First Steps to Care - Level 4 (January)
- Location
- Anniesland Campus
- SCQF Level
- 4
- Start Date
- 27 Jan 2025
- Qualification Type
- NQ
- Course Type
- Short Full-Time
- Duration
- 18 weeks January to June
Due to volume of applications received
If you're considering a career in health or social care, First Steps to Care will introduce you to the knowledge and skills to help you to access employment in care settings. It will also give you a taste of studying at college and help you to move on to health and social care (Level 5) courses starting in August at Glasgow Clyde College.
This course is for people with the right values who want to work in care settings, so if you are caring, compassionate, respectful and patient then this course may suit you.
What will I learn?
During the First Steps to Care course you will study a range of SQA units and college-based units that will introduce you to:
- Risk assessments in care settings to help you identify hazards in care settings and how to remove them
- Human development to help you understand behaviours
- Prevention of infection so you can practice safely in a healthcare setting
- Basic healthcare needs to give you the opportunity to learn some clinical skills
- Communication and values for care workers so you can learn how to communicate with vulnerable people, or people with a communication difficulty
- Improving health and well-being so you can learn about current health issues and the role of health promotion
Entry requirements (minimum)
- There are no formal entry requirements
- Please outline in the personal statement section of the application form why you would like to complete the course, why you think you are suitable for the course and what you hope to progress to once you have completed this course.
The Scottish Credit and Qualifications (SCQF) Framework can help you to check if you're choosing the right level of study. Take a look at the SCQF Interactive Framework here.
Jobs and further study
If you are successful on this course you can progress to Level 5 courses in health care, social care or childcare starting in August at Glasgow Clyde College, or it may be possible to move into employment in health or social care settings.
Take a look at the course progression map for health care courses.
I've applied — what happens next?
When you apply
You will receive an automated email confirming that we have received your application (remember to check your SPAM folder).
Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team and you will either be:
- Made a direct offer (Conditional or Unconditional)
- Advised that your application is unsuccessful – you have not met the entry requirements for this course and are advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
- We aim not to reject an application and if you don’t meet the entry requirements you may be referred to a different course or level.
If you are invited to interview, you will be informed of the outcome of your interview by email within 14 working days. The outcome will be one of the following:
- Unconditional offer of a place – you have met all the entry requirements and your place is guaranteed. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your place.
- Conditional offer of a place – your place is secured pending you meeting the entry requirements. This may mean achieving school or college qualifications which you may not be able to provide to us yet. You will be required to accept this offer to secure your conditional place. Once your conditions are met this will change to an unconditional offer of a place which you must accept before you can enrol on the course.
- Waiting list – you have met all entry requirements, and have been interviewed however, the course is now full so you have been placed on a waiting list. If any spaces become available you may be contacted, usually around the course start date. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Reserve list – following your interview, you have unfortunately not been successful in this round of recruitment. We have placed your name on a Reserve list and your application may be reconsidered at a later date. This could happen any time up to the start date of the course but it is very possible that you will not be offered a place. We would advise that you also consider other application options.
- Unsuccessful – your interview has been unsuccessful. You may be offered a place on a course at a different level, or advised to contact the College Student Advice Centres to discuss alternative options which may be available to you.
Once an offer is received, you must reply within 14 working days or risk losing your place, as the system will automatically decline your offer after 14 days.
Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent out instructions about student funding. This will be in December / January.