Health and Social Care Level 3

Applications Open: - 5th November 2025

Applications Close: - 5th January 2026

Entry Requirements: - Our entry requirements are subject specific, please look through our website for more information. Specific information can be found under Sixth Form and in Choosing courses. Details are here

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

The level 3 Cambridge Technical in Health and Social Care is a new and exciting vocational course that is suitable for students wishing to enter into a range of professions caring for and working with people

This course is the equivalent of two A levels and carries the equivalent points. Therefore D*D* (double *Distinction) is worth 112 UCAS points, equivalent to two A* A-levels.ls. The course is taken over two year and should be alongside annother traditional A level. The majority of the course is internally assessed by assignments relevant to the unit of the course being studied. There are 30,60 or 90 teaching hours to allow learners to develop breadth and depth of achievement. A smaller proportion is externally assessed with an exam paper.

The OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma in Health and Social Care is aimed at students who

• Want to follow higher education and careers in medical professions such as nursing, paramedic science, midwifery and social work.
• Who want to progress to employment in related fields where caring for and working with people is central. This includes other careers in the area of medicine as well as working with children, the elderly, people with disabilities, those suffering mental illnesses or in the area of youth work.

These units are studied in year 12

 Building Positive Relationships in Health and Social Care

 Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care

 Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care

 Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care

 Infection Control

 Nutrition for Health (Optional unit)

These units are studied in year 13

o Safeguarding

o Promote Positive Behaviour

o The Impact of Long-Term Physiological Conditions

With three units studied from the following list

 Creativity and Activity for Children and Young People

 Sexual Health, Reproduction and Early Development Stages

 Promoting Health and Wellbeing

 Psychology for Health and Social Care

The course is internally assessed by assignments relevant to the unit of the course being studied. A smaller proportion is externally assessed with an exam paper.

An APS 3.5 plus - to arrive at a GCSE average points score you need to make a total of points for all the GCSEs taken and divide by the number of GCSEs.

No specific subject requirement