About 3 million people work in health or social care. Demand for both health and social care is likely to rise so professionals within this sector will continue to play a key role in UK society, and the demand for people to fill these vital jobs will increase. This qualification prepares an individual to have the knowledge and practical skills that are required for the sector, as well as transferable skills to aid their other GCSE studies. Many students progress on to study HSC at level 3- this course is an excellent foundation for that.
Technical
There are three components to this qualification. Two are internally assessed and one is an external examination:
Component 1: Human Lifespan Development
This unit is an internally assessed unit, this means you complete coursework to show the examiner you understanding of the topics. In this component, you will study how people grow and develop over the course of their life, from infancy to old age, this includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development and the different factors that may affect them. An individual’s development can be affected by major life events, such as marriage, parenthood or moving house, and you will learn about how people adapt to these changes as well as the types and sources of support that can help them.
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values
This unit is also an internally assessed unit. This component will give you an understanding of health and social care services and will help you develop skills in applying care values which are common across the sector (some of which are transferable to other sectors that involve interactions with clients or customers.)Providing good health and social care services is very important and a set of ‘care values’ exists to ensure this happens. Care values are important because they enable people who use health and social care services to get the care they need and to be protected from different sorts of harm. As part of this units assessment criteria, you will be expected to partake in some role play, in which you demonstrate the care values.
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing
This unit is an externally assessed unit. This means you will sit an examination under controlled conditions. Your work will be marked by an examiner and you will receive a grade for your exam at a later date. In this component, you look at the factors that can have a positive or negative influence on a person’s health and wellbeing. You will learn to interpret physiological and lifestyle indicators and what they mean for someone’s state of health. You will learn how to use this information to design an appropriate plan for improving someone’s health and wellbeing, including short- and long-term targets. Additionally, you will explore the difficulties an individual may face when trying to make these changes.
This unit is an internally assessed unit, this means you complete coursework to show the examiner you understanding of the topics. In this component, you will study how people grow and develop over the course of their life, from infancy to old age, this includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development and the different factors that may affect them. An individual’s development can be affected by major life events, such as marriage, parenthood or moving house, and you will learn about how people adapt to these changes as well as the types and sources of support that can help them.
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values
This unit is also an internally assessed unit. This component will give you an understanding of health and social care services and will help you develop skills in applying care values which are common across the sector (some of which are transferable to other sectors that involve interactions with clients or customers.)Providing good health and social care services is very important and a set of ‘care values’ exists to ensure this happens. Care values are important because they enable people who use health and social care services to get the care they need and to be protected from different sorts of harm. As part of this units assessment criteria, you will be expected to partake in some role play, in which you demonstrate the care values.
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing
This unit is an externally assessed unit. This means you will sit an examination under controlled conditions. Your work will be marked by an examiner and you will receive a grade for your exam at a later date. In this component, you look at the factors that can have a positive or negative influence on a person’s health and wellbeing. You will learn to interpret physiological and lifestyle indicators and what they mean for someone’s state of health. You will learn how to use this information to design an appropriate plan for improving someone’s health and wellbeing, including short- and long-term targets. Additionally, you will explore the difficulties an individual may face when trying to make these changes.