Care Diploma Level 2: Intro

Welcome

The Level 2 in Health & Social Care is aimed at Care Assistants and Support Workers currently working within the care industry, looking to attain a nationally recognised qualification. The focus of the Level 2 in Health & Social Care is to assess and guide the development of skills and knowledge relating to the health and social care workforce and confirming the learners competence. The Level 2 in Health & Social Care is the standard entry level care qualification.

Learners must achieve a minimum of 46 credits to gain the Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Adults) for England, N. Ireland and Wales. In England learners need to complete mandatory units and follow a general qualification or have the opportunity to specialise for example in learning disabilities or dementia care. Wales and N. Ireland learners need to complete the mandatory units and have a choice of optional competence and knowledge units covering health and social care. In Wales it is a requirement that learners working within the adult social care sector must achieve Introductory Awareness of Sensory Loss to complete the award. Health or Social care learners in N. Ireland or England and Health care learners in Wales are not required to achieve this unit and can elect units of their choice. The QCF diploma is the required qualification for registration and regulatory requirements in the social care.

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Who is this qualification aimed at?

All learners of 16 and above and all who have the ability of reaching the required standards may complete this qualification.

Who will be able to benefit from this qualification, the learner or the employer?

The learner: Can continue to develop professionally, to utilise their experience, knowledge and skills in order to deliver a high quality service. Some of these units are fundable through skills for care and through apprenticeships

The employer: Can ensure that the skills within their team are the very best that they can be. This ensures that the workforce development strategy and the CQC requirements are supported. These qualifications are also fundable

A learner is likely to be in one of the following job roles, as this qualification confirms competence in these areas

• Care assistants
• Support workers/key workers in residential settings
• Healthcare assistants/support workers in community and primary care environments
• Healthcare assistants/support workers in acute health environments
• Care assistants/support workers/key workers in domiciliary services
• Care assistants/support workers/key workers in day services
• Support workers in supported living projects
• Community-based care assistants/support workers/key workers

Including those working in specialist areas such as:

• Dementia
• Learning disabilities
• Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or their families
• Emerging new types of workers and multidisciplinary health roles crossing traditional service barriers and delivery models