Award: Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Public Services
UCAS Points: 32
Location: Bolton College – Deane Road
Awarding Body: Pearson
Duration: 2 Years (full-time)
Start Date: 21/9/2020
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Our programme combines theoretical and written work with practical participation, and is designed to help you pass the selection processes of a number of public service organisations.
You'll be taught within a disciplined environment by highly experienced tutors, including a former police officer and an ex-marine. Using the excellent training facilities on campus, you'll develop your leadership and teamwork skills whilst improving your physical fitness.
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Award: Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Public Services
UCAS Points: 32
Location: Bolton College – Deane Road
Awarding Body: Pearson
Duration: 2 Years (full-time)
Start Date: 21/9/2020
Public service careers are rewarding but demanding. If you are keen to enter a profession allied to public services - perhaps as a police officer or in the field of criminology - then our Level 5 HND in Public Services offers you an excellent preparation for a range of uniformed and non-uniformed careers. The course intends to develop your knowledge of how public services and allied professions can impact on society, from both a theoretical and practical perspective. It also provides you with a foundation on which you can build the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the public services sector.
The course content is a mixture of theory and written work with an active-based programmes which is closely linked to the emergency services and allied professions. Our expert tutors will guide you as you gain practical, professional and subject specific skills. You course will cover the key knowledge required for a career in public services and cover organisational structures and culture, equality and diversity, mental health, and professional practice. You'll also be able to advance your knowledge by developing your wider understanding and skills in areas such as serious and organised crime, terrorism, forensic psychology, the justice system, international policing and cyber security.
You'll also complete an individual research project, where you'll have the opportunity to develop and apply your skills in independent enquiry and critical analysis to investigate a current topic of public services. We'll support you as you develop cognitive, intellectual and thinking skills, and gain valuable key, personal and transferable skills ready for employment or further study.
The modules listed below are a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules as part of the course.
You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of your work.
This qualification has been developed by Pearson closely with experts from employers, vendors, professional bodies, universities and colleges so that you'll gain the skills necessary to success in this area.
The Public Services HND prepares you for careers in public services, including areas such as local government, Police Service, the security industry, immigration, MI5, British Transport Police, British Nuclear Fuel, retail security, corporate security, HM Revenue & Customs, Military Police and Ministry of Defence Police, along with UK Border Agency, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Marines, the Prison Service, G4S and the Fire and Rescue Service.
You can also progress onto a higher level qualification if you complete the Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Public Service. You will be able to apply for advanced standing to bachelor’s degrees, such as the University of Bolton’s BA (Hons) Crime and Criminal Justice (Top-up).
Other related degrees you might be interested in areas such as criminology, policing, public services management, applied social sciences, leadership in the public sector, and fire and rescue.
Other career options:
For students starting in 20-21, the tuition fees are £5,996.
Bursaries, scholarships and prizes: The College also provides Progression Awards for students who progress from a level 3 Bolton College course onto a HE Bolton College course. For further information on the Progression Award, click here. To find out more about financial support, please click here.
Useful links for Bolton College Regulations, Policies and Procedures: If you need information regarding any of the HE policies and procedures or how to make a complaint or appeal then please visit our key strategies and framework page.
The varied nature of this HND programme means that we use a wide range of teaching and learning methods. In order to ensure you acquire and develop the appropriate concepts, knowledge and skills, we combine timetabled classes with student-centred and independent learning. You can expect to attend lectures, practical sessions, workshops, tutorials and informal group study sessions. There will also be opportunities to go on field visits to see how various areas of the public services operate, and attend guest lectures by specialists from industry or other academic institutions.
There are significant opportunities to spend time with the tutors and technicians during timetabled classes, practical work and tutorials. However, we’ll still expect you to devote a significant amount of time to personal study. For example, this time might be spent engaging in general background reading, revisiting practical work or working on assignments.
We use a range of assessment methods, depending upon the learning outcome in question and the type of module content being assessed. You’ll have opportunities to test your understanding of subjects informally before you complete the formal assessments that count towards your final mark or grade. Each module/unit will normally contain at least one piece of practice or ‘formative’ assessment for which you’ll receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades/marks you receive for them do not count toward your module/unit mark or grade.
There is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module/unit. Methods include a range of assessment such as exams, essays, reports, portfolios, presentations, and final year major project. The grades from the formal assessments count towards your module/unit mark or grade.
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up to date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
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Coursework (100%) |
Level Two |
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Guided independent study (60%), Scheduled learning and teaching activities (40%) |
Level Two |
Guided independent study (60%), Scheduled learning and teaching activities (40%) |
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Email: Tim.Woodward@boltoncc.ac.uk
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