Start your journey towards a hugely rewarding career in the health and social
care profession, where you can make a real difference in people’s lives! This course offers a broad basis of study for the care
sector.
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Health & Social Care Diploma Level 3
Level 3 - Advanced
Health & Social Care Diploma Level 3
This course covers Development Through Life Stages, Anatomy and Physiology
for Health & Social Care, Sociological Perspectives for Health & Social
Care, Psychological Perspectives for Health & Social Care, Safeguarding
Adults and Promoting Independence. You will get the opportunity to put your skills to use in the real world by
going on placement each week and gain vital experience alongside your
studies. This is a one-year course, on completion you can progress to the Extended
Diploma for year 2.
Location
Entry
Fees
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James Watt College
01-09-2025
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Matthew Boulton College
01-09-2025
Free*
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Sutton Coldfield College
01-09-2025
Free*
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* Courses are free for 16-18s. Students aged 19 or over could be charged fees and is subject to a fee assessment. Learners on benefits in the majority of cases courses are also free. Fee assessments are completed at enrolment.
Course Length: 35 Weeks
You will need four GCSE grades A-C (9-4) including English, maths and a science. Alternatively, you will have a Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 2 with Merit grade or above.
You will be assessed on an on-going basis through a variety of methods including written exams, case studies and presentations.
This course can lead to a number of careers in the NHS as well as exciting careers in Nursing, Social Work, Family Support, Criminology, Psychology and even Law as well as progression to university level courses.
1 – Human Lifespan Development
2 – Working in Health and Social Care
5 – Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
7 – Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
10 – Sociological Perspectives
11 – Psychological Perspectives