Choosing a career in Social Care takes thought and consideration for the challenges that arise within the industry, then balancing these factors with the rewards and opportunities that are available. It is then down to whether the applicant is willing to allow the opportunities and rewards of the role outweigh the challenges that are to be faced. There are positive and negative aspects to all career paths, but the Social Care Sector takes consideration before [...] Read more »
Recruitment qualifications are to become another string to the SSC bow.
Here at SSC-Learning, we are very excited to announce that we will be one of the first providers to deliver an all new recruitment qualification at Levels 3 and 4. We are looking for recruitment companies that are interested in investing in their staff. We know that the workforce is integral in the running success of your business and through improving the quality of your staffing, you are adding value to your business. There are [...] Read more »
The wonderful world of networking…
We are set to embark upon the Chase B2B Networking Group‘s fortnightly meetings tomorrow morning – and we’re raring to go! Heading into the meeting with an open mind and excitement to connect with local businesses and schools; we have plenty to offer the group as visitors to the usual cohort. The networking event will begin at 7am and during the meeting, each business will have sixty seconds to introduce themselves to the group. We [...] Read more »
Returning to our roots in the care sector to celebrate success.
Following the success of recent years here at SSC, we have decided to return to our roots and are set to launch an exciting eight week programme for a new cohort of young learners keen to enter the Social Care sector. The course will begin early February and will highlight the foundations of the care sector and enable our learners to gain an initial insight into the healthcare sector. This will be a great kick [...] Read more »
Tips for successful business blogging
Here’s a really interesting post from James Cole, founder of the The Big Property List who has shared some of his top blogging tips with enterprise nation. James founded his independent property portal and property advice website in 2009. The Big Property List Blog was named one of the UK’s top influencers in UK property on Twitter by Property Week and the blog has been shortlisted in the Primelocation property blog awards and named a [...] Read more »
Meet our apprentices …
Introducing Rebecca Clifford, who is currently being put through her paces on our Social Media Marketing Apprenticeship induction. We’ll let her tell you a bit more about that .. Hi. I am an ambitious 18-year-old trapped in Hednesford who hopes one day to call New York City home (I’ve visited twice and immediately fell in love with the Big Apple). I am a very passionate person, whose main love is singing. I’ve had hours of [...] Read more »
A future in social media maybe?
Along with bright yellow daffodils and bouncing baby lambs, Spring is also a time when students are looking at making decisions about their future and careers fairs are a great place to get more information to help you choose your future path. We’re delighted to be exhibiting at a number of events over the next few weeks and details of where we’ll be are below. If you are a business, or a young person who’d [...] Read more »
The perks of the job
What a day! Terri-Anne (left) from Passionate Media and Abby (right) from SSC-Learning went to Birmingham City Centre on the 1st November to tell Birmingham youth about the social media apprenticeship scheme. We have many businesses in Birmingham interested in the course so we thought the best way to get people aged between 16-18 interested was to send some of our learners to Birmingham, to hand out leaflets about the course. And that’s what we did! [...] Read more »
Friday the 13th… Unlucky for some, but not for SSC-Learning.
Following the success of our first social media apprenticeship programme held in October 2011, we thought we’d do it all over again! Our new programme kicked off on the 4th January 2012 with 15 young adults keen to learn new skills and the hope of finding an employer willing to give them the opportunity to show them just how capable they really are. So… being two weeks into the training program, we decided it was [...] Read more »
Abbie’s thoughts on the course!
When I was in school, I always loved my media lessons and my dream job was to be a Journalist until I moved into year 11 due to someone telling me not to bother. From then on, I gave up thinking about it and moved onto a completely new career choice (Hairdressing). I never wanted to be a Hairdresser; it was just something to fall back on. I was good at Hairdressing but after a [...] Read more »