Access and Return to Study

Access to Higher Education [HND, Foundation Degree or BA Hons Degree - i.e. university level qualifications at Level 4 and higher.] courses are designed to prepare students who have been out of education for some time to go on to further study at university. Our Access courses include Nursing, Social Work and Teaching.

Key facts:

Supportive teachers help build your confidence
Brush up your literacy and numeracy skills
Flexible study hours
Work experience on some Access courses
Help with UCAS university applications.

Access and Return to Study Courses

Full time
Access to Education Studies (Teaching)	Level 3
Access to Nursing	Level 3
Access to Social Work	Level 3
Part time & others
English for Work and Study	Entry Level to Level 2
Maths for Work and Study	Entry Level to Level 2
Progression to Further Study and Employment	Level 2

Full time courses
Part time courses

Access to Education Studies (Teaching) Level 3
Access to Nursing Level 3
Access to Social Work Level 3

English for Work and Study Entry Level to Level 2
Maths for Work and Study Entry Level to Level 2
Progression to Further Study and Employment Level 2

Pre Access - Bolster450w

Soundbite

Christopher Cooke

Access to Nursing

“The Access to Nursing course was packed with interesting and relevant information related to the nursing industry and gave me the skills and confidence to continue my education. My lecturers were supportive, inventive, and clearly understood the profession we were looking to enter. I’m now studying Adult Nursing at Bucks New University and I can’t thank the lecturers at West Thames enough for helping to get me there.”