What is our Health & Social Care Studies&194; HND Course about? This Health & Social Care Studies&194; HND is appropriate for anyone keen to learn the knowledge&44; skills & resources essential to the many aspects of Health & Social Care Studies. This professional distance learning course will get ready you to get into a college degree programme&44; or get straight into a management career. What are BTEC HND's? BTEC HNDs (Higher National Diplomas) are on the 5th level of the BTEC range. They are valued at 240 credits & are comparative to a Foundation Degree or Higher Education diploma. BTEC (Business Technical Education Council) is vocational-related training that gets you ready to get into either a degree&44; or straight into a career. You can take BTEC training courses in conjunction with&44; or instead of A-levels. What can I do once I've passed this BTEC Health & Social Care Studies&194; HND? Once you have finished this course you will be able to use your HND as a certification to join University in the last year&44; then acquire a complete degree. The range of universities globally which acknowledge this HND certification is available in this&194; Progression Document. Please note: this record is not comprehensive. Click the list of&194; UK Universities&194; which will take the BTEC HND as a certification with which you can enter the 3rd year of university to achieve a full degree. By taking a HND you can potentially save yourself many 10&226;&128;&153;s of thousands of pounds over starting a degree from scratch. Requirements for Entry All students must be 17 years of age & above to complete this course. Students should have completed a Level 3 Diploma or A level standard course (or equivalent) before successfully achieving the Level 5 qualification. All of our Level 3 courses meet this requirement. You can take up to two years to finish the course with unlimited tutor support.