Health & Social Care

Pearson BTEC Tech Award in Health and Social Care

Who is the qualification for? 

 The Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Health and Social Care (603/7047/6) is for learners who want to acquire sector-specific applied knowledge through vocational contexts by studying human lifespan development, health and social care services and values, and health and wellbeing as part of their Key Stage 4 learning. The qualification recognises the value of learning skills, knowledge and vocational attributes to complement GCSEs. The qualification will broaden learners’ experience and understanding of the varied progression options available to them. 

What does the qualification cover? 

The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop applied knowledge in the following areas:

 ● the life stages and key characteristics in the physical, intellectual, emotional and social (PIES) development classifications and the different factors that can affect an individual’s growth and development

 ● different life events and how individuals can adapt or be supported through changes caused by life events 

● health and social care conditions, how they can be managed by the individual and the different health and social care services that are available ● the barriers and obstacles an individual may encounter and how these can be overcome 

● the skills, attributes and values required to give care and how these benefit the individual

 ● how factors can affect an individual’s current health and wellbeing

 ● how physiological indicators and an individual’s lifestyle choices determine physical health 

● the use of the person-centred approach

 ● recommendations and actions to improving health and wellbeing and the barriers or obstacles individuals may face when following recommendations and the support available to overcome. 

This Tech Award complements the learning in GCSE programmes such as GCSE English. It will complement the more theoretical aspects covered by GCSE Biology or GCSE Psychology by allowing you to apply your knowledge in a vocational context