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Overview
This wide-ranging one-year full time course covers the skills and knowledge needed to care for adults in a range of health and social care settings. You will study interesting theory and practical subjects such as working with people with a learning disability, dementia, brain injury etc. You will learn about person centred care, equality and safeguarding as well as aspects of health and safety and infection control.
Students are required to find placement (approx. 8 hours per week) in a suitable adult health and social care setting e.g. nursing home, day centre, supported living. This must be secured early in first semester.
It is the main qualification required by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC), the regulatory body for care in Northern Ireland, and therefore is widely recognised by employers.
- You will be required to complete a suitability conversation with tutors to determine your route of entry and if the course is appropriate.
- Entrance criteria is D,D in English and Maths.
Entry requirements are pre-defined by the College’s admissions criteria:
NI Traineeships (belfastmet.ac.uk)
Those full time students who have not achieved a grade C in English and Maths (or equivalent) will be required to study qualifications in Literacy and Numeracy.
An Access NI check will also be undertaken for all full time students at the commencement of the course.
For more information please refer to the AccessNI Code of Practice which can be found here
Please note:
Belfast Met actively promotes equality of opportunity and welcomes enrolments from a wide range of applicants and students, including those with criminal convictions. However, in order for the College to manage any risk that you may pose, you must tell us about any unspent criminal convictions you may have. For certain courses, you must disclose all criminal convictions.
To tell us about your convictions, please complete either a Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form or an Enhanced Criminal Offence(s) Disclosure Form
Both forms are available on the Student Criminal Disclosures page of our website Student Criminal Disclosures (belfastmet.ac.uk)
Fees:
Academic period 2025:
Fees are payable annually.
There are no exams, you will be assessed in college through a written portfolio and in work placement through observations. You will also be assessed through both individual and group presentations, presenting to the HSC Level 2 classes.
You will be required to undertake both individual and group presentations, presenting to the HSC Level
Careers
Potential to progress on to relevant programmes at Level 3 such as the National Extended Diploma (see entrance requirements) in Health and Social Care or Uniformed Protective Services. Level 3 (A Levels) could form part of your route to University for programmes in e.g. Nursing or Social Work.
Alternatively, you may progress directly to employment in the health and social care sector in e.g. a nursing home, hospital, day centre or supported living setting (roles may include care assistant, support worker or nursing assistant etc).
If your passion is to work with children and young people please see Belfast Met's Childhood Studies and Playwork courses. We offer Level 2 Childcare Traineeship and Level 2 Childcare Apprenticeships. See website for all details on childcare course provision.
See website for all details on childcare course provision.
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