Health and Social Care - Level 3

This is a vocational course that combines both academic study with the development of knowledge, understanding and practical skills in health or social care settings. The topics you will study might include: - Equality, diversity and rights - Exploring personal and professional development in Health and Social Care - Sociological Perspectives for Health and Social Care - Health and Safety - Health Promotion - Development through the life stages - Vaues and planning in Social Care - Psychological perspectives for Health and Social Care These qualifications will be assessed by coursework, which includes projects, assignments, presentations and practical activities.

You will need to have a clean Disclosure and Barring Service(DBS) check before you can be accepted onto the course. You should also be prepared to attend work placements throughout the year. A fee is charged for the DBS check and a text book. Also be prepared to pay for educational visits that will take place during the course.

Applicants must possess five GCSE grades of A* - C to include English at grade B and Maths or a Level 2 Health and Social Care qualification (with Merit) is also acceptable, along with Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English. The Level 2 Early Years qualification may also be accepted with merit and Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English. Attendance and participation in a course taster event is also required. Candidates must also have a good reference and progressing students from level 2 must also have a good college attendance record and demonstrated a positive approach to work and achieving targets. Mature learners will be assessed at interview and will require evidence of a good work record. Candidates must also have attended at least one week of work experience within a care setting and provide a satisfactory reference from that setting To work with children (under 18) or vulnerable adults students will need to complete an enhanced disclosure check for the Disclosure and Barring Service. The college will organise this for you but you will have to pay. Full details regarding payment and documents required will be provided prior to enrolment

On successful completion you may choose from a wide range of career paths in the Health and Social Care Sector.

Those wanting to enter the Heatlth and Social Care workforce have obtained jobs with local care providers including support roles, teaching assistants and on care teams. Many of our students wish to pursue careers in nursing, social work or midwifery, and a large number of our Level 3 students have gone on to obtain places on their chosen courses at University for 2014. A recent Ofsted inspection found that "The college provides a good range of relevant and stimulating opportunities for learners to visit employers and take part in community and charitable enterprises. This has included a trip to a maggot farm to obseve how live maggots are used in the manufacture of sterile dressings, and fundraising and volunteering to work in an orphanage in Kenya"

Nadia enrolled on the course two weeks prior to the birth of her baby three years ago and has now, on successful completion of her BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care, secured a place at UWE (University of West England) to study nursing. Nadia says “Since I was 16 I have wanted to be an adult nurse and this course has allowed me to achieve that dream whilst raising my young daughter. With the support of great lecturers and a brilliant placement offer I passed my course with Distinctions. My personal tutor was brilliant and supported me throughout the two years of the course and with my successful UCAS application. I really enjoyed my time at the Royal Forest of Dean campus and will miss everyone as much as I am looking forward to new experiences at university.”

Please contact the College on 0845 155 2020 for further details