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Advanced Certificate: Health and Social Care (Access to Nursing and Care HNCs)

This course offers you an opportunity to learn about the health and social care professions and the career paths are available in these areas. It allows you to begin your studies at SCQF Level 6 on a generic programme working towards Highers in care and psychology.

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Level:

SCQF Level 6

Study Mode:

  • Full time

Location:

  • Dunfermline City Campus
  • Glenrothes
  • Kirkcaldy

Start Date:

Duration:

  • One year full-time

What skills will I learn?

  • You will develop skills in critical thinking, problem solving, professionalism, and application of Statutory Codes of Practice - all within specific subjects related to health and social care such as dementia, mental health and anatomy and physiology. 

What will I study?

  • Care: values and principles
  • Care: human development and behaviour
  • Care: social influences
  • Dementia
  • Psychology units
  • Individual behaviour
  • Group behaviour
  • Research Methods
  • Biology or anatomy and physiology
  • The Core Skills of ICT, and numeracy will be developed and certificated on this course

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • HNC: Additional Support Needs: Supporting the Individual SCQF Level 7
  • HNC: Social Services SCQF Level 7
  • HNC: Childhood Practice SCQF Level 7
  • HNC: Social Sciences SCQF Level 7

What career opportunities are there?

  • Careers in health and social care settings in both social settings and the NHS