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Health & Social Care

This qualification is designed to provide learners with the knowledge understanding and skills required to develop competence as a healthcare support worker in a range of healthcare support settings. This qualification requires learners to complete a mandatory 36 hours of work placement experience completed throughout the duration of the qualification. All students are required to acquire an Enhanced DBS (which we will assist you with). This application must be submitted within the first two weeks of starting your course.

  • Entry Requirements, Units, Assessment and more...

    Entry Requirements

    You will need two GCSEs at grade 3 or above including English Language and Maths or Functional Skills L1.

    Assessment Method

    The majority of assessments are internal and are in a variety of formats including posters presentations discussions assignments workbooks observations and professional discussions. All students are required to be assessed in the healthcare setting by one of our Assessors who will arrange a visit.

    Aims of the course

    The course aims to equip learners with the necessary knowledge understanding and practical skills to develop competence as healthcare support workers across various healthcare settings. It provides a foundation for working in the health and social care sector by combining classroom learning with a mandatory 36 hours of work placement experience enabling students to apply their skills in real-world environments. Overall the course prepares learners for employment as healthcare support workers or further progression within health and social care pathways.

    Progression Opportunities

    Learners can choose to enter employment in a Health or social care setting directly with this qualification or they can progress to a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification.

    Facilities

    Students will primarily be taught in our classrooms both through traditional lessons workshops and practical sessions in our simulated hospital ward. However when on placement they will come into contact with a variety of different settings.

    Career Options

    There are a large number of Health and social care roles including Carer Day Centre officer and Domiciliary Care worker.

Course Details

Venue Lewisham Way
Day/Eve Day
Mode Full Time
Duration 35 weeks
Start Date 01/09/2025
End Date 19/06/2026
Course Code 3HCAB9S0

Funding

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16-18 Free
19-24 £ 996
24+ Please Enquire
International £9,000

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Lewisham College is closely monitoring all communications and guidance as it becomes available. This information is for students and staff and reflects updates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Public Health England (PHE). We are prepared to escalate our contingency arrangements in the event of change.

The government is monitoring the situation closely and will continue to work with the WHO and international community. For staff and students it remains business as usual across our sites and our workplaces.

Please note that, at present, this advice refers only to arrivals from Wuhan, and not the remainder of China. If you have returned from Wuhan you should:

General guidance for those planning visits to Wuhan or other destinations in China

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) maintains updated travel advice for those planning a trip to Wuhan or other destinations in China. This is available at:

www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/china

Note

This advice is derived from The Department of Health and Social Care will be publishing updated data on a daily basis at 2pm until further notice:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public#situation-in-the-uk

Supplementary Q&A for individuals wishing to know more around how the UK is managing the risk:

https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/

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