Health and Social Care: Assistant Practitioner FdSc

This Health and Social Care: Assistant Practitioner FdSc course offered at University of West London can be studied Part-time.

For more detailed information about Health and Social Care: Assistant Practitioner at University of West London, please visit the institution website.

FdSc, FdSc Award
September Start
Part-time Study Mode
2 years Duration

Entry Requirements For This Course

Entry requirements

You will need the following qualifications:
- 3 GCSEs with Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics, plus any other subject, or
- AVCE, GNVQ, B/TEC in Health and Social Care or a related subject with Level 2 in numeracy and literacy, or
- Access to Higher Education in an appropriate area i.e. Nursing/Health and Social Care/Science with a minimum of 60 credits (45 at Level 3 and 15 at Level 2 with numeracy and literacy), or you will have GCSEs with Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics, or
- NVQ level 3 in a Health or Social Care related subject with Level 2 numeracy and literacy

There is also an opportunity to provide evidence of prior experiential learning and/or certificated learning, knowledge and skills, in order to gain entry to the course (APEL/APCL route).

In addition, you will need:
- To be in full-time employment in a health and social care setting.
- Written confirmation of employer's support and confirmation that an identified, appropriately qualified mentor is available in your practice area for the duration of the course, to support your learning and assess the clinical competence component of the course.
- Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) and occupational health clearance.
- Two satisfactory written references.

International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4 individual components (Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening).

In some countries where teaching is in English, we may accept local qualifications. Please visit http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/your-country to check for local equivalencies.

We offer pre-sessional English language courses if you do not meet these requirements. Find out more about our English Language courses

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