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Free Level 3 Health and Social Care Course in Burton-on-Trent – Paget High School, Business and Enterprise College

CostFREE
Duration2 years
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
StartFlexible
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyOCR awarding body

About this course

Free Level 3 Health and Social Care Course in Burton-on-Trent. Classes run at Paget High School, Business and Enterprise College. Entry requires a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English, or a Merit at Cambridge Technical Certificate Level 2 Full Award. This two-year, full-time health and social care qualification covers anatomy and physiology, safeguarding, infection control, public health, equality and diversity, and health promotion. It's a substantial level 3 health and social care classes programme that prepares you for roles in care settings and opens routes into higher education.

Who this course is for

First Year uilding positive relationships in Health & Social Care 2. Equality, diversity and rights in Health & Social Care 3. Health, Safety and Security in Health & Social Care 4. Anatomy and physiology for Health & Social Care 5. Safeguarding 6. Creativity and activity for children and young people 7. Promoting Health and Wellbeing

Second Year 1. Anatomy and physiology for Health & Social Care 2. Infection Control 3. Public Health 4. Sexual health, reproduction and early development stages 5. Personalisation and a person-centred approach to care 6. The impact of long-term physiological conditions

Entry requirements

All students must have either a minimum of 5 separate GCSE 9*- 4 including English or a Merit at Cambridge Technical Certificate Level 2 Full Award.

What you will learn

  • You'll explore how to build positive relationships in health and social care settings.
  • You'll study equality, diversity and rights as they apply to care practice.
  • You'll learn health, safety and security responsibilities in care environments.
  • You'll cover anatomy and physiology relevant to health and social care work.
  • You'll understand safeguarding principles and how to protect vulnerable people.
  • You'll examine infection control and public health approaches.
  • You'll look at sexual health, reproduction and early development.
  • You'll develop skills in promoting health and wellbeing.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at Paget High School, Business and Enterprise College. Assessment is through a combination of coursework assignments and externally assessed units, as required by the OCR Cambridge Technical specification. You'll build a portfolio of evidence across both years of the course, with some units assessed by examination.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Paget High School, Business and Enterprise College 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.
  • Early years practitioner: work with children in nursery or school settings.
  • Mental health support worker: support people with mental health needs.
  • Community health worker: deliver health promotion in local communities.
  • Residential support worker: provide care in residential or supported living settings.

What you could study next

  • Level 4 or 5 Higher National Certificate or Diploma in Health and Social Care: a natural next step if you want to move into supervisory or management roles.
  • Nursing or Midwifery degree: many universities accept this Diploma as part of entry requirements for healthcare degree programmes.
  • Social Work degree: entry route into qualified social work practice.
  • CACHE Level 4 Certificate in Early Years: if you want to specialise in working with children.

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