Health & Social Care

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma Health and Social Care
(2 A levels)
or 
OCR AAQ Extended Certificate Health and Social Care
(1 A levels)

If you have an interest in health, early years care, education and social care, then this course is perfect for you. Students will develop the underpinning knowledge as well as practical and personal skills required to work in this sector. They learn how to deliver person-centred care and support to meet the needs of a variety of service-users. 

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma Health and Social Care (2 A levels) 

 WHAT SKILLS WILL I DEVELOP? 

This course will allow students to build the skills to offer specific, person-centred care and support and build positive relationships with the people they are working with, so that their needs are met whilst they maintain control of their own care and support.  

These skills include: 

• Communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to recognise both good practice and discriminatory practice in care situations 
• Judgement and decision-making skills 
• Learn how to respond to different incidents and emergencies within health and social care settings 

  WHAT TOPICS WILL I STUDY? 

  Core topics include: 

• Building Positive Relationships in Health and Social Care 
• Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care 
• Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care 
• Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
• Infection Control 
• Personalisation and a Person-Centred Approach to Care 
• Safeguarding 
• Public Health
• Sexual Health and Reproduction 
• Supporting people with mental health conditions 
• The Impact of long-term physiological conditions 
• Creative activities for adults 

  WHERE DOES THE COURSE LEAD? 

Career opportunities include nursing, paramedic science, social work, teaching and care-related professions. Alternatively, it can lead towards a degree in a subject related to Health & Social Care.  

OCR AAQ Extended Certificate Health and Social Care (1 A Level) 

WHAT SKILLS WILL I DEVELOP? 

This course will allow students to build the skills to offer specific, person-centred care and support and build positive relationships with the people they are working with, so that their needs are met whilst they maintain control of their own care and support.  

These skills include: 

• Communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to recognise both good practice and discriminatory practice in care situations 
• Judgement and decision-making skills 
• Learn how to respond to different incidents and emergencies within health and social care settings 

  WHAT TOPICS WILL I STUDY? 

This course is available as an Extended Certificate (equivalent to 1 A Level)  

Compulsory units: 

• Principles of health and social care 
• Anatomy and physiology for health and social care 
• Person-centred approach to care 
• Supporting people with mental health conditions 

Optional units could include: 

• Supporting people in relation to sexual health, pregnancy and postnatal health 
• Supporting healthy nutrition and lifestyles 
• Investigating public health 

Supporting healthy nutrition and lifestyles  

WHERE DOES THE COURSE LEAD? 

Career opportunities include nursing, paramedic science, social work, teaching and care-related professions. Alternatively, it can lead towards a degree in a subject related to Health & Social Care.