Full Time BTEC Introductory Diploma in Health and Social Care with ESOL (Level 1)

MODE OF STUDY FT
FE LEVEL 1
DURATION 1 Year
START DATE(S) September 2009
DAY(S)/TIME(S) OFFERED Teaching is normally concentrated over 3 days each week.
NUMBER OF TEACHING HOURS 15 hours per week
ADDITIONAL COSTS There will be a charge of 36.00 for the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), 10.00 for a bespoke Polo Shirt (to be worn in placement) plus any associated costs for educational visits as arranged.
AWARDING/VALIDATION BODY Edexcel/London Qualifications/OCR National Literacy Test
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
This programme prepares you to start working in the caring profession. As part of our selection process you will be required to attend an interview where you will demonstrate your ability and commitment to working in the health and social care profession together with a satisfactory reference, which will ask for information about your behaviour, punctuality and attendance. To join our programme you will need to have:

.Entry Level Certificate in Skills for Working Life, Life Skills or other Entry Level awards;
.A minimum of Entry Level 3 Literacy and Numeracy which will be assessed at interview;
.Successfully pass an ESOL focused assessment interview.

Croydon College is committed to supporting employability and developing excellence within the Health and Social Care profession. Units on the course require applicants to work with younger children. All applicants will be screened by the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) as this will help identify applicants who may be unsuitable to work with children or other vulnerable members of society.

PROGRAMME CONTENT/STRUCTURE
This course is designed to encourage you to develop the personal skills and qualities needed for work and learning and to achieve your full potential as well as develop and improve your English Language skills. This is a practical hands-on course designed and delivered to provide you with the skills you need to enter employment or progress onto the next level of study. This course is made up of eight units of study:

Starting work in Health and Social Care
Working in Health and Social Care
Developing Skills in Health and Social Care
Personal Effectiveness
Social responsibility at Work
Looking after Children
Images of People
Health and the Environment

Approximately one third of your lessons will be delivered by a subject specialist teacher and a specialist teacher of English as a Second or Other Language. In addition, you will also have the opportunity to achieve a Functional Mathematics and English and the BTEC Award in Work Skills. These are integrated into your studies to give you the option to achieve additional qualifications to boost your opportunities for employment and further study.

You will have three blocks of Work Experience at different points in your studies designed to help you try out and explore which area of Health and Social Care you may wish to work in.

PROGRESSION/CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES
On successful completion of the course you have the options of going into employment or progressing to the next level of study (Level 2) on courses within this Department or another within Croydon College.

Students who demonstrate the skills and ability to do so may be invited to join a Fast Track group where they can complete this course in two terms and progress to Level 2 in the Summer Term.

EXCURSIONS / WORK EXPERIENCE You will have blocks of industrial experience throughout your course.