by Mr Black
Health & Social Care Information
February 8, 2011 in Health & Social Care by Mr Black
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Lessons per week – 3 lessons
Award
2 GCSEs
Assessment
Coursework
Why Should You Choose Health and Social Care As One Of Your Options?
Is it the right subject for you?
If you want a career in Health and Social Care, then this course is for you! Dependant upon how hard you work, you could get either 1 or 2 GCSEs by studying this subject.
How can you progress from the OCR Level 2 National Award in Health and Social Care?
You could then be a trainee care assistant, work with children or continue studying in the 6th Form.
You will learn about the compulsory units of :
• Communicating with service users in care settings
• Practical caring
You will also have the option to study ONE of the following option units
• Hygiene and safety in care settings
OR
• Child development
OR
• First Aid
You may also get to complete additional courses and get another certificate for this. These courses include First Aid, Sign Language, Disability Awareness and Moving and Handling.
L. Booker-Parkinson – Head of Health & Social Care
