Location
Workplace
Level
Level 3
Start Date
Flexible
Duration
18 months
Time of Day
Day
Mode of Study
Part time
Awarding Body
City & Guilds
Offering Code
DPL3CAR1S000
Course Overview
Adult Care Workers are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives.
What you will Study
To gain the Diploma you must achieve a minimum of 58 credits, with 39 credits
gained from the following mandatory units:-
• Responsibilities and ways of working in adult care settings/services
•
Safeguarding and protection in adult care settings/services
• Understanding
mental capacity and restrictive
• Understanding duty of care
• Effective
communication in adult care settings/services
• Handling information in adult
care settings/services
• Promoting and implementing person-centred practice
• Promoting choice and independence in adult care settings/services
•
Supporting individuals with their health and wellbeing
• Promoting equality,
diversity, inclusion and human rights in adult care settings
• Promoting
health and safety in adult care settings/services
• Supporting infection
prevention and control in adult care settings/services
• Implementing health
and safety in adult care settings/services
• Continuous development when
working in an adult care worker role
• Understanding personal
wellbeing
How you will Learn
The award is based on the assessment of actual work-based performance. The bulk of your learning will therefore be in the workplace, but training and support will be provided to ensure that you are meeting the required standard. You will work on a one-to-one basis with your Assessor, who will arrange meetings to meet your needs and the needs of your employer. You will be using an electronic learning platform to submit your work.
How you will be Assessed
You will be allocated a workplace assessor who will develop an individual learning plan and will guide you to develop an electronic portfolio of evidence to meet the learning outcomes.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements except a college interview, and you must be at least 16 years of age. However, since this qualification is assessed in the workplace, you need a job or work placement which offers you suitable experience and the chance to demonstrate the necessary skills.
Basic computer skills are essential.
Attendance Expectations
Your assessor will need to meet with you regularly to monitor your progress and to plan your assessment sessions. These meetings can take place either at your workplace or college.
Further Study
Learners can progress to an apprenticeship or qualification within leadership
and management, such as the
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult
Care
Career Opportunities
This qualification will prove to employers that you are a skilled and you are preparing for a potential role in leadership.
How to Apply
If you require an application form, please contact Course Information on
01924 789111.
For Further Details Please contact Business Development on 01924 789761 or
email businessdevelopment@wakefield.ac.uk
Course Groups (W)
Apprenticeship
Subject Area (W)
Health, Social Care & Wellbeing
Client Group (W)
19+
Search Ref (W)
59639
Website Ref (W)
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