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Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
University of West London - (UWL)
Part Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
They say prevention is better than cure – so join an important and growing area of healthcare to help combat infection. This PgCert Infection Prevention and Control course will help you develop specialist knowledge and become an early career practitioner in the field of infection prevention and control. In addition, you will gain the relevant knowledge and skills required to be an IPCP (Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner) which enables you to translate and apply these core principles across different acute and secondary healthcare settings. This PgCert is the first year of study of the MSc Infection Prevention and Control, which prepares you for more senior IPCP leadership roles through PgDip and MSc level. It is also possible to take the first module as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) but such arrangements need to be first discussed with the course leader.
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