Level 3 Certificate in Healthcare and Social Care Support

The Level 3 Certificate in Health and Social Care has been designed to enable learners to access Higher Education or assist with progression into the workplace. The content of the qualification covers core content that applies to the adult social care sector with a variety of optional units covering additional knowledge and skills applicable to learners in level 3 roles.

This is a suitable qualification for those who are just starting employment in the social care industry or those who are already working as a social care assistant/worker.

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