BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care Extended Diploma
This course is a fantastic option for anyone who has an interest in working with people, allowing a wealth of opportunities to develop vocational and communication skills. It is the right choice for anyone hoping to progress into employment or further training in the health and social care sector.
The course comprises of several units covering a wide range of topics including: factors that affect growth and development, the values necessary for successful care work, understanding and the organisation of care services. There are built in opportunities for students to gain real life work experience, benefitting from the expertise, skills and knowledge of many of local care providers.
Career progression includes: Midwifery, adult nursing, paediatric nursing, social work, youth and community work, teaching, careers in the armed forces, the police force and probation.
“I know that this course will give me the skills I need to be able to work effectively in the Health sector and make a positive contribution towards society”
BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care Extended Diploma – Edexcel
What is Health & Social Care?
You will have the opportunity to study a wide range of topical issues from an ever changing and developing world of care service provision. This will include gaining an insight into how individual care & support needs are met, considering the human lifespan and factors that affect development whilst hav-ing the opportunity to gain real life work experience.
Why study it?
Health and social care is a fantastic and rewarding field of work to progress into. At Conyers Sixth Form, we believe passionately in ensuring that you have the opportunities to learn from the experience of skilled practitioners from a range of backgrounds and also have your own experience of working and de-veloping skills in this field. To make this possible, we work in close partnership with a host of local and national services that provide care in our local area.
Course Structure and Your Future
Year 12 & 13
There is a mandatory core content which comprises of the following units: Human lifespan and development, Working in Health and Social Care, Anatomy and Physiology, Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs, Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care, Work Experience in Health and Social Care, Principles of Safe Practice and Promoting Public Health. There are a further 5 optional units which will be selected based upon information gathered throughout our recruitment process.
What next?
This course is absolutely the right course for anyone hoping to pursue a career in any of the following professions:
Social Work, Nursing, Midwifery, Care work, Youth work, Education, Probation Service, Uniformed services