The commission on widening participation in nursing and midwifery education and careers
The aim of the commission was to maximise opportunities to participate in nursing and midwifery education and careers.
Annex 2. Current further education qualifications offered and routes to progression and articulation to nursing programmes in Scotland
| SCQF levels |
Average SCQF points |
Named programme/course |
Target group |
Study routes |
Progression and articulation routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
N/A |
National 5 Health and Social Care |
School-leavers Adult returnees Employed staff |
Full-time and part-time |
SWAP Access to Nursing (subject to eligibility) College designed access to nursing courses NC Health and Social Care Higher Care Employment |
| 5 |
Varies |
National Progression Award |
School-leavers Adult returnees Employed staff |
Full-time and part-time |
SWAP Access to Nursing (subject to eligibility) College designed access to nursing courses NC Health and Social Care Higher Care Employment |
| 6 |
108 |
Access to Nursing |
School-leavers Adult returnees |
Full-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1) |
| 6 |
108 |
SWAP Access to Nursing |
Adult returnees |
Full-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1) |
| 6 |
72 |
National Certificate Health and Social Care |
School-leavers Adult returnees |
Full-time and part-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1) |
| 6 |
24 |
Higher Care |
School-leavers Adult returnees |
Full-time as part of school/ FEI programme of study |
HEI nursing degree (year 1) |
| 6 |
Varies |
PDAs |
Adult returnees |
Part-time |
Employment Further and higher education courses |
| 6 |
Varies: minimum 51, maximum 58 |
Foundation Apprenticeship |
Senior phase school/ FEI partnership programme |
Part-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1) Further and higher education courses Employment |
| 6 |
Varies |
SVQ2 Social Services and Modern Apprenticeship |
School-leavers Adult returnees Employed staff |
Part-time |
Further and higher education courses Employment |
| 7 |
32 |
Advanced Higher |
School pupils School-leavers |
Part-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1) |
| 7 |
96–120 |
HNC Care and Administrative Practice |
School-leavers Adult returnees Employed staff |
Full-time and part-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1 and 2) (year 2 places subject to availability of HEI numbers) |
| 7 |
Varies: minimum 69, maximum 84 |
SVQ 3 Social Services and Modern Apprenticeship |
Adult returnees Employed staff |
Full-time and part-time |
Further and higher education courses Employment |
| 7 |
104 |
Scottish Baccalaureates |
School pupils School-leavers |
Full-time |
Further and higher education courses HEI nursing degree (year 1) |
| 8 |
240 |
HND Care and Administrative Practice |
School-leavers Adult returnees Employed staff |
Full-time and part-time |
HEI nursing degree (year 1 and 2) (year 2 places subject to availability of HEI numbers) |
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