T-level Health

University College Birmingham

NVQ

In Birmingham

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Description

  • Type

    NVQ Level 3

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Duration

    2 Years

Do you aspire to a career working within the health sector? If you are looking to earn a qualification that will help you progress towards higher education and jobs within this field, our T-level Health Level 3 course will provide you with the core knowledge and skills required to help kick-start your journey to your future.

University College Birmingham is one of the first colleges in the UK to offer the new T-level qualification, which combines learning in the classroom with gaining vital ‘on-the-job’ experience. On our two-year health course, you will learn about working within the health and science sector, good scientific and clinical practice, infection prevention and control in health-specific settings, alongside developing key practical and technical skills sought after within the sector.

Equivalent to three A-levels, this T-level healthcare course will help you boost your employment prospects by gaining extensive experience on a work placement in a real-world environment, supported by experts in our hired@UCB employability team. By completing this industry-recognised qualification, you could progress onto many different roles (e.g. healthcare support worker in a health setting) as well as apprenticeships or higher education.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Birmingham (West Midlands)
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Summer Row, B3 1JB

Start date

On request

About this course

Career opportunities
Healthcare support worker
Registered nurse
Dental nurse
Pharmacy assistant

You will need a minimum of 4 GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, including English Language and Maths or Functional Skills Level 2
You should be committed, enthusiastic and have a desire to succeed in the health care sector
School applicants will be required to provide a good school report, which must include attendance

Why choose this college course?
BOOST YOUR SKILLS – Build key skills and knowledge related to health and science, as well as enhancing your English, maths and digital skills
WORK PLACEMENT – Get to know the world of work and gain essential industry experience through a work placement
PRACTICAL APPLICATION – Boost your practical skills training in a realistic working environment
RECOGNISED QUALIFICATION – Our Health T-level course has been designed in collaboration with industry to ensure your skills meet employers’ needs and expectations

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2018

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Subjects

  • Infection
  • Healthcare
  • Team Training
  • Core Component
  • Understanding
  • Science sector
  • Healthcare Sector
  • Safety and Environmental
  • Environmental
  • Safety

Course programme

Year 1

Core Component and Understanding

Section A

  • Working within the health and science sector
  • The healthcare sector
  • Health, safety and environmental regulations in the health and science sector
  • Health and safety regulations applicable in the healthcare sector
  • Managing information and data within the health and science sector
  • Managing personal information
  • Good scientific and clinical practice
  • Providing person-centred care
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Infection prevention and control in health-specific settings
  • Safeguarding

Section B

  • Core science concepts

Year 2

Supporting the Adult Nursing Team and Supporting Healthcare Core

Supporting Healthcare: Core/Underpinning Requirements

  • Assist with an individual’s overall care and needs to ensure comfort and wellbeing
  • Assist registered health professionals with clinical or therapeutic tasks and interventions
  • Undertake a range of physiological measurements

Occupational Specialism: Supporting the Adult Nursing Team

  • Assist the Adult Nursing team with clinical tasks
  • Support individuals to meet activities of daily living
  • Assist with skin integrity assessments and with the care and treatment of skin conditions

Teaching and assessment

To achieve this qualification, you must demonstrate your achievement of the Core Component and Occupational Specialism Component.

Core Component:

  • Two written examinations
  • Employer-set project (ESP)

Occupational Specialism Component:

  • A case study assessment
  • Two practical activities assessments – one for the core: Supporting Healthcare, and one for the occupational specialism
  • A professional discussion
  • Further science concepts

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