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Providing Health and Social Care City & Guilds

NVQ Levels 2,3,4 (No. 3172 ) Qualifications

The Health and Social Care sector is vast, comprising statutory, private and voluntary provision of care services to people across the UK in the three core areas of health, social care and early years. Every family at one time or another will call on these services for support.

The City & Guilds qualifications offered by Learning Academy are designed for people who work with individuals to support and assist them with their physical or emotional care, daily living needs or maintaining their independence.

A wide range of NVQ qualifications are available to suit different levels of experience and expertise. These qualifications allow learners at all levels to focus on skills development, know-how and understanding to progress from a novice to a specialist.

Qualification structure

Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care

The level 2 qualification is aimed at those who support and assist individuals with their physical or emotional care, daily living needs or maintaining their independence. It is extremely relevant for home care assistants, community support assistants, healthcare assistants, and residential or day service assistants.

To achieve the level 2 qualification learners need to complete four mandatory units and two optional units. The mandatory units are as follows:

Communicate with and complete records for individuals
Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals
Develop your knowledge and practice
Ensure your own actions support the care, protection and well-being of individuals.

If the learner is employed in the social care sector anywhere in the UK the four core units are mandatory. If the learner is employed in the health care sector they need to take two core units, two optional units and a further two units from either the core or optional groups. There are 24 optional units to choose from.

Level 3 NVQ in Health and Social Care (Adults and Children and Young People)

The level 3 qualification is aimed at individuals who often work without direct supervision or on their own, perhaps in a user's own home. To achieve the level 3 qualification learners need to complete four mandatory and four optional units.

The mandatory units are as follows:

Promote effective communication for and about individuals
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment
Reflect on and develop your practice.

The fourth core unit, depending on the candidate’s chosen pathway, is either:

Promote the well being and protection of children and young people (Children and young people)
or
Promote choice, well being and the protection of all individuals (Adults).

The candidate then chooses 4 optional units from a selection of 27 specialising in the care of children, 37 specialising in the care of adults and 44 generic health and social care units.

Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care (Adults and Children and Young People)

The level 4 qualification is aimed at people in supervisory or management roles. To achieve the level 4 qualification the learner will need to complete eight units, of which four are mandatory.

The mandatory units:

Use and develop methods and systems to communicate, record and report
Contribute to the development and maintenance of healthy and safe practices in the working environment
Take responsibility for the continuing professional development of self and others.

The fourth core unit, depending on your chosen pathway, is one of either:

Develop practice which promotes the involvement, well-being and protection of children and young people (Children and young people)
or
Develop practices which promote choice, well being and the protection of all individuals (Adults)

How is the qualification delivered and assessed?

These qualifications are work based awards and learners' skills and knowledge are assessed in the workplace whilst they are working directly with individuals and colleagues. They must be working in a real health or social care setting on a full or part time basis and in paid or voluntary work. If learners require any additional training prior to assessment this can be based in or out of the workplace or by distance learning.

Progression

On completion learners may wish to go on to further education. Qualifications that may be of interest include:

We are also in the process of offering a wider range of Leadership and Management qualifications.

Similar Qualifications planned for future

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