Faculty of Business, Care, Science and Humanities-Areas of Study

Humanities Science And Care

Areas of Study:

  • Nursing
  • Health
  • Science
  • Social Care
  • Early Education & Childcare
  • Primary Education
  • Social Science
  • Community Education
  • Fast Track –  Communications 4
  • Literature 1 (Higher English Equivalent)
  • ESOL – English for Speakers of Other Languages
  • Supported Learning Courses
  • Professional Development
  • Awards
  • Literature
  • Communication Core Skills
  • PDA Learning and Development
  • Assessor and Verifier Units

 

Humanities, Science and Care offer a variety of access courses through the Scottish Wider Access Programme.

Scottish Wider Access Programme – SWAP

The Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP) offers you the chance to gain a place in a University after one year of study at this college. Access is all about going forward, forward to college, forward to university. That could also mean going forward to an exciting new career. Access takes you places! Whether you are considering a career change, have been made redundant, or would just like to catch up where you left off at school, then Access could be made for you. You do not need any formal qualifications.

Access courses are specially designed for those adults who have not completed a formal education. Selection is by informal interview and courses are based on SQA units, nationally recognised qualifications based on continuous assessment. That means that there are no exams to worry about!
All Access wants is your enthusiasm, energy and commitment. Spend 36 weeks at North Glasgow College on any of the listed Access Courses available and on the successful completion of your studies you will be guaranteed a place in higher education.

Access to Nursing - giving access to Nursing in the areas of Midwifery | Children |Learning Disability | Mental Health and Adults.

Access to Health giving access to Nursing, ODP, Biomedical Science and other professions allied to medicine.

Access to Biological and Chemical Studies giving access to Primary and Secondary Teaching | Risk Management | Pharmacology | Food Bioscience |Forensic Investigation | Microbiology | Cell and Molecular Biology | Human Biology | Psychology |Animal Science | Agricultural Science | Marine Biology, Zoology – to name but a few.

SVQs in Humanities, Science and Care

Area of Study:

  • Childcare Learning & Development


Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) tell you exactly what you have to do in a job to do it well. They are based on National Standards which are drawn up by people from industry, commerce and education.

This means that if you have an SVQ you have a way of proving that you can do your job well, to national standards agreed by whatever industry or commercial sector you are in.

SVQs send powerful messages to employers:

  • you can do your job confidently and well
  • you are motivated, confident and ambitious
  • you are ready to take on responsibility
  • you are committed to your work


SVQs are specifically designed for employed learners and are usually studied on a day release or block release basis.



PDA Advanced Diploma

Teaching in Further Education

Contact: Infocentre@north-gla.ac.uk or 0141 558 9001


Assessor and Verifier Units

Assessor Units (A1 & A2)
Assessor Units (V1)



There are courses other than full-time available from the Faculty of Humanities, Science and Care >>

Science &Care Type Day Release Block Release Evening AOD OL
Children’s Care Learning and Development * SVQ 2, 3 & 4     √    
Continuing Professional Development Short Courses in Early Education CPD     √ √  
Core Care Skills   √ √ √    
English Higher       √    
Health & Social Care ** SVQ 2 & 3 √   √    
HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections SQA Unit     √    
Managing Safely IOSH √ √ √    
Neuromuscular Moving and Handling – a variety of courses on offer please check our website   √ √      
    √ √ √    
REHIS Food Hygiene<   √ √      
Social Care HNC √   √    
Spanish Level 1 SQA Unit     √    
Spanish Level 2 SQA Unit     √    
Support for Learning Assistants* PDA √       √
Teaching and Further Education* PDA         √
Working Safely IOSH √ √ √    
Working with Children 0 to 3 years SQA Unit     √    
Learning and Development PDA       √  
Assessor and Verifier Units       √  


Key To Abbreviation
HNC/D Higher National Certificate / Diploma
SVQ Scottish Vocational Qualifications
AOD Assessment on Demand
OL Open Learning
PDA Professional Development Award
 * Not available to individual candidates. Only available to employees of specific Local Authorities.
** Customised programme available to employers for a group of candidates.
Not available to individual candidates at present.