Who is the course for?

There are many opportunities for suitably qualified students to enter training to become nurses, midwives, doctors, social workers, physiotherapists, residential care and child care professionals as well as the allied technical specialists supporting these professions. Some jobs will accept students with Health and Social Care qualifications direct from college.

Whether it’s going into a job or onto a university course the broad nature of BTEC Health and Social Care studies at advanced level will not lock you into any particular direction and will give you the background knowledge for a variety of career pathways.

Former students have progressed from the advanced level in Health and Social Care both to employment and to further study in Higher Education. Recent degree courses taken by former students at university include:

Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Children’s Nursing, Learning Disability Nursing, Children’s Inter-Professional Studies, Primary Teaching, Childhood/Child Studies, Health Studies, Social Science Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Care and Education Guidance and Counselling, Paramedic Science and Occupational Therapy.

Content outline

Course Structure

BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care is available in three forms -

• BTEC Level 3 Certificate (1 GCE AS Level equivalent)
• BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary diploma (1 GCE A Level equivalent)
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma (2 GCE A Level equivalent)

BTEC Level 3 Certificate has three units and will be delivered in one academic year. The units are :

1. Developing effective communication in Health and Social Care
2. Equality, diversity and rights in Health and Social Care
3. Anatomy and physiology for Health and Social Care

BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary diploma has six units and will be delivered over two academic years. The units are :

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. Anatomy and physiology for Health and Social Care
6. Physiological disorders

BTEC Level 3 Diploma has twelve units and will be delivered over two academic years. The units are :

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. 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
9. Physiological disorders
10. Caring for children and young people
11. Safeguarding adults and promoting independence
12. Human inheritance for Health and Social Care

*Unit 6 requires 100 hours of work experience to be completed over the two academic years