This qualification aims to develop some of the knowledge required and key details of the role a social care worker performs, including safeguarding, communication, equality, diversity, and inclusion among others.
The Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care - Level 2 is a course that is designed to provide Learners who are interested in working in the Adult Social Care sector or those learners who seek to know more about this sector. It will give learners adequate knowledge and understanding of the care sector and some of the roles in it.
The Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care - Level 3 is a course that is designed to provide Learners who are thinking of or are just starting a career in Adult Social Care. It will give Learners adequate supporting knowledge and understanding of the health care sector, as well as their role within to aim of this qualification, is to develop some of the knowledge required and key details of the role a social care worker performs, including safeguarding, communication, equality, diversity and inclusion among others.
Taking this course learners will have to consider making use of progression into further courses that give in-depth knowledge of the care sector.
Learners will gain knowledge and understanding of the following areas that relate to working in Adult Social Care:
- Principles of communication in adult social care settings
- Principles of personal development in adult social care settings
- Principles of diversity, equality, and inclusion in adult social care settings
- Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
- Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
- Understand the role of the social care worker
- Understand person-centered approaches in adult social care settings
- Understand health and safety in social care settings
- Understand how to handle information in social care settings
Prerequisites:
Learners do not require any particular entry requirements.
Course Duration & Support:
Learners can register when they want but have a full year to complete the course.
Learners will get access and support from their tutor/ assessor during their study.
Assessment:
Each course unit of the course will comprise a written assignment (such as a portfolio for evidence of learning), and assignments will consist of both knowledge and understanding related tasks.
Guidance to Learning
To ensure consistency and quality of learning, Learners are provided with resources to support their identify learning style including:
- Agreed one to one tutorial support by a qualified assessor or trainer
- Workshops to facilitate learning, which is flexible based on individual learners learning style and needs.
- Different assessment method`s relating to workplace requirements for job responsibility
- Learning resources to improve learner`s understanding and knowledge of required learning outcomes
- Workplace competence skills observation visits – where the learner demonstrate their acquired training and management knowledge,
The aim of the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care is to confirm occupational competence for Adult Care Workers or Healthcare Support Workers.
This qualification is vocationally based and allows Learners to develop and demonstrate key competence that is required in areas of health and social care.
Learners would develop the knowledge, understanding, and practical skills that are related to the specified job position.
Prerequisites
- An appropriate standard of literacy and numeracy
- Related work experience
- Care Certificate
- Prepare to work in Care Sector qualification
Course Duration & Support:
Learners can register when they want with completion usually achieved within one year.
The duration of this qualification is dependent upon the learner
- Learners will get 121 access and support from their tutor/ assessor during their study.
- Observation and support of competence skills by the assessor
Assessment:
Each unit of the course will comprise a written assignment, this will consist of both knowledge and understanding related tasks.
A portfolio of evidence would also be achieved through scenarios of observations, discussions, questioning, witness statements, reflective learning journals, and other forms of evidence, which would be created for final assessment and verification of learning.
What learners will learn?
The qualification consists of both Mandatory and Optional units. which provides a generic introduction to care and allows learners to specialise in one any pathway of their choice. All units cover several topics relating to different learning outcomes and a minimum of 46 credits must be achieved to gain the Level 2 Diploma in Care.
Guidance to Learning
To ensure consistency and quality of learning, Learners are provided with resources to support their identify learning style including:
- Agreed one to one tutorial support by a qualified assessor or trainer
- Different assessment method`s relating to workplace requirements for job responsibility
- Learning resources to improve learner`s understanding and knowledge of required learning outcomes
- Workplace competence skills observation visits – where the learners demonstrate their acquired training and management knowledge.
Progression Opportunity
On successful completion of Level 2 in Health and Social Care, there would be opportunities to progress to a Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.
The Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) is an occupational qualification designed for individuals working within the Adult Care Sector.
The qualification is aimed to provide a career path for learners who wish to develop their care capabilities within the health and social care sector.
The Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) is designed to develop the health and social care workers, who have key responsibilities for delivery of care and support at a team leader or supervision level.
Prerequisites
- An appropriate standard of literacy and numeracy
- Related work experience
- Completed Level 2 Health & Social Care Qualification
Course Duration & Support:
Learners can register when they want with completion usually achieved within 12- 14 months. The duration of this qualification is dependent upon the learner
- Learners will get 121 access and support from their tutor/ assessor during their study.
- Observation and support of competence skills by the assessor
Assessment:
Each unit of the course will comprise a written assignment, this will consist of both knowledge and understanding related tasks.
A portfolio of evidence would also be achieved through scenarios of observations, discussions, questioning, witness statements, reflective learning journals and other forms of evidence, which would be created for final assessment and verification of learning.
What Learners will learn?
This qualification provides a generic core of mandatory units that apply to all health and social care contexts and allows learners to select specialisms in the optional units.
To achieve the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care learners must achieve a minimum of 58 credits.
There are 2 ‘pathways’ available to learners depending on the environment in which they work - Generic or Clinical.
