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Entry Criteria
Applicants will usually require a Level 2 or above in English and preferably maths, whilst you will not be required to attend placement in a real work environment, it is advisable that you already are working 30 hours or more in a care setting to support your studies.
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What will I study?
Subject areas include:
• Lifespan development - explore physical, intellectual, emotional and social development across the human lifespan, and the factors affecting development and the effects of ageing
• Individual needs - establish the principles and practicalities that underpin meeting individuals’ care and support needs, which are the foundation of all the care disciplines
• Communicating in the health and social care sector - identify sources of information and support or services to enable more effective communication
• Anatomy and physiology for health and social care - understand anatomy and physiology in relation to all forms of health and social care methods and procedures -
Future Prospects
The certificate supports progression to further learning, or to employment within the health and social care sector.