| Additional Requirements |
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| Course specific requirements: |
Applicants must be 18 or over when the course starts. Applicants with a full, category B (car) driving license should have no more than three penalty points. Applicants will be required to take an admissions test. All shortlisted applicants will need to attend an interview. Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks before starting the course. The Department of Health requires all new Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP) workers, including students, are tested for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The consent, test and managed process of results will be carried out by our Occupational Health Department. |
| Admissions test required? |
Yes |
| Admissions test name: |
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| Admissions test further details: |
Applicants will be required to take an admissions test. |
| Audition required? |
No |
| Criminal check (DBS) required? |
Yes |
| Criminal check (DBS) further details: |
Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before starting the course. |
| Health checks required? |
Yes |
| Health checks further details: |
Applicants must pass Occupational Health check before starting the course. The Department of Health requires all new Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP) workers, including students, are tested for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The consent, test and managed process of results will be carried out by our Occupational Health Department. |
| Interview required? |
Yes |
| Interview further details: |
All shortlisted applicants will need to attend an interview. |
| Portfolio required? |
No |
| Other required? |
Yes |
| Other further details: |
Applicants must be 18 or over when the course starts.
Applicants with a full, category B (car) driving license should have no more than three penalty points. |
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| Requirement Summary |
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| 120-128 points to include 32 points from an A level in a single Science subject, or equivalent. |
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| Access to HE Diploma |
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| Further details: |
122-128 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma (Health or Pure Science based), to include a minimum of 21 level 3 credits in Science subjects at merit or above. |
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| Level 2 Qualifications |
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| GCSE subjects and grades required: |
GCSE English and Mathematics at grade C or above, or equivalent/GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 4 or above, or equivalent. |
| Are Key Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? |
Yes |
| Are Functional Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? |
Yes |
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| Tariff Score |
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| UCAS Tariff Entry Requirement |
120-128 |
| UCAS Tariff Further Details |
120-128 points to include 32 points from an A level in a single Science subject, or equivalent. |
| Accepted? |
Yes |
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| English, Welsh and Northern Irish Qualifications |
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 GCE A/AS level |
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| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| A level |
| Entry requirement: |
ABB-BBB |
| Further details: |
120-128 points to include a single Science subject at grade C. |
| BTEC (QCF) |
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| Subsidiary Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| Extended Diploma |
| Entry requirement: |
DDM |
| Further details: |
Must be in a Science or Health Science subject with a Human Biology, Anatomy or Physiology element. Public Services not accepted. |
| BTEC (RQF) |
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| National Extended Certificate |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| National Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. |
| National Extended Diploma |
| Entry requirement: |
DDM |
| Further details: |
Must be in a Science or Health Science subject with a Human Biology, Anatomy or Physiology element. Public Services not accepted. |
| Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma (core plus options) |
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| Acceptability: |
Acceptable on its own |
| Subjects and grades required: |
Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma including 32 points from a single Science subject. |
| Welsh Baccalaureate (Core plus Principal Learning) |
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| Overall Tariff Score: |
120-128 |
| Acceptability: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| Which lines of Learning/Points/Grades are accepted for entry: |
Please see below: |
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Business Administration & Finance at grade C |
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Construction and the Built Environment at grade C |
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Creative and Media at grade C |
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Engineering at grade C |
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Environmental and Land-Based Studies at grade C |
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Hair and Beauty Studies at grade C |
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Hospitality at grade C |
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Information Technology at grade C |
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Manufacturing and Product Design at grade C |
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Public Services at grade C |
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Retail Business at grade C |
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Society, Health & Development at grade C |
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Sport and Active Leisure at grade A |
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Travel and Tourism at grade C |
| Additional Information: |
For applicants taking Principal Learning in Sport and Active Leisure the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma is acceptable on its own. For all other lines of learning applicants require 32 points from an A Level in a single Science subject. |
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| Scottish Qualifications |
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| Scottish Higher |
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| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
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| Scottish Advanced Higher
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| Further details: |
120 Tariff points, to include a Science or Social Science subject at grade D. |
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| Core Skills |
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| Are Core Skills acceptable in lieu of GCSEs? |
No |
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| Other UCAS Tariff Qualifications |
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| Irish Leaving Certificate |
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| Acceptability: |
Acceptable on its own |
| Subjects and grades required: |
B1 B2 B2 B3 C1 - A2 B1 B2 B3 B3 at Higher Level, including a Higher Level in a single Science subject at B2. |
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| Irish Leaving Certificate (New grading scheme from 2017) |
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| Entry requirement: |
H3 H3 H3 H3 H3 - H2 H2 H3 H3 H3 |
| Further details: |
To include a Higher Level in a single Science subject at H3. |
| International Baccalaureate |
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| Entry requirement: |
26 |
| Further details: |
26 points from the IB Diploma, with 5 points from a Higher Level in a single Science subject. |
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| Extended Project Qualification |
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| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
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| Cambridge Pre-U Diploma |
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| Further details: |
Cambridge Pre-U score of 50-54, to include a Principal Subject in a single Science subject at M3. |
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| OCR Cambridge Technical |
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| Introductory Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| Diploma |
| Further details: |
Acceptable when combined with other qualifications |
| Extended Diploma |
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| T Levels |
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| T Level in Digital: Digital Production, Design and Development |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Education and Childcare |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Building Services Engineering for Construction |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Digital Business Services |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Digital Support and Services |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Health |
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| Entry Requirement |
Merit |
| Further Details |
Acceptable Occupational Specialisms: Supporting the mental health team, Supporting the care of children and young people |
| T Level in Healthcare Science |
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| Entry Requirement |
Merit |
| Further Details |
Acceptable Occupational Specialisms: Assisting with healthcare science |
| T Level in Onsite Construction |
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| Entry Requirement |
Not Acceptable |
| Further Details |
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| T Level in Science |
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| Entry Requirement |
Merit |
| Further Details |
Acceptable Occupational Specialisms: Laboratory sciences, Metrology sciences |
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| English Language Requirements |
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| International English Language Testing System: |
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| English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 6.5. |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken before January 2015): |
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| An overall CAE score of 67 or above with a minimum of Borderline in each skill. |
| Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken before January 2015): |
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| An overall CPE score of 51 or above with a minimum of Weak in each skill. |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015): |
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| An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 176. |
| Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT: |
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| 100 with a minimum of 24 in Reading, 23 in Listening, 25 in Speaking and 24 in Writing |
| Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): |
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| An overall score of 68 with a minimum of 61 in each skill. |
| HKDSE English Language Examination: |
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| An overall score of 5* with a minimum of 4 in each component. |
| Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English (ISE): |
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| Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
| European Baccalaureate English Language 1: |
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| A minimum of 7.0 in the European Baccalaureate English Language 1. |
| European Baccalaureate English Language 2: |
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| A minimum of 7.0 in the European Baccalaureate English Language 2. |
