This course gives you the opportunity to study how people grow and develop over the course of their lives, from infancy to old age, and the factors that may affect this; such as major life changing events like marriage or parenthood. You will learn how people adapt to these changes as well as the types of support available to help them. You will also learn about the different health and social care services, and about ‘care values’ and their importance in making sure that the people who use these services get the care they need. You will be able to demonstrate these care values practically. You will develop skills in interpreting data about someone’s state of health, in order to design a plan that will allow them to improve their health and wellbeing. This new qualification is the same size and level as a GCSE, and is aimed at everyone who wants to find out more about health and social care with the ambition to work in an incredibly rewarding profession. The delivery of this course is driven by the 6 Cs including compassion, courage, communication, commitment, competence and care; helping to ensure you become successful vocational practitioners, contributing to society in a positive way.
What the course involves
Components: Learners are required to complete all three components in the qualification.
Components 1 and 2 are assessed through non-exam internal assessments. These assessments are written coursework tasks based around a range of case study examples.
Component 3 is an external assessment and takes place as a formal examination.
Component 1 and 2 are each worth 30% of your final grade.
Component 3 is with 40% of your final grade.
A positive attitude and the ability to work to deadlines are key when completing this course.
Career opportunities
Around 3 million people in the UK work in health and social care. In healthcare, this includes jobs such as doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and administrators. In social care this includes care assistants, social workers, occupational therapists and counsellors. Demand for both health and social care is likely to continue to rise, so it is sure to continue to play a key role in UK society, and the demand for people to fill these vital jobs will increase.
Post-16 opportunities
After you have finished this course you may want to go on to further study, such as A-Levels, BTECs or a mixture of both. Or even study on a T-Level course, alternatively you might want to find work in the health and social care sector as a trainee or apprentice.