Luan Windley – West Nottinghamshire College

In my role as a support staff at The Adventure Service based in Mansfield, I provide compassionate care and support for the day groups at our day centre for people with additional support needs to achieve potential though adventure. I help to deliver character building sessions and activities for adults with learning disabilities in the outdoors.

My L2 Diploma in Care with City & Guilds has really invoked a greater insight to the world or social care for me. I have learned not only better skills and knowledge but also the ability to recognise where I need to improve. The Assessors at West Nottinghamshire College have been saints. They truly go above and beyond to ensure that I achieved the best I possibly could. The great variety of tests, quizzes and learning workshops were brilliant for stretching my learning capability and challenged me to think in new perspectives. I am impressed by the competency and thought put into the course. All the staff that helped me through my EPA were super friendly and really ensured a relaxed environment for my assessments.

Thanks to my Adult Care EPA I have the confidence to develop my career as a social worker and push myself to go further. I achieved a Distinction in my end point assessment with City & Guilds in October 2020.

I also won the apprentice of the year Award at the Mansfield and Ashfield 2020 Business Awards.

To find out more about how we can support centres and apprentices in Adult Care, visit our EPA page.