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Health and Social Care Level 3 Ext - Cert

Content The BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care provide much of the underpinning knowledge for the National Occupational Standards in Health and Social Care/Health and consequently act as a robust introduction to both sectors. They prepare learners for employment in the sectors or for higher education. They are also mapped to the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework, which was developed as part of the Agenda for Change process for updating the way NHS staff roles are defined and developed. Learners will benefit from gaining a number of mandatory units as well as a wide range of optional and specialist optional units according to the route embarked on. They will also benefit from gaining work experience in the sectors. These opportunities will aid career choices and potentially attract learners into the sectors. The BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate offers greater flexibility and a choice of emphasis through the optional units. It is broadly equivalent to One GCE A Level. The BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate offers an engaging programme for those who are clear about the area of employment that they wish to enter.

Course Structure Mandatory Units 1 Human Lifespan Development 2 Working in Health and Social Care

6 Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

Optional Units ( 1 to be chosen by Teaching staff) 14 Sociological Perspectives 15 Psychological Perspectives 16 Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs 18 Physiological Disorders and their Care

Method of Assessment Assessment is specifically designed to fit the purpose and objective of the qualification. It includes a range of assessment types and styles suited to vocational qualifications in the sector. There are three main forms of assessment that you need to be aware of: external, internal and synoptic. Externally-assessed units The styles of external assessment used for qualifications in the Health and Social Care suite are: Examinations – all learners take the same assessment at the same time, normally with a written outcome Set tasks – learners take the assessment during a defined window and demonstrate understanding through completion of a vocational task. Internally assessed units Most units in the sector are internally assessed and subject to external standards verification. Synoptic assessment Synoptic assessment requires learners to demonstrate that they can identify and use effectively, in an integrated way, an appropriate selection of skills, techniques, concepts, theories and knowledge from across the whole sector as relevant to a key task. Normally, a synoptic assessment is one that a learner would take later in a programme as they are expected to be able to draw on a range of learning. Synoptic units may be internally or externally assessed.

Prior knowledge/attainment It is desirable but not essential that you have taken a related course previously. Due to the coursework and new exam nature of this course, it is required that you have at least 5 GCSEs or equivalent at grade C or higher, including English.