Care, social care and health
If you have a passion to help and support others, a career in this sector will allow you to make a positive impact not just on individuals, but on communities too. We have a range of courses, including modern apprenticeships and degrees, that prepare you for the workplace.
In many of our courses, you will undertake work experience, in a variety of settings, where you can apply what you have learnt in the classroom. We also provide simulated environments in college to enhance practical experiences.
Our courses also look at children in a holistic way, considering their entire wellbeing through, for example, child development, observation, emotions and social support.
Courses
- Step into Care | SCQF Level 4 - Full-time
- Leep Ahead Programme | SCQF Level 4-5
- Access to Nursing (SWAP) | SCQF Level 6 - Full-time
- Health and Social Care | SCQF Level 6 - Full-time
- Social Services and Healthcare SVQ 2 | SCQF Level 6 | Work-based
- Social Services and Healthcare SVQ 3 | SCQF Level 7 - Work-based
- Counselling HNC | SCQF Level 7 - Full-time, Part-time
- Social Services HNC | SCQF Level 7 - Full-time
- Oral Health Science BSc (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-9 - Full-time
- Counselling HND | SCQF Level 8 - Full-time
- Health and Social Studies BA (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Psychology BSc (Hons) | SCQF Level 7-10 - Full-time, Part-time
- Infection Prevention & Control MSc | SCQF Level 11 - Part-time, Online
- Psychology Conversion MSc | SCQF Level 11 - Full-time, Part-time, Online
Social care open day at UHI Inverness to highlight virtual reality as a teaching tool
The benefits of virtual reality (VR) technology as a key tool for teaching care and healthcare at UHI Inverness will be showcased at the Social Care Open Day on campus.
Meet our students
Anna Lynch, Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy DipHE
A former community development worker, Anna Lynch (41) has now embarked on a new career supporting disadvantaged young people after Graduating from UHI Inverness.
"The practical training with classmates was invaluable. We’ve created strong bonds and we’re able to really craft our skills. Our tutors were very supportive and experienced and offered tons of valuable, theoretical and practical knowledge. I also loved going to the library and spending breaks outside in the beautiful grounds.
I felt supported at all times. I had to suspend my course when I moved away for a year and was able to pick up the course when I got back. I’ve now embarked on a new career path, and I have established a collaborative community project, Inari Collective, which aims to create a safe space in Inverness and offers non-traditional therapeutic support to young people with disadvantaged experiences of neurodiversity, LGBTQI plus and more."