Pathway to Health Care
Working in a health care setting can provide a rewarding career choice. This course develops specialist knowledge, understanding and skills required to provide high quality supportive care for a wide range of adults. It provides opportunities to gain the formal qualifications needed to progress to HNC level study in relevant disciplines.
Course content includes:
- Social influences
- Care values
- Human development
- Social influences
- Practical skills for care
- Human biology
- Communication
- Numeracy
- Information and communication technology
- Care assistant
- HNC Care and Administrative Practice
- HNC Social Services
- All current learners must achieve a pass in all programme units and achieve a minimum of 90% attendance to progress to the next level of study
Mandatory:
- Successful interview
- Clear Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check required. Further information on the PVG scheme will be issued to successful applicants prior to enrolment.
Plus one of the following:
- Four National 5 awards (or equivalent) including English and Maths
- NC Child, Health and Social Care
- Successful completion of all units within the NQ Health and Wellbeing (SCQF Level 5)
- Applicants who do not meet these criteria, but have relevant paid workplace experience or alternative qualifications will be considered
Further advice for full-time applicants:
• Please ensure you have an online account before starting your application
• If you created your account prior to September 2016, you will need to register a new account
• Before starting the application process, please ensure you already hold or are working towards the relevant entry qualifications required for the course you are applying for
• Ensure you use your own personal email address when creating your online account
• Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email immediately
• If you do not receive an acknowledgement e-mail immediately, please check your SPAM/Junk folder
• Please include as much detail as possible in your personal statement such as; the reason you are applying, future career plans, previous employment, relevant experience, hobbies and interests
• Disclosing support needs in your application will not affect your chances of being offered a place on a course at Forth Valley College
• If your application is successful, you will be invited for interview. For January start courses interviews will be in Nov/Dec and interviews for August start courses will take place between February and May
• If your application is unsuccessful, you will be offered support in finding a suitable alternative course
• Applicants who provide a mobile phone number on their application form will be sent a text reminder prior to the day of interview
• If you are unable to attend an interview or wish to withdraw your application - please email student.applications@forthvalley.ac.uk
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Location
Falkirk Campus
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Attendance
Full-Time
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Start date
24 August 2020
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End date
11 June 2021
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SCQF Level
Level 6
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Location
Stirling Campus
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Attendance
Full-Time
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Start date
24 August 2020
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End date
11 June 2021
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SCQF Level
Level 6