Entry Requirements:
Two Highers or experience with proven academic ability.

Brief summary of main subject areas:
Anatomy & Physiology
Social Policy & Health
Caring Skills
Behavioural Science
Optional Units for Client Care
Workplace Assessment

Mode of Delivery:
One College year with variable patterns of attendance (eg. four days in college between placement blocks)

Placement Requirements:
Three, one month blocks. Shift work. Same placement throughout the course.

Certification and Recognition:
SQA Certificate
Approved by UKCC

Articulation/Progression:
First level nurse training;
Occupational therapy;
Physiotherapy;
Radiotherapy;
Podiatry;
Speech therapy;
Health Promotion;
Radiography;
Pharmacological Science;
Medical Technician;
Phlebotomist.

Developments:
Currently under review. Will be revalidated in 2001.

©West of Scotland Consortium for Education and Training in Social Work 2001.