
Level 4 Cert HE (Certificate of Higher education) Health and Care Management Online
Course overview
Our online Level 4 CertHE Health and Care Management course has been developed in consultation with senior leaders from the NHS, Skills for Care, and Skills for Health to ensure you gain the professional expertise needed to get your career started in the sector. Taking a modern and digital-first approach, our course content is regularly updated to meet the needs of the sector. That means you’ll gain the leadership skills required to face today’s most pressing health and care challenges.
During your studies, you’ll have access to valuable learning and networking resources from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the Institute for Health and Social Care Management (IHSCM). This CertHE is the ideal choice if you’re currently unsure about committing to a full degree course, for newcomers wanting to enter the field, and for current professionals looking to gain a qualification to progress their careers. After you graduate, you’ll also have the chance to progress onto our DipHE and gain your diploma or complete a full undergraduate degree if you wish to do so.
Arden is one of the only universities in the UK offering CertHE leadership courses contextualised for health and care. By undertaking this course, you’ll have better opportunities to apply for workplace funding than on a standard undergraduate degree. Health and Care Management at Arden Video • 1 min
Key highlights
- Developed with senior leaders from the NHS, Skills for Care and Skills for Health
- Access to learning and networking resources from CMI and IHSCM
- Digital-first content regularly updated to meet sector needs
- Builds leadership skills for current health and care challenges
- Progression available onto the DipHE or a full undergraduate degree
- Better opportunities to apply for workplace funding than standard degrees
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element)
- TOEFL iBT: 80 — 80 or TOEFL iBT 80
Careers this course leads to
- Health and social care team leader
- Care home deputy manager
- Healthcare administrator
- Care coordinator
- Senior care assistant
- NHS administrative officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £7,140 total (online) | International: £5,500 total (online)
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 Arden University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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