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Level 3 T-Level: Health

  • BERKSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
  • LEVEL 3
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Course Overview

This qualification covers a range of key subject areas in healthcare sector. In the first year the qualification covers:
1. The healthcare sector,
2. Health, safety and environmental regulations in the healthcare sector,
3. Managing information and data in the healthcare sector,
4. Good scientific and clinical practice,
5. Providing person-centred care,
6. Health and wellbeing,
7. Safeguarding,
8. Core science concepts, 9. Further science concepts in health

In the second year, the course focuses on the occupational specialism (Supporting the Adult nursing team). The performance outcomes are: 1. Assist: (a) with maintaining safe working practices and safe environment, (b) individuals overall care and needs to ensure comfort and wellbeing, (c) registered health proferssionals with a range of routine tasks, (d) maintaining personal and professional development to imporve self, others and practice. 2(a) Assist the adult nursing team with clinical tasks, (b) support individuals to meer activities of daily living and to live as well as possible, (c) assist the adult nursing team with skin integrity assessments and with the care and treatment of skin conditions.

This course is taught at the BCA campus in Maidenhead, Berkshire, with access to specialist facilities and lecturers with industry experience.

Course Code

Z83AB011

Course Fee
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Start Time

09:00

End Time

16:15

End Date

Fri, 29 Jun 2029

Entry Requirements

Five GCSEs at a grade 4 or above, including English, maths and Science.

A Disclosure Barring Service check is also required.

Course information

Besides the content mentioned above, in their first year students will also learn the core skills:
1. demonstrate person-centred care
2. Communication
3. Team working
4. Reflective evaluation
5. Researching and
6. Presenting.
In their second year, they will learn core skills in supporting the Adult nursing team undertaking a range of clinical and therapeutic tasks.

2 years

The course is delivered through lectures, research, case studies, peer discussions and practical activities such as role plays

Industry Placement is a mandatory requirement of the qualification. Students must complete a minimum of 315 hours in Industry placement.

This qualification supports students’ access to Higher Education and progression into a wide range of job roles within the health and social care sector, including:

Nursing
Midwifery
Social Work
Primary Teaching
Paramedic Science
Senior healthcare support worker
Higher education
Apprenticeship

Level 3

The course is quite demanding and besides the academic ability, students need good time management and commitment. Learners are expected to be self-reliant, taking responsibility for their own learning by producing well researched and referenced course work.

Learners are supported by an experienced team of lecturers, some of whom also work part-time in the Health and Social Care industry.

Uniform: Purple polo shirt with college logo and black trousers.

Stationery: Notebooks, pen and highlighters. Laptops are provided by college.

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