Application Criteria
To be eligible to participate in the 1 year PGCert programme you must currently work in the NHS, or a health and social care partnership, local authority, social care, social work, care provider, housing, charity or third sector organisation in Scotland.
Applications must be completed in full and include agreement from an executive sponsor.
Entry Requirements
To study at postgraduate level, you will need to meet the University of Edinburgh's academic and English language entry requirements.
- A UK 2:2 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in information technology, medicine, nursing, social science, science, biomedicine, or other related disciplines.
- Alternatively, a minimum of 5 years professional experience in a health or social care, information technology, management or senior leadership role.
Applicants who do not satisfy these above requirements may still be admitted at the discretion of the Programme Director and NHS Education for Scotland selection panel, based on their academic qualifications, work experience and references or professional qualification appropriate to the programme of study to be followed.
Relevant work experience (3-5 years) will be considered on a case-by-case basis, see section below for more information.
You will also need to meet the English language requirements for postgraduate study.
Relevant Work Experience
For information on relevant work experience please refer to the table below. Candidates for this programme should be operating at level 3 and above. For those candidates currently at level 1 and 2, please consider the Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme as a possible alternative.
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