Opportunities for Parents & Carers
A message from Cara Walsh (The Aim Group)
Due to special government funding in the adult education budget, we have several free online ‘Level 2’ CACHE/TQUK/NCFE accredited courses available for parents/carers wanting to better understand some key issues around young people's mental health and wellbeing.
Below are some of the most popular courses we offer:
- Understanding Autism
- learn how individuals process sensory information
- understand characteristics
- understand conditions
- learn how speech, language and communication differ in people with Autism
- Understanding Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
- understand factors which may affect young people’s mental health
- understand the impact that these factors have
- understand how to support children with these issues
- Understanding Behaviour That Challenges
- supporting positive behaviour
- effective communication
- how to manage challenging behaviour
- Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties
- understanding the characteristics of ADHD, ADD, Dyslexia & Dyscalculia
- understanding the importance of early diagnosis, assessment methods available to diagnose learning difficulties)
The qualifications will be completed within an ten-week period, though the actual duration is completely dependent on how learners engage and how long they take to complete each section.
There are no exams, essays or end of course assessments, however I would advise that these are not short courses that will take just a few hours to complete. As they are equivalent to a GCSE Grade C, you are required to write comprehensive answers for some questions. You may do as many as you like, just one at a time. The only criteria learners must meet to be eligible, are the following:
- aged 19 or over on or before 31st August 2021
- UK/EU resident for 3+ years
- not already on a Government funded course (an apprenticeship for example)
The course is completely free, but the learning provider does reserve the right to charge a drop out fee to the learner in the event that someone enrols, but then makes no attempt to complete the course without a valid reason. That said, the college will grant extensions if learners have genuine reasons for not being able to complete a course within ten weeks.
If you are interested in doing one of these free online courses, then please click here to complete a quick registration. I will then contact you to explain how enrolment works and answer any questions that you have.
Kind regards,
Cara Walsh
Qualifications Executive | The AIM Group
Phone: 0203 900 3091
Extension: 218
Email: cara.walsh@theaimgroup.co.uk
6 Hoffmanns Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1GU
