About Certificate of Higher Education in Healthcare Sciences

If youre already employed in a healthcare setting, the Certificate of Higher Education in Healthcare Sciences will help you develop the essential knowledge, skills and competences that underpin healthcare practice. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to learning, and is attuned to the NHS modernisation agenda, the Knowledge and Skills Framework and the Health and Care Professions Councils standards of proficiency. This certificate course combines work-based with distance learning, so youll need the support of your employer - who will share responsibility for your learning with the Open University. We provide study materials, tutorial support and assessment, while your employer manages the practice learning element of the course. The OU can also offer support in training staff identified as workplace mentors.