Health and Social Care (Level 3 Extended Diploma)

The Health and Social Care BTEC National Diploma is a two-year course for students who have passed the Level 2 qualification and are interested in learning more about the health and social care sector. It assesses students' understanding of health and social care through vocational scenarios and a majority of coursework. This course is taken alongside GCSE English and Maths.

The course aims to inspire and motivate students who are considering a career in health and social care, or a related sector, by providing knowledge and understanding of meeting individual care and support needs in a range of health and social care settings.

It consists of three mandatory units and one optional unit, the content of which has been designed to ensure it supports students with a keen interest in working in the health and social care sector.

The mandatory units focus on how to support and care for individuals in different settings, whereas the optional unit provides students with the opportunity to gain an understanding of the specialist topics relevant to the different parts of the sector.

You can expect to:

• Develop an understanding of how to meet individual care and support needs
• Be motivated to work consistently and independently to achieve the requirements of each unit
•  Understand the importance of deadlines and manage your time in order to meet them
• Take part in discussions, debates, role plays and give presentations
• Develop independent research skills
• Develop communication skills and apply them to a range of health and social care settings