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If you are
interested
in starting
a career in
health and
social care
or just want
to find out
if this is
the right
career
choice, then
these
qualifications
are for you.
You will get
an
interesting
introduction
to health
and social
care. The
qualifications
are also
very
flexible,
allowing you
to study
individual
units
alongside
other
qualifications
if you want
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Provide
you with
knowledge
and
understanding
of what
health and
social
care is
about
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Develop
your
personal
skills in
areas such
as team
working,
career
planning,
communication
and
problem
solving
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Help you
to build
up the
skills you
need to
either
continue
studying
or to
start
work.
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Course
Structure |
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Mandatory
units |
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Unit 1
Working
as a
team in
health
and
social
care |
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Unit 2
Investigating
health
and
social
care
provision |
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Unit 3
Introducing
practical
caring |
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Unit 4
Investigating
options
for work
in
health
and
social
care |
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Unit 5
Communication
skills
in
health
and
social
care |
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Unit 6
Problem
solving
in
health
and
social
care |
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Optional
units |
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Unit 7
Skills
for
babysitting
in the
home |
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Unit 8
Exploring
leisure
and
recreational
activities
for
service
users in
health
and
social
care |
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Unit 9
Creative
play for
pre-school
children
in care
and
early
years
settings |
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Unit 10
Preparing
to care
for
babies
in care
and
early
years
settings |
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Unit 11
Taking
part in
voluntary
care
services |
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Unit 12
Forming
effective
relationships
with
service
users in
health,
social
care and
early
years
settings |
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Unit 13
Using
aids to
help
with the
physical
care of
service
users |
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Unit 14
Dealing
with
minor
accidents
in care
settings |
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Unit 15
Reducing
risks to
service
users in
care
settings |
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Unit 16
Planning
and
preparing
a meal
for a
service
user in
care
settings |
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Unit 17
Monitoring
the
health
of
service
users in
health
and care
settings |
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Unit 18
Taking
part in
health
promotion
activities |
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Assessments |
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There are no
exams. Your
tutor will
assess your
work for all
units and
this will be
checked by
OCR. The OCR
Level 3
Nationals in
Sport
includes
three types
of
qualifications,
each one
building on
the
previous. |
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To
achieve
the
First
Award
in
Health
and
Social
Care,
you have
to
achieve
four
mandatory
units
(units
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1, 2,
3 and 4) |
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To
achieve
the
National
Award
in
Health
and
Social
Care,
you have
to
achieve
five
mandatory
units
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(units
1, 2, 3,
4 and 5)
and
complete
three
optional
units |
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To
achieve
the
National
Certificate
in
Health
and
Social
Care,
you have
to
complete
12 units
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of the
six
mandatory
units
and six
optional
units. |
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Progression |
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Start
work at
trainee
level in
some
health
and
social
care
roles –
for
example,
as a
care
assistant |
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Take
other
qualifications
at the
same or
higher
levels |
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Take
Level 2
qualifications,
for
example
the OCR
Level 2
National
Certificate
in
Health
and
Social
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followed
by
employment
through
a
work-related
training
programme. |
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It is also
possible to
work your
way through
the suite.
You can
start with
the
four-unit
First Award
and, by
adding an
extra
mandatory
unit and
three
optional
units, you
can achieve
the National
Award. You
can then
progress by
taking
another
mandatory
unit and
three more
optional
units to
gain the
full
National
Certificate. |
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Duration |
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January,
March,
May,
July,
September,
November |
First
Award:
2 Months
National
Award:
4 Months
National
Certificate:
6 Months |
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