FdA Social Welfare, Advice & Guidance Practice
University of SuffolkEast Coast College (Great Yarmouth), United Kingdom
Course overview
This exciting and dynamic course has been developed to meet the education and training requirements of a range of individuals employed within the statutory, voluntary and not-for-profit welfare, advice, guidance and social care sectors. | It offers you the opportunity to enhance your work-based skills and achieve a recognised academic qualification. The course has been developed in liaison with employers and employees in the social care sector, including agencies who deliver information, advice and guidance support and has been tailored to meet the specific training requirements of the sector. The you will study a range of modules in which you are able to shape and enhance your own practice and interests. | This course is delivered in The Place – a brand-new £17m university centre, library and learning hub, which in the former Palmers building in Great Yarmouth Town centre.
Key highlights
- Designed for people working in welfare, advice, guidance and social care
- Developed with employers and employees across the social care sector
- Tailored to the specific training requirements of advice and guidance agencies
- Builds work-based skills alongside a recognised academic qualification
- Modules let you shape and enhance your own practice and interests
- Taught at The Place, a new £17m centre in Great Yarmouth
Entry requirements
- UCAS tariff points: 80 — Text: 80 UCAS tariff points (or above)
- A-level: CDD — A-Level: CDD
- BTEC: MMP — BTEC: MMP
- T-level: Pass — T Level: Pass A*-C
- GCSE: C/4 or above — to include English, Mathematics
- Additional condition: dbs_check — A satisfactory Enhanced DBS check
Scholarships
International Merit Scholarship
The awards are £1,000 - £3,000 based on your academic achievements and level of study.
Up to £1,000Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Health Scholarship
We will be awarding fifty (50) Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Health Scholarships of £4,000 value each in the 2025/26 academic year.
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Welfare rights adviser
- Information, advice and guidance worker
- Support worker
- Social care worker
- Family support worker
- Housing support officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £8,472 | International: £15,900
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Suffolk, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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