Ayr Campus, Kilmarnock Campus, Kilwinning Campus
If you’d like to train as an adult, mental health or learning disability nurse or paramedic, but lack the necessary qualifications, this could be the course for you.
Units studied include: Values and Principles in Care; Social Influences; Human Development and Behaviour; Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness; Stress and Stress Management; Human Body; Caring for People with Dementia; Medical Terminology; First Aid and Health Promotion; Essential Skills.
This course is specifically for people who have been out of full-time education for at least 5 years. It prepares adult returners for entry into Higher Education and can lead to a place at college or university. A place on the course is subject to an interview process and a satisfactory reference.
Progression on to a wide range of relevant HNC or university nursing degree courses.
August
Access to FE/HE
Full time
1 year
Health and Social Care
6
