0:07we initially started the gwent career
0:09college consortium back in 2018
0:12and it was a way to bring together the
0:14gwent regional partnership team
0:16colleague grant an iron beverage health
0:18board and private providers of social
0:20care
0:21to create a more joined up seamless
0:24career pathway into the health and
0:25social care sector
0:27this project can do a huge amount for
0:29the students
0:30in the college we work with a number of
0:32employers across gwent
0:33to be part of this group to help make
0:35these changes
0:36and to improve our curriculum our
0:39placement opportunities
0:40work experience academically the college
0:43can look
0:44after those needs they can provide all
0:45the all the
0:47theoretical knowledge that students will
0:49need
0:50but it's not quite the same when they go
0:52out into the real world they've got all
0:54the theory but they
0:55have to apply that theory and then they
0:57are matched up with one or two of our
0:59really experienced carers who will take
1:02them under their wing
1:03as they go about the normal day whereas
1:05is a
1:06company a non-not-for-profit
1:07organisation that supports people with
1:09learning disabilities to live in their
1:10own homes sometimes they haven't got a
1:12learning disability they're just
1:14full of anxiety and they have mental
1:16health needs
1:17my aim is for a student to go back to
1:20the college and say
1:21that was a brilliant workplace with
1:22ramirez i've fallen in love with it
1:24i want to work there and they tell other
1:26students then