Intermediate L2 Apprenticeship in Health & Social Care

This Apprenticeship covers a wide range of job roles on two pathways: the adult social care pathway and the health care pathway. This could mean working in the NHS, the private sector, local authorities or in the voluntary sectors.

Social care is about helping people with a particular need, such as the disabled, the elderly or people with learning disabilities. This type of care usually takes place in the home or in care homes or out in the community, and can include anything from helping people get dressed to transporting them to and from a residential home or taking them shopping. As an apprentice in Social Care, you could be a personal care assistant helping someone in their everyday life.

On the Health Care pathway, you could work in hospitals, the community, hospices or private clinics as a healthcare support worker or a healthcare assistant. You could be supporting doctors or nurses or helping patients in hospital wards or their homes – serving food, making and changing beds and so on.

Completion of the Advanced Apprenticeship will stand you in good stead for progression onto Higher Education in subjects like nursing or midwifery and operating department practitioner roles in the care sector or management roles in care homes. The main difference between the Intermediate Level and Advanced Level Apprenticeships is the level of responsibility the person holds and the role at which they work.

The Intermediate Apprenticeship framework for Health and Social Care

Is implemented by Skills for Care and Development (SfCD). Further information can be found at http://www.skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk

To achieve the Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care, learners must achieve the following components.

Learners working in Adult Social Care: Components

EDI Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Health and Social Care - Candidate Pack (109 KB)

EDI Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Health and Social Care Tech - Specification (90 KB)

EDI Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Health and Social Care - Factsheet (29 KB)

EDI NVQ - Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care

Aims

This qualification is to guide and assess the development of knowledge and skills relating to the health and social care workforce. This qualification confirms competence in these areas for roles such as:

• Care assistants/support workers/key workers in residential settings
• Healthcare assistants / support workers in community and primary care environments
• Healthcare assistants / support workers in acute health environments
• Care assistants/support workers/key workers in domiciliary services
• Care assistants/support workers/key workers in day services
• Support workers in supported living projects
• Community-based care assistants/ support workers/key workers, including those working in specialist areas, eg dementia, learning disabilities
• Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or their families
• Emerging new types of workers and multidisciplinary health roles crossing traditional service barriers and delivery models

Credit

The Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England has a credit value of 46.

Progression

It is anticipated that learners will progress on to the level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Previous learning requirements

There are no formal entry requirements; this qualification is open to all learners who are preparing to work, or who already work, in health and social care.

To achieve the full Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England

learners must achieve a minimum of 46 credits. To do this they must achieve:

Group A:Mandatory Units - Learners must achieve all units in this group

Group B Units:

22 credits from the optional units in Group B and/or Group C – a minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits must be achieved from Group B, a minimum of 15 credits must be achieved from Group C

Group C Units:

22 credits from the optional units in Group B and/or Group C – a minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits must be achieved from Group B, a minimum of 15 credits must be achieved from Group C

Technical Certificate

Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care

Aims

The EDI Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care is aimed at learners interested in, or new to, working in adult social care in England. It aims to introduce knowledge around the following areas relating to working in adult social care:

• Communication
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Personal development
• Role of the social worker
• Handling information
• Health and safety
• Safeguarding
• Duty of care
• Person centred approaches

Credit

The EDI Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care has a credit value of 20.

Progression

It is anticipated that learners will progress to either the Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in adult social care, or the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care.

Previous learning requirements

There are no formal entry requirements; this qualification is open to all learners.

To achieve the full EDI Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care qualification learners must achieve a minimum of 20 credits. To achieve this, learners must achieve all 9 units from the Mandatory Group A.

Group A: Mandatory units

Employee rights and responsibilities workbook

All Apprentices MUST complete an induction to the workplace and to the Apprenticeship programme.

ERR will be covered through an ERR workbook which will ensure that the Apprentice knows and understands each of the nine national outcomes for ERR as follows:

1. the range of employer and employee statutory rights and responsibilities under employment law and that employment rights can be affected by other legislation as well. This should cover the apprentice's rights and responsibilities under the Disability Discrimination Act, other relevant equalities legislation and health and safety, together with the duties of employers.
2. procedures and documentation which recognises and protects their relationship with their employer, including health and safety and equality and diversity training as part of the apprenticeship.
3. the range of sources and information and advice available to them on their employment rights and responsibilities, including Access to Work and Additional Learning Support
4. the role played by their occupation in their organisation and industry.
5. has an informed view of the types of career pathways that are open to them.
6. the types of representative bodies and understands their relevance to their industry and organisation and the main roles and responsibilities.
7. where and how to get information and advice on their industry, occupation, training and career.
8. can describe and work within their organisation's principles and codes of practice.
9. can recognise and form a view on issues of public concern that affect their organisation and industry.

The ERR workbook can be downloaded from http://www.ccskills.org.uk/Apprenticeships/ http://www.ccskills.org.uk/Apprenticeships/ Employee rights and responsibilities workbook