Free Level 2 Health and Social Care Course in Manchester. Classes run at Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus, full-time during the day. Over one year, you'll study the knowledge and skills needed to work in health and social care settings. The course includes a work placement, where you'll apply what you've learned in a real care environment. Assignments are graded at pass, merit, or distinction. This free health and social care course for adults also opens routes into university.
Who this course is for
These courses provide learners with the competences to work within the health and social care field and progress to university or employment. Students will be given assignments in each unit which will cover the outcomes for that unit and these will be graded pass, merit and distinction. Assessment will also be carried out in the work placement.
Entry requirements
Discover our range of courses at Hopwood Hall College, with entry requirements, progression and course information.
What you will learn
You'll explore the values and principles that underpin health and social care practice.
You'll study human growth and development across the life stages.
You'll learn how to support individuals' health, wellbeing, and independence.
You'll understand safeguarding and how to protect vulnerable people.
You'll develop communication skills used in care settings.
You'll apply your learning in a supervised work placement.
How you will learn
You'll learn through classroom sessions and a work placement. Each unit is assessed through assignments, graded pass, merit, or distinction. Assessment also takes place during your work placement, where you'll demonstrate your competence in a care setting. There are no written exams.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Hopwood Hall College Middleton Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Care assistant: support adults with daily living in care homes or at home.
Healthcare support worker: assist clinical staff in NHS or private settings.
Support worker: work with people with learning disabilities or mental health needs.
Home care worker: provide personal care and support in clients' own homes.
Residential care worker: support residents in supported living or care homes.
What you could study next
Level 3 BTEC National in Health and Social Care: the natural next step if you want to go deeper into the subject or apply to university.
Access to Higher Education Diploma (Health Professions): prepares you for degree-level study in nursing, social work, or allied health.
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (NVQ): a work-based qualification for those already in employment in the sector.
