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Do you want to make a difference? Do you want a rewarding career that helps people to live independent, healthier lives for longer? If working with people is your passion; you have a caring, compassionate and empathetic nature, then this is the industry for you.
Health and social care combines scientific knowledge with vocational expertise to provide you the perfect balance of work related activities with knowledge. You will be taught by current practitioners in our industry standard facilities.
Topics and units
Human Lifespan and Development – This unit will cover PIES and factors affecting growth and development, interventions and the different professionals providing care and treatment.
Human Biology and Health – This unit will cover the human body structure and systems, normal physiological functioning and the impact of common disorders.
Human and Social Care Practice – This unit will cover the core principles, values and legislation that underpin and influence health and social care, and the effect of social determinants on an individual health status.
Promoting Health Education – This unit will cover health education, its purpose and use of different approaches and models to achieve positive health outcomes.
Careers and progression
Higher Education, apprenticeships and employment. Higher Education courses could include: nursing, midwifery, health and social care, healthcare and health science, health sciences, paramedic science, public health and wellbeing, social work.
Aspirational careers
Care service owner, nursing director, senor social worker and counsellor.
Entry requirements
Applications should have five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English, Maths and a Science.
Additional information
50% of your qualification is made up of external assessment. Human Lifespan and Development and Human Biology and Health are assessed by examination in either the January or June of the year of study. Principles of Health and Social Care Practice and Promoting Health Education are assessed internally with assignment briefs set by BTEC.
What to do next
If you are interested in applying for this course, please click ‘apply now‘ on this page or at the top of any page, and create an website account or sign in an account you have already created and complete the application form.
To find out more information about our courses and college life, you can visit an open event to meet our team and check out our facilities for yourself.
Type
Full time
Duration
2 years
Campus
Haybridge Road
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