Amanda Osborne

I was first introduced to Sutton Coldfield Training by my daughter, who was studying for a qualification and she recommended SCT to me. I was interested in completing a Health & Social Care Level 5 qualification. At the time I was working in a senior role, within an adult health & social care setting and I had always been very interested in one day starting my own business.

I found my learning journey to be a very positive experience, I always felt as though I was able to approach my assessor with any questions or concerns and that she would be able to support my learning. I thoroughly enjoyed completing the course, as I felt able to cope with all aspects of the work, my assessor always made herself available to help me, if I encountered questions that I didn’t understand fully.

I am a single parent and my time is very precious, therefore – I needed my assessor to work flexibly and she was able to do this by working around my schedule, helping me to manage my time effectively. Now I have completed my Health & Social Care L5, I have had the confidence and knowledge to follow my dreams and set up my own business. I carried out all the necessary research and decided to join forces with a friend, we opened our own company called On Point Healthcare Ltd, on 3^rd September 2018.

We are a care agency that specialise in recruiting staff for mostly educational settings, for adults with learning disabilities. We are in the process of securing CQC registration and we are fully GDPR compliant. Moving forward we aim to provide domiciliary care services and eventually we hope to set up a coastal retreat, offering holistic therapies to both service users and their care givers. In order to promote their well-being and minimise the stress and anxiety they frequently endure.