Study Health, Care and Counselling at Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in people’s lives? Do you aspire towards a rewarding career in healthcare, social care, child care or counselling?

Studying a Care or Counselling course at Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion is a choice that not only benefits you personally and professionally, but also has a huge impact on the individuals and communities you serve. It’s a path that offers continuous learning, emotional rewards, and the chance to make a lasting difference to people’s lives.

We offer a range of industry relevant courses including Health and Social Care, Childcare, Playwork, Counselling courses at a range of levels from Further Education and Apprenticeships to Access to Higher Education and University level opportunities.

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Why study a Health, Care and Counselling Course - College and Work Based Learning

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Opportunities to travel offer you the chance to broaden your horizons, immerse yourself in different cultures, and gain valuable insights that complement your academic studies. Recent excursions have included Canada, Barcelona, France, and Bath.
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We have established connections locally, nationally and internationally, to offer you diverse real-world work experiences, which bolsters your qualifications for professional licensure upon program completion.
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All lecturers are professionals and remain actively involved in both practice and research to ensure that their teaching remains current and pertinent.

Past Students

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Past FE and work-based learning students have gone on to…

  1. Obtain a licence to practise and secure employment within various settings including schools, nurseries, daycare settings, Cylchoedd Meithrin, Flying Start, hospitals and care facilities. 
  2. Gain a promotion to a management position at work after completing a Level 3 apprenticeship. 
  3. Further studies at university to pursue a variety of subjects, including teaching, social work, nursing, psychology, midwifery, play therapy, speech and language therapy, allied health professions, psychology and criminology, and numerous others.

Why study a Health, Care and Counselling Course - Higher Education

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Our HE programmes are unique in Wales. The Counselling degree is the only BACP-accredited programme in Wales.
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All lecturers are fully qualified practitioners who continue to engage with practice and research, publish papers, and engage with their professional community to ensure that their teaching is up-to-date and relevant.
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Within our programmes, class numbers are maintained to ensure that you receive exceptional teaching, support, and advice. You can also access resources and facilities that meet your course needs, such as a private space to practise core skills.
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Past HE students have gone on to…

  1. BA Graduates have gone on to further study, including Masters degrees and PGCE courses.
  2. Students have also become fully qualified independent counselling practitioners and have developed successful small businesses that offer therapy to local Welsh communities.
  3. Students have also gone on to work in the mental health field, as well as in social care, health, and community settings. 

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