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Apprenticeships

Health & Social Care – Adult Care Worker

Level 2

Course code: J11P111
Type: Apprenticeship
Duration: 12-15 months
Subject area: Apprenticeships,Health & Social Care
Location: HLNSC - County Training
No fee information available

About the course

To work in care is to make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. Adult Care Workers need to have the right values and behaviours developing competences and skills to provide high quality compassionate care and support. They 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 which is at the heart of person-centred care.

What qualification will I gain?

  • A certificate of completion from the Institute for Apprenticeships.

  • City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care

Why choose us

HLNSC County Training have industry-qualified tutors and assessors with substantial experience in this subject area, we have achieved significant success in end point assessments and have established excellent relationships with a range of health and social care employers across the region.

What you could do next

Apprentices can progress to the Level 3 Adult Care Worker Lead apprenticeship

Key facts

To work in care is to make a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges. Adult Care Workers need to have the right values and behaviours developing competences and skills to provide high quality compassionate care and support. They 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 which is at the heart of person-centred care.

Assessment methods

  • The programme is a mixture of classroom knowledge delivery and workplace skills assessment.

  • At the completion of all on programme learning all apprentices will complete and End Point Assessment and for this standard that will involve a Situational Judgment Test and a Professional Discussion.

  • You will also be expected to have achieved the 15 standards set out in the Care Certificate.

  • You must also complete a self-assessment exercise prior to entry to your End Point Assessment.

Entry requirements

  • Suitable employment on or prior to starting the apprenticeship training programme.

  • An appropriate level of maths and English (assessed prior to apprenticeship start)

  • Apprentices without English or maths (at Level 2 for a Level 3 Apprenticeship or Level 1 for a Level 2 Apprenticeship) must achieve this prior to taking the End Point Assessment).

  • We can support you to achieve the desired level of maths and English, through functional skills taught sessions which are mandatory to attend as part of your programme (you cannot achieve your apprenticeship without the required level of maths and English).

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