BTEC First Diploma Public Services (Edexcel)

BTEC First Diploma Public Services (Edexcel)
If you are interested in a career in the Police, Fire and Ambulance Services, Armed Forces, Customs and Excise or Prison, Youth and Community or Health Services then this is the course for you.
The BTEC First Diploma in Public Services course consists of six units. Three of these units are core units and must be undertaken by all students taking this qualification. The other three are Especialist units. Together these units make up the complete qualification and cover areas such as: skills, fitness, and employment in the public services; driving; the law; and crime and its effects on society.

What will I be doing?
Core units

• Uniformed Public Service Employment
• Public Service Skills
• Uniformed public service fitness

Specialist units

• Law and its impact on the individual
• Crime and its effects on society
• Driving and its Relationship to the public services

Students will be undertaking a series of assignments based on the pass, merit and distinction criteria. This will involve report writing, role plays, assignments and PowerPoint presentations, visits, visiting speakers and practical sports. Students will be working with other students and in groups and will be asked to undertake guided research to help them complete their work using a wide variety of different sources (e.g. text books, the internet, newspapers and magazines).

How will I be assessed?
All assessment, for this course, is undertaken internally via a series of assignments. Students need to pass all assignments to complete a unit and to pass all units to complete the course and gain the BTEC First Diploma qualification. All students are encouraged to complete the merit and distinction grades.

Where can I go after completing the course?
The BTEC First Diploma is designed to equip learners with a range of knowledge, understanding and skills required for success when moving towards a career in the uniformed services (Police, Emergency Fire Services, Prison Service, Security or Armed services). Students who pass the BTEC First Diploma, with a merit or distinction grade, can apply to progress onto the, level 3, Public Services BTEC National Diploma (the equivalent of three GCE A levels) which will, itself, act as a progression route into University or into the uniformed public services.