Access to HE Diploma (Health and Social Care) Diploma Specification, Rules of Combination and Approved Units
Qualification Aim Number: 40011719

Credit Value: 60
Guided Learning Hours: 450-600

Information for centres

How can we deliver this qualification?

You can enquire about becoming an approved centre for delivering Access to HE Diplomas by completing the Centre Approval Enquiry Form.

You can find out more about the delivery of the Access to HE Diploma by reading our Access to HE Brochure and the OCN London Access to HE Diploma Guide.

Information for learners

Is this the right qualification for you?

The Access to HE Diploma (Health and Social Care) is a Level 3 qualification which prepares people without traditional qualifications for study at university.

The qualification gives you the relevant academic subject knowledge needed for higher education study and the opportunity to develop study skills to help you to succeed. It is well established and widely accepted by universities, qualifying for UCAS tariff points that are comparable to the tariff points for three A levels.

Learners primarily progress to Higher Education study in areas related to Health and Social Care. These may include some of the following areas of Degree level study:

  • Social Work
  • Adult Nursing
  • Child Nursing and related Health Studies degrees
  • and Higher National and foundation degrees in Health and Social Care.

Some colleges offer internal progression to, for example, to their Higher National Diplomas in Health and Social Care.

You can find out more about the Access to HE Diploma in our Guide for Learners and Learner Area.

Where can you study this Access to HE Diploma?

Access to HE Diplomas are delivered by OCN London centres including Further Education Colleges, and Adult and Community Education Centres. The following centres are approved to deliver this qualification:

Croydon College
Richmond upon Thames College
Ruskin College
Stanmore College
V Learning Net
Wiltshire College

You can find out more about these centres and the Diplomas that they offer by visiting their pages in our Access to HE Course Directory and by contacting them directly.

You can also study for an Access to HE Diploma in Nursing, Health and Human Sciences, Social Work, Paramedic Science or Radiography.