Adult Care Workers need to have the right values and behaviours, developing competences and skills to provide high quality compassionate care and support. They are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives which is at the heart of person centred care. Job roles are varied and determined by and relevant to the type of the service being provided and the person supported. Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings.

Personal Assistants do the same job as an Adult Care Worker and work directly for one individual usually within their own home. Working with people, feeling passionate about supporting and enabling them to live a more independent and fulfilling life is a rewarding and worthwhile job that provides excellent career opportunities.

Some of the individuals the Adult Nursing Support Worker cares for will have short-term needs for example, if they have a wound which requires dressing. Others may have long-term conditions which affect them every day, all their lives. 

Many individuals will have more than one condition, and some will need round the clock care for all their personal needs including feeding, washing, going to the toilet as well as for their clinical needs.

Bespoke courses also available

We can also create tailored bespoke courses to suit the needs of your business. These can be delivered on campus, or at your own premises, whichever is most convenient for you.

If you have any ideas regarding a course that would help your business, please get in touch. We'd be very happy to help! 

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Adult & Degree Open Event - 21st June 2025 

10:30am - 12:00pm

Every year at York College & University Centre we welcome a large and diverse cohort of adult learners who study on a wide range of courses, covering various subjects at different levels, from short courses to university-level study.

If you’re looking to retrain to change career, upskill for work or personal development, aiming to progress at work or if you’re just wanting to start a new hobby, we might have a course for you.

At our Adult & Degree Open Event you will be able to discover all courses available for adults 19+:

• Evening/day classes
• Access to Higher Education
• Teacher Training
• Apprenticeships
• Professional accredited qualifications
• Degrees and higher-level study
• ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
• Short courses  

We will have all curriculum areas represented, with our knowledgeable staff on hand who will be ready to offer advice, guidance and discuss courses available to you from this September. There will also be various interactive displays and demonstrations for you to explore and mini activities for you to even have a go at!

A Charity Breakfast at The Cookery
Thursday 5th June, 8:00am - 9:30pm

Join us for a Charity Breakfast to support two wonderful causes!

We are excited to invite you to a special charity networking breakfast at The Cookery, our rebranded restaurant, in support of our chosen charity partners, The Island York and St. Leonard’s Hospice. 

Join us for a networking breakfast, which will include hot breakfast sandwiches and Danish pastries.

Win Exciting Raffle and Auction Prizes 

The event will feature a raffle and auction with some exciting prizes up for grabs, including afternoon teas, race tickets, overnight stays, spa treatments and gin tasting, to name just a few. 

Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference, whilst enjoying breakfast and networking!

Buy Your Tickets Now

The ticket price is £10.00 for the breakfast and all proceeds will be split across our two charities.

Visit our Box Office to book your ticket/s.

Students left with a full knowledge of how the motor industry is developing, to help with their future career choices.

If you missed the event, but would like to speak to our Apprenticeship Team about taking on a motor vehicle apprentice, please email apprenticeships@yorkcollege.ac.uk.

A Big Thank You to Our Pathways Employers

We would just like to express our appreciation to all of the business partners who attended our 2024/25 Pathways to Work and Independent Living Employers Breakfast. 

The pathways course is designed for students working at Entry Level 2, Entry Level 3 or Level 1, who may require a personalised approach to learning designed to meet their individual needs. 

Each student was presented with certificates by their placement employer at the breakfast and a personalised achievement award celebrating what they had accomplished during their time with the company.

Sponsorship Opportunities for You

York College & University Centre is pleased to offer a wide range of specialised partner sponsorship packages that go beyond just supporting education: 

• Supporting our annual Graduation Ceremony, REACH Awards and Construction Awards. These are all major events in the College calendar offering an opportunity for students and apprentices, family and friends, College staff and local employers to come together to celebrate the hard work and achievements of students and apprentices.

• College sports packages – covering a range of sporting disciplines, you can sponsor student team sports kits, general events and training costs, as well as specific items for outstanding College sports students.

• Partnership display areas – available across college or within areas relevant to students pursuing careers in your industry sector – recent examples include our Construction & Engineering ‘brick wall’ and our training restaurant, The Cookery, ‘plate wall’ displays both imprinted with local company logos.

• Customised packages to promote your company through targeted curriculum areas or workshops, specifically aimed at students pursuing careers in your industry sector.

Have you heard of the Yorkshire Accord Coaching and Mentoring scheme?

Do you have staff who would like to be coached or could provide coaching through the Yorkshire Accord Coaching and Mentoring scheme. We have had dozens of staff who have benefitted from external coaching through this scheme; it is a fabulous opportunity to support their growth and development personally and professionally. 

What is coaching?

Coaching provides a really supportive and safe space to have conversations that support you to achieve whatever it is that you want to achieve, get better at or even to just get your head round things.

People use coaching to discuss all kinds of things – to build confidence and address feelings of imposter syndrome, to work out how best to complete a specific project or implement something new; to work out how to improve relationships; or even to work out career aspirations. The range of topics is endless and it all depends on what you want to discuss – you get to decide. There are so many benefits of coaching and the feedback is excellent.

Through the Yorkshire Accord Coaching and Mentoring scheme, your staff who are interested in coaching could also become trained to Level 3 standard.

For further information please email schemeleader@yorkshireaccord.co.uk, or if you'd like to speak to our development manager about how it has helped York College staff, please contact sdevlin@yorkcollege.ac.uk.