OCR Nationals

Health and Social Care

The OCR Level 2 Nationals in Health and Social Care have been developed to recognise learners' skills, knowledge and understanding of the health and social care sector and the settings, job roles, principles and values involved.

The learners carry out a range of tasks that have been designed to recognise their achievements in a modern, practical way that is relevant to the workplace.

They do not certificate competence on the job but are work-related qualifications which will support progression to an NVQ once a candidate is in the workplace.

Specification aims

These qualifications specifically aim to:

• develop learner's knowledge and understanding of the health and social care sector
• develop learner's skills, knowledge and understanding in contexts that are directly relevant to employment situations, thereby enhancing their employability within the health and social care sector
• develop learner's ability to work autonomously and effectively in a health and social care context
• enable learners to develop knowledge and understanding in specialist areas of health and social care and demonstrate the skills needed to participate in the operation and development of real health and social care settings
• encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding that learners will need to access further education programmes or occupational training on a full-time or part-time basis
• encourage progression by assisting in the development of skills, knowledge and understanding that learners will need to enter employment or enhance their current employment status
• promote interaction between employers, centres and learners by relating teaching and assessment to real organisations.

List of Unit Titles

Mandatory units

• Unit 1 Preparing to give quality care
• Unit 2 Communicating with service users in care settings
• Unit 3 Practical caring
• Unit 4 Hygiene and safety in care settings

Optional units

• Unit 5 Health care for children
• Unit 6 Health care for older service users
• Unit 7 Development and care of young children
• Unit 8 Preparing to work with young children
• Unit 9 Preparing to work with older service users
• Unit 10 Preparing to work with people with disabilities
• Unit 11 Practical first aid in care settings
• Unit 12 Nutrition and cooking for health
• Unit 13 Creative activities with individuals in care settings
• Unit 14 Career planning for the health and social care sector
• Unit 15 Work experience in health and social care settings