Health & Social Care (Level 3) - Vocational
We provide a rigorous and varied assessment on our Health and Social Care Course.
This involves a range of assessment methods, including coursework and examination.
Future career paths can include Nursing, Midwifery, Adult and Child Care Workers and Social Workers
Extended Certificate (1 A Level equivalent)
Unit |
Year and term |
Credits / GLH |
Assessment |
Unit 1 (I) |
Year 12 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 2 (E) |
Year 12 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 3 (E) |
Year 12 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 4 (E) |
Year 12 |
90 |
Exam |
Unit 5 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 10 (I)-You may wish to consider an Unit as Unit 10 is half the marks for twice the work of some other Units |
Year 13 |
30 |
C/W |
Diploma (2 A Level equivalent)
Unit |
Year and term |
Credits / GLH |
Assessment |
Unit 1 (I) |
Year 12 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 2 (E) |
Year 12 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 3 (E) |
Year 12 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 4 (E) |
Year 12 |
90 |
Exam |
Unit 11 (I) |
Summer (will relate to work experience) |
60 |
C/W |
10 (I)- as before |
Year 12 |
30 |
C/W |
Unit 5 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 15 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 24 (I)* |
Year 13 |
30 |
C/W |
Unit 14 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 23 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 24 (I) * |
Year 13 |
30 |
C/W |
Unit 7 (E) |
Year 13 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 6 |
Year 13 |
60 |
Exam |
- *Same Unit twice, Unit 12 may be a better fit in with the diploma
Extended Diploma (3 A Level equivalent)
Unit |
Year and term |
Credits / GLH |
Assessment |
Unit 25 (E) |
Year 12 |
120 |
Exam |
Unit 1 (I) |
Year 12 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 2 (E) |
Year 12 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 3 (E) |
Year 12 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 4 (E) |
Year 12 |
90 |
Exam |
Unit 11 (I) |
Summer (will relate to work experience) |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 12 (I) |
Summer |
60 |
C/W |
10 (I) |
Year 12 |
30 |
C/W |
Unit 18 (I) |
Year 12 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 5 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 15 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 24 (I) |
Year 13 |
30 |
C/W |
Unit 14 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 23 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 24 (I) |
Year 13 |
30 |
C/W |
Unit 7 (E) |
Year 13 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 6 (E) |
Year 13 |
60 |
Exam |
Unit 9 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Unit 22 (I) |
Year 13 |
60 |
C/W |
Assessment
Assessment |
Extended Certificate 1 A Level |
3 Coursework and 3 examined units |
|
Diploma 2 A Levels |
7 Coursework Units and 5 examined Units |
Cambridge Technicals in Health and Social Care |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Certificate 180 GLH 3 units
|
Unit 1 plus one exam (Unit 2 or 3)
2 units = 120 GLH e.g. Units 1 &3 |
Exam Unit 2 or 3
1 unit = 60 GLH e.g. Unit 2 |
Extended Certificate 360 GLH 6 units
|
As above plus deliver exam Unit 4 to maximise retake opportunities
3 units = 210 GLH e.g. Units 1,3, 4 |
As above plus 2 optional C/W units
3 units – 150 GLH e.g. Units 2, 10, 13
|
Diploma 720 GLH 12 units |
As above optional units plus mandatory Units 5 & 7
6 units = 390 GLH e.g. Units 1,2,3,4, 5 &7 |
As above optional units plus mandatory Unit 6
6 units-330 GLH e.g. Units 6,8,9, 10, 12, 13 |
Extended Diploma 1080 GLH 17 Units |
As above
9 units = 630 GLH
|
As above optional units plus mandatory Units 14 &25
8 Units= 450 GLH |
Work Experience
All students will be required to undertake relevant work experience (in a health, social care or childcare setting) in year 12, this will enable them to complete assignments of internally assessed units and prepare them for working life and strengthen University applications. –not essential but maybe a centre led action.