Healthcare & First Aid: NQ - Senior Phase

What you will learn

You will cover

• First Aid – which will include Basic life saving skills
• Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
• Prevention of Infection
• Improving Health & Wellbeing
• College certificates in Life saving skills, Moving and Assisting and Bowel Cancer Awareness

Entry requirements

You should be working toward National 5 English and have a genuine interest in Paramedic science, Nursing, and/or the field of Health Care.

Days Per Week Tuesdays and Thursdays - 1.30 pm to 4 pm

Career Opportunities

Careers in paramedic science, nursing and/or the health care sector

Future prospects

You might go on to do:

• NC Level 6 Health and Social Care. Candidates require to have successfully completed the full Health Care and First Aid course plus two passes at National 5 level C or above
• SVQ2 in Health and Social Services. Candidates require to have successfully completed the full Health Care and First Aid course plus two passes at National 5 level C or above
• HNC Healthcare Practice (Equivalent to First Year Nursing).

Candidates require to have successfully completed the healthcare and first aid course plus have two additional Highers which must include English (or equivalent) at grade C or above.