Adult Guide 2020 01695 52300 [email protected] www.westlancs.ac.uk COURSE GUIDE 2020 Welcome West Lancashire College has been helping the local community to shape their careers for over 40 years and we can help you do the same, whether you want to: • change your career In addition, we will offer you an extensive and • gain qualifications, skills and knowledge needed to unrivalled support package including; flexible fulfil a lifelong ambition timetables around school hours to help those with children; financial support with course fees*; financial • take your next step to get to university bursaries to help you study; funding for child care, • secure a promotion study support sessions; FREE onsite parking; FREE or subsidised travel to college* and excellent careers With our expert tutors who have real world industry advice & guidance from our Matrix accredited adviser. experience and wide range of support to help, we No matter what your age or past experience, we have have something to suit every individual need in our something for you and very much look forward to world class buildings and facilities. helping you to shape your career this September. Joining West Lancashire College you can choose from a wide range of daytime and evening courses *subject to eligibility and availability including courses for leisure, Access to Higher Education, Foundation Degree and Professional programmes, all listed throughout our Adult Course Guide. We have many FREE and subsidised courses available plus buy now pay later with Advanced Learner Loans*. If you join us this September you can expect to study industry standard qualifications, take part in dedicated work placements that will connect you straight to employers, giving you that competitive edge in the job market. Making use of our extensive national network of colleges, partner employers and Universities you will train in world class facilities and receive expert advice and guidance straight from industry. West Lancashire Best Wishes College will be your perfect career partner. Denise Williamson Principal 2 www.westlancs.ac.uk 01695 52300 COURSE GUIDE 2020 COURSES Access to Higher Education With expert tuition, no upfront fees and a fantastic be means tested or subject to credit checks and support package, Access courses are specially any individual who meets the criteria above will be designed for Adults (aged 19+) looking for a change able to apply for a loan irrespective of their current of career or those wishing to return to education and employment status. progress onto university. The great news is, if you study any of our Access to If you’re aged 19-23 and do not already hold a full Higher Education courses, and you subsequently go Level 3 qualification our Access to Higher Education on to complete a higher education course you won’t courses are FREE. If you already have a full Level 3 have to pay back your Advanced Learner Loan. qualification or you are aged over 23 you are entitled Those paying for the course with a Learner Loan are to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to pay for entitled to apply for a non-repayable Bursary of up to your course, which means fees are only repaid once £750 to help with your study costs. you are earning over £25,000 a year. Loans will not 01695 52300 www.westlancs.ac.uk 3 COURSE GUIDE 2020 Nursing & Midwifery with leading employers including NHS, Virgin Care and West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), guest speakers appropriate to your chosen career, workshops and seminars delivered by Health Care Professionals and Professors, bespoke University days and support with UCAS personal statements to help secure your chosen university plus you will look and feel like a Health Care professional with our Health Careers Academy Uniform! Careers in Nursing and associated roles are on the increase both in our region and nationally. The Royal Access to Higher Education Nursing & Midwifery is College of Nursing have recently claimed there is part of our Health Careers Academy, and provides currently a shortage of around 40,000 nurses in the a route to study at University for those wishing to UK, a gap which experts have warned could grow to specialise in Adult Nursing, Midwifery, Child Nursing, 70,000 within five years. Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing, Social We have great progression to University, this year our Work or Paramedics. Access to Nursing & Midwifery graduates are off to As a student studying Access to Nursing & Midwifery universities across the country to study a whole host you will benefit from; links with the Royal College of of degrees including Children’s Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and partner Universities, expert tutors with Nursing, Social Work, Midwifery, Adult Nursing and experience in the Health Care sector including a Learning Disability Nursing. Next year this could be Midwife and Social Worker, unique work placements you! Please see details of the course below. in a variety of roles within the medical sector offered Start Loans Course Title Day Time Duration Fee Date Available Access to Nursing Mon-Wed 9.30am-3.30pm 35 wks £3,384 07/09/20 Y and Midwifery Access to Healthcare Tue & Wed 6pm-9pm 35 wks £3,384 08/09/20 Y (Nursing) Entry requirements: Applicants are required to have How do I enrol? GCSEs A*-C (4-9) in English and Maths. If you do not For further details on how to enrol please go to currently meet the entry requirements, please contact page 21 or contact course enquiries 01695 52300 one of our advisers to discuss your options on [email protected] 01695 52300. www.westlancs.ac.uk YOUR COURSE MAY BE FREE! See page 23 for more information 4 www.westlancs.ac.uk 01695 52300 COURSE GUIDE 2020 Access to Health & Social Wellbeing YOUR COURSE MAY BE FREE! See page 23 If you are looking to take your first step into for more information a career in the Health & Social Care sector, Occupational Health, Social Work, Youth Work, Adult, Child or Mental Health Nursing, our Access to Health & Social Wellbeing course will give you the skills required to take your next step to university. You will develop transferable skills such as approaching issues from different perspectives, working with others, interpreting information and research and referencing. As a student studying Access to Health & Social Wellbeing, you will also benefit from; links with the Royal College of Nursing and partner Universities, expert tutors with experience in the Health Care sector including a Midwife and Social Worker, unique work placements in a variety of roles within the medical sector offered with leading employers including NHS, Virgin Care and West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), guest speakers appropriate to your chosen career, workshops and seminars delivered by Health Care Professionals and Professors, bespoke University days and support with UCAS personal statements to help secure your chosen University. Start Loans Course Title Day Time Duration Fee Date Available Access to Health and Wed-Fri 9.30am-3.30pm 35 wks £3,384 09/09/20 Y Social Wellbeing Entry requirements: Applicants are required to have How do I enrol? 5 GCSE A*-C (4-9) in English and Maths. If you do not For further details on how to enrol please go to currently meet the entry requirements, please contact page 21 or contact course enquiries 01695 52300 one of our advisers to discuss your options on [email protected] 01695 52300. www.westlancs.ac.uk 01695 52300 www.westlancs.ac.uk 5 COURSE GUIDE 2020 YOUR COURSE MAY BE FREE! See page 23 for more Access to Medical Science information As a student studying Access to Medical Science you support with UCAS personal statements to help will benefit from; links with our partner Universities, secure your chosen University plus you will look and expert tutors with experience in the medical and feel like a medical professional with a personalised lab science sector, unique work placements in a variety coat. of roles within the medical sector offered with leading This year our Access to Medical graduates have employers including NHS, Virgin Care and West offers of University places to study Psychotherapy Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), and Counselling, Occupational Therapy, Chemistry, guest speakers appropriate to your chosen career, Nutrition & Health and Paramedic Science. Please see workshops and seminars delivered by School of details of the course below. Medicine Professors, bespoke University days and Stephanie Edwards Access to Medical Science “The support and teaching I have received over this last year at West Lancashire College has been second to none. I chose the Access to Medical Science course, with the hope of studying diagnostic radiography in the future. I have worked for the last four years at Southport Hospital, as a Radiology Assistant and so I knew this was the right path for me. As a mum of two, the Access course has prepared me academically, but also given me the confidence to know that I can do this, even with such a busy home life. I have now secured, one of only 65 places at the University of Salford, to study Diagnostic Radiography in September. Anybody who is considering studying at West Lancashire College, please go for it. It’s the best decision I ever made and I can’t thank them enough for helping me through the next stage of my journey.” Start Loans Course Title Day Time Duration Fee Date Available Access to Medical Science Wed-Fri 9.30am-3.30pm 35 wks £3,384 09/09/20 Y Entry requirements: Applicants are required to have How do I enrol? 5 GCSE A*-C (4-9) in English, Maths and Science.