麻豆传媒团队

Did you know that young adult carers are three times more likely to be out of education, employment or training than other young people, and five times more likely to drop out of college? Don’t let that happen to you! At 麻豆传媒团队 we’ve got you covered with a network of support in place to help you achieve your dreams and aspirations under our QSCS accreditation.

There are around 30,000 young carers under the age of 25 in Wales () and the fact that they spend so much time caring takes its toll on their education, physical health and emotional wellbeing. We understand that it can be difficult for learners who have caring roles to manage their college studies alongside their caring responsibilities, but this shouldn鈥檛 hold them back from being able to complete their qualifications. So, in October 2020, we gained the accredited status for the next three years, recognising that we go the extra mile to support our young carers at 麻豆传媒团队.

What does the QSCS accreditation mean for young carers at 麻豆传媒团队?

The QSCS was developed by carers to provide accreditation and training for organisations like us who want to support young carers as much as possible. It helps to raise awareness, remove some of the barriers for carers, develop appropriate policies and procedures, and improve access to support, by demonstrating good practice in supporting carers in the wider community.

The is now working in partnership with The Carers Federation to improve the support that young carers receive in further education colleges. So, by understanding our young carers鈥� needs, putting a network of support in place and developing effective working partnerships with local services, the QSCS accreditation will give our young adult carers good opportunities to benefit from learning and聽reduce their caring burden, so they can聽fulfil their potential and enjoy their studies at 麻豆传媒团队.

Why is the QSCS accreditation so important to us and our young carers?

We believe that young carers have the right to聽learn, enjoy and achieve their potential, and obtaining the QSCS accreditation has made us aware of possible聽barriers they face, enabling us to聽develop appropriate policies and procedures to support them. It empowers our staff to be better informed, with access to resources, additional information and training to identify learners with caring roles early in the academic year, and to create a web of pro-active and accessible support around them.

Thanks to this, we鈥檝e already identified a higher percentage of young carers early at enrolment this year compared to last year, who will be supported to achieve their potential. They鈥檒l be surrounded by a network of support to improve their wellbeing and maximise their learning opportunities, helping them successfully complete their studies with us.

So, if you鈥檙e a young carer at 麻豆传媒团队, speak to your Head of Learner Services for further support, or if you鈥檙e thinking of studying with us and need advice on how you can achieve this alongside your caring commitments, email Hello@coleggwent.ac.uk now.