Health and Social Care
Our BTEC Tech Award Level 1/2 Health and Social Care introduces learners to many important issues faced within today’s health and social care system. One of the aims of this course is to inspire learners considering a career in the Health and Social Care sector and provide them with a broad knowledge and understanding of the core values and responsibilities of a key worker.
The course consists of three components.
- The first component, ‘Human Lifespan Development’, is assessed by the completion of a written assignment. This unit explores human growth and development across life stages, as well as the factors that affect human growth and development.
- The second component, ‘Health and Social Care Values’, explores the care values that underpin current practice in health and social care and investigates ways of empowering individuals who use health and social care services. This unit is also assessed by completion of a written assignment.
- The third component, ‘health and wellbeing’, explores physiological and lifestyle indicators that affect the health and wellbeing of individuals. This component builds on the knowledge gains in components 1 and 2. Assessment is by an external exam.
This course will offer a progressive route through to other level 2 Certificates, specialised Level 3 vocational or academic health and social care courses, an apprenticeship or, progression to qualifications such as A-levels in other sectors.