Support Worker Clifford Musiyiwa gives his career a boost

“I am a father of two girls and a boy, and my wife is a community nurse,” Clifford says. “Alongside family life, I spent 12 years as a tennis coach, teaching everyone from nursery-age children all the way to elderly people.

“Working with people in this way made it easy to move into support work, which I’ve done for almost a decade, as well as taking care of people with special needs.”

Employed full-time in the social care sector, Clifford said he’d been searching for an opportunity to further his career whilst still being able to look after his little ones with his wife.

“When I saw an advert for Level 4 Health and Social Care at UWTSD, I was so glad, because it offered me the flexibility that I wanted.

“l signed up to the course straight away because it fits my line of work, allowing me to keep up to date with contemporary sector knowledge so that I can be better within my profession.

“Level 4 is a 1-year course attending twice a week. There are 6 modules (2 each term), which include an Introduction to Health and Social Care (HSC), Public Health, Professional Development within HSC and Psychology, and l really benefited from all these modules.

“There was room for improvement in my performance at level 4, because I had to work extra hours to pay for childcare. But my wife has challenged me to keep up with her this time round – she achieved a distinction in her nursing course! – so that’s what I’m aiming for in my Bachelors, which I’m currently studying.

“I plan to take as many opportunities as I can in future. I would suggest every person, even if they’re already out there working in social care, to do at least a basic course because it opens doors and teaches you loads about the profession and yourself.”

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Ella Staden

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