Venues

Anniesland Campus, Cardonald Campus

Content

If you want to work in healthcare, this 18-week course will give you a broad knowledge of the standards and approaches that support care practice. You get an introduction to essential basic caring skills in our clinical skills lab and learn from our guest healthcare experts.

This introductory course can be a springboard for further studies and also gives you a qualification to prepare you for working in the health and social services sector.

Examples of the units that may be undertaken in the Access to Health Care (Level 5) course include the following.

Preparing to work in healthcare settings; Values and principles; Health and safety for care; First Aid;
Understanding mental health; Lifeskills: Introduces a range of everyday skills to support individuals and families.

Entry Requirements

3 subjects at National 4 including English.