BTEC National Certificate Level 3 - Health & Social Care
- WHO IS IT FOR:
Overseas Students with a desire to learn management skills.
- ELIGIBILITY:
You must have a Certificate of Secondary Education, satisfy our English Literacy and pass a formal interview.
- START DATE:
Regular start dates. Speak to an advisor for more information.
- ATTENDANCE:
2 days per week, totalling 15 hours in a classroom per week during term time.
- WORK PLACEMENT:
You will be required to undertake a work placement as a mandatory component of the course. Your work placement will not exceed 15 hours per week.
- COURSE LENGTH:
3 years.
- LOCATION:
Classroom Facilities in Birmingham.
- AVAILABILITY:
Travelling to Birmingham City Centre. Overnight accommodation can be provided (at cost) if you are travelling long distances.
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The Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care relate to the following NOS:
- Level 3 Health and Social Care
- Level 3 Health
Key Features of the BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care
The BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care have been developed in the health and social care sectors to focus on:
- education and training for health and social care employees
- providing opportunities for health and social care employees to achieve a nationally recognised Level 3 vocationally specific qualification
- giving learners the opportunity to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in the health and social care sectors or to progress to higher education vocational qualifications such as the Edexcel Level 5 BTEC Higher National in Health and Social Care
- giving learners the opportunity to gain a period of work experience which acts as a focal point for learning and provides experience of the sectors
- giving learners the opportunity to develop a range of skills and techniques, personal skills and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.
Rationale of the BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care
The BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care provide much of the underpinning knowledge for the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care/Health and consequently act as a robust introduction to both sectors. They prepare learners for employment in the sectors or for higher education.
They are also mapped to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework, which was developed as part of the Agenda for Change process for updating the way NHS staff roles are defined and developed. Learners will benefit from gaining a number of core units as well as a wide range of specialist units according to the route embarked on. They will also benefit from gaining work experience in the sectors. These opportunities will aid career choices and potentially attract learners into the sectors.
The specification lends itself to creative delivery, using learners work experience as the focal point and enabling learning to be as active, practical and work-related as possible. Alongside this, it provides robust opportunities for learners to gain knowledge and understanding of a wide range of subject areas relating to health and social care. The variety of endorsed titles enable learners to focus on a sector of particular interest or relevance to them, whilst the unendorsed pathway enables those learners who are unsure of potential career pathways to gain a more general health and social care qualification. The units that are common to all endorsed titles provide opportunities for flexible delivery within centres.
The BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care encourage a holistic approach with strong links identified between the delivery and assessment of appropriate units. A key feature is also the opportunity throughout the duration of the programme for learners to produce a personal and professional development portfolio, which links many aspects of their programme, as well as experiences outside the programme.
Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Health and Social Care
The Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Health and Social Care consists of eight core units plus specialist units that make up the completed qualification. There is no compensation for the core units.
These units must be successfully achieved.
Unit Core units
- 1. Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care
- 2. Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care
- 3. Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care
- 4. Development Through the Life Stages
- 5. Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
- 6. Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care
- 7. Sociological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
- 8. Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
Unit Specialist units
- 9. Values and Planning in Social Care
- 11. Supporting and Protecting Adults
- 40. Dementia Care
