Health Care

Content

The Agored Cymru Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health Care) supports progression into nursing and the health professions and introduces learners to relevant academic subject areas across the sciences and social sciences including:

Anatomy and physiology
Biology
Sociology
Psychology
Health studies
Professional behaviours for health care professionals

Assessment

The Access to Higher Education Diploma is a unitised qualification and is assessed by way of continuous assessment. Methods of assessment are varied and reflect those that learners will encounter in higher education. Assessment methods include

Essays
Oral presentations
Time constrained assessments /examinations
Academic discussions
Written reports

Where can I study?

The Agored Cymru Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health Care) is offered at the following centres:

Bridgend College
Cardiff and Vale College
Coleg Cambria
Coleg Gwent
Coleg Sir Gar
Coleg y Cymoedd
Gower College Swansea
Grwp Llandrillo Menai
NPTC Group
Pembrokeshire College
The College Merthyr Tydfil

Potential progression routes

Learners successfully completing the Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health Care) may be considered for entry onto the following degree programmes at various higher education providers (this list is not exhaustive):

Adult Nursing
Learning Disabilities Nursing
Children’s Nursing
Mental Health Nursing
Midwifery
Health and Social Care
Operating Department Practice
Paramedic Science
Public Health
Occupational Therapy

Testimony

“I kept saying to myself, it really is now or never and if you don’t try, you’ll never know…I’m so glad I did the Access course as it’s prepared me really well for academic life. Now I’m loving my degree course and my nursing placements and looking forward to a career in nursing at the end of the three years” (Lorna Hughes, AHE learner of the year, outstanding academic achievement, 2020-21).

Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health Care)

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