Study Health and Social Care - CertHE at Teesside University in the UK, Nursing, Midwifery and Health Professions
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Health and Social Care - CertHE

UK

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What will I learn?

**Note: Due to the course delivery location and visa restrictions, this course is NOT available to international students requiring a Student Visa**.**Location**: This is an award of Teesside University delivered in partnership with **Redcar and Cleveland College** (campus code 6, call 01642 473132 for more information on this course) and **Stockton Riverside College** (campus code 3, call 01642 865400 for more information on this course) and local health and social care employers.**Course overview**: This one year full-time course is ideal if you are seeking a career working in health and social care, and looking to develop your skills in a hands-on way. The philosophy of the course is to develop a comprehensive knowledge of care, the care sector and concepts surrounding health and wellbeing. Developing underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for success/enhancement in employment, future study or career advancement is also a feature of the course.Professional and key transferable skills are embedded into the modules to enhance employability and facilitate lifelong learning and the majority of the academic team have industry experience to enhance and integrate professional skills. The concept of introduce, emphasise, advance, is utilised. The focus is on emphasise, to encourage progressive learning, allowing for a gradual change in teaching strategies that decrease the degree of support needed, leading to independent learners.There is significant vocational focus to the course and a range of work experiences and/or placement settings are available to you for development of learning in practice, such as working with older people, children and adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health issues and substance misuse issues. You are required to complete 100 hours placement in a health and social care setting environment.**After the course**: On successful completion of the course you can apply to the second year of the FdSc Health, Wellbeing and Social Support or seek employment in social care. There may also be an opportunity to access relevant pre-registration health or social work programmes. The course may lead to eligibility for professional registration.

Which department am I in?

Nursing, Midwifery and Health Professions

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
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Start date

September 2026

Venue

Stockton Riverside College

Harvard Avenue,

Thornaby,

Stockton-On-Tees,

TS17 6FB, Northern England, United Kingdom

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
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Start date

September 2026

Venue

Redcar & Cleveland College

Corporation Road,

Redcar,

Redcar And Cleveland,

TS10 1EZ, Northern England, United Kingdom

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