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Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care Level 3

This practical and engaging course is ideal if you are looking for a career in nursing, social work, teaching, youth and community or related careers.
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  • Attendance - Full-time
  • Duration - 2 years
  • Start Date - September - June
  • Where - Pioneer Higher Skills Centre, Huddersfield Centre
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OVERVIEW

This course will give you the opportunity to progress into a rewarding and challenging career and will give you valuable work experience within a setting related to your interests.
You will gain an understanding into the development of humans through their life stages by studying anatomy and physiology and sociological and psychological perspectives within health and social care. You will also study health and safety requirements within a variety of roles.
You will gain valuable knowledge into equality, diversity and rights in health and social care. You will learn about health, safety and security, as well as the effective communication skills required to excel in the variety of roles within the health and social care industry.
You will take part in work placement in order to support your theory work. Placement supports learning by providing opportunities for you to apply knowledge to practice, receive feedback and reflect on your own experience.
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A minimum of 5 GCSEs with the following grades: English at 4 or above and maths at 3 or above and 3 other GCSEs at 4 or above OR a level 2 qualification at overal merit grade and GCSE English at grade 4 and above and maths at grade 3or above, or equivalent. A DBS check is also required. If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
You will be assessed via written assignments, exams, group work, presentations, projects and practical tasks.
Degree level course Apprenticeship Employment
Students on this course usually progress onto university. Following further study you could enter a career in nursing, social work, teaching or youth and community.

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