Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (England)

Who is it for?

The Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare is for those who currently work in residential childcare settings. It gives you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate competence in job roles such as a residential care worker or a short break carer.

What will you learn?

You will have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate a range of technical and wider sector-related knowledge such as the development of children and young people, how to support positive outcomes, safeguard and protect children and young people in residential childcare and how to support children and young people who have experienced harm or abuse.

This qualification is supported by Skills for Care & Development, the Sector Skills Council for people working in early years, children and young people’s services and those working in social work and social care for adults and children in England.

What is provided during the course?

We provide you with lots of specialist resources to help you progress through the programme:

• Course Activities based on specific workplace requirements of your job
• Relevant resources (including free Learner access to Quality Compliance Systems Ltd, which provides 2,300 pages of CQC compliant operational policies and procedures) to help you provide evidence of your understanding and knowledge and complete the workplace activities.
• Webinars and Workshops (both live and recorded) to provide you with relevant tutorial support
• Assessor workplace observation visits – where you will show how you lead a meeting, conduct a supervision and demonstrate other areas of your management duties.
• One-to-one tutorial support via Email, Skype or GoToMeeting
• Telephone access to assessors Monday to Friday during office hours
• Online learning portal to view all your activities, access resources and monitor your progression.

How can you fund this course?

This qualification can be funded through an Advanced Learner Loan, for more details click HERE

What progression opportunities are available to learners after completion?

• Entry level to nursing
• Level 4 Health and Social Care qualifications for management or senior practitioner roles 
• Level 5 Health and Social Care qualifications for management or senior practitioner roles 
• or specialist qualifications reflecting the context in which you work.

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