Health Studies

Course summary

This qualification provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress into employment in the Health and Social care sector either through Higher Education, an apprenticeship or directly into work. Higher Education courses that this qualification might lead to include Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work or Early Childhood Studies. Apprenticeships include Advanced Level apprenticeships in Health and Social Care, Children and Young People’s Workforce or Health. Job roles that students could go on to include Health Care Assistant, Care Worker, Nursery Assistant or Social Work Assistant. The qualification is designed to be taken as part of a study programme alongside one A Level, such as Biology, Sociology, Psychology or Drama. It will provide students with the opportunity to develop the core knowledge, skills and understanding required by the Health and Social Care sector and to develop further skills by completing a wide range of units through a choice of specialist pathways.