Professional Support (for Support Workers)

Degrees Available

Certificate of Continuing Education Part-time
Certificate of Higher Education Part-time

Certificate of Continuing Education Part-time

Suitable for International Students?

Not suitable for International Students

Award	Tuition Fees	Attendance Mode	Length of Course
Certificate of Continuing Education	Contact the School for more details	Part-time	1 year September and March
Study mode	Day Release

Course Introduction

The Certificate of Continuing Education in Professional Support and Certificate of Higher Education in Professional Support have been specifically designed for support workers currently employed in health and social care to build on work based competence training. These programmes will equip them for Band 3 and Band 4 support worker roles across a range of professions and sectors.

Course Syllabus

All Modules are Core (C)

60 Credits

Principles of Collaborative Professional Practice (20 credits) (C)
Health, Safety and Security in Health & Social Care (20 credits) (C)
Work-Based Learning: Professional Support in Practice (20 credits) (C)

Certificate of Higher Education Part-time

Suitable for International Students?

Not suitable for International Students

Award	Tuition Fees	Attendance Mode	Length of Course
Certificate of Higher Education	Contact the School for more details	Part-time	1 year September and March
Study mode	Day Release

Course Introduction

Course Syllabus

All Modules are Core (C)

120 Credits

There are two models of study available to achieve the Certificate of Higher Education in Professional Support.

Certificate of Higher Education - Model 1

This model consists of 5 Core modules (C), the 3 studied at Certificate of Continuing Education level, plus 2 additional modules.

The additional modules studied are as follows:

Support Skills in Specialist Contexts (40 credits) (C)
Introduction to Human Biology for Clinical Practice (20 credits) (C)

Certificate of Higher Education - Model 2

Principles of Collaborative Professional Practice (20 credits) (C)
Remainder of year 1 (Level 4) Professional-Specific Undergraduate Pre-Registration Course (please contact us for current available options) (100 credits) (C)

Entry Requirements

You should:

be currently working in a support worker role in health or social care, have a mentor in the workplace and have the support of your employer to undertake this programme
normally have achieved 120 UCAS points from any combination of A Levels, Vocational A Levels, BTEC, OCR and AS awards (to include at least 1 full A Level or vocational award of equal depth and volume). Applications are also welcome from students who have significant relevant work experience, but who do not meet the standard entry requirements
have achieved a minimum of English Language/Literature GCSE Grade C or above
have access to a computer as this programme is delivered through a combination of learning and teaching methods including online learning

Level of English Required

IELTS at 6.0 or equivalent

[Full information on our General English Language Requirements]

Contact Details

School of Health Studies Admissions Office

Email: soh-recruitment@bradford.ac.uk
Tel: 00 44 1274 236367
Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/health

Download Prospectus

Health Studies Prospectus 2012 (PDF, 8MB)

Please note that these PDFs are correct as at time of print (November 2011). For the most up to date course information please use the web page. Please visit the School of Health Studies Website for detailed course and module information.

Contact Details

School of Health Studies Admissions Office
Email: soh-recruitment@bradford.ac.uk
Tel: 00 44 1274 236367
Web: www.bradford.ac.uk/health

Cognate Course

Yes