OCR Level 3 National Diploma in Health, Social Care and Early Years
Vocational qualification
In Barrow-In-Furness
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Vocational qualification
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Barrow-in-furness
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Duration
2 Years
Doing this course will enable you to learn about topics relating to health and social care; develop skills to help you to progress onto further health and social care courses or training; keep your options open if you are not sure about what career direction to take, since you can use this qualification to progress onto other courses as well as health and social care. Suitable for: This course is ideal if you are thinking of a career in health and social care or just want to find out if this type of career is for you.
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About this course
The minimum entry requirements for this course are 4 GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent qualifications)
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OCR Level 3 National Diploma in Health, Social Care and Early Years
Entry Requirements
The minimum entry requirements for this course are 4 GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent qualifications).
About the Course
This is a two-year course covering a variety of health and social care topics. The course is made up of 12 separate units. All the units are coursework based, so there are no exams. You will receive a certificate from the OCR exam board for each unit you successfully complete. To achieve the full qualification of National Diploma in Health, Social Care and Early Years you must successfully complete all 12 units of the course. This will give you a qualification that is broadly equivalent to two A levels at grade E or above. Depending on your overall mark you will be awarded a Pass grade (equivalent to two A levels at grade E), a Merit grade (equivalent to two A levels at grade C) or a Distinction grade (equivalent to two A levels at grade A).
The course consists of four compulsory units in:
- Working to quality practice in care settings
- Working with service users in care settings
- Behavioural awareness in care
- Applied practical care in settings
In addition to these four units you will also study eight optional units, for example: mental health awareness; child development.
You will be expected to take part in relevant work placements, as part of your study programme for this course. Students taking this course usually do a minimum of a half-day a week work placement with health care, social care or early years organisations from November to May. This gives you an opportunity to collect information to help you with your coursework and the chance to gain work experience.
An OCR National qualification in Health and Social Care at level 3 will enable you to enter employment or training, within a wide range of health and social care environments, for example you could be accepted as a trainee for a post as a care assistant or early-years worker. You can also use this qualification towards gaining entry onto higher education courses such as a nursing diploma course or degree/foundation degree courses e.g. in Childhood Studies.
This course is ideal if you are thinking of a career in health and social care or just want to find out if this type of career is for you. Doing this course will enable you to learn about topics relating to health and social care; develop skills to help you to progress onto further health and social care courses or training; keep your options open if you are not sure about what career direction to take, since you can use this qualification to progress onto other courses as well as health and social care.
OCR Level 3 National Diploma in Health, Social Care and Early Years