T LEVEL (NCFE)

This is a 2 year course equivalent to 3 A Levels and includes 9 weeks minimum working with an employer on an industry placement.

On this course you will develop the core knowledge and skills that are needed for entry to a range of science or health occupations. The sectors are wide-ranging, including, radiography, optometry, sterile services, healthcare and sciences, including life sciences, clinical biomedical sciences and physiological sciences. There are approximately 50,000 people employed in applied health science occupations and over 3 million nurses in the UK.

Key topics

• working within the health and science sector

• health, safety and environmental regulations

• managing information and data

• principles of good scientific and clinical practice

• core science concepts including the structure of cells, tissues and large molecules, genetics, microbiology and immunology

You will

• understanding the healthcare science sector

• further knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, diseases and disorders, genomics and medical physics

• providing person-centred care

• infection prevention and control

• good scientific practice

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