Certificate in Health & Social Care (Level 3)
The Level 3
Certificate in Health and Social Care is a Vocationally Related Qualification
(VRQ) that has been developed by Education Development International (EDI) for
the Health and Social Care sector.
The award specifically relates to the delivery of Health and Social Care
to individuals. This includes both direct care, where the focus is hands-on
care (doing things for the individual) and enablement care, where the focus is
on the development and maintenance of the Individual's independence (supporting
and enabling individuals to do things for themselves).
Gaining a Health
and Social Care qualification at level 3 provides a career pathway that
delivers the underpinning knowledge and understanding required of those with
ambitions for Supervisory and/or Management care based positions. They offer
the opportunity for personal development and enhanced career prospects.
Course Structure
The Health and
Social Care Certificate course structure involves an initial 'UK Orientation'
phase that is designed to support international student's adaption to UK
conditions (via raising the awareness of cultural differences and enhancements
to student English proficiency levels).
Thereafter, the classroom based learning will centre on the
Certificate's specification, the development of the student's knowledge and
understanding across the examination papers see knowledge domains below.
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Paper
1
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Use personal, interpersonal and
professional skills to deliver a care service
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Paper
2
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Promote individual's health, safety and
security in a care setting
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Paper
3
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Promote the well being and protection of
adults in a care setting
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Course Duration
This 24 month full time
course involves 15 hours of learning per week. This will include classroom based learning.
Suitability & Entry Requirements
This
qualification is ideally designed to be relevant for students with experience
of the Health Care (public, private or voluntary) sector.
Entry Requirements:
- Minimum age of 20
with a caring disposition
- Work experience
in Health & Social Care
- English proficiency equivalent to CEFR Level B2 (* IELTS 5.5)
* Applicants are
advised that only English Certificates on the on-line UK Government qualification list are recognised by the Academy.
Applicants
without UK Government recognised English qualifications will undergo the
Academy's initial English proficiency assessments. All applicants subsequently admitted onto the course are
advised that their level of English is re-assessed during the UK
induction/orientation phase with optional Internationally recognised English
certification available.
Assessment
Students are
assessed via a summation examination.
Career Prospects
This
qualification provides a pathway for health care students that wish to pursue
additional skills and responsibilities that are associated with supervisory
and/or management type health care qualifications at levels 3 and 4.
