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Level 3
Health & Social Care CAMTEC Certificate/Extended Certificate
COURSE OVERVIEW
Equivalent to 1 A-level.
This course looks at a number of topics that are related to working in health and/or social care. The course is vocational, which means it is most suitable for people who are seriously considering a career in a related field. In the first year you will study: • Positive Relationships (assessed • by coursework) • Equality and Diversity (assessed • by exam) • Health, Safety and Security • (assessed by exam) In the second year you will study: • Public Health (assessed by • coursework) • Anatomy and physiology • (assessed by exam) • Mental Health (assessed by coursework) Students will experience a range of teaching activities on the course, there is a lot of class discussion and small group work. 1:1 support is available to all students.
FURTHER INFORMATION
You need a minimum of five GCSEs at 9-4, including grade 4 in English Language. Students are not expected to have studied any of the topics on this course previously but must have a genuine interest in Health and Social Care.
Lots of students take two A Levels with this course; if you want to be a teacher you should take a national curriculum subject; for nursing you should consider taking Biology A Level, A Level Psychology or CAMTEC Applied Science. Degree courses in both nursing and teaching have an entry requirement of three A Levels. This course is worth equivalent to one A Level and so other courses alongside are essential if you are aiming for one of these professions. People with this course: • Enter into higher education for professions such as nursing, midwifery and teaching. • Go directly into care work as a practitioner. • You should always seek advice on subject combinations for specific career aims.
Three units are internally assessed and three units are externally assessed by exam. The unit grades are added together to give you your final results: Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*.
TBC
Students will need a lively and enquiring mind, a willingness to explore new ideas and the ability to communicate their ideas effectively. Students will need to develop good independent study skills; individual research and portfolio work are at the heart of this course.