Adult Care Courses
Adult care courses are qualifications for working in health and social care, ranging from entry-level certificates to advanced diplomas for leadership roles, covering topics like safeguarding, person-centred care, and health and wellbeing.
Common qualifications include the Level 2 Certificate, Level 3 Diploma, and Level 5 Diploma, which are designed to provide the necessary skills and knowledge for various care settings and career progression.
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Level 2 Diploma in Care
The content of the Level 2 Diploma in Care has been specified by the two sector skills councils responsible for the health and adult care workforces, Skills for Health and Skills for Care, in consultation with employers, learning providers and those who use services.
The qualification has core shared knowledge and skills that support the vision of employers providing integrated services and the portability of skills and knowledge across the health and adult care workforce.
As such, the content of the qualification is applicable to a variety of roles, for example:
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adult care worker
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healthcare assistant/support worker
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personal assistant
This qualification has been designed to allow learners to obtain and then demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to work effectively and flexibly within the Care or Healthcare sector at Level 2.
The primary purpose of the qualification is to confirm occupational competence.
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Level 3 Diploma in Care
The content of the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care has been specified by Skills for Care, in consultation with employers, learning providers and those who use services.
The qualification has core shared knowledge and skills that support the vision of employers providing integrated services and the portability of skills and knowledge across the health and adult care workforce.
The content of the qualification is applicable to the following roles:
• lead adult care worker
• lead personal assistant
This qualification has been designed to allow learners to obtain and then demonstrate the knowledge and skills required to work effectively and flexibly within the Care sector at level 3.
The primary purpose of the qualification is to confirm occupational competence. The Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care can be studied as a standalone qualification but it also meets the mandatory component requirements of the Lead Adult Care Worker End-point Assessment.
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