CertHE Health, Social Care and Well-being

Course Overview

The Certificate of Higher Education Health, Social Care and Well-Being is your initial pathway to a nursing degree. Gain foundational clinical skills in a simulated hospital setting. Benefit from experienced nurses who teach the degree and explore subjects like psychology, sociology, and safeguarding for a solid nursing knowledge foundation. Healthcare professionals validate the course.

Course features

Final Award: Certificate of Higher Education
Duration: 1 Year
Awarding Body: NCG
Study Mode: Full Time
Start Date: February, October
Delivery: Weekday
Fees: £9,250 / Year

Entry requirements

Our entry requirements guide your qualifications for our courses. With personalized admissions and ambitious offers, we encourage high aspirations. At Elizabeth School, we recognize and support your potential for future success.

To apply for this course, applicants will require the following:
  • Personal statement

  • ID/Passport

  • Level 3 qualification*

* Contact us for more information.

Applicant must meet the English Language requirements by taking or providing one of the following assessment tests.
  • English Language GCSE at grade C/4 or above

  • Level 2 Functional Skills English

  • IELTS 6.0 

  • Internal English Assessment 

Modules

Module CodeModule NameModule Credits
ACS100 Academic Study Skills 10
PRD100 Personal Development 10
IHS101 Investigating Health, Social Care and Well-Being Provision 20
IHS102 Developing Activities to Promote Well-Being in the Community 20
WRL100 Work Related Learning 20
IHS103 Making a Different: Supporting Individuals with Specific Needs 20
IHS104 Growing Pains: The Psychology of Childhood and Youth 20

Teaching and assessment

The assessment strategy aims to fulfil the learning outcomes by combining traditional assessment types with a variety of authentic assessments which allow students to progressively develop their skills throughout the programme.

Formative assessment and feedback is a key part of the programme’s strategy. These will allow students to practise new tasks and receive regular feedback, to give them guidance and confidence to perform well for their summative assessments. These could include presentations, work related projects, group-work, computer based simulations, essays, videos and business reports.

Course fees

Home (UK) £9,250 / Year

The fees above are for the 2023/24 academic year but may be subject to change following any announcements by the UK Government (approved by Parliament) regarding maximum Undergraduate tuition fee caps for 2023/24.

In addition, ESL reserves the right to increase all full-time and part-time Undergraduate tuition fees mid-course, in line with any further inflationary increase in the Government tuition fee cap which is approved by Parliament. ESL will publish information about any changes to tuition fees on its website.

Additional Information

This course is awarded by NCG please see the attached link for NCG’s HE regulatory documents.

https://www.ncgrp.co.uk/guide-to-information/higher-education-at-ncg/

Course Regulated by the Office for Student (OfS)

Career prospects

Careers can you go on to pursue with the CertHE Health, Social Care and Well-Being programme.

Occupational therapists; Houseparents and residential wardens; Care escorts; Nurses; Social workers; Paramedics; Nursing Auxiliaries and assistants; Ambulance staff; Care workers and Home carers; Senior care workers.