Health, Nursing and Social Care Programme

The Health, Nursing and Social Care Programme is for anyone who wants to work with people in a variety of ages and situations.

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After the programme, you will be able to work in areas such as after-school educare activities and preschool. You could also work with the elderly and their health and social care needs. The programme is also suitable for individuals interested in issues related to how diet and exercise can affect people. You should enjoy working with people and want to work in a service-orientated manner.

What you will learn in the programme

You will learn about human development and the different needs of people of different ages.
You will gain knowledge about health and social care.
You will also learn about health and ill health. In addition, you will learn about how lifestyle choices affect health.
The programme gives you the opportunity to develop knowledge about human rights and reflect on democratic values and various ethical issues.

You will learn how to work and interact with others, and how to provide good service to people of different ages.
Occupational health and safety issues are important in the programme to prevent work-related injuries and to ensure good health.

You will study theoretical subjects, such as Swedish, mathematics and English. You also learn through practical exercises.

You will practice and use the knowledge you gain on the programme in a workplace. This is called work-based learning (arbetsplatsförlagt lärande, APL).

Programme objectives

The programme objectives describe what you should be able to do once you have received an upper secondary school certificate after a certain national programme in the upper secondary school for pupils with intellectual disabilities.

Programme objectives for the Health, Nursing and Social Care Programme, skolverket.se

Programme structure

The programme structure shows you which subjects and levels are included in the programme. You can also see how many credits each level covers.

Programme structure for the Health, Nursing and Social Care Programme (PDF)