Health and Social Care - Level 3 Diploma

Essentials

Duration: 1 Year Part-time
Number of weeks: 34
Start date: 10th September 2024
End date: 10th June 2025
Day: Tue
Time: 09:45-13:45

Course fees for each year.

Find out more about eligibility for reduced course fees, payment options and financial support available in our fees and funding page.

Course Content

This work-based course is suitable for those in employment as a care assistant, support worker, key worker or healthcare assistant in residential settings, community, and acute health environments, as well as domiciliary services, day services or supported living projects. Learners must be in a care role to study this course, this can be full, part-time or in a voluntary capacity. The course requires an occupationally competent assessor to visit you in the workplace to carry out an observation of your work practice. These will be planned to cause the minimum disruption to your work routine and to try to capture as much information as possible in each visit.

Modules you will study include:

• Principles and Values
• Health and Wellbeing
• Communication
• CPD in the context of health and social care
• Understand the process and experience of dementia.
• Physical disability
• Infection Control

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If you have less than 250 employees you may be eligible for funding for this course.  Contact our Business Engagement Team.

Assessment Methods

Students will be required to compile an electronic portfolio of evidence. The qualification guides and assesses development of knowledge, understanding and skills in practice within health and social care. This will be in the form of written statements and ‘Reflective Accounts’ along with supporting work products you have produced and the report from your assessor in the workplace.

It is highly recommended that learners have completed the Level 2 in Health and Social Care qualification or equivalent, plus have a minimum of one year experience in the care field.

An interview is required for entry to course.

On achievement of this qualification, there are clear progression routes, learners can progress to the level 4 Adult Care which will lead to jobs such as Senior Care Worker, Social work Support Worker. On successful completion of the level 4 Adult Care learners can then progress to managerial roles in the health and social care sector and study a level 5 professional qualification in Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care.

Learners may progress into employment as a senior care worker in residential, nursing or domiciliary settings. Learners may also gain employment as a health care assistant in the hospital settings.

This course is fully endorsed by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC), the regulator for Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.