This course is designed to introduce students to the health sector and prepare them for future careers in this area by focusing on essential areas of knowledge and employability skills.
National 4/5
Candidates will develop a range of knowledge and skills required in this vocational area. Candidates will investigate a range of job roles and career opportunities as well as participating in a job interview.
Candidates will also develop a wide range of skills, including research and self-evaluation skills. Emphasis throughout all Units is on the employability skills and attitudes which will help prepare candidates for the workplace.
National 4 & 5 courses have five units that pupils must pass to gain an overall award:
* Working in the Health Sector* Life Sciences Industries
* Improving Health & well-being* Physiology of the cardiovascular system
* Working in non-clinical roles
Assessment
At both National 4 and National 5 level all assessment is done within the school, throughout the whole year. There is no final exam. Assessments tasks will include investigating and report on different jobs within the sector, taking part in mock interviews and successfully demonstrating skills in providing emergency life support.
