Apollo Health & Social Care
The Apollo Project is a workforce programme designed to address recruitment and retention challenges faced within the health and social care sector. As part of this, we offer employability support, courses in Health & Social Care, mentoring and events.
If you are looking for a career in Health and Social Care, or are currently in a volunteer role and would like to progress, we are able to offer the following:
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Practical, individual mentoring
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Free places on our hands-on Essential Skills in Care Course, delivered face-to-face at City College Norwich (either at Ipswich Rd campus or Norfolk House campus)
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Skill-building workshops for career readiness
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Personalised employment assistance including job interview support and bursaries
- Support and guidance from our experienced job coaches, helping to address any gaps in your skills by providing tailored support to find work in the health and social care sector
Want to find out more?
Have a question? No problem; get in touch with us via email to discover more: apollo@ccn.ac.uk
Essential Skills in Care Course Sessions include:
- Person-centred care
- Basic sign language
- Safeguarding
- Equality and diversity
- Understanding career pathways
- Practical workshops such as site visits, Q&A with professionals and presentations from potential employers.
Essential Skills in Care Course - Flexible Learning Structure:
- 8-week course, commitment of 6 hours per week.
- Learners must attend one 3-hour lesson per week, either on a Wednesday morning 10am – 1pm or Wednesday evening 5pm – 8pm.
- Enrichment activities and individual support available on Wednesday afternoons 1:30pm – 3:30pm.
- Based at City College Norwich, Ipswich Road, NR2 2LJ.
Essential Skills in Care Course - Guided Learning Structure:
- 4-week course, commitment of 14 hours per week.
- Learners must attend 2 days per week on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9:30am – 3:30pm.
- Based at Norfolk House, Exchange Street, NR2 1DD.
Feedback from learners who have completed the course
The course is a very good starting point. It covers a lot in 4 weeks,” says Max White, who was part of the first group to complete the course.
The course has really deepened my knowledge and understanding of what it would actually be like to get into care in a professional sense,” says Kane, “I would definitely recommend it.”
Essential Skills in Care Course Dates:
Autumn Cohort 1 – Flexible Learning (Ipswich Road):
Information Session: Wednesday 11th September 2024, 10am – 1pm
Start: Wednesday 18th September 2024, 10am – 1pm or 5pm – 8pm
End: Wednesday 13th November 2024, 10am – 1pm or 5pm – 8pm
No session on 30th October 2024.
Autumn Cohort 2 – Guided Learning (Norfolk House):
Information Session: Monday 23rd September 2024,10am – 1pm
Start: Monday 30th September 2024, 9:30am – 3:30pm
End: Tuesday 22nd October 2024, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Autumn Cohort 3 – Guided Learning (Norfolk House):
Information Session: Monday 11th November 2024, 10am – 1pm
Start: Monday 18th November 2024, 9:30am – 3:30pm
End: Tuesday 10th December, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Autumn Cohort 4 – Flexible Learning (Ipswich Road):
Information Session: Wednesday 20th November 2024, 10am – 1pm
Start: Wednesday 27th November 2024, 10am – 1pm or 5pm – 8pm
End: Wednesday 29th January 2024, 10am – 1pm or 5pm – 8pm
No sessions on 25th December 2024 or 1st January 2025.
Future dates to be added.