(English) Healthcare Practice RQF level 5

(English)

The new BTEC Higher National qualifications in Healthcare Practice RQF are designed to address an increasing need for high quality professional and technical education pathways at Levels 4 and 5, thereby providing students with a clear line of sight to employment or to progression to a degree at Level 6.

This is never more evident than in the Health and Social Care Sector, where the expectation that students who are progressing on to employment, or Level 6 vocational degrees have substantial, meaningful work experience in the sector is now the norm.

The new Pearson BTEC Higher National qualifications in Healthcare Practice RQF for England embrace this development and enhance students’ progression opportunities through mandatory work placement requirements that include assessment on placement to further embed meaningfulness.

Pathways at level 5:

• Integrated Health and Social Care
• Healthcare Management
• Public Health & Health Promotion
• Healthcare Assistant Practitioner
• Nursing

The Level 5 Higher National Diploma is recognised by Higher Education providers as meeting admission requirements to many relevant health and social care-related courses, for example:
● BSc (Hons) in Management Studies (Health and Social Care)
● BA/BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care
● BA/BSc (Hons) in Health Studies
● BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing
● BSc (Hons) in Public Health
● BSc (Hons) in Health Promotion

Qualification type: BTEC Higher National
Qualification title: Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Healthcare Practice for England
Level: Level 5
Accreditation status: Accredited
Credits: 240
Qualification number (QN): 603/2285/8
Pathways: Integrated Health and Social Care Healthcare Management Public Health and Health Promotion Healthcare Assistant Practitoner Nursing