Course overview
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This NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Health and Social Care has been designed to help anyone either looking to work in health and social care or currently working in the sector to progress in the workplace. The course can also be used to enable you to access higher education as you will be able to achieve up to 28 UCAS points based on the grade you achieve at the end of your course.
During your studies, you will expand your knowledge of the legislation and codes of practice when it comes to equality, diversity, and rights in the sector and how you can work in an inclusive way. This course will also cover the key elements of development and significant events across the human lifespan, as well as how you can safeguard individuals in your care, including the signs, symptoms, and behaviours that may indicate that someone is at risk and the legislation, policies, and procedures that can help you take action.
Job outcomes
This course is suitable for students who wish to progress in careers such as:
- Care support workers in adult residential settings
- Healthcare assistants in community, primary care and acute health environments
- Care support workers in domiciliary services, support living or day services
- Community-based support workers
Recognition
Study method
- Blended
- In-class
- Online
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Duration study load
The course should take you around 3 months to complete. You will have a year in order to complete with plenty of time for you to study at your own pace.
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification; however, you must be at least 16 years of age.
Course features
- Dedicated personal tutor support
- Dedicated student support
- Assignment marking and feedback
- Free CV critique service
- Free employability guide to help you impress future employers
- Free CACHE Alumni Membership for 2 years
- Free XO Student Discounts card
- *Comprehensive study guide
- *Exclusive Open Study College pen and highlighter
- *Student study planner
- *Student notebook
- *Document wallet
* Not included with the online study option
Assessment
All assessments on this course are assignment based only, meaning you don’t need to complete a practical. These assignments must be submitted to your tutor for marking. There are no external examinations for this course, so it can be completed from home.
Do I need to be working in a care role to enrol onto this course?
You do not need to be working to enrol onto this course as this is a knowledge only qualification.
Subjects
Qualification Number: 601/6108/5
- Understand equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
- How to work in an inclusive way
- Legislation and codes of practice in relation to inclusive practice
- Role of the health and social care practitioner
- Human growth and development through the lifespan
- Key elements of development across the human lifespan
- Theories of human growth and development
- Significant life events within each stage of human development
- Understand safeguarding
- How to safeguard individuals in relation to legislation, policies and procedures
- Factors that may contribute to an individual being vulnerable to harm or abuse
- Signs, symptoms, indicators and behaviours that may cause concern
- Lines of reporting and responsibility in relation to the safeguarding, protection and welfare of individuals
- Role and responsibilities of the health and social care practitioner in relation to safeguarding individuals
About Open Study College
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