Career College Consortium
The Career College Consortium helps train and hire health and social care workers in the Gwent area.
This group includes Coleg Gwent, Aneurin University Health Board, the five local councils, and the University of South Wales. They work together to create good work placements and learning experiences for students studying health and social care.
The consortium has three main goals:
1. To bring in new workers who are already interested in health and social care, giving a steady stream of talent to local councils, hospitals and care providers.
2. To support local communities by developing skills and talents, following the vision of Health Education and Improvement Wales and Social Care Wales.
3. To Make sure that working in care is valued and respected, attracting more people to join or advance in the health and social care field.
We’ve created a new way to address the shortage of staff in health and social care. This method was recognized by the Bevan Commission as a standout example in 2020 and in October 2019, we received a silver award from Careers Wales for our work with high school students in the area.