Course description
Health & Social Care Diploma Level 3 (QCF)
This qualification is an ideal course for those looking to embark on a rewarding career in the health and social care industry. This is an ideal course if you are looking for, or currently working in, care roles in residential settings, home care, and day services.
This is a full RQF qualification and replaces all previous versions of the Level 3 Adult Care, and Health & Social Care diplomas.
This updated qualification replaces the the previous version of the course (Adult Care Diploma Level 3, qualification number 603/2553/7), and is the most up-to-date version of the popular Health and Social Care Level 3 NVQ and QCF qualifications.
The Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care is one of our most popular social care qualifications.
This occupational qualification, which is now provided under the new title 'Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)”, is suitable for learners working in a wide range of roles in a health and social care setting, and can be used towards accessing nursing courses in universities.
The programme provides a framework to assess the learner's competency relating to the health and social care sector. It has been designed to support the carer's role in the workplace, and provides a pathway to higher level qualifications.
The course is particularly popular for learners currently working as senior care assistants and support workers in residential settings as well as domiciliary/day services.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
No prior knowledge or skills in this subject area is needed in order to enrol onto this course, making it ideal for those just starting out in this career field.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Upon successful completion of this course you will receive a Level 3 RQF qualification Adult Care Diploma certificate. This RQF qualification is the most up-to-date version of the popular Health and Social Care Level 3 qualification, and replaces all previous NVQ and QCF versions.
TQUK offer the most up-to-date and relevant qualifications for the new RQF, and work with Sector Skills Councils to ensure high quality and cutting edge service is supplied to their customers, learners and the sector itself.
Training Course Content
- Unit 1: Agreed Ways of Working in Care Settings
- Unit 2: Safeguarding in Care Settings
- Unit 3: Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice in Care Settings
- Unit 4: Duty of Care in Care Settings
- Unit 5: Effective Communication in Care Settings
- Unit 6: Handling Information in Care Settings
- Unit 7: Person-Centred Practice in Care Settings
- Unit 8: Importance of Choice and Independence in Care Settings
- Unit 9: Importance of Health and Wellbeing
- Unit 10: Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights in Care Settings
- Unit 11: Health and Safety in Care Settings
- Unit 12: Infection Prevention and Control in Care Settings
- Unit 13: The Importance of Continuous Development
- Unit 14: The Importance of Personal Wellbeing
- Unit 15: The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control
- Unit 16: Move and Position Individuals in Accordance with Their Care Plan
- Unit 17: Support Individuals to Maintain Personal Hygiene
- Unit 18: Support Individuals with Specific Communication Needs
- Unit 19: Support Individuals to Access and Use Services and Facilities
- Unit 20: Cleaning, Decontamination and Waste Management
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Top 10 Winner - 2024
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Top 10 Winner - 2023
We're delighted to announce that Association of Learning is a winner in our Top 10 Health & Social Care Courses 2023 category.
Each year, we select the Top 10 most popular courses on our site in some of the most popular categories to make it easier for our users to find the right course for them - so you can book with confidence.
Course delivery details
For online based courses, you will study your course and submit work online. Paper based courses are the same as online, but with additional printed study packs sent to you.
The content of this level 3 diploma is regularly updated to reflect the latest Acts of Parliament, government guidelines and Codes of Practice, including:
- Care Act (2014) and subsequent amendments
- Fundamental Standards 2015
- Duty of Candour
- New principles of independent advocacy
- Revised Audit Processes, following the publication of the Caldicott Report (2015)
- The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
- Skills for Care's updated CPD guide
- Updates to the requirements for Care and Support Plans
- Updates to definitions of the balance between risk assessment, risk-taking and rights and responsibilities
The programme contains several different units of assessment, all of which sit within the &'Regulated Qualification Framework' (RQF). Credits are achieved for each unit completed (please see unit listing below for more detail).
This qualification has a workplace element where you will demonstrate your practical experience.
The work placement must amount to at least 50 hours in total, and you must ensure that a member of staff with occupational competence is able to sign the witness testimonies to prove you have achieved the work based learning outcomes of the course.
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