BTEC Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care

Cambridge Advanced National in Health and Social Care

Throughout your life, you will have come into contact with Health and Social Care services in some way. This could have been through vaccinations, having a trip to A&E or a family member living in a residential care home. Across the health and Social Care sector, these are hundreds of different jobs. Each of these require a different skill set. During this course, we will look at a number of areas – as well as develop your skills to progress into higher education. This course covers a range of topics which are designed to give you experience which relates to career options within the Health and Social Care sector such as supporting people with mental health conditions and how we make sure care is person centred.

Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above 

Course Duration

2 years full time

Specification

OCR Alternate Academic Qualification (AAQ) Cambridge National

How you will study

This course is structured with a mixture of examinations and controlled assessment. You will develop your ability to evaluate your ideas, theories, and concepts. You must also be able to create a discussion in your answers coming to an overall judgement. In the controlled assessment you must be able to apply your knowledge to differing scenarios or individuals with specific needs. The lessons will involve independent research tasks, class discussions, note taking and practice exam questions.

Component breakdown

FO90 – Principles of Health and Social Care – Exam

FO91 – Anatomy and physiology for health and social care – Exam

FO92 – Person-Centred approach to care – Controlled Assessment

FO93 – Supporting people with mental health conditions – Controlled Assessment

FO94 – Supporting people with long term physiological conditions – Controlled Assessment

FO96 – Supporting people in relation to sexual health, pregnancy and postnatal health – Controlled Assessment

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