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• Care Jodie Last updated by Angela: 04-Aug-2017

  I am very fond of the elderly and of little kids, I like taking care of the weak and I’ve been able to try my abilities at caring in summer camps and through voluntary work. I’d love to try my hand at doing it in a more formal way. Trouble is that I don’t have any formal training and I’m being told that I don’t stand a chance. Does anybody have any experience that will shed some light as to what I could do?

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  • Angela:

    There are no specific entry requirements. Like with every other profession, if you have specific training you definitely have a head start; but really oftentimes if you have good literacy and numeracy (sometimes you may be asked for GCSEs in English and maths you’re OK,

    04-Aug-2017 Reply to Angela
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