Entry Requirements For This Course
Entry requirements
You should have one of the following:
- a first degree from a UK higher education institution (university or college). Normally this would be at 2.1 or above
- an NVQ level 5
- a professional qualification - eg: CIMA, ACCA, CIPD. This qualification should have been achieved through an examination or assessed route rather than nomination or reputation
- a degree or other qualification from a non-UK institution which is comparable in level. The University will require a NARIC certificate to demonstrate equivalence
- In exceptional circumstances, experienced planners without this level of qualification will be admitted to the course. In this situation, an application supported by mapping of experience to level 6 SEEC indicators and submission of a recently written work based report will be required. This report should demonstrate both a sound grasp of key policy issues and an ability to analyse, synthesise and evaluate complex ideas.
Additional criteria
You must be working for a health or social care organisation and be sponsored by your line manager or organisational workforce lead. You will need to secure agreement that you can be released to attend all study days.
An essential element of the course is completion of a workforce plan. This should be discussed with line manager or workforce lead prior to attending the induction workshop.
You must not be registered on another course whilst enrolled on this course.
Completion of the University's Post-Graduate course form
This will include submission of a personal statement. The personal statement should include:
- reasons for applying for the course
- what the student hopes to achieve from the course/future career aspirations.
International entry criteria
International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 7.0 or above, and a minimum of 7.0 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
