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Professional Training and Development

The College of Health & Social Care has the expertise and state-of-the art facilities to enable you to remain competitive, advance your career and update your skills to help maintain professional competence in the field of health care.

Health care CPD helps maintain registration with professional bodies and our flexible training is designed to support the framework for health and social care professionals and ensures you are kept up to date with the latest techniques and changes in healthcare provision.

The College has a long history of providing health and social care short courses to the NHS and private sector and is a trusted expert in the field. All our training is delivered by experienced trainers from across the health and social care professions, who work out in practice as well as teach at the university.

Why study health professional development here?

• We are one of the largest providers of health and social care training in the North West
• Delivered by expert academics that are at the forefront of new developments in their fields
• We have excellent transport links; situated only 1.5 miles from Manchester City Centre, and a train station on campus, with easy access to the motorway network
• Our state-of-the-art facilities include lecture theatres, clinical skills and practice ward rooms, a Human Performance Lab and Digital Imaging Suite.

Short courses & study days

Experts from the College of Health & Social Care can help you gain the skills you need to ensure you remain competitive. Our short courses and study days offer a flexible opportunity to learn and update your skills and knowledge without a long term commitment.

Health and social care modules

New knowledge, improved skills and personal development. It all helps provide the best service possible to those in your care. We have a wide selection of challenging and enjoyable Health and Social Care Modules designed to help you make that difference. We offer single modules from level 5 to 7.

Postgraduate Courses

We offer an excellent range of health care training for today's health and social care professionals, designed to enhance practice and improve career prospects. From post-qualifying, postgraduate certificates, postgraduate diplomas to full Masters degrees.

Bespoke Training for your Staff

If you are an organisation with staff that need training, our short courses and study days are flexible and adaptable. Your staff can be trained here at the university, we can come to your workplace, or you can benefit from a range of online and virtual learning resources.

We can offer a blended approach of all three, providing bespoke training and development solutions to meet your needs. We can help you perform a training needs analysis to help identify skills gaps and the most appropriate training solutions.

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