BTEC Level 2 First Award in Health and Social Care

This qualification provides an engaging and relevant introduction to the health and social care sector. You will explore key themes by researching the life stages and factors affecting the growth and development of individuals, and the role of care workers in promoting beneficial change in an individual’s environment. You will also gain an understanding of the set of care values used within health and social care.

The qualification consists of two mandatory, core units which provide the key underpinning knowledge and skills and cover the following areas:

• human lifespan development, which explores a set of life skills from infancy to later adulthood – you will identify how factors in a person’s life, such as their level of income, can both affect and promote their life chances
• health and social care values, which explores care values, such as confidentiality, dignity and respect, and demonstrates how they could be used within health and social care – you will also study the importance of meeting the needs of individual people

You will take two additional units, which enable you to explore the wider role of the care worker and to apply your knowledge through a practical real-world approach. You will be encouraged to make relevant connections between theory and practice by applying the skills you learn to health and social care related scenarios.

The additional units cover the following areas:

• the impact of nutrition on health and wellbeing
• equality and diversity