Core units
The core units within this qualification ensure that all learners will develop knowledge that underpins learning in other units in the qualification:
Mandatory units
The mandatory units within this qualification ensure that all learners will develop practical and vocational skills:
Optional specialist units
The optional specialist units gives learners the opportunity to pursue more specialist interests. These units may be selected to:
● provide learners with the opportunity to gain knowledge and understanding in
more specialist areas of interest:
for example child development and observation, disability and dementia
● deepen and enhance practical application of vocational skills:
for example, by developing their basic first-aid, food safety and infection control skills,
which are highly valued in the health and social care sector
Learners will gain direct experience of the health and social care sector, giving them
the opportunity to apply the learning they have gleaned from other units and to
develop knowledge, skills and understanding further within different health and social
care settings
Module delivery includes
Unit 1: Human Lifespan Development (EXAM MODULE)
Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values
Unit 3: Effective Communication in Health and Social Care
Unit 5: Promoting Health and Wellbeing
Unit 6: The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Wellbeing
Unit 7 - Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care
Unit 8 - Individual rights in health and social care
Unit 9: Healthy Living (EXAM MODULE)
Unit 12: Creative and Therapeutic activities
Unit 15: Carrying out a Research Project in Health and Social Care
Unit 19: Skills and Qualities for Working in the Health and Social Care Sector
Unit 21: Understanding Dementia
Whilst some units above are mandatory others may change subject to awarding body specification or teacher skill set
This course is a 480 guided-learning-hour qualification (equivalent in teaching time to four gcses) ● has core, mandatory and optional specialist units