BTEC Public Services Level 2

UNIFORMED PUBLIC SERVICES
LEVEL 3 BTEC NATIONAL DIPLOMA

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Four GCSE’s A*- C including English Language and Mathematics.

AIMS
This course develops you both physically and academically in order to achieve employment in the Uniformed Public Services (e.g. Police, Armed Forces, Fire Service, Ambulance Service) or it enables you to progress to Higher Education

CONTENT
Core Units
1 Government, Policies and the
Public Services
2 Team leadership in the UPS
3 Citizenship, contemporary Society and the Public Services
4 Team Development in Public Services
5 Understanding Discipline within the Uniformed Public Services
6 Diversity and the Public Services
Specialist Units (12 – including)
>Physical Preparation and Fitness
>Outdoor and Adventurous Expeditions
>Crime and its Effects on Society
>Uniformed Public Services Employment
>Command and Control in the Uniformed Pubic Services

ASSESSMENT
There are no external exams. A portfolio of work is assessed to achieve a pass, merit or distinction.

USEFULNESS FOR THE FUTURE
This course prepares you for further study or employment in the Uniformed Public Services.(3 A Levels equivalent