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Healthcare Pathway : Emerge (School Pupils Only)

You will build knowledge and skills required to work within the NHS and Social Care Sector Roles, through a challenge based learning approach. You will explore specified themes and completed a related work based challenge. Through the course of completing a work based challenge, you will develop meta-skills which can be transferred to a wide range of employment opportunities and enhance career progression. You are expected to take the lead in your learning by exploring themes, deciding on activities they would like to undertake to develop your understanding and increase your knowledge. Through developing your own learning journey, problem solving and trying new things along the way, you will prepare yourself to complete the work based challenge and present your solutions.

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Study Mode:

  • Other part-time day programme

Location:

  • Dunfermline City Campus

Start Date:

Aug 2025

Duration:

  1. One year part-time - online delivery as part of school timetable on two afternoons per week

What skills will I learn?

You will develop skills in the following:
  • Research
  • Problem solving
  • Reflective practice
  • Initiative
  • Self-confidence

What will I study?

Roles and Exploration: You will undertake an investigation into the patient and service user journey with a focus on unique ways in which health and social care services interact.
Relationships and Equality: You will also undertake an investigation into the current health inequalities in your local and regional area before creating a plan for addressing some of these issues.
People and Places: You will identify potential environmental barriers and produce a plan to overcome these barriers, aimed at improving accessibility to patients and service users.

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • Advanced Certificate: Health and Social Care (Access to Nursing and Care HNCs).
  • Advanced Certificate: Social Services and Healthcare (Incl. SVQ2).

What career opportunities are there?

  • Support worker roles in heath and social care.
  • Various jobs in the care and social care areas (after further study).