Summary

The Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care is a competence-based qualification that covers the knowledge and skills that are required to work in a particular job role, such as senior care assistant or senior support worker in adult care. It is desirable that you are working in a role where you have some level of responsibility for or supervision of others, are for leading on aspects of work within your work setting, or that you work in an unsupervised capacity.

The diploma is a flexible qualification to suit different settings in the care sector. There is a strong emphasis on practical skills, as well as the underpinning theories which support your working practices. The qualification will take around 15-18 months to complete.

Candidates are required to complete their training within the workplace, where an assessor will visit them and support their progress through on-site assessment.

Students must complete a range of mandatory units covering:

Safeguarding and protection in care settings

Responsibilities of a care worker

Promote personal development in care settings

Promote health, safety and well-being in care settings

Promote communication in care settings

Promote effective handling of information in care settings

Duty of care in care settings

Promote equality