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BTEC Level 2 Diploma Health and Social Care

College

Harrogate

Qualifications required

You will need to have two GCSEs at grade D and two at grade E; one must be English or an OCR Level 1 or equivalent at Merit level or above. Mature students may discuss entry requirements with the course leader.

Course Length

1 Year full time

Venue

Harrogate College - Hornbeam Park

Session Time

Days Running

Start Date

September

Course Hours

BTEC Level 2 Diploma Health and Social Care

Description

This Health and Social Care qualification provides a perfect introduction to Health and Social Care at Level 2 and on completion offers many opportunities for you to further your career in this area of work.

Health and Social Care is a very rewarding profession which provides you with the opportunity to care for others and make a positive difference to people’s lives.

The course is also an ideal progression route to continue training and study at level 3.

This qualification is a vocational course which offers practical experience, through work placements and specific knowledge, understanding and skills required which are relevant to your specific area of work.

You will liaise with the college placement co-ordinator to organise a placement to suit your individual interests.

The course consists of mandatory units including Communication and Individual Rights in Health and Social Care. Individual needs and Ensuring Safe Environments in Health and Social Care.

And four optional units including The Impact of Diet on Health, Vocational Experience in a Health or Social Care Setting and Anatomy and Physiology.

Assessments take place on a continual basis in the form of assignments which are broken into different tasks.

These may be presented in the form of written pieces, presentations, role play scenarios, research tasks, projects and posters. These tasks are also based on a case study or a real life experience.

Why our learners chose the course:

You get the chance to experience a Health and Social care setting

You meet lots of new people

There are no exams

Progression

After completing a Level 2 qualification you may like to either progress onto the level 3 Health and Social Care qualification or enter employment in the many different professions such as:

• Care Worker
• Health Care Assistant
• Nursing Assistant
• Community Care Assistant

This could lead to following our work based apprenticeship programmes offered by the college.

Additional Information

Functional Skills are an important aspect of development and you will follow a programme in Maths, ICT and English, which are invaluable skills required when working in a Health and Social Care setting.

CRB- An enhanced Criminal Record Bureau check will be carried out on all students on entry. You will be asked to complete a form and show proof of identity.

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