


The large and growing social work and care sector offers a wide range of career opportunities, each offering the satisfying rewards of fulfilling an important and vital role in people's lives. Expertise in health is also sought across the public services, voluntary and commercial sectors, with a range of new career pathways available in health promotion and education, healthcare research and evaluation, health information technology, community-based projects, health-related commercial organisations. Counselling, too, offers good career opportunities.
If you want to get into medicine and are a mature student, the Access to Medicine programmes offered at City College and College of West Anglia could be your best starting point - just as they have been already for many people from all kinds of backgrounds. More details on their websites or from the Learning Shop.

The table refers to general subject
areas only. There may be a range
of actual courses and subject
combinations available. Check with
the Learning Shop or individual
institutions for the latest information.Useful web sites for this sector include: www.socialworkcareers.co.uk www.socialcarecareers.co.uk www.nmas.ac.uk (nursing & midwifery) www.bacp.co.uk (counselling) www.nhscareers.nhs.uk www.prospects.ac.uk www.ucas.com
The Learning Shop, Norwich
