HNC Healthcare Practice (Evening)

HNC Healthcare Practice puts you at the heart of the care sector, teaching you the essential skills and theory you need for employment in the NHS, private healthcare or social services. During the course you’ll do a clinical placement within the NHS Acute sector at Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board. You can also use it to pursue a career at Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level or to progress to first or second year of nursing degrees at some Scottish universities.

Entry requirements (minimum)

• Level 6 NC/NQ in a health or care-related area; OR
• Three B grades from the SWAP Access to Nursing course; OR
• One relevant Higher, or equivalent, preferably including English or a Social Science subject; OR
• A Foundation Apprenticeship in care along with one relevant Higher, preferably English
• It would be preferable but not essential to have National 5 Maths / Application of Maths, or equivalent
• If English is not your first language you must have ESOL Higher at A grade, or equivalent
• Recent IELTS 6.5 (across all areas)
• Applications are also invited from individuals with no formal qualifications but who have relevant life /work experience, ideally from within the care sector. These applicants will be considered on an individual basis.

Additional Information 

Please note that the interview process is scored so the personal statement in support of your application, your reference and performance at group interview will be combined to generate an overall score and only the highest scoring candidates will be successful.  

Successful applicants must complete a PVG Disclosure and undergo an Occupational Health check and undergo Hep B vaccinations prior to commencing placement. Please note that you may be asked to pay for the Occupational Health check, vaccination and the placement uniform. 

Other course requirements

In order to undertake the clinical placement, you must meet the standards of character, conduct and professionalism required by Glasgow Clyde College and the NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. 

Due to the high number of applications for this course and the specialist nature of the programme, not all those who meet the basic entry criteria will be called for interview. 

Entry requirement equivalency table 

• If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.

Articulation Routes

Selected students will have the opportunity to progress directly into year 2 of certain nursing and allied health degree programmes. This includes undergraduate degrees offered by for example: Glasgow Caledonian University, University of the West of Scotland (UWS) and the University of Stirling. This includes the Health and Social Care Degree offered by UWS.

For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.

Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.