Hi All

I am a carer for my son and also recoieve income support for me n son and huby as hubby dont work was made redundant, sons 3
i am really really thinking of doing a health n social care course so bad i want to be prepared to get back to work soon as hubby is better with my son than me as he grows hes hard to handle
i have found out about a p/t course 3 hours a week which is perfect but its a nvq and will have to do a placement of 10 hours a week??? voluntary or paid

what do i do?

obviously it be voluntary but will this affect my benefit or is there another way round it? could i not class looking after my son as a placement? just a thought!!

ive been really wanting to do this course for ages as well

confused .com

i would really like some advice as what i can do from anyone who knows or been through same thing plssssssss


thankyou all in advance

Hey, if your volunteering it won't effect your benefits as you won't be getting paid. I don't think you will be able to class your son as a placement. The place you do your placement has to have a health n safety certificate and assessor will have to do a risk assessment to see if its ok for you to go in there. there has to be more than two members of staff as some things you need to get assessed on require two people-like hoisting. You should go for it, well worth having. If your unsure you could speak to the collages, providers etc. Where else where you thinking of volunteering for? Xx


quote='ambreen' pid='26776' dateline='1297773077']
Hi All

I am a carer for my son and also recoieve income support for me n son and huby as hubby dont work was made redundant, sons 3
i am really really thinking of doing a health n social care course so bad i want to be prepared to get back to work soon as hubby is better with my son than me as he grows hes hard to handle
i have found out about a p/t course 3 hours a week which is perfect but its a nvq and will have to do a placement of 10 hours a week??? voluntary or paid

what do i do?

obviously it be voluntary but will this affect my benefit or is there another way round it? could i not class looking after my son as a placement? just a thought!!

ive been really wanting to do this course for ages as well

confused .com

i would really like some advice as what i can do from anyone who knows or been through same thing plssssssss


thankyou all in advance
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Hey, if your volunteering it won't effect your benefits as you won't be getting paid. I don't think you will be able to class your son as a placement. The place you do your placement has to have a health n safety certificate and assessor will have to do a risk assessment to see if its ok for you to go in there. there has to be more than two members of staff as some things you need to get assessed on require two people-like hoisting. You should go for it, well worth having. If your unsure you could speak to the collages, providers etc. Where else where you thinking of volunteering for? Xx


quote='ambreen' pid='26776' dateline='1297773077']
Hi All

I am a carer for my son and also recoieve income support for me n son and huby as hubby dont work was made redundant, sons 3
i am really really thinking of doing a health n social care course so bad i want to be prepared to get back to work soon as hubby is better with my son than me as he grows hes hard to handle
i have found out about a p/t course 3 hours a week which is perfect but its a nvq and will have to do a placement of 10 hours a week??? voluntary or paid

what do i do?

obviously it be voluntary but will this affect my benefit or is there another way round it? could i not class looking after my son as a placement? just a thought!!

ive been really wanting to do this course for ages as well

confused .com

i would really like some advice as what i can do from anyone who knows or been through same thing plssssssss


thankyou all in advance
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(This post was last modified: 02-15-2011 12:51 PM by emmalou82.)

(02-15-2011 12:51 PM)emmalou82 Wrote:  Hey, if your volunteering it won't effect your benefits as you won't be getting paid. I don't think you will be able to class your son as a placement. The place you do your placement has to have a health n safety certificate and assessor will have to do a risk assessment to see if its ok for you to go in there. there has to be more than two members of staff as some things you need to get assessed on require two people-like hoisting. You should go for it, well worth having. If your unsure you could speak to the collages, providers etc. Where else where you thinking of volunteering for? Xx


quote='ambreen' pid='26776' dateline='1297773077']
Hi All

I am a carer for my son and also recoieve income support for me n son and huby as hubby dont work was made redundant, sons 3
i am really really thinking of doing a health n social care course so bad i want to be prepared to get back to work soon as hubby is better with my son than me as he grows hes hard to handle
i have found out about a p/t course 3 hours a week which is perfect but its a nvq and will have to do a placement of 10 hours a week??? voluntary or paid

what do i do?

obviously it be voluntary but will this affect my benefit or is there another way round it? could i not class looking after my son as a placement? just a thought!!

ive been really wanting to do this course for ages as well

confused .com

i would really like some advice as what i can do from anyone who knows or been through same thing plssssssss


thankyou all in advance

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Hey, if your volunteering it won't effect your benefits as you won't be getting paid. I don't think you will be able to class your son as a placement. The place you do your placement has to have a health n safety certificate and assessor will have to do a risk assessment to see if its ok for you to go in there. there has to be more than two members of staff as some things you need to get assessed on require two people-like hoisting. You should go for it, well worth having. If your unsure you could speak to the collages, providers etc. Where else where you thinking of volunteering for? Xx


quote='ambreen' pid='26776' dateline='1297773077']
Hi All

I am a carer for my son and also recoieve income support for me n son and huby as hubby dont work was made redundant, sons 3
i am really really thinking of doing a health n social care course so bad i want to be prepared to get back to work soon as hubby is better with my son than me as he grows hes hard to handle
i have found out about a p/t course 3 hours a week which is perfect but its a nvq and will have to do a placement of 10 hours a week??? voluntary or paid

what do i do?

obviously it be voluntary but will this affect my benefit or is there another way round it? could i not class looking after my son as a placement? just a thought!!

ive been really wanting to do this course for ages as well

confused .com

i would really like some advice as what i can do from anyone who knows or been through same thing plssssssss


thankyou all in advance
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thankyou Emma

thats very helpfull, i wanted to do support work , like work in a family centre or childrens home or in the community,

but doing something differant and helping familys and children .......does that make sense lol

Yeah tbh you can do whatever you want there are so many units in the nvqs you can pick from in an nvq. You will probably need to get a crb and p.o.v.a check done before you can start. Health & social care is mainly aimed at adults and if you want to work with children you will need an nvq level 2/3 in childcare xx

thanx emmalou

u seem to know a lot hun, could i work with familys if i do my nvq
i wanna do support work dont like to be in one place like to get out n about meet differant families who need help etc etc