Level 3 - Health and Science - Health - PW01 (T Level Programme)

This course is ideal for you if you hope to pursue a career within the health care sector. You will learn about a range of topics including health, safety and environmental regulations within the industry, good scientific and clinical practice and providing person-centred care.

The T Level is split into two components:

Core Component (mandatory): This provides knowledge and understanding; underpinning key concepts, theories and principles relevant to the T Level and the subject sector.

Occupational Specialism: This provides the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to achieve competence in ‘Supporting the Adult Nursing Team’. You will complete one Occupational Specialism, this will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to enter employment or further study in the specific occupational area.

You will also take part in an industry placement of at least 45 days as well as improve on your maths, English and digital skills.

Studying the Health T Level will enable you to develop core skills such as communication, team working, reflective evaluation, researching and presenting.

As part of this course you will study the following topics:

• Working within the health and science sector
• The healthcare sector
• Health, safety and environmental regulations in the health and science sector
• Health and safety regulations applicable in the healthcare sector
• Managing information and data within the health and science sector
• Managing personal information
• Good scientific and clinical practice
• Providing person-centred care
• Health and wellbeing
• Infection prevention and control in health specific settings
• Safeguarding
  

Core Component:

Paper A written examination
Paper B written examination
Employer-set project
In order to achieve a grade for Core Components, you must have results for both sub-components (the core written examinations and the employer- set project).

The combined results for these sub-components will be aggregated to form the overall grade A*- E and U.

Occupational Specialism Component:

Synoptic assignments
You will also be required to successfully achieve a Distinction/Merit/Pass grade in one of the Occupational Specialism Components

Students who achieve this qualification could progress to the following, depending on the chosen occupational specialism:

• Employment
• Higher Education
• Degree apprenticeship