Health and Social Care BTEC Extended Diploma level 3

This qualification is a two-year, full-time study programme; it is an in-depth study of the health and social care sector. It supports progression to health and social care related degrees, work or a higher apprenticeship. You will have the opportunity to complete 100 hours of placement over the 2 years which will be related to your chosen career pathway. The course is equivariant to three A Levels.

In the first year will cover subjects such as Human lifespan development, working in the health care sector, anatomy and physiology, meeting individual care needs. You will explore the needs of service users and the role that you will play in supporting their needs a professional. You will complete 50 hours of placement during this year. In year 2 you will continue exploring the needs of the individual in a variety of setting with complex needs. Units such as mental health and wellbeing, supporting those with individual needs and working with individual with dementia is a sample if the units you will study. You will complete at least 50 hours of placement during this year.

You will be assessed through assignment work with 4 exams. 2 in the first year and 2 in the second year.

You will require 5 GCSE's at 4 and above one must be English Language.

This course provides you with a number of options for further progression. Upon successful completion and achievement of this qualification you can choose a pathway that focuses on a particular occupational area of employment such as domiciliary care; care support worker; care home advocate and more. Alternatively, you can choose to either progress on to a national apprenticeship in health and social care or a degree in the health and social care sector