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Level 2 Diploma in Care

Course Overview

Course Intent:

This course is to support learners will support learners to develop the knowledge and skills required to work in a range of clinical healthcare support settings and in adult care environments. It covers a wide range of areas including dementia awareness, mental health and well-being, supporting individuals with their physical and emotional care, daily living needs and health care procedures. The content is also aligned with the knowledge and skills required for the Adult Care Worker and Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship standards.

Not only does the course offer a nationally recognised qualification, it also helps to develop competence in delivery of good quality care, due to the nature of the design.

Who the course is for:

Learners or apprentices who wish to work or are working in a variety of different settings within the NHS and private care facilities.

Placement requirements:

Learners will need to be working, volunteering or on practical placement to be able to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

Course starting dates and times

This course is delivered over 1 year via a virtual classroom where you will need access to a computer/laptop and internet, and independent guided study.

Key Information

Course Length
52 weeks

Course Level
Level 2

Awarding Body
NCFE

For Individuals

Benefits

You will gain confidence in your abilities and be able to understand and to support others with their health and social care needs.

You will become competent to deliver good quality support and care to a range of individuals

You are provided with ability to progress in employment or education if you wish to do so.

You will have a sound knowledge of the legislation and standards of care relating to health and social care settings in England.

You will gain a nationally recognised qualification.

Learners who achieve one of these qualifications could progress to the Level 3 Diploma in adult care

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What you will learn

The course contains both mandatory and optional units which cover a wide range of areas, with units covering:

  • Communication
  • Personal development
  • Clinical skills or healthcare tasks
  • The legislation, codes of practice and governance
  • It covers a wide range of other areas including dementia awareness, mental health and well-being, supporting individuals with their physical and emotional care, daily living needs and health care procedures.

This qualification aims to:

  • Focus on the study of the adult care worker role in care settings
  • Offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating observational elements for a key core of knowledge
  • Provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills

How you will learn:

This course offers a range of learning methods to suit individual learners and tutor will support throughout All units are internally assessed by your Tutor using a portfolio of evidence. There will be:

  • Discussion based learning using case studies and scenarios
  • Independent guided learning
  • Practical elements facilitated by witness testimonies and observations.
  • Research tasks
  • Written work