Health Care - Level 3 - Dartford

North Kent College

Oakfield Lane, DARTFORD, DA1 2JT

National Certificate (BTEC / NCFE)

Level 3

Available start dates

Tuesday, 08 September 2026

North Kent College Dartford

2 Year(s)

Full time

Not applicable

Application Instructions

Applications Open - 26th September 2025

Applications Close - 14th August 2026 for application forms - please visit www.northkent.ac.uk if applying after this date for GCSE Open Events and Open Enrolment Dates.

How to Apply - Apply through Careers East Sussex

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

Course Summary

Internally assessed and externally quality assured portfolio of evidence.

Course Details

This qualification is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to work in the Social Care sector. These qualifications will also enable progression to further studies. This qualification aims to:

focus on the study of the social care sector

offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge, skills and behaviours

provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills

The objectives of this qualification are to:

provide learners with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to develop competence as a lead social care worker in a range of social care support settings

develop the knowledge and skills needed when working in social care settings

To be awarded this qualification, learners are required to successfully pass all 23 units from the graded mandatory units.

The qualification requires learners to attend a placement in a realistic work environment to support their learning.

Work placement opportunities will be in the following settings:

residential or nursing homes

domiciliary care

day centres

some clinical healthcare settings

community settings

children?s home

supported housing

day centre

homeless shelter

supported living

The assessment consists of one component:

an internally assessed portfolio of evidence, which is assessed by centre staff and externally quality assured by NCFE

Grading for this qualification will be Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Internally assessed and externally quality assured portfolio of evidence.

Entry requirements

4 GCSE?s at grade 4. Must include English and maths at grade 4.

Your next steps...

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to the following: employment (including but not limited to): care worker personal assistant community support and outreach worker activities coordinator

Further education: degree in social care degree in health care degree in nursing degree in social work degree in counselling

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