Health and Social Care: Core - Level 2 Apprenticeship
Health and Social Care: Core - Level 2 Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship is fully-funded, and is suitable for individuals working in, or intending to work, in the healthcare and social care sectors. The content supports learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of:
- the core principles and values which underpin health and social care practice
- ways of working in the health and social care sectors
- effective practice within health and social care
- progression routes to further study or employment within health and social care safeguarding
The apprenticeship will take 6 months to complete, and will be delivered within a classroom environment.
Who is the apprenticeship for?
Available at Level 2, the apprenticeship is suitable for:
- Learners aged 16+, currently working in or intending to work in the health and social care sector
- Social Care Worker (Adults)
- Social Care Worker (Children and Young People)
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Healthcare Assistant
Assessment
To achieve the Adults and Children and Young People pathways within this qualification, candidates must pass:
- three externally-set scenario-based assessments that are marked in the centre and can be taken throughout the qualification or at the end
- one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test
To achieve the Adults & Children and Young People pathway within this qualification, candidates must pass:
- four externally-set scenario-based assessments that are marked in the centre and can be taken throughout the qualification or at the end
- one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test
Mandatory units
- Principles and values of health and social care (Adults)
- Principles and values of health and social care (children and young people)
- Health and well-being (Adults)
- Health and well-being (children and young people)
- Professional practice as a health and social care worker
- Safeguarding individuals
- Health and safety in health and social care
Benefits of the apprenticeship
The apprenticeship will enable learners to apply for registration with Social Care Wales as a social care worker in domiciliary care or residential child care providing that they meet any additional registration requirements.
Learners will gain thorough knowledge on the principles and values that are needed to work in health and social care.
Our credentials
Our health and social care: core apprenticeship is delivered by tutors/assessors who have exceptional experience in both the practical application of health and social care knowledge and in delivering tailored support to each individual employer.
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