Please select how you would like to attend your Access to HE Nursing, Midwifery & Allied course:
Title: Access to HE Nursing, Midwifery & Allied
Pathway: Health, Science & Sport
Available Study Options:
Full Time
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Our Access to Higher Education (HE) courses enable students to achieve a qualification that provides direct entry to university. They are suitable for those aged 19+ who meet the course GCSE entry criteria requirements, but do not yet have a Level 3 qualification.
Within the Faculty of Caring Professions we offer the following qualification for those who wish to embark on a career in the health sector.
Access to Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions
This course will be of interest to you if you would like to start your professional career by undertaking an under-graduate degree in one of the many careers available to you within the health sector. As part of the course you will study twenty modules relating to the following subject areas:
This is a full-time course and you will be required to attend college approximately three days per week, and undertake online modules and an independent study day. You are also strongly advised to undertake voluntary work, work experience or employment (where possible), relating to your career plan. This will support your application to university, and provide you with relevant employability skills.
Entry requirements (you must have obtained these prior to enrolling on the course).
5 GCSE grades A-C or 4-9 (including English and maths). In recognition of typical university entry requirements for 2021/22 we do not accept functional skills level 2 as an equivalent.
PLEASE NOTE: there are variances in entry requirements throughout local and national universities, and you should check the entry requirements at your preferred university/universities before applying.
The Awarding Body for our Access to HE course is Open Awards.
The course is internally assessed and externally quality assured. You will be assessed on each module throughout the academic year, using a variety of methods which will include written assignments, reports, research, one exam and presentations.
This course is designed to provide you with the qualification you require to advance onto a range of undergraduate degree courses, including adult nursing, mental health nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics and paramedic training.
For those wanting to enter employment, these qualifications may act as a stepping stone into jobs/careers within the health and social care sectors.
Entry Level Courses:
Skills for Life & Work/Preparing for Adulthood
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
These courses are specifically designed for learners with a Special Educational
Need (SEND).
Entry Level: Skills & Employability
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
Full Time ESOL (English
for Speakers of Other Languages)
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time GCSE Re-sit Study
Course
GCSE Grade 2 or 3 in Maths and
English and / or Sciences.
Full Time Level 1 Course
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
Full Time Level 2 Course
4 GCSEs at grade 3 or Vocational Level 1 in relevant subject area.
*GCSE Grade 4 or above in Maths is required for the courses below:
Accounting
Electrical
Plumbing
Full time Level 3 Course
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
OR
Vocational Level 2 plus Grade 4-9 GCSE English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
*A Vocational Level 2 is required for the following courses:
Accounting
All Construction Subjects
Hair & Beauty Subjects
Applied Science
T Levels
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English and Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths will be accepted).
* Health T Levels require GCSE Grade 4 in Science.
You can apply for this programme via the Apply Now button, at the top.
If this course area is available as an apprenticeship, this will show under 'Study Option' on the right-hand side, just below the Apply Now button. You can view all of our apprenticeship vacanices and subjects by clicking the 'Apprenticeships' in the top menu.
If you are aged between 16 and 18 when you start your course and are taking a course leading to a qualification, the tuition and exam fees are free. However, there may be some additional costs for optional trips, recommended text books and professional start up kits. We have a bursary scheme to assist with these costs.
It is important that you come along and speak to one of our staff about your choice/s.
Once we receive your application, you will be invited in to speak to a tutor or a member of the Apprenticeship team to discuss your application.
This will provide you with the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course/Apprenticeship and to see our facilities.
