Take Your First Step into Childcare
Moray SWAP is delivering a Step into Childcare short course designed to build confidence, practical skills and real understanding of what working in childcare involves.
Location
UHI Moray
How to take part
For further information or to apply, please contact: swap.moray@uhi.ac.uk
Moray SWAP is delivering a Step into Childcare short course designed to build confidence, practical skills and real understanding of what working in childcare involves.
Start Date: Monday 1 June 2026
Duration: 14 days (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 2.30pm)
Location: UHI Moray
This course is ideal for people who may be unsure of their next step, returning to learning or work, or seeking a supported route into the childcare sector. It combines recognised certifications with hands on experience, giving participants something meaningful to take forward.
Participants will benefit from:
- Childcare First Aid certification
- REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene
- Industry visits
- Learning about play and outdoor play
- Child development
- Safeguarding
- Supporting children’s behaviour
By the end of the course, participants will have improved confidence, a clearer understanding of the childcare sector, and practical evidence of their commitment and readiness, whether they choose to progress into further education, employment or self employment as a childminder.
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