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Health and Social Care - AAQ

at St John'S Catholic Comprehensive, Gravesend · other provider

Level 3Vocational and tradeCertificate2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

Context This course will equip you with the practical skills and knowledge needed to begin professional work in a range of Health and Social Care settings or for higher education. You will study a number of mandatory units as well as a range of optional units and will also benefit from gaining work experience in the sectors if you follow the Double Award. Work experience will be one day each week for sixteen weeks during year 13 involving three different health and social care settings to provide you with a wide range of experience within the sector. These opportunities will aid career choices. The course content is delivered in a creative way enabling you to be as active, practical and work-related as possible. Alongside this, it provides robust opportunities for you to gain knowledge and understanding of a wide range of subject areas relating to health and social care. The Extended Certificate is equivalent to 1 GCE A Level. What you will study The specification is divided into units, each covering different key concepts of Health and Social Care: Extended Certificate Units (4 Units): Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development Unit 2 Working in Health & Social Care Unit 3 Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs Unit 4 Sociological Perspectives Diploma Units (8 Units): (in addition to those above) Unit 5 Enquiries in Current Research in Health and Social Care Unit 7 Work experience in Health and Social Care Unit 12 Principles of Safe Practices in Health and Social Care Unit 13 Prom

What you need to get on

A minimum of 5 subjects at GCSE Grade 4/BTEC Level 2 Pass or higher including at least a Grade 5 in GCSE English. If BTEC Level 2 Health and Social Care or BTEC Level 2 Children?s Play, Learning and Development has been studied, access to the course can also be achieved by achieving a Distinction or higher including a level 2 pass or higher in the examined element or distinction/distinction* overall.

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • St John's Catholic Comprehensive

    Rochester Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JW

    DaytimeClassroom based
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