Construction and the Built Environment

An Access to HE Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment is for you if you want to pursue a career in the Construction industry.

You will learn a range of skills such as:
– Health and Safety
– Sustainability in the built environment
– Tendering and estimating
– Engineering drawing

Students may go on to study degrees such as Construction Management, Civil Engineering or Architecture.

For more information, you can view the Construction and the Built Environment framework here.

Find out more and sign up to a course at your local college.

Health Professions

An Access to HE Diploma in Health professions is for you if you want to build on your skills and prepare for University study.

The course will cover a range of subjects, preparing you to begin a University course.

Subjects covered may include:
– Biology
– Chemistry
– Physics
– Health
– Sociology
– Psychology
– Social Care
– Maths

Students go on to study a variety of degrees including Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy and Nutrition.

For more information, you can view the Health Professions framework here.

Find out more and sign up to a course at your local college.

Counselling

The Access to HE in Counselling is specifically designed to prepare students for the profession of counselling.

You will learn about counselling theory and be given the chance to develop skills key to succeed as a counsellor.

In the course you will study a range of subjects that may include:

– Professional relationships
– Loss and endings
– Counselling in practice

Many students progress to university degrees in Counselling, although others go on to study associated degrees such as social work, psychology, and criminology.

For more information, you can view the Counselling framework here.

Find out more and sign up to a course at your local college.

If your local college does not offer a Counselling course, a Social Sciences course might still help you to achieve your goals.

Medicine

An Access to HE Diploma in Medicine is designed for students who want to become Doctors.

You will study a range of subjects to prepare you for University which will include:
– Biology
– Chemistry
– Physics and Maths
– Professional Behaviours

Students completing the course go on to study Medicine, Biology and Biomedical Science at University.

For more information, you can view the Medicine framework here.

Find out more and sign up to a course at your local college.

Criminal Justice and Policing Studies

A Criminal Justice and Policing Access to HE Diploma is for you if you want to persue a career in the Police for or to study criminology.

You will cover a number of subjects in your course that may include:
– Criminology
– Sociology
– Law

Possible degrees include Criminology or Policing studies as well as degree apprenticeships with the Police force.

For more information, you can view the Criminal Justice and Policing Studies framework here.

Find out more and sign up to a course at your local college.

If your local college does not offer a Criminal Justice and Policing course, a Law, Social Work or Social Sciences course may still help you to achieve your goals.

Health and Social Care

An Access to HE Diploma in Health is for you if you want a career in health or caring professions.

You will study a range of subjects to prepare you for University which may include:
– Biology
– Chemistry
– Nutrition and Digestion
– Psychology
– Sociology

You will be assessed in a variety of ways including lab reports, group work and presentations.

Students completing Health courses go on to study a variety of degrees including Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy and Nutrition.

Some of our colleges may offer a slightly different title in this subject such as:
– Care, Learning and Development
– Counselling
– Health and Social Care
– Health Care
– Health Professions
– Health Studies
– Health
– Healthcare Practitioners
– Healthcare Professions
– Psychology and Counselling
– Psychology and Social Work
– Social Care
– Social Work and Social Professions
– Social Work

For more information, you can view the Health and Social Care, Nursing and Health Professions pathway framework here.

You can view the Health and Social Care, all orutes with exception of Nursing and Health Professions pathway framework here.

Find out more and sign up to a course at your local college.

If your local college does not offer a Health course or Science course might still help you to achieve your goals.