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Adult Care Worker

Over a 13-month period you will focus on building the skills, knowledge, values and behaviours you need to provide high quality, compassionate care, following standards, policies or protocols and always acting within the limits of your competence.

Progression:

After successfully completing a Adult Care Worker Level 2 Diploma, you will have several exciting progression options, you can choose to work towards a Lead Adult Care Worker or a Healthcare Support Worker post within your workplace. There are many pathways to explore and this diploma could be a stepping stone towards becoming an Assistant Practitioner or Nursing Associate with further training.

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Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care
13 months (plus 3 month for EPA)
Assessed virtually

This apprenticeship allows you to learn, develop and demonstrate the skills, knowledge, values and behaviours required for employment and/or career progression in health and social care. On successful completion, you may be able to progress to an apprenticeship at level 3 such as the Lead Adult Care Worker or Level 3 Senior Health Care Support Worker.

 

This qualification consists of mandatory units covering knowledge and skills competencies with optional specialisms which can be combined to reflect the real working context of different learners.

Course content
  • Duty of Care and the Responsibilities of a Care Worker
  • Personal Development
  • Information Handling
  • Person-centered Approaches
  • Safeguarding
  • Communication
  • Equality and Inclusion
  • Mental Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Care Settings
  • You will also be required to complete the 15 standards in The Care Certificate, a nationally recognised certificate if you have not already completed it.

The Adult Care Worker apprenticeship is ideally suited for experienced colleagues 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 by assisting them with daily activities such as eating, dressing, washing and monitoring overall comfort and wellbeing.

Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care

As well as on programme assessments there will be an end-point assessment (EPA) which will be carried out by an external independent assessor. This will include a series of assessment elements completed by the apprentice. For an up-to-date assessment plan please visit the Skills England standards page. Each component of end-point assessment is graded with an overall grade and given a fail, pass or distinction.

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