City and Guilds QCF Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England

This is a suitable qualification for those who are just starting employment in the care industry or who are already working as a care assistant/worker. It can help you increase your skills & understanding of this sector as well as enhance your practice.

How will the qualifications be assessed?

You will build up a portfolio of evidence. This will be in the form of written statements or ‘Reflective Accounts’ along with supporting work products you have produced.

An assessor will visit you in the workplace at some point and undertake observations of you at work. These will be planned in advance in order to cause the minimum disruption to your work routine and to try to capture as much information as possible in one visit.

You may also supply witness testimonies or statements from third parties who you work with. This may include supervisors or line manager or other suitably qualified individuals who understand your job role and the standards you have to meet to obtain this level of qualification.

Once completed you may progress onto the Level 3 Diploma in Social Care where some of the work you have completed in the level 2 may count towards this.

You work through each unit step by step with your assessor to enable you to achieve all of the units that make up the full award.

You will need to complete Mandatory units then choose from a wide range of optional units that cover both knowledge as well as your actual working practice.

Memberships (Upon application)

• Social Care Association
• Royal College of Nursing

Course Units

If you are interested in a natural career progression you then can work with your assessor to map a pathway to include learning that covers both your level 2 diploma & that can lead you onto the level 3 diploma.

Mandatory QCF Units

Unit Code Unit Title 

Unit 201 Introduction to communication in health, social care or children's and young people's settings

Unit 202 Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children's and young people's settings

Unit 203 Introduction to personal equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people's settings

Unit 204 Introduction to duty of care in health and social care or children's and young people's settings

Unit 205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care

Unit 206 The role of the health and social care worker

Unit 207 Implement person centred approaches in health and social care

Unit 208 Contribute in health and safety in health social care

Unit 209 Handle information in health and social care setting

Further Information

Entry Requirements:
You must be in employment in the care setting. This can be full, part-time or in a voluntary capacity.

Age restrictions
The level 3 Diploma is not approved for those who are under the age of 18.

Availability
England you can enrol at anytime.

What is QCF?
The Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) is the way of recognising achievement through the awarding of credits for qualifications and individual units and applies to England.
It aims to provide a more flexible route to gaining qualifications and enables progression to be achieved in smaller steps through the accumulation of credit.

Jo brings to the team a wealth of skills and knowledge having over fifteen years experience in care within the NHS sector, both delivering care and gaining extending clinical skills.

She also has two years experience in administration for Clinical Research as a data Co-ordinator for Clinical trials. Jo has spent the last year as an Assessor for Health and Social Care at levels two and three, before joining SVT in January 2014.