Access course

[lukeysmummy]

please could someone tell me i have d grade gcse results except maths that was a g or something equally embarassing
anyway if i was to do an access course part time would it take 2 years
also what is it like is it like being a school where you do lots of different subjects
how much homework is there etc
anyone offer me any advice

thanks

OK, I am on an Access course and can tell you that for most places it is relatively "part time". You have to do about 15 hours of classwork per week, and it usually lasts 1 year, depending on what you want to do.

I have almost finished my Access to Nursing and Midwifery and whilst I found it tough (3 kids too) I was older than most and so I was really ready to learn, whilst the youngsters were quite lazy and skived off as much as poss.

You are expected to be able to write a good essay, but normally get 2nd chances to have another go.

In my course we had to do Healthcare Law, Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Maths, English, Human Biology and Study Skills.

Its not like being at school, because you get out what you put in. If you are late or dont turn up, you miss class and expected to find out about the lesson and make it up.

I used to set aside 3 hours on my day off every week for homework.

Having said all that, I have worked really, really hard, had 3 Uni interviews for a midwifery place, only to find out that the courses are already full, and I am devastated. So if I were you, I would check all these things out first before you make a decision. Good luck!!!

thanks for that i currently work part time 20 hours 4 days i do and have 3 kids and im an occupational therapy assistant and i want to do my training to become qualified
i am just a bit worried that i will fall behind and struggle as im shite at maths and have no confidence with it but i really want to go to uni so need to do this i do get a day off in the week so could do my homework then

what hours was your course i would have to do it in an evening but hubby does do shifts so would have to ask my mum if she would help out 2 weeks a month

My days are all day monday, tuesday and thursday, but I devote wednesday to homework and research for essays because I cant really do it with 3 kids doing my head in at the weekend!

As far as I know, there are no evening courses, but it depends on the course. If you search access for your local college it should give you times on there.

I did mine 4 years ago, now hve a decent degree and looking at a PGCE next year

It's likely to take 2 years yes.... I went in with a fair few GCSE's and did it PT in one but usually it's two. howevr the Access year was one of the best times I haev ever ahd- fantastic people and thoroughly enjoyable, far too short really LOL.

part time hours vary on what you picks, I was in 3 days a week, 2 of them half days; there was homework but I could have done that within school hours if I had chosen to.

I would thoroughly recommend, wonderful course.

I was shite at amths but passed first time round (sevceral chances) as the way they explained it made it seem fine. I took History, maths, English Lit (already ahd lang), Psychology, Study Skills (comulsory.... seems a 3aste until you get to Uni but Access students have a real head start)... had I not already ahd them I would have had to do a science subject and IT also.