Guidance to Learning
To ensure consistency and quality of learning, Learners are provided with resources to support their identify learning style including:
- Agreed one to one tutorial support by a qualified assessor or trainer
- Different assessment method`s relating to workplace requirements for job responsibility
- Learning resources to improve learner`s understanding and knowledge of required learning outcomes
- Workplace competence skills observation visits – where the learners demonstrate their acquired training and management knowledge.
Progression Opportunity
On successful completion of Level 3 in Health and Social Care, there would be opportunities to progress to study a variety of Level 4 or 5 Diploma qualifications, including Level 4 Diploma in Management for Health and Social Care or BSc (Hons) Integrative Health and Social Care degree program.
The Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care is designed for Senior Carers and other Carers in a senior position / working within the Adult Care Sector.
This qualification is aimed to support a team leader, assistant manager to develop specialist knowledge and skills in their area of responsibility and enable learners to promote a person-centered values-based culture within the care setting.
Prerequisites
- An appropriate standard of literacy and numeracy
- Related work experience – Senior Role or Team Leader
- An appropriate standard of a Health & Social Care Qualification
Course Duration & Support:
Learners can register when they want with completion usually achieved within 18 months. The duration of this qualification is dependent upon the learner`s commitment
- Learners will get 121 constant access and support from their assessor/trainerduring their study.
- Observation and support of competence skills by assessor/trainer
Assessment:
Each unit of the course will comprise a written assignment, this will consist of both knowledge and understanding related tasks.
A portfolio of evidence would also be achieved through scenarios of observations, discussions, questioning, witness statements, reflective learning journals, and other forms of evidence, which would be created for final assessment and verification of learning.
What Learners will learn?
Learners must accrue at least 70 credits to achieve the Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care. including 12 mandatory units, and a selection of optional units.
The qualification will prepare the learner to manage complex situations in adult care and to give advice and guidance to customers and service users of different care services. It is achieved through a portfolio of evidence which will consist of observations, discussions, questioning, witness statements, reflective learning journals, and other forms of evidence.
Guidance to Learning
To ensure consistency and quality of learning, Learners are provided with resources to support their identify learning style including:
- Agreed one to one tutorial support by a qualified assessor or trainer
- Workshops to facilitate learning, which is flexible based on individual learners learning style and needs.
- Different assessment method`s relating to workplace requirements for job responsibility
- Learning resources to improve learner`s understanding and knowledge of required learning outcomes
- Workplace competence skills observation visits – where the learners demonstrate your acquired training and management knowledge
Progression Opportunity
On successful completion of Level 4 in Health and Social Care, there would be opportunities to progress to a Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care qualifications for the management or senior practitioner roles, or to specialist qualifications reflecting the context in which they work.
This qualification provides learners with the skills and knowledge needed to manage practice and lead others in adult health and social care provision or in children and young people’s services.
The Level 5 Diploma in Care Leadership and Management is a requirement by Care Quality Commission (CQC) for any individual who is looking to assume a Registered Manager position.
We offer this program to those who are currently employed as a:
- Registered Managers
- Social Worker
- Care Manager
- Assistant or Deputy Care Manager
- Support worker / Senior Care worker
- Supervisor
- Team Leader
Prerequisites
- An appropriate standard of literacy and numeracy
- Related work experience – Senior Role or Team Leader
- Level 3 / Level 4 Health and Social Care Qualification
Course Duration & Support:
Learners can register when they want with completion usually achieved within 12- 18 months. The duration of this qualification is dependent upon the learner`s commitment
What Learners will learn?
Learners must accrue 90 credits to achieve the Level 5 Diploma in Adult Care Learners, a minimum of 66 of these credits must be at/above Level 5.
Learners must take the 6 Shared Core Mandatory Units, 5 Mandatory Adults’ Advanced Practice Pathway Units (51 credits), and the remaining 39 credits from Option units, which are decided by one of 5 optional pathways, as follows:
- Adults’ Residential Management pathway
- Adults Management pathway
- Adults’ Advanced Practice pathway
- Children and Young People’s Advanced Practice pathway
- Children’s and Young people’s Management pathway
The optional pathway will be selected base on the learner working role in an appropriate setting, or have the opportunity to carry out responsibilities associated with these roles,
The duration of this qualification is dependent upon the learner, on average it will take 18 months.
You will cover a range of topics, including:
- The Assessment of Individual Needs
- The Planning and Review of Care Programmes
- Procurement and Tendering
- Risk Management
- Effective Governance
- Domiciliary Care Management
Guidance to Learning
To ensure consistency and quality of learning, Learners are provided with resources to support their identify learning style including:
- Agreed one to one tutorial support by a qualified assessor or trainer
- Workshops to facilitate learning, which is flexible based on individual learners learning style and needs.
- Different assessment method`s relating to workplace requirements for job responsibility
- Learning resources to improve learner`s understanding and knowledge of required learning outcomes
- Workplace competence skills observation visits – where the learners demonstrate your acquired training and management knowledge
Progression Opportunity
On successful completion of Level 5 Diploma, The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirement is met for anyone looking to undertake a Registered Manager position