This course will provide a transition year to the T Level in Health and will give you the necessary skills and knowledge to prepare for the Level 3 T level in Health.
You need five GCSEs at grade 3 (D) or above, including a grade 4 in English.
You must be willing to provide evidence for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
You’ll gain a range of skills, techniques and personal attributes essential for a successful career in the health sector. The course offers a placement and the opportunity to develop work-related skills in a health or care environment.
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You will also develop study skills that will enable you to progress to the T Level and will undertake an employer-led project.
You will be required to attend a placement.
Assessment is through a range of assignment and placement tasks scheduled over the year as well as exams which are externally assessed. These will include written assessments, presentations, displays and practical tasks. An overall grade is given at the end of the year.
You need practical smart clothing and shoes for attendance at your placement. You will also have to cover the travel costs to reach your placement.
Further Study
This course is the ideal preparation for the T Level in Health.
Careers
You can consider various careers in the health sector including nursing, paramedic work, science and midwifery.
Teenager Lewis Morrell is aiming to become the third generation of his family to go into nursing. But disappointing school GCSE exam results meant he had to have a rethink and plot a new route on the road to his career. Looking for suitable courses, Lewis attended a College open event and was impressed with both what was on offer and the friendliness of the staff.
Eighteen-year-old Lewis described Derby College as "a lifeline" which has helped to give him confidence and a mind-set that he can achieve his goals. A hospital work placement, run through the college's Employer Academy programme, has directly helped him land a health care assistant apprenticeship at the Royal Derby Hospital. And Lewis has also completed Health and Social Care and English Functional Skills at Level 2, with a double pass and a merit. He is waiting for his GCSE English and CGSE Science results.
Lewis's dad is a children's nurse and his grandad worked in nursing and midwifery. He now manages a doctors' practice in Australia. Knowing Lewis's skillset and temperament, they said that getting into health care would be "the best thing he ever did". He was inspired by them
I was a bit down about my English and Science results from school, because I needed those for nursing. Once I've got them I'll be able to get on further, so college was a lifeline.
It supported me through the first year and they pushed me. It's given me confidence. Rather than thinking 'maybe I can't do this', it helped me think 'yes, I can actually do this.'
It was very supportive through all of my time and I'm proud to have been accepted for the apprenticeship.
I'd say to anybody who didn't quite get the exams they want: go to
College, go to every lesson, stick with it and eventually it'll all click.
It's a four year apprenticeship. I want to go on to university and get my nursing degree and then get into children's nursing eventually.