Certificate in Health and Social Care

The level 3 certificate in health and social care has been designed to enable you to access higher education and will also support progression into the workplace. 

You will study 9 core mandatory units (graded A*-D) and take one external assessment and you will attend a mandatory placement in a real work environment for 75 hours.  

Units you will study include:

• Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care

• Human growth and development

• Safeguarding in health and social care

• Communication in health and social care

• Infection prevention and control in health

• Psychological Perspectives in health and social care

• Sociological perspectives in health and social care

• Working in health and social care

• Reflective practice

• 5 GCSE’S grades 4 and above 

• Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care graded C/Merit or above

A range of learning methods will be adopted to meet the diverse needs of the learners.

Upon achievement of this qualification learners will be able to access Higher Education or progression into a wide range of job roles within the Health and Social Care sector.  

• Care Support Workers in Adult Residential Settings
• Healthcare Assistants in Community, Primary Care and Acute Health Environments
• Care Support Workers in Domiciliary Services, Supported Living or Day Services
• Community-Based Support Workers

The College provides a range of financial support to assist learners undertaking a programme of study.  The support is designed to help learners with the greatest financial needs and is subject to specific eligibility criteria being met.  For further information on the eligibility criteria, please contact the college on 01207 585 900.