HNC Social Care

Overview

The HNC Social Care is designed to meet the needs of the social care sector and SSSC registration requirements for social care workers. A practice placement is an integral part of the course, along with HN units and three SVQ level 3 units.

• Two Higher Grades, preferably including English, or an appropriate group of SQA units and/or an appropriate group of SQA units at level 5-6
• Experience of working in a social care environment
• Applicants must able to provide evidence of a minimum of 120 hours relevant experience within the care and health environment, this should be supported by a personal statement and two appropriate references
• If you’re a mature student without the qualifying grades, we’ll consider you if you have relevant experience, and can show evidence of recent study

More Information

Some of the subjects you’ll study are Social Care Theory, Social Policy, Psychology for Social Care, Sociology for Social Care, Protection of Individuals, Understanding Loss, and Understanding & Supporting Behaviour.

Career

Social work, social care worker or support worker with various groups such as older adults, people with learning difficulties, adult care, community care, offenders, residential child care or the addiction field.

Continuing study

Apply for a range of HND or degree programmes in the Social Work, Care and Health sector such as BA (Hons) Social Work at University of the West of Scotland or Glasgow Caledonian University.

One year, starting in August.

This course is also offered part time in the evening.

Riverside Campus