A CTEC in Health and Social Care can help you achieve your full potential. You are rewarded along the way for consistent hard work and demonstration of knowledge. There is an active approach to learning within the Health and Social context which builds confidence, skills and motivation. This qualification isnt just about caring for babies or the elderly and the ill; it will provide learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress into Higher Education on a health and social care-related programme such as Health and Social Care, Nursing, Social Work or Early Childhood Studies. This qualification is part of a suite of Cambridge Technicals in Health and Social Care with the Level 3 qualifications designed for learners who are 16 years old or over who wish to study and/or be employed in the health and social care sector. Learners will take six units made up of mandatory and optional units:
Everybody will study the following mandatory units: Building positive relationships in health and social care Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care Health, safety and security in health and social care Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
These units will give learners an understanding of health and social care in the wider contexts of different environments and settings where care takes place, the importance of effective communication in health and social care, the importance of legislation in health and social care and how to deliver a person-centred approach in the care given. Learners will also develop transferable skills such as communication, research, planning and organisation.
You will then be enabled to progress to a degree programme chosen from a range of programmes in the Health and Social Care sector. The qualification is recognised by higher education institutions as contributing to meeting admission requirements to many options.
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