Degrees and Higher Apprenticeships in Health, Delivered in the Heart of Torbay
University Centre South Devon offers a range of Health higher education programmes which have been designed to provide you with a direct route to a range of high demand roles including Assistant Practitioner, Registered Nursing Associate (RNA), Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser (RHAD), and a Hearing Aid Audiologist, within the NHS or other health and care organisation.
Browse our range of programmes below and read about the accreditations and partnerships that make University Centre South Devon the best place to progress your career in health.
FdSc Healthcare Assistant Practitioner
FdSc Nursing Associate
BSc (Hons) Enhanced Integrated Care
Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing (Short Course)
FdSc Hearing Aid Audiology
University Centre South Devon is part of South Devon College – The first FE college in the country to gain Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) approval
South Devon College became the first further education (FE) college in the country to have its Nursing Associate programme directly approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in 2021.
The two-year Nursing Associate programme based at University Centre South Devon, part of South Devon College, provides a direct route to becoming a Registered Nursing Associate. After two years, students are also able to take the new Nursing Apprenticeship route or top-up their studies at university to become a Registered Nurse.
Students on the Nursing Associate programme at the University Centre split their time between academic study and hospital and community placements, developing the skills needed to work within the NHS or other healthcare settings.
Partnership with the NHS
In 2023, South Devon College signed an agreement with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, becoming the Trust’s preferred training provider.
The partnership provides meaningful industry placements for hundreds of health and social care students across a range of courses at all levels.
The partnership also provides placement opportunities for higher education and degree students studying on the College’s Higher Technical Qualifications.
Higher Technical Qualifications
Higher Technical Qualifications are Level 4 and 5 qualifications (such as Higher National Diplomas/Foundation Degrees/Diploma HE) that have been approved against occupational standards in their sector by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).
These qualifications have been developed by awarding bodies, who have worked with employers and businesses to make sure that learners get the specific training, knowledge and skills they need for their chosen career.
South Devon College is the first college in Devon to have three of its healthcare programmes approved as Higher Technical Qualifications by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education:
Click here to find out more about Higher Technical Qualifications.
Specialist, Industry Standard Facilities
Students at University Centre South Devon have access to cutting-edge facilities including a quarter of a million-pound, state-of-the art Healthcare Simulation Suite. It includes a four-bed ward with full ‘Nursing Anne’ simulation mannequins. It was designed to simulate a realistic ward environment which students are likely to encounter in the workplace. Watch the video below to tour the suite and find out more about our Hearing Aid Dispenser apprenticeship and specialist audiology facilities.