Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Social Care
Ever dreamed of working in the cherished healthcare sector? Be part of the next generation of Health Professionals with our Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Social Care (Diploma).
You'll be in safe hands as you learn from our industry expert tutors with decades of experience in a variety of health and social care roles. Every day promises to be truly rewarding as you gain the ability to flourish in the profession and change people’s lives.
There’ll be no better satisfaction than developing the trusted skills needed to make you the person who patients turn to when they’re most in need. Our course gives you the opportunity to acquire and develop generic, transferable and sector-specific skills for everyday use in your health and social care role.
Our Diploma gives you all the essential knowledge and skills required to work in the health and social care sector, allowing you to progress onto an apprenticeship, higher education or into employment.
Expect to learn about health and social care services, communication skills required for the sector, how to advise others about healthy lifestyles and much more.
This qualification is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to work in the Social Care sector. These qualifications will also enable progression to further studies in the following sectors:
- Social care
- Health care
- Mental health
- Nursing
- Support roles
This course is taught at our Middleton campus, located in Middleton, Greater Manchester.
Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Social Care
Ever dreamed of working in the cherished healthcare sector? Be part of the next generation of Health Professionals with our Level 3 Technical Occupational Entry in Social Care (Diploma).
You'll be in safe hands as you learn from our industry expert tutors with decades of experience in a variety of health and social care roles. Every day promises to be truly rewarding as you gain the ability to flourish in the profession and change people’s lives.
There’ll be no better satisfaction than developing the trusted skills needed to make you the person who patients turn to when they’re most in need. Our course gives you the opportunity to acquire and develop generic, transferable and sector-specific skills for everyday use in your health and social care role.
Our Diploma gives you all the essential knowledge and skills required to work in the health and social care sector, allowing you to progress onto an apprenticeship, higher education or into employment.
Expect to learn about health and social care services, communication skills required for the sector, how to advise others about healthy lifestyles and much more.
This qualification is designed to provide learners with the knowledge and skills to work in the Social Care sector. These qualifications will also enable progression to further studies in the following sectors:
- Social care
- Health care
- Mental health
- Nursing
- Support roles
This course is taught at our Middleton campus, located in Middleton, Greater Manchester.
Entry Requirements
4 GCSEs Grade 4 or above including Maths and English.
Details
Units on this course include:
- Working in social care
- Equality, diversity, dignity and rights in social care
- Duty of care
- Communication in social care
- The care and support planning process
- Person-centred approaches and risk assessments
- Values and behaviours
- Advocacy in social care
- Safeguarding in social care
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Health and safety in social care
- Prevention and control of infection
- Personal and professional development
- Working with others
- Research in social care
- Good practice in social care
- Psychology in social care
- Sociology of Health and illness
- Understanding anatomy and physiology
- End of life care
- Learning disabilities
- Dementia awareness
- Understanding Autism
Assessment:
The qualification requires learners to successfully pass 23 units and complete a portfolio of evidence. The full qualification will be achieved at pass, merit, distinction or distinction*.
Work Experience
A minimum of 30 hours of placement in a realistic work environment is required. Some examples for work placement opportunities can be in the following settings:
- Residential or nursing homes
- Domiciliary care
- Day centres
- Some clinical healthcare settings
- Community settings
- Children’s home
- Supported housing
- Day centre
- Homeless shelter
- Supported living
Progression
Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to the following:
Employment (including but not limited to):
- Care worker
- Personal assistant
- Community support and outreach worker
- Activities coordinator
Higher Education:
- Degree in social care
- Degree in health care
- Degree in nursing
- Degree in social work
- Degree in counselling
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