In Sweden, it takes three years to become a support worker.
The Swedish educational system offers a three-year upper school (16-19) vocational programme in health and social care. It qualifies students to become a healthcare assistant on graduation, or to go straight on for higher studies at university. In this article, four final year students explain their...
| Published in: | British Journal of Healthcare Assistants Vol. 8; no. 5; pp. 250 - 254 |
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| Format: | glossary pictorial tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
May2014
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | The Swedish educational system offers a three-year upper school (16-19) vocational programme in health and social care. It qualifies students to become a healthcare assistant on graduation, or to go straight on for higher studies at university. In this article, four final year students explain their views on the course and their prospects. INSETS: Box 1. Hammarögymnasiet--Hammarö upper school;Box 2 Sweden's 'upper secondary school' curriculum;Box 3. Health and social care 3-year programme;Box 4. Swedish ways into education post-16 |
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