SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATION TITLE:
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
QUALIFICATION TYPE:
Knowledge-only qualification
LEVEL:
3
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
Accredited
METHOD OF DELIVERY
Online via distance learning
TQT
210
CREDIT EQUIVALENCY:
21
QUALIFICATION NUMBER (RQF):
600/0048/X
PROGRESSION ROUTES:
It is anticipated that learners who achieve the Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care will progress to the Level 2 Diploma in Care and / or the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or Adult Care.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This qualification provides an ideal taster for those who may be new to the sector or new to the world of work. It is accessible to learners of all ages who may want to understand more about working in health and social care in an unsupervised capacity. It aims to introduce some basic concepts of caring and preparation for employment in the sector.
The qualification covers the areas of communication, equality, diversity and inclusion, personal development, role of the social care worker, handling information, health and safety, safeguarding, duty of care and person-centred approaches.
It is a must-have for anyone taking the adult Advanced Health and Social Care Apprenticeship.
UNITS
Mandatory
Principles of communication in adult social care settings
Principles of personal development in adult social care settings
Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings
Understand the role of the social care worker
Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings
Understand health and safety in social care settings
Understand how to handle information in social care settings
To achieve this qualification, learners must complete all 9 mandatory units, gaining them a total of 21 credits.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
This qualification is aimed at learners interested in, or new to, working in adult social care in England. It aims to introduce knowledge around the following areas relating to working in adult social care:
Communication
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Personal development
Role of the social care worker
Handling information
Health and safety
Safeguarding
Duty of care
Person-centred approaches.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The complete entry requirements have yet to be confirmed but currently any learner who has not already achieved the same qualification or similar at this level or higher will be eligible for the course.
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