Qualification

HNC (SCQF Level 7)

Duration

1 year

Starts

Aug 2025

Interests

  • Care

Campus

  • Aberdeen City Campus

Why take this course?

This course is perfect if your goal is to work in community, private or public services that support the most vulnerable members of our society to lead a fulfilled and independent life.

You should be ready for a blended learning approach that includes independent study, group work, research activities and presentation skills.

You’ll integrate knowledge, theory and practice to gain employment in a social care role, or to progress to further study at university degree level.

What you will experience

  • Safeguarding and wellbeing of individuals
  • Social policy
  • Leadership
  • Care practice and personalisation of practice
  • Psychology and sociology
  • The graded unit provides an opportunity to plan, develop, implement and evaluate a plan for the care of an individual supported by the learner over time in their placement setting
  • A 360-hour placement