Care Diploma Level 3: Intro

Welcome

The Level 3 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 3 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.

Learners must achieve a minimum of 58 credits to gain the Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Adults). For England you can complete a general qualification or have the opportunity to specialise for example in learning disabilities or dementia care. Learners in Wales must complete the unit ‘Understand Sensory Loss’. 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 sector for England, Wales and N. Ireland.

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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

• Senior Care assistants/support workers/key workers in residential settings
• Senior Healthcare assistants/support workers in community and primary care environments
• Senior Healthcare assistants/support workers in acute health environments
• Senior Care assistants/support workers/key workers in domiciliary services
• Senior Care assistants/support workers/key workers in day services
• Senior Support workers in supported living projects
• Community-based senior care assistants/support workers/key workers including those working in specialist areas, e.g dementia, learning disabilities
• Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or their families
• Emerging new types of workers and multi-disciplinary health roles crossing traditional service barriers and delivery models