibilities, equal opportunities and human growth and development.
This allows you to develop the skills and knowledge you need to progress into the health and social care industry.
Develop your skills with community projects and social action opportunities that run throughout the year.
In our dedicated ‘Community Weeks’, Health and Social Care students lead the way, whether it be collecting items for disadvantaged individuals or selling items to raise money for charity.
Whether it is hearing from a range of professional guest speakers, completing industry placements, or even visiting top-class facilities, when you study with us you will be able to take advantage of our range of excellent industry links.
Our dedicated Industry Liaison Officers are there to help you find placements. Your experience could be in a variety of health and social care settings including dentists, care homes, schools and charities such as Age Concern and Headway.
Develop your skills and knowledge all-year round through many unique training experiences.
Our Health and Social Care students have previously taken part in First Aid and Dementia Awareness training with Caremark, to prepare them for a career in the care industry.
We are driving an exciting initiative that will help to shape the future of Health and Care services in East Kent, embracing assistive and digital technologies with a focus on enhancing the care experience for those with dementia.
Our blended learning courses combine online study with sessions in our on-site facilities.
Develop your knowledge with guided classes and immerse yourself in assisted technology in our dedicated Assistive Technology Suites.
Discover some of the technology in the attached video, or contact us to learn more.
Health and Social Care students have been taking the next step toward their future careers by developing key employability skills, including professional communication and interview techniques.
Level 3 learners took part in 1:1 mock interviews with Karen Atkinson, Director at New Horizons, gaining experience of what it’s like to meet with and impress a real employer.
In today’s rapidly evolving Health and Social Care sector, staying ahead of changes in the industry is crucial.
Assistive Technology has become a game-changer, transforming how care is delivered and enhancing outcomes for patients and clients alike.
Immersive training, delivered by Caremark, gave students the opportunity to gain an insight into what it is like to live with dementia, by using virtual reality to distort their senses, such as touch, sight and hearing, and mimic the symptoms of the condition.
Students were challenged to carry out a series of tasks in a dark room whilst wearing special goggles and headphones designed to simulate the vision and hearing loss that often accompanies dementia.
Explore our courses online and see the wide range of academic opportunities that are available to you.
You can make up to five applications across East Kent Colleges Group’s family of Colleges.
Click ‘Apply’ on your chosen course, and follow the steps on the application portal.
Early applications are strongly recommended, as they give you the best chance of securing a place on your chosen course.
Come along to EKC Broadstairs College to meet our team, explore our facilities and see if the course is right for you.
If you receive an offer, this must be accepted to secure your place on your chosen course.
“The thing I find the most enjoyable about the course is the practical experiences we are given. We can put these on our CV to help us get jobs by showing the knowledge we have gained.
“During my course, I have completed work placements at places like St Mildred’s Primary Infant School, where I have learnt how to interact with different types of people.
“I’m now planning to go to university to study either Paramedical Science or Adult Nursing.”
“I want to be a social worker for adults with learning disabilities. I had really great and supportive staff at College. Elaine was my lecturer during my second year and she’s the most supportive person ever.
“One of the best parts of my course for me would have been my placement. I did two years of placement with a local company, ‘New Horizons’, a disabled centre for adults. I actually work there now and they’re training me to be a support worker.”
“During my time at College I took part in KFE4Skills. I had to create a project aimed at anyone over 18, so I chose to create a game aimed at enhancing cognitive memory and learning.
“My advice to other competitors would be to think outside the box. Think about the brief and come up with something creative, or something that relates to you, so that you can talk about it in more detail and with more enthusiasm.”
