Course content
Students will complete 9 units, made up of 7 mandatory study units and 2 optional units.
Core units
- Understand the range of service provision and roles within health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
- Understand the principles and values in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
- Awareness of protection and safeguarding in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
- Introduction to communication in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
- Introductory awareness of equality and inclusion in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
- Introductory awareness of health and safety in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
- Introductory awareness of person-centred support in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
Specialist Units
- Introductory awareness of working with others in health, social care and children’s and young people’s settings
- Introductory awareness of the importance of healthy eating and drinking for adults