Level 2
Health Foundation T level
Duration | Age Group | Study | Start | Available Locations |
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1 YEAR | SCHOOL LEAVERS | FULL TIME |
01/09/2025 |
Southend Campus, Thurrock Campus |
Duration | Age Group | Study | Start | Available Locations |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 YEAR | SCHOOL LEAVERS | FULL TIME |
01/09/2025 |
Southend Campus, Thurrock Campus |
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Overview
This course is available for learners who are interested in the T-Level Health qualification but do not have the required grades to meet the entry criteria.
This coure will introduce you to a Health and Social qualification with a mixture of assessments. This is a transition course, so all skills and knowledge learnt will enable learners to progress on to the T Level qualification. This course is perfect if you have a passion for Health and Social Care but need to re-do your English and Maths GCSEs.
This course is perfect if you’ve completed Level 1, or you’re already at a more intermediate level and looking to develop existing Health and Social Care skills and knowledge.
Entry Requirements
- 3 in GCSE maths, 3 in GCSE English and 2 in GCSE science (Preferably Science CORE).
- A introduction assessment to be undertaken at enrolment to assess suitability for the course
- Preferably some knowledge and skills of the Health and Social Care sector
- Clean DBS (DBS to be done in-house at the college when learners start)
Course Structure
- Communication in health and social care
- Person-centred approaches in health and social care
- Route Based Project
- Mental Health approaches
- Interview Skills
- Infection Control
- Legislation
- Sciences in healthcare.
Learners will need to complete 38 hours of work placement done externally.
Assessment & Feedback
- 2 internal exams set by the tutors and marked internally by qualified assessors
- 2 controlled assessments set by the tutors and marked internally by qualified assessors
- 4 assignments set by the tutors and marked internally by qualified assessors
Course Cost
School Leavers,
full_time:
FREE to UK under 19s not in employment.
What Next...
Successful candidates can progress to the T-Level in Health
Success Stories...
I would recommend South Essex College because it is a good college to go to and you get to make friends and learn about the different courses.
Health & Social Care Student of the Year, George Humphries has strived to remove barriers to learning and has worked towards achieving high standards despite finding assignments difficult.
George says he feels great about winning the award and that he chose to study at South Essex College because he had a choice of many different courses.
He said: “I like learning new things in my course and my greatest achievements have been starting the course and meeting new friends who I did not know before.”
His tutor said: “George is a kind and caring student, who also shows concern for his fellow peers and also tries to help with class activities and offering advice. George has overcome any barriers that have been thrown at him and has constantly succeeded in anything he does. He is an inspiration to us all and I cannot wait for him to succeed in the health and social care profession.
George said he would recommend South Essex College because it is a good college to go to and you get to make friends and learn about the different courses.
He added: “My ambition when I finish my course is to stay on for another year of college and then to either get an apprenticeship, or to be able to work in a hospital as a porter or work in a school.”
His tutor said: “Overall George has made outstanding progress and I wish him every success for the future. Well done George!”