In September 2016 I went through life changing personal circumstances, I was unemployed, I had to sell my home and move back in with my parents and my life was to say the least, a little all over the place. This situation left me completely broken. I decided to start volunteering in domestic abuse in the summer of 2017, which I continued to do for the next 4 years, it was something I was highly passionate about, my support was helping others but deep down I knew that eventually I wanted to move on to something different, I just wasn’t sure what. Then in August 2019 I received an e-mail from a lady that I was volunteering alongside, I had mentioned a few times that I would like to progress into counselling as helping and supporting others is a big passion of mine. In the e-mail was a link to a ‘route way to support work’ course. Included within this course was a level 2 Counselling Skills qualification, as well as level 1 courses such as mental health, stress awareness, alcohol misuse, substance abuse and others related to support work. I thought this would be a brilliant opportunity for me, especially being at a crossroads in my life so I decided to apply straight away.

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The Health & Social Care Sector look for exceptional people who can do an exceptional job. With a wide range of roles and opportunities available there really is something for everyone.

Working in partnership with Adult Learning Services, eduk8 developed a Health & Social Care Pathway withe the clear intent of engaging local residents who can make a difference to the lives of our most vulnerable members of society, and show them how in return, this can make a difference to their life.

One learner was unemployed and looking for work. She felt that Health & Social Care would be a good fit. We were able to provide training and match her with one of our Health & Social Care Partners.

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