Qualification aims and objectives

BTEC Health and Social Care has been developed specifically by the health and social care sector to provide:

• Transferable knowledge and skills through applied learning to prepare learners for a range of higher education courses and job roles in the sector.

• The opportunity for full time learners to enter employment in the health and social care sector or to progress to vocational qualifications such as the Edexcel BTEC Higher Nationals in Health & Social Care.

• A range of skills and techniques, personal skills and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.

This qualification provides learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment, an understanding of how the sector operates and will have knowledge of the routes into the large variety of job roles.