Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills

The Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills qualifications are aimed at individuals in a wide range of work environments where they are required to undertake a changing range or a limited number of Healthcare and Social Care tasks.

For example, workers in community or care home settings may be required to carry out a limited number of tasks, their job role may not enable them to meet the standards of a full Healthcare and Social Care Diploma but their industry requires them to be able todemonstrate their competence and skills.

The awarding organisation for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

The specification for the qualification has been approved by the Welsh Government for use by centres in Wales and by the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) for use by centres in Northern Ireland.

The qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Course requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

ASQSL will carry out an initial assessment of candidate skills and knowledge to identify any gaps and help plan the assessment.

Assessment method

Candidates must demonstrate the level of knowledge described in the units. Assessment is the process of measuring a candidate's knowledge and understanding against the standards set in the qualification.

Each candidate is required to produce evidence which demonstrates their achievement of all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for each unit.