From playing superheroes in the morning to exploring the natural world in the afternoon, there are few sectors more satisfying than helping our little people to start making sense of the world.
Why childcare and education
Our courses are designed by experienced childcare professionals who have worked in a variety of childcare and education settings. Whether you are planning to become a self-employed childminder, a teacher, a nursery manager or work within one of the many other roles supporting children and young people, City College will support you in achieving this.
Placement will form a large part of your course to give you real life experience of different childcare settings and to enable you to put into practice the knowledge gained whilst enjoying our new childcare facilities at the College.
Employment opportunities after your course will vary greatly and will include the prospects of being self-employed or working across the country or even abroad. Childcare can be quite a physically demanding job, but there is a role to suit everyone if this is the career for you.
Choose your course
Understanding Behaviour That Challenges
- Course code: CUBTC2
- Level: 2
- Qualification: Certificate
- Awarding body: Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE)
- Duration: 22 weeks
- Course type: Part-time
Understanding Safeguarding in Education and Childcare Settings
- Course code: USEC
- Level: 1
- Qualification: Award
- Awarding body: Northern Council for Further Education (NCFE)
- Duration: 12 weeks
- Course type: Part-time
Early Years Practitioner Apprentice
- Course code: APP0550
- Level: 2
- Qualification: Apprenticeship
- Duration: 12 months
- Course type: Full-time
What you could earn:
Child and Early Years Officers
£34,691.55
Potential salary
£11,227.69
Entry level salary
£24,142.63
Average salary
8
Annual openings in Plymouth
What you could earn:
Primary Education Teaching Professionals
£47,979.18
Potential salary
£15,932.84
Entry level salary
£34,451.00
Average salary
34
Annual openings in Plymouth
What you could earn:
Teaching Assistants
£21,498.16
Potential salary
£7,818.54
Entry level salary
£15,158.00
Average salary
8
Annual openings in Plymouth
“The staff are all really friendly and we hear a lot about their experience of working in childcare and education settings, and that’s really useful.”
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