Our health and social care courses are designed to develop your skills and knowledge in order to enter into the caring professions. We also offer distance learning options which are free if you’ve lived in England for the past three years. Full-time courses are available at levels 1, 2 and 3 – we offer everything from Progress 8 Technical Certificates for learners in year 10 or 11 and apprenticeships which allow you to work and earn a wage while gaining a professional qualification with us. It’s also possible to study for your Access course with us.
Health Social Science & Humanities
Who are Leicester College’s health and social care courses for?
We offer a range of full and part-time courses. All learners, on successful completion of a Health and Social Care course, will achieve a professional qualification that will enable them to progress into employment, higher education, or further training.
Our courses range from entry level through to level 5. The courses include modules of study in Developmental Psychology, Sociology, and Biology, developing Health Care Plans, Nutrition and Working in the Health care sector. Our level 5 course is a Foundation degree in Children, Families and Community Health. This exciting course combines both work placement and study to help develop learners’ personal and study skills.
Learners aged 16-19 will follow a study programme which will include GCSE or functional skills English and maths if you don’t already have your grade 4 (C).
Further information
Work experience will form part of your full-time course, and if you are working with vulnerable people you will need a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate. We will arrange this for you but you will need to pay a fee of approximately £50. Some courses will involve trips or ask you to purchase course books.

Najaha Nurani
Health and Social Care Diploma level 3
When I joined I had moved from a whole different path, from art to health and social care, but I fit in just fine from the help of staff and fellow classmates.
Leicester College has not only given me an exceptional knowledge of my course it has also given me growth as a person, which I am very thankful for.
Health and Social Care BTEC National Foundation Diploma Level 3 – C4623
Course Code: C4623
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 1 year
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
If you're passionate about working and caring for others? Then this is the course for you. This course provides enriching modules combined with practical work to support your career goals of working within this industry. Work placements and practical assignments give you the advantage of having more experience to take forward into higher education, apprenticeships or employment.
Health and Social Care NCFE CACHE Extended Diploma level 2 – C5361
Course Code: C5361
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 1 year
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
Springboard your opportunities in health and social care with this course. Our skill-engaging modules will help you develop problem-solving, interpersonal, and essential skills. With the support of work experience as part of the course, you will improve your understanding of working in the care industry and improve your employability.
Health Professions Access to Higher Education Diploma level 3 – C0441
Course Code: C0441
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 1 year
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
This is a challenging and intensive course of study which prepares you to apply for nursing, midwifery and other health-related degree courses in higher education. You will need to demonstrate experience of work roles, responsibilities and skills, and/or unpaid work including volunteering, in a health care involvement. You will study alongside adults (everyone on the […]
Introduction to Health, Social Care and Children Diploma level 1 – C3061
Course Code: C3061
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 1 year
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
Take the first steps with us into the childcare and health sector with this course. You will study a range of modules introducing you to this industry, as well as improving your English and maths. You will explore the different jobs within the caring professions and develop both your personal and social skills.
Social Science Access to Higher Education Diploma level 3 – C0098
Course Code: C0098
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 1 year
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
Thinking about university, but don't have the right qualifications? Our Access to Higher Education courses give people without traditional qualifications the opportunity to go onto university after just one year’s study. You will broaden your knowledge in social science and bring you up to A level standard in just one year.
T Level – Health and Science – Support of Adult Nursing Team Specialism – C7267
Course Code: C7267
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 2 years
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
Caring for adults is incredibly rewarding. You build relationships, you give a boost to people who really need it, and you make a difference. With your T level in health and science in your back pocket, you can stand with pride and confidence alongside any adult nursing team.
T Level – Health and Science – Support of Mental Health Team Specialism – C7268
Course Code: C7268
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 2 years
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
In a world where mental health and well-being finally have the attention it deserves, there’s an urgent call for mental health professionals. This T level in mental health team support prepares you for a career promoting mental wellbeing and sharing coping strategies and skills with individuals and families that desperately need them. That desperately needs YOU.
T Level – Health and Science – Support of Midwifery Team Specialism – C7269
Course Code: C7269
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Start Date 11 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 2 years
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
All the Calls the Midwife feels, swaddled in newborns, are right here. Supported by seasoned midwives, this smile-inducing Health and Science T level nurtures you through two years of all things pregnancy and baby. From early antenatal to being in the room as the Baby arrives then bathing and feeding newborns and caring for their mummies.
Health and Social Care BTEC Extended Certificate level 3 – C7399
Course Code: C7399
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Start Date 14 Sep 2023
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Study Hours Full Time
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Duration 1 year
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Campus Abbey Park Campus
Gain valuable personal skills and relevant work skills alongside another level 3 course. This 1-year course prepares you for university or to go into employment in the health and social care industry.