Midwifery training, bursaries, child care . . . Confused!?

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I am hoping to train to be a midwife. 
I am having so much trouble actually getting any information from anywhere!

I have 2 children, and my husband works, only earns 18,000 We do however recieve some housing benefit.

I can't find the information on what if any help I would be entitled to or if we would lose our housing benefit.

I am getting really worked up and confused, I really hope someone can help!

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hello

As a starting point, I suggest looking at http://www.rcm.org.uk/, the Royal College of Midwives website for information on midwifery including the job role, salary and working conditions, entry requirements for training and financial support.  For more general information on midwifery, use the ‘a- z’ section to go to the job profile at http://www.prospects.ac.uk/links/occupations.  

The UCAS website, http://www.ucas.com/students/coursesearch/, provides listings of midwifery courses (N.B. minimum requirements in literacy and numeracy are set by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), http://www.nmc-uk.org/).  If you're a mature student (i.e. over 25) then different requirements apply and you should contact the faculty of any university of interest for further advice.  

If you’re unable to meet general entry requirements, you may wish to consider distance learning through the National Extension College (see http://www.nec.ac.uk/courses/ - for information on relevant GCSE courses).

The Open University course, K100, Understanding Health and Social Care, is often acceptable as an access course for mature students – however, you should contact any university of interest to check if this meets the entry requirements for that particular institution.  For K100 course details and information on financial assistance, see http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01K100).  

You don’t say where you live or what age your children are, but if a university near you offers a midwifery course you can find out about support facilities such as child-care by contacting the admissions office or student services.

Finally, for guidance on the UCAS application process, have a look at http://www.ucas.com/students/beforeyouapply/.  As a course interview is generally required, information on applications and interviews may be useful: see
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Applications__CVs_and_interviews/p!eefmd.

Do allow time for these searches though, as you may spot other links that are worth following up.  I wish you every success with your future career!

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