Health and Social Care

Students

Ideal if: you’d like to explore and work in this increasingly important and dynamic industry sector which includes all aspects of health and social care.  

You’ll learn: about human life development, health and social care values, effective communication, creative activities and healthy living.

Expect: to have the opportunity of a work placement along side your studies to develop the skills needed for the health or social care sector.

You’ll love: our practical equipment which provides valuable experiential learning. Including the opportunity to visit our mock ward at Gloucester Campus. 

You will study a range of core and mandatory units including: 

• Human Lifespan Development
• Health and Social Care Values
• Effective Communication
• Healthy Living

You will need to complete and pay for a DBS check in order to attend any work experience in a health or social care setting. There is a dedicated work placement officer to help with this if required.

This qualification will be assessed by external exams and internally assessed assignments some of which are core and mandatory.  

At Gloucestershire College we want students to develop their English and Maths skills so that they achieve their learning goals and future career aims. For this reason all full-time students (16-18) who have not achieved grade 4 or above English language or maths GCSE will study these subjects as part of their course.