Health & Social Care

Course: BTEC National Diploma in Health & Social Care

Exam Board: Edexcel

Primary Contact: Vicky Holmes

Entry Criteria: 5 GCSE grades 9-4, including English and Mathematics.

Key Information

Double qualification which is the equivalent to two A Levels. Developing knowledge and understanding of key Health and Social Care concepts and application to case studies and real life situations.

Units

Unit 1: Development (Exam)

Unit 2: Working in Health and Social Care (Exam)

Unit 4: Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care (Exam)

Unit 5: Meeting Individual Needs

Unit 7: Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care

Unit 8: Promoting Public Health

Unit 12: Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs

Unit 14: Physiological Disorders

Possible Career Paths

Nursing, midwifery and other paramedical careers

Primary school teaching and early years care and education

Social and care work

Complementary Courses

BTEC Applied Science

Sociology

Psychology