Healthcare, Social Care & First Aid
Designed for individuals who want to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives, our health and social care courses blend practical skills with theoretical knowledge.
With study options including workbased learning, you will:
- cover topics such as care values, communication, medication administration, and health promotion
- develop skills for careers in health and social care or progression to nursing and allied health degree
Our courses
Entry level:
HN and Degree Level:
- HNC Healthcare Practice
- HNC Healthcare Practice (Degree Link)
- HNC Social Services
- BA (Hons) Health and Social Studies
Courses you can study whilst in employment:
16 week courses:
Courses for carers:
First Aid Courses
First Aid Courses
We also offer a range of First Aid training, from basic emergency response to comprehensive workplace certification, ensuring learners are equipped to handle real-life situations with confidence.
All courses are FAIB approved. FAIB is the First Aid Industry body who validate our training and ensure standards are maintained nationwide in accordance with the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. All courses below provide an overview of the use of an AED (Defibrillator).
- First Aid at Work
- First Aid at Work Requalification
- Emergency First Aid at Work
- Childcare First Aid
- Resuscitation Skills
- Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) Users
Potential Careers
- social care
- health services management
- health promotion
- community development
- health needs assessment and project management
- international, national and local government
- organisations and ‘third sector’ organisations
When I first joined UHI Moray I wasn’t sure what I was wanting to do with my future. I applied for the SCQF Level 5 Health and Social Care course and really enjoyed it, so I progressed onto the SCQF Level 6 course and then the HNC. The course has given me real life experiences with placement and has allowed me to grow as a person, as well as giving me the qualifications I need to move onto a Children’s Nursing degree.
Alex Ross, HNC Healthcare Practice Graduate
Meet The Team
Fiona Cameron-Anderson
Health and Social Care Lecturer
Lesley Boddie
Health and Social Care Lecturer
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For support and more information about student services, study support, finance, admissions and for our Prospectus with a full list of all our courses.
