nursing education in the United Kingdom can be quite expensive with tuition fees alone
ranging from about 9 000 to 20 000 pounds per year depending on the University and
the location on top of that there are additional expenses such as expenses for transportation for
textbooks accommodation equipment and all these can add up really quickly in today's video we
are going to be taking a closer look at the real cost of Nursing education in the United
Kingdom and how you can prepare for it hello guys welcome back to my channel thank you so
much for clicking on this video if you're new here you're welcome my name is Victoria I'm a
Nigerian nurse and vlogger currently working and living in the United Kingdom I really hope this
video is helpful for you if it is make sure to like this video Leave Me comments below share
this video And subscribe if you want to see more of this pursuing a career in nursing can be both
rewarding and challenging but one of the major challenges that aspiring nurse's face is the
cost of Education I can definitely attest to the high cost of Nursing education apart from being
a nurse back in Nigeria studying for a degree in nursing in the United Kingdom cost me thousands of
pounds which I explained in this video that I made recently about my experience studying nursing in
the United Kingdom now as someone who is studying nursing in the United Kingdom whether it's a full
degree or as a Top-Up Nursing degree there will be times where you have to work part-time just
to make end made so how exactly do you prepare for the cost of Nursing education in the United
Kingdom Here are my four top tips to help you to prepare for your nursing education in the United
Kingdom so that you can cope well and not be stressed out and [ __ ] out number one is to
research different universities and programs to know which ones are the most affordable if you
go on your web browser whether on your phone or on your laptop and you search out UK universities
offering nursing as a course you will see a lot of universities that will pop up and you'll also be
able to see the relevant tuition fee for different nursing degrees so make this research make a list
of the universities that you can see make a list of the different nursing courses that you can see
make a list of the different tuition fees that you can see compare and contrast and see which
ones you think will be more affordable to you and you should also know that the number of years that
you're going to spend on different nursing courses for example adult nursing versus mental health
nursing for different University might differ so you want to know which aspect of nursing
you want to focus on and which university is more affordable for you to apply to another thing that
you want to take note of also is the affordability of the city in which you will be studying so even
if you are comparing two different cities and the tuition fee for a university in one
particular city is lesser than the other you need to consider also the affordability of living in
that City because of course you'll be starting in that school you'll be living there and you'll
be spending money Transportation accommodation and all that in that City so you want to be sure
about the affordability of different cities before you finally make up your mind on where you want
to study your course you also need to look out for scholarships grants and bursaries that can
help you to cover some of the costs of studying nursing in the United Kingdom now in the UK there
are various grants that are available for students for nursing students no matter what course you are
applying to study there are different grants that you can apply to that will help you with the cost
of studying that particular course nothing is not an exception and in this video I actually
talked about a particular ground that was was out at that time you know for nursing students
that they can actually take advantage of now there are different types of nursing grants that you can
take advantage of and I'll encourage you also to go online and search so that you can see various
grants that you can actually apply for to help you manage the cost of studying nursing in the UK
some of this information are usually available on the school's website so whatever school you want
to apply to there's always a part of their website that talks about grants and bursaries for students
who are applying you can always take advantage of this and if you'd like me to make a detailed video
on how to get grants to study nursing in the UK let me know in the comment section and I'll get to
one number two is to create a budget and stick to it this will help you to manage your expenses and
avoid unnecessary debts so you really want to know what your budget is for accommodation for example
are you going to be living in the University's premises are you going to be getting your own
accommod Edition outside of school are you going to be getting a two bedroom and sharing with
somebody so that you both can split the course are you going to be getting a studio what kind
of accommodation are you going to get when you start studying I have a budget for transportation
also will you be jumping buses will you be taking taxes do you have your own car what would be the
cost of fuel per week per month in a year if you compare different modes of transportation together
in a year which one is the most affordable to you you also need to create a budget for food and your
other miscellaneous pendings your shopping clothes and every other things how much are you willing to
spend what will your budget be about all these things within a week within a month within a
year when you have a vision of what your budget is going to be in a year it will help you with your
spending so that by the time you are nearing your spending limit that you have set for yourself in
a month you know that you need to come down and make use of other less expensive alternatives
number three is to consider part-time jobs or work study programs in order to help you offset
the costs one of the good things about studying in the United Kingdom is that you are able to
work as a student on a part-time basis so if you are studying you have the opportunity to actually
work 20 hours every week in addition to the study that you do per week and by the time you get to
Holiday period you are free to work as long as you want this actually helps you to be able to gather
more money and sometimes to be able to even save so when you are studying nursing you can actually
apply to work part-time as a senior carer or as a care assistant in hospitals or in Care Homes
number one is going to help you with experience you are gaining more work experience which you can
actually use on your CV and you are also getting paid for it and this will help you with upsetting
costs of your study there are some job vacancies that you see on online that they will specifically
say if you're a student you are welcome so try and search as wide as you can and I believe that
getting a senior carer or a key assistant job in the UK as a nursing student is not difficult you
see a lot of vacancies online I already talked about how you can search for jobs online whether
you're already in the UK or you are outside of the UK I'm going to be linking this particular video
in the description box below so that you can watch it and see how you can go about searching for jobs
and getting a part-time job to support yourself as you study next point on my list kind of sums up
all the points I've been talking about in the past few minutes and that is plan ahead for additional
expenses such as accommodation Transportation you know and all the other miscellaneous spending that
you will be spending when you start your nursing education part of planning ahead
you might want to to start making inquiries and making Provisions for living with roommates for
example to cut costs and to save money so that in the future when you need this money it will
be readily available for you to use so are you currently a nursing student in the United Kingdom
or you have previously studied nursing in the UK what are some of the tips that you can give
to upcoming or aspiring nursing students in the United Kingdom please share with us let us know
in the comments section don't forget to like this video please leave me comments below share this
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