
- Price
- £1,560 inc VAT (£1,300 + VAT)
- Qualification level
- Level 4 On the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
- Awarding body
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- Health and social care qualifications
The Level 4 Award in Advanced Healthcare and Social Care Support is appropriate for individuals, such as assistant practitioners, nursing and social work roles in a Healthcare and social care setting.
This qualification provides an excellent platform for those learners who are working in care settings or working in service users own homes. The Level 3 is a possible progression route for learners moving into supervisory or management roles.
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.
You will study a range of key areas of knowledge applicable to working in the sector. These include:
- Introduction to communication in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
- Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
- Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
- Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
- Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
- The role of the health and social care worker
- Implement person centred approaches in health and social care
- Contribute to health and safety in health and social care
- Handle information in health and social care settings


