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Ideal preparation for work in the health & social care sector
Ideal preparation for work in the health & social care sector
Ideal preparation for work in the health & social care sector
Extended Certificate: 50% exams, 50 % coursework
Diploma: 38% exams, 52% coursework
Extended Diploma: 31% exams, 69% coursework
All Health and Social Care (H&SC) courses require students to achieve at least the minimum entry requirements for their chosen pathway. For both the Extended Certificate (x1 BTEC) and the Diploma (x2 BTEC) students will need to achieve a Merit or higher in Health & Social Care if studied at Level 2. For the Extended Diploma (x3 BTEC), students will need to achieve a Merit or higher in Health & Social Care if studied at Level 2 plus a grade 4 or higher in GCSE Science. If not studied at Level 2, students will need to achieve a 5 or higher in GCSE Science.
This course is a great option for you if you have an interest in working professionally with people.
Whether it’s going straight into a job, degree apprenticeship or moving onto university that you are interested in, the broad nature of advanced level studies in BTEC Health and Social Care will provide you with the background knowledge you need.
The Health and Social Care department has four dedicated teaching rooms in the Elm building. You will have access to textbooks for the duration of the course which you are expected to use productively along with self-directed internet research to complete their assignments.
Our specialist Health and Social Care staff have a variety of different specialisms and this determines which units of the course they teach.
The BTEC Level 3 in Health and Social Care is available in three forms:
This course has four units and is delivered over two years. The four units include:
This course has eight units and is delivered over two academic years. The eight units include the four shown for the Extended Certificate course and:
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma has thirteen units and is delivered over two academic years. The thirteen units include the eight shown above for the Diploma course and:
We recommend that you carry out some vocationally relevant work experience if you can. You may have already completed one week of work experience in year 10 at school. Try to build on this. You might be able to get part time work in a residential care home, or volunteer in a hospice or hospital environment. You might be able to help out at a local nursery, or summer play scheme. Try to use the contacts that your school, youth club or family have to find something that gives you the opportunity to observe people being cared for in some way. You won’t be performing very complex tasks but you will be able to watch and learn from those with the responsibility for managing the situation, and you will see the caring skills of professionals being demonstrated. Your confidence and communication skills will develop and this will benefit you at college when studying Health and Social Care.
Wyke Sixth Form College hold train to teach information events which offer you a great insight into this course. If you are interested in attending one of these events, please complete this form and we will be in contact with the key information.
Please note that the applications for this course can be submitted by following the ‘Apply Now’ button on this page. Applications are made through the University of Huddersfield rather than Wyke Sixth Form College. We look forward to meeting with you.
Health & Social Care can support you into progressing into careers and degree programmes including primary teaching, children's nursing, paramedic science, midwifery, physiotherapy, adult nursing, social work, operating department practice and occupational therapy.
At Wyke Start, our 2-day taster event in July, each of your subjects will set you some work to complete to help prepare you for the course. The work for this course will be available on this page to complete following this event.
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In the first year of the course all Extended Certificate and Extended Diploma course students complete two weeks of vocationally relevant work experience. In the second year Diploma and Extended Diploma students also complete two weeks work experience. Typical recent placements include:
We also offer you the opportunity to hear from staff and employers in the field of health and social care through a series of guest speakers.
