3 Where next?
We hope you enjoyed Caring for adults, and we hope the course has inspired you to continue your learning journey. Below are some key links to where you might like to go next.
Progressing your career
- National Careers Service [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]
- Sector Skills Councils
- Skills for care
- UNISON
Volunteering
You may like to consider volunteering to extend and enhance your skills and knowledge. These websites may help you to think about your options:
More free, informal courses
Caring for adults is one of a suite of six courses. You may like to study one of the other five.
The OU provides further online introductory courses and skills for study courses, all of which are free and online.
FutureLearn has a wide range of online courses that you may like to consider.
The PEARL website
Part-time Education for Adults Returning to Learn (PEARL) is a useful website for adults looking for part-time study opportunities, including all types of provision from free, non-accredited courses through to higher-level learning.
The Open University
You may like to consider one of The Open University’s Access courses to prepare you for successful study towards a nationally recognised higher education qualification.
The Open University offers a range of qualifications that you might want to consider.
Health & Social Care degree qualifications
If you would like to take a more in-depth look at studying health and social care then you can find out more at The Open University’s Health and Social Care qualifications website.
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