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OCR National Certificate in Health and Social Care
Course Description
The OCR National Certificate has been developed to provide candidates with an introduction to the skills, knowledge and understanding required to prepare for work in the health and social care sector. It is designed to recognise candidates’ skills, knowledge and understanding of the health and social care sector and the settings, job roles, principles and values involved.
An OCR National Certificate is equivalent to 4 GCSEs grades A-C, grading will be in the form of Pass, Merit or Distinction.
Entry Requirements
A standard of literacy and numeracy to at least Level 4.
Course Structure
The course is made up of 6 units which will be completed over 2 years. Four of these units are mandatory and provide a foundation for learners and two units are optional and introduce learners to particular topics in more depth. You will have 6 lessons each week.
Year 1
Unit 2: Communicating with Service Users in Care Settings (mandatory)
Unit 3: Practical Caring (mandatory)
Unit 7: Development and Care of Young Children (Optional)
Year 2
Unit 1: Preparing to Give Quality Care (mandatory)
Unit 4: Hygiene and Safety in Care Settings (mandatory)
Unit 8: {Preparing to Work with Young Children (optional)
http://www.ocr.org.uk/Data/publications/key_documents/OCR_Nationals_HSC_L2
AQA GCE in Health and Social Care – Double Award
Course Description
The AS and Advanced GCE in Health and Social Care have been designed to form qualifications which provide knowledge and understanding of this vocational area. They are ideal for those students who want a broad background in Health and Social Care, which will allow them to progress to further or higher education, training or employment. The fundamental philosophy of this specification is that, in order to understanding the nature of Health and Social Care, students’ learning is applied to a range of work-related contexts
This is a double award which equates to candidates achieving 2 AS grades in Year 12 (50% of the total advanced level award) from AA to EE and 2 full A2 grades in Year 13 from AA to EE (50% of the total advanced level award).
Entry Requirements
Candidates should have achieved a standard of literacy and numeracy supported by a general education equivalent of 5 GCSE grades A-C including English.
Course Structure
The specification is flexible with a unit structure designed to allow for a variety of pathways. Candidates are expected to produce portfolio evidence for some units and sit external tests for others. The assessment evidence for each portfolio unit is designed to give credit for authenticated, original, student-generated work which applied the knowledge base. The externally-assessed units are set and marked by AQA. You will have 12 lessons per week. Units currently being offered are:
Year 12
Unit 1: Effective Caring *
Unit 2: Effective Communication
Unit 3: Health, Illness and Disease
Unit 4: Child Development *
Unit 6: Common Diseases and Disorders*
Unit 7: Needs and Provision of Elderly Clients
Year 13
Unit 11: Working in Health and Social Care
Unit 12: Human Development: Factors and Theories*
Unit 13: The Role of Exercise in Maintaining Health and Well-being*
Unit 14: Diagnosis and Treatment*
Unit 15 Clients with Disabilities*
Unit 17: Understanding Mental Disorder
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/pdf/AQA-8621-8623-8626-8629-W-SP-09.PDF
*Externally Assessed
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