Skip to content

Health and Social Care NCFE Cache Technical Certificate Level 3

  • SLOUGH & LANGLEY COLLEGE
  • LEVEL 3

Course Overview

This qualification covers a wide range of key subject areas in health and social care. The Level 3 Technical Certificate offers mandatory units and a variety of optional units; enabling learners to pursue an interest in specific areas of social care, health studies and health sciences, while still allowing enough diversity for the optional units to be tailored to suit a learner’s preferred progression path.

Achievement of the Technical Level 3 Certificate in Health and Social Care supports learners’ progression to access a wide range of or professions in the Health and Social Care sector and progression onto the Technical Extended Diploma Level 3 in Health and Social Care.

This is an interesting and demanding course with a strong theoretical base, supported with industry placement, that will help you prepare by equipping you with the communication skills, organisational ability and understanding of the core values of the care sector.

Course Code

FF3BHEA8L0

End Date

Fri, 03 Jul 2026

Entry Requirements

Five GCSE including Maths, English and Science at grade 4 and above or a merit in L2 Science BTEC

Course information

1 Year

This course contains 75% coursework and 25% exams that may include writing reports, researching and evaluating topics and case studies, as well as creating presentations, designing posters and role play activities.

1 Year

On completion of the first year: Technical Extended Diploma in Health Studies with references demonstrating your high attendance level, grades and commitment to the course.

You could progress to employment in residential care, hospitals, social care environments or career pathways to higher education

On completion of the first year: Technical Extended Diploma in Health Studies with references demonstrating your high attendance level, grades and commitment to the course.