SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATION TITLE:
Qualifi Level 2 Diploma in Care
QUALIFICATION TYPE:
Vocational Related Qualification
LEVEL:
2
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
Accredited
METHOD OF DELIVERY
Online via distance learning
CREDIT EQUIVALENCY:
46
QUALIFICATION NUMBER (RQF):
603/5128/7
PROGRESSION ROUTES:
Gain employment as a Healthcare Assistant/Support Worker or Adult Care Worker/Personal Assistant OR progress onto the Qualifi Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care OR progress onto the Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The aim of the Level 2 Diploma in Care is to confirm occupational competence for Adult Care Workers or Healthcare Support Workers.
This qualification is vocationally based and as such, offers the opportunity for learners to demonstrate their knowledge, understanding and practical skills required to be an Adult Care Worker in an adult care setting or a Healthcare Assistant; Support Worker or Personal Assistant in a healthcare support environment.
UNITS
Mandatory
Communication in Care Settings
Duty of Care
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Care Settings
Handle Information in Care Settings
Health, Safety and Well-Being in Care Settings
Implement Person-Centred Approaches
Personal Development in a Care Setting
Responsibilities of a Care Worker
Safeguarding and Protection in Care Settings
Optional
Introductory Awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Understand the Context of Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Assist in the Administration of Medication
Contribute to Support of Positive Risk- taking for Individuals
Contribute to Supporting Individuals with a Learning Disability to Access Healthcare
Promote Positive Behaviour Support
Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Understand Mental Health Problems
Understand Mental Well-being and Mental Health Promotion
Enable Individuals to Develop Strategies to Manage Behaviour
Support Independence in the Tasks of Daily Living
Understand How to Support Individuals to be Part of a Community
Understand the Impact of Acquired Brain Injury on Individuals
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Provide career path support to learners who wish to develop their management skills, enterprise capabilities and opportunities in their chosen sector
Improve learner understanding of any given business environments and organisations and how they are managed and developed
Develop skills and abilities in learners to support their professional development
Apply analytical and evaluative techniques and to enhance those skills
Develop their awareness and appreciation of managerial, organisational and environmental issues
Use management techniques and practices in imaginative ways
Make use of relevant information from different sources
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The qualification has been designed to be accessible without artificial barriers that restrict access and progression. Entry to the qualifications will be through centre interview and learners must be in a position to demonstrate the requirements of the qualification and have access to required assessment opportunities and relevant resources.
Centres should undertake initial assessment activities with learners to ensure this is an appropriate qualification and they are capable of achieving the level they will be studying at before enrolling them onto a programme of learning.