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Free Level 3 Health and Social Care Course in Willenhall

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

Free Level 3 Health and Social Care Course in Willenhall. Classes run at St Thomas More Catholic School Willenhall. This two-year, full-time daytime health and social care course covers the knowledge and skills needed to work across health, care, and social care settings. You'll study topics including human development, safeguarding, health promotion, and how care services are organised in the UK. The course suits those heading toward nursing, social work, childcare, counselling, or related fields. It can also support applications to university health and social care programmes.

Who this course is for

Students who intend to go onto a career in any health or social care service such as nursing, nursery nursing, primary school teaching, social work, counselling etc.

What you will learn

  • You'll explore human growth and development across the life stages.
  • You'll study how health and social care services are structured and delivered in the UK.
  • You'll learn about safeguarding principles and how to protect vulnerable people.
  • You'll examine factors that affect health and wellbeing, including social, economic, and environmental influences.
  • You'll develop understanding of communication skills used in care settings.
  • You'll investigate health promotion and approaches to improving public health.
  • You'll analyse ethical issues and values that underpin health and social care practice.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom-based lessons at St Thomas More Catholic School Willenhall. Assessment combines coursework assignments and written examinations. The OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate uses a mix of internally assessed units and externally examined components, so you'll build your portfolio of work alongside preparing for exams throughout the two years.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. St Thomas More Catholic School Willenhall will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Care assistant: support people in residential or home care settings.
  • Healthcare assistant: assist clinical staff in hospitals or GP surgeries.
  • Nursery nurse: care for and support young children in early years settings.
  • Support worker: help adults with disabilities or mental health needs.
  • Social care worker: work within local authority or charity social care teams.
  • School learning support assistant: support pupils with additional needs in schools.

What you could study next

A level 3 health and social care qualification opens several routes forward. You could apply for a degree in Nursing, Social Work, Midwifery, or Occupational Therapy at university. Alternatively, a Level 5 Higher National Diploma (HND) in Health and Social Care offers a more vocational higher education route. For those moving directly into work, a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (the NVQ route) builds the practical, workplace-based evidence needed for senior care roles.

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