Yes, there is scope for higher education and D.Voc offers the opportunities when a candidate completes the D.Voc in Paramedical and Health Care course. Though, the given course is mainly aimed at developing vocational skills for employability in the civil society, it can act as a pathway to future learning as well.
Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare or Paramedical Fields: When you are through with the D.Voc course, you can go for a Bachelor’s degree in passionate fields such as Nursing, Medical laboratory science, Radiology or EMS. Institutions of higher learning may offer transfers depending on the D.Voc qualification and may be effected to the second or third year of a bachelor’s course.
Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health Sciences: You also can proceed on a Bachelor’s degree in Allied Health Sciences – courses include Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Health Care Management. These degrees let you continue making distinctions between different health care jobs.
Postgraduate Programs: The courses you can take after a bachelor’s degree include Master of Public Health, Master of Hospital Administration, Health Informatics or Master of Emergency and Trauma Care. These programmes offer mastery of skills for higher roles in healthcare administration or for proficiencies in certain particular care.
You can also have additional classes/Intern in area of concentration such as Clinical Research or Medical Imaging, Pharmaceuticals or Medical Equipment Technology among others. These programs can therefore equip you with sophisticated technical knowledge and enable you make a niche for yourself in a given healthcare sub-sector.
Research and Development: If you are a passionate about making changes in the health care system and technology, you can enroll for research based programmes in medical technology, health systems or research in public health.