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Health and Social Care Level 3 CamTech Fou Dip/Ext Dip (Triple)
COURSE OVERVIEW
There are two pathways students can take on this course: Pathway 1: Nursing and Midwifery This pathway is designed to lead students to higher education and careers in nursing and midwifery. More of the units will be focused on anatomy and health care. This, along with work experience placements, will influence the way lessons are taught in class. Pathway 2: Social Care and Education This pathway is designed to lead students to higher education and careers with young people, social work and primary teaching. During the course students will study a range of units and undertake work experience which will prepare them for their chosen career. The following units are common to both pathways in the first year of the course: • Positive Relationships (assessed by coursework) • Infection Control (assessed by coursework) • Equality and Diversity (assessed by exam) • Health, Safety and Security (assessed by exam) • Anatomy and Physiology (assessed by exam) • Safeguarding (assessed by exam) • In the second year the units are more specialised and may include: • The impact of long term physiological conditions (assessed by coursework) • Psychology for health and social care (assessed by coursework) • Person centred approach to care (assessed by exam) • Research methods in health, social care and child care (assessed by exam) You will also complete a work experience placement for two days a week throughout most of the course. Students will experience a range of teaching activities on the course. There is a lot of class discussion and small group work. Students will also be expected to give regular presentations of work to the class. Students will need to develop research and academic writing skills.
FURTHER INFORMATION
You need a minimum of five GCSEs at 9-4, including a grade 4 in Science and grade 4 in English Language. You are not expected to have studied any of the topics on this course previously but must have a career ambition related to Health and Social Care.
The Extended Diploma is a full time course which cannot be combined with other A Level or CAMTEC. There will be an opportunity to retake a GCSE in English or Mathematics alongside this course and this will be a requirement if you have not got a grade 4 in each subject. Most students take this course because they are interested in careers in nursing or midwifery or with young people, social work or primary teaching. Most of these careers require you to go to university but some students have progressed directly to work in the care sector. Previous students have also used health and social care qualifications to study a wide range of courses at university including youth work, criminology, psychology and occupational therapy or to start an apprenticeship.
Some units are assessed by coursework and some units are assessed by exams.
You will need a lively and enquiring mind, a willingness to explore new ideas and the ability to communicate ideas effectively.
You will need to develop good independent study skills; individual research and portfolio work are at the heart of this course.
TBC
The Extended Diploma is a full time course which cannot be combined with other A Level or CAMTEC. There will be an opportunity to retake a GCSE in English or Mathematics alongside this course and this will be a requirement if you have not got a grade 4 in each subject. Most students take this course because they are interested in careers in nursing or midwifery or with young people, social work or primary teaching. Most of these careers require you to go to university but some students have progressed directly to work in the care sector. Previous students have also used health and social care qualifications to study a wide range of courses at university including youth work, criminology, psychology and occupational therapy or to start an apprenticeship.