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Health & Social Care

Health & Social Care

Our Health & Social Care courses give students a recognised qualification accredited by NCFE.

Students benefit from:

  • Achieving a nationally recognised qualification
  • Furthering your personal and professional development
  • No need to formally attend a college, meaning that you can learn in your own time, at a pace that suits you
  • Receive support and guidance from a dedicated team of qualified assessors
Funded Courses

For the following courses, you may be eligible for full or partial government funding or a loan, depending on factors like your age, location, residency status, employment situation, or income.

Level 2 Certificate in Improving Personal Exercise, Health and Nutrition

Please note: this course is currently unavailable until September 2025.

This qualification is designed for learners who wish to develop knowledge and understanding of how to improve their own personal exercise, health and nutrition. The objectives of this qualification are to help learners gain an understanding of: the impact of diet, nutrition and exercise on their personal health; safe and appropriate exercise; the importance of personal motivation and setting goals and targets.

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Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health

Please note: this course is currently unavailable until September 2025.

This qualification aims to: increase understanding of the principles of healthy eating and the role of food in maintaining health; increase confidence in planning and achieving a healthy diet; provide an understanding of how an individual's dietary requirements change throughout their life; provide an understanding of food labelling and the ability to use information from food labels; provide information on eating disorders; increase understanding of the role of a healthy diet for weight management; increase understanding of the principles of food safety in a home environment.

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Level 2 Understanding Domestic Abuse

Please note: this course is currently unavailable until September 2025.

This qualification is designed to increase learners awareness and understanding of domestic abuse and its impact. The need for education and training across sectors to enable identification of abuse allocation of support and referral is a recurring theme within regional domestic abuse strategies. Awareness of domestic abuse and its impact is important for those working in a wide range of sectors such as healthcare social care childcare education and housing .

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Why study at WAES?
  • Highly qualified and professionally experienced tutors
  • Accessible Central London centres with bespoke facilities and great transport connections
  • A wide range of in-person, online, distance learning and community-based courses
  • Unique work experience opportunities through partnerships
  • Guest speakers offer introductions to career pathways in a variety of sectors
  • Excellent progression to employment, apprenticeships or further learning including university