Health & Social Care BTEC Level 3

Exam Board

Pearson

Entry Requirements

 4 GCSEs at grade 5 or above

What will I study?

 Unit 1: Human Life Span Development
Unit 2: Working in Health and Social Care
Unit 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
Unit 10: Sociological perspectives in Health and Social Care

Assesment

4 Units make up the Extended Certificate Qualification.
Two assessed externally by an exam - Unit 1 (90GLH) and Unit 2 (120 GLH), both exams are 1h 30min in length
Two assessed internally by coursework – Unit 5 (90GLH) and Unit 10 (60 GLH)

What skills will I gain?

• Concepts for working practice in the sector
• Understanding of key policies

• Critical Thinking

• Empathy

• Understanding of complex societal structures

• Research

• Evaluative

• Problem solving

• Application to ‘real world’ understanding

• Extended writing

• Report writing

• Presentation skills

Studying Beyond the Classroom

Wider Reading, documentaries, visiting local health and social care services, discussions with friends and family

Future Pathways

 Nursing, midwifery, doctor, vet, dentist, nursery nurse, carer, teaching, child minder, social worker, pharmacist, paramedic, health visitor, support worker, mental health, counsellor, health care assistant, The list is endless! The NHS is one of the largest employers in the country, not to mentions social services and the early years sector.