Health and Social Care Level 3 AAQ

Step 1: Apply

Step 2: An account will be set up for you by us, on our Learner Hub portal. You will receive a message and link via Help You Choose when this is ready for you to access.

Step 3: On our Learner Hub portal, set your first choice course (ie 'A Level Programme', 'Early Years Practitioner Level 2', 'Creative Media Level 3') and book your interview from the choices displayed

Step 4: Interview (Course discussion) You will meet with an academic tutor from your chosen area of study for an informal discussion about your course choices, to ensure you have chosen the best course for your future ambitions.

Step 5: Offer Offers are given verbally at interview but you will also receive an email confirmation. All offers are provisional until the point of enrolment and most of our course offers are conditional, meaning there is an entry criteria you need to meet before enrolling. This will be outlined in your written offer. Sometimes we are unable to offer you a place on your chosen course. If this happens the reasons will be discussed with you at your appointment and we will look at alternative options with you. We will be in contact to confirm the outcome and what to do next. We also have a team of specialist Course Advisers who are more than happy to look at alternative options with you and answer any questions you may have.

Step 4: Enrolment Enrolment is the final stage before starting your course with us and takes place within the last two weeks of August. We require you to be available to attend your appointment in person at college, so we can complete all the required steps to enrolling you on your chosen course. We may ask you to bring some documents with you so please read your enrolment invitation carefully.

NB Our main communication with our applicants is via their personal email addresses - please remember to check your inbox for messages from us!

If you want to work with people and make a difference in their lives, Health and Social Care could be the perfect choice. This AAQ course explores how health and care services support individuals throughout their lives and helps you develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed for university-level study and future careers in the sector.

You will learn about physical health, mental health, communication, anatomy and physiology, safeguarding, public health and person-centred care. Through real-life case studies and practical assignments, you will gain an understanding of the challenges faced by individuals and how professionals support them to live healthy, independent and fulfilling lives.

You will be assessed through a range of external exams and internal assessments.

Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English language.

This course forms part of our Health and Social Care Pathway when taken alongside AAQs in Human Biology and Mental Health: Individuals and Society. Alternatively it may be taken with two other A Level (or equivalent) courses.

This qualification is designed to support progression to Higher Education and careers in the health and care sector. You could continue your studies with us through City College Norwich Higher Education where we offer university-level courses in a wide range of subjects including Health Studies, Mental Health Practice and Childhood and Youth Studies.

You could consider roles such as Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Paramedic Science, Occupational Therapy, Health and Social Care, Healthcare Science, Public Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing.