The BTEC Tech Award in Health and Social Care is a KS4 qualification designed for 14-16 students, to be taken alongside GCSEs.
Tech Awards give learners the opportunity to build skills that show an aptitude for further learning both in the sector and more widely.
Topics are Human Lifespan and Development, Health and Social Care Services and Values and Health and Wellbeing.
This course is made up of three components, two of which are internally assessed by coursework and component 3 is an exam.
All units are assessed and graded and an overall grade for the qualification is awarded.
As preparation for entry into higher education in a range of subjects.
Study of a vocational qualification at Level 3, such as a BTEC National in Health and Social Care, which prepares learners to enter employment or apprenticeships, or be able to go into the workplace e.g.
- Registered care homes
- Hospitals and primary care trusts
- Nursing homes
- Health Centres
