The course investigates the role of the health or social care worker, their relationship with patients/service users and their responsibilities towards patients/service users and the wider health and social care sectors. It provides opportunities for learners to gain a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification to enter employment in the health and social care sector.

The Tech award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills in practical learning environment. The main focus is on three areas, which cover;

• Skills and processes, such as interpreting data to assess an individual’s health and designing a plan to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Attitudes, namely the care values that are vitally important in the sector, and the opportunity to practise applying them
• Knowledge that underpins the effective use of skills, processes and attitudes, including human growth and development, health and social care services, and factors affecting people’s health and wellbeing.