At the Star College, we offer first class specialist support to students with specific needs. Which means we’re well-equipped to offer you training for your own Learning Support role.
Our trainers have unrivalled experience and expertise in delivering a new National Open College Network (NOCN) qualification for Support Workers across a range of learning contexts.
Whether in general further education, specialist education, work-based learning, or adult learning, you’ll study key theories of working practice, working strategies and be able to improve your reflective thinking to enhance your own support role.
Within the NOCN Qualification for Support Workers there are two modules to be completed, consisting of seven units each:
- Module One: The Generic Core - levels 2 and 3
- CPR introduction and Review (compulsory)
- The Professional Role and its boundaries: working safely and legally
- Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- Introduction to Communicating with Learners with Specific Difficulties
- Initial Assessment and Barriers to Learning
- Introduction to Personal Care; working safely and legally
- Using Technologies to Support learning (level 2)
- Module Two: The Specialist Core - levels 2 and 3
- Strategies for Supporting Learners with Challenging Behaviour
- Strategies for Supporting Learners with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia
- Strategies for Supporting Learners with Mental Health Issues
- Strategies for Supporting Learners in the Autistic Spectrum- including ADHD, ADD, Tourettes
- Strategies for Supporting Learners with Sensory Impairment
- Strategies for Supporting Learners with Physical Difficulties and Disabilities
- Applying Technologies to Support Learners (delivered at Level 3)
Each unit will be delivered over one day. Support Workers will then have assessments to complete and submit. You can pick the units which you, as a learning provider, feel would be most beneficial. Each unit receives two credits of accreditation.
