If you want to study Health and Social Care, Adult Social Care, Social Policy, Social Work, Nursing, Working with Children, Young People and Families, Psychology and Sociology at university, then this is for you! You study four units for the Applied Certificate. The units are: Core Values and Services; Employment within the Sectors; Disease, Illness and Disability. Optional units will be either: Human Behaviour – to allow you to explore the factors that influence an individual’s development, including the application of psychological theories and strategies within a range of care settings. Or: The Ageing Demographic – based on demographic changes to include life expectancy, the impact on the provision of health and social care services and the impact of the management of long-term conditions. This unit will also include the physical and cognitive effects of ageing in addition to the rights and responsibilities of older individuals.
Students must have grade 5 or above in Double Science at GCSE. If you have Triple Science you must have grade 5 in Biology and grade 5 in either of the two other sciences.
Assessment is by written examination and College-marked assignment.
About Education Provider
| Region | West Midlands |
| Local Authority | Sandwell |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | 1 Spon Lane, West Bromwich, B70 6AW |
If you want to study Health and Social Care, Adult Social Care, Social Policy, Social Work, Nursing, Working with Children, Young People and Families, Psychology and Sociology at university, then this is for you! You study four units for the Applied Certificate. The units are: Core Values and Services; Employment within the Sectors; Disease, Illness and Disability. Optional units will be either: Human Behaviour – to allow you to explore the factors that influence an individual’s development, including the application of psychological theories and strategies within a range of care settings. Or: The Ageing Demographic – based on demographic changes to include life expectancy, the impact on the provision of health and social care services and the impact of the management of long-term conditions. This unit will also include the physical and cognitive effects of ageing in addition to the rights and responsibilities of older individuals.
Students must have grade 5 or above in Double Science at GCSE. If you have Triple Science you must have grade 5 in Biology and grade 5 in either of the two other sciences.
Assessment is by written examination and College-marked assignment.