Application Help

Begin by identifying the course you are applying for using the two drop-down menus.

• Choose the course category – Social Care/Management/CPD – you wish to apply for from the first drop-down menu.
• Select the name of the course you are applying for from the second drop-down menu.

You must provide us with details of your preferred salutation., name, gender, date / place of birth and nationality. You will need to also enter your PPS number if you have one.

As well a scanned copy of photo identification, we will also need contact details for another person who we can contact in the case of emergency.

You will need to provide your home address plus a mobile number and email address.

We’d also like your work number but it is up to you to decide if you want us to contact you using it. Finally, identifying how you first heard about the course will help us understand better how we can serve the educational needs of our sector.

This part of the application form is used by people applying to courses that have specific educational prerequisites. These are:

Social Care

• Advanced Entry to the Bachelor of Arts in Professional Social Care (Disability)
• Honours Bachelor of Arts in Professional Social Care (Disability)

Management

• Higher Certificate in Arts in Applied Management (Human Services)
• BA in Applied Management (Human Services)

You can enter additional information about your prior educational experiences in the Education text box. Applicants looking to gain specific exemptions, for example, should use these to explain why their request should be considered. Any text entered should not exceed 2000 characters or approximately 300 words. We would recommend that if you are planning to provide further information about your educational experiences as part of your application, you write this beforehand and copy and paste the text into the application form.

NOTE: ALL applicants who are either working or volunteering in the sector should tick the Yes radio button.This will expand the application form and provide space for you to either:

• Enter details of your employment history
• Upload a copy of your Volunteer Document

Applicants to our Social Care courses will also need to provide us with a copy of their Employer Verification Form.

This section is optional but should be completed if you have specific requirements or medical needs. To do this:

• Tick the Yes check-box if you have any medical condition or specific needs

Any information you provide will be treated in strictest confidence but can be shared with your tutors if you feel it is appropriate.

Applicants to the following course will need to provide contact information for two referees:

• Honours Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies (Disability Service Management)

The personal statement is a key part of your application. It should explain exactly why you want to enroll in the course. We’ve provided a Word document designed to help you create one. It asks 4 questions:

We strongly recommend you use this document to write your personal statement by answering these four questions. Your replies should be short because your personal statement has to be around 300 words. Once you’ve written it, you can then copy and paste your answers into the application form. Assuming you’ve written it in Microsoft Word, you do this by:

It is important to state that you do not need to have prepared your Personal Statement before beginning your application and you can modify it at any time before the closing date for receipt of applications. Like any of the supporting documentation, it can be added to your application once you have paid your application fee and registered to apply for the course.