If you are considering a career in health or social care, we offer a wide range of learning opportunities to help you make your first step.

Our experienced team of highly qualified tutors have been practitioners in these fields and now deliver externally validated courses that are accredited to national standards.

We work closely with professional organisations, employers and higher education institutions and have links with local health service providers.

While you study with us you can gain valuable work experience on placements at a range of health and care organisations and extend your vocational experience through a range of certificated short courses, including first aid. Many of our students progress to higher education and further training.

We also offer Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care. Contact advice.centre@northland.ac.uk or 01670 841200 for more details.

Career opportunities...
Youth worker, care assistant, occupational therapist, nursing and social work are just some of the career paths available to you if you study a course in health and social care.

14-19 Diploma In Society Health And Development
We offer the 14-19 Higher Diploma in Society Health and Development, which covers a broad variety of subjects and offers progression to university to do degrees in subjects, such as nursing, forensic investigation or dietetics or to a range of career paths such as probation officer or health care scientist.