This qualification contains a single mandatory and a range of optional units that are linked to specific types of support or health and social care settings.

To achieve the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) qualification, learners must achieve a minimum of 35 credits in total:

• 14 credits must be achieved from the mandatory unit
• a minimum of 21 credits will be selected from the suite of optional units, which includes units about direct support and healthcare

The mandatory content of the qualification is aligned to the key themes of the All Wales Induction Framework for Health and Social Care, and includes:

• professional practice
• health and safety
• safeguarding
• legislation, national policy and codes of practice
• health and well-being (adults)
• a range of practice areas such as dementia or learning disability

The learner must successfully complete:

• a portfolio of evidence that includes direct observation of practice
• externally set, internally assessed tasks

Assessment

The apprenticeship will be internally assessed through a series of assessment activities:

• a set of structured tasks used to gather assessment evidence for the majority of the mandatory content, and to provide a framework for collection of the required evidence for units selected from optional group A. The tasks will consist of candidates being observed planning four separate activities, as well as conducting these activities and their evaluation
• a portfolio of evidence for any units/outcomes that are not likely to be observed through the structured tasks or covered during the discussion. This will include underpinning elements from within the mandatory content, where evidence is likely to come from that observed in or inherent in day-to-day practice. The portfolio will also include evidence from the optional group B units, where evidence cannot be gathered readily from within the framework of tasks
• the assessment approach will be finalised by an assessor-led discussion to provide a final touchpoint for the assessor and the candidate at the end of the assessment process. This discussion aims to consolidate any areas of evidence not satisfied through the structured tasks or portfolio

Units

• Professional practice
• Health and safety
• Health and well-being (adults)
• Safeguarding
• A range of practice areas such as dementia or learning disability
• Legislation, national policy and codes of practice

There is a wide range of optional units available for this apprenticeship, with the full list accessible on the Health and Care Learning Wales website.

Benefits of the apprenticeship 

The primary benefit of the apprenticeship is that it will equip learners with the skills and knowledge requirement for employment and/or career progression in health and social care organisations or settings.

Our credentials 

Our health and social care: practice 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.