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Useful QualificationsNewest Review: ... student to be accepted. To apply for a place, the applicant must be at least 16 years old when starting the application process as the minimum age of starting the course itself is 171/2. Mature students are looked at as favourably as youngsters, also universities like to see some previous experience of caring for people in, for example, a nursing home or hospital. Students who are accepted ... more |
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by nursingstudent - written on 17/06/02 (Very useful, 304 readings)
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There are a number of ways in which it is possible to enter nurse training, generally you are required to have at least 5 GCSE/GCE O levels at grades A-C before applications can be processed. Some universities stipulate that these results must include English and Mathematics and sometimes a Science subject. Some universities will accept students with an Advanced GNVQ in Health and Social care or an Access to Nursing course, others will accept mature students who have no formal qualifications but are able to pass a DC test, a general intelligence test which needs a high pass rate for the prospective student to be accepted. To apply for a place, the applicant ...


