Nottingham College will be adding a simulated hospital ward to its facilities as it continues to prepare students for the world of work, including for jobs that don't even exist yet. The college's City Hub is already home to an operating restaurant run by students and an airline standard cabin, but in September 2023 almost 500 health and social students will be benefitting from a simulated hospital ward.
Zoe Scott, faculty area manager of Health and Social Care, said: "We have been given just over £600,000 to develop what will be a simulated fully functioning adult care ward." There are currently 480 health and social care learners at the college, but in September Nottingham College will be starting the first year of it's Health T-Level programme, which offers the adult nursing pathway.
Zoe added: "Students will be able to practice in a simulated environment, such as the physiological measurements, blood measuring and other skills, and then they can take all of that experience to the NHS. It will bridge that gap between them learning it in the classroom to having the skills to go into the real world.
