Access to HE L3 Diploma (Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions)

Most university admissions tutors will accept the Access to HE Diploma as an entry qualification for Higher Education, but there may be some degrees for which this certificate alone may not be acceptable. The suitability of the course for your ultimate career aim will be discussed at interview.

Progression from this pathway can be on to degree programmes such as Midwifery, Adult Nursing, Children’s Nursing, Physiotherapy, Paramedic Science, Integrated Practice in Learning Disabilities Nursing and Social Work, Operating Department Practice, Mental Health Nursing and many more.

Please note that whilst your subject tutors and Personal Tutor will make every effort to support your application for a university place, progression onto a specific higher education course cannot be guaranteed. It can be a highly competitive process, and your tutors, together with the college Careers Advisers, will try to give you realistic advice as to your chances of progression. Alternative routes into the career of your choice can be discussed.

One of our past students, Jonathan Peers provided the following case study:
I’m currently in my final year of my Paramedic Practice degree. The Access course allowed me to get a good base of knowledge for starting my degree especially when it came to bioscience and biology as well as essay writing.

I’m currently studying at Edge Hill University. I felt a lot more prepared for starting my degree through doing the Access course. It was tough and it required a lot of hard graft to get me here, but I was really pleased with my time at the college.

Over the past 3 years I’ve been involved in major incident training with North West Ambulance Service, as well as facilitating practice with newer students on the course. Next month I’m assisting the university with liaising with paramedic students from Czech Republic, Germany and Finland as part of an exchange program.

Without Access I’d never have got to the point where I am today. I really wasn’t very academic when I first started college. I’m expected to come out with a 2:1 at university and I’ve just had confirmation of my job with North West Ambulance Service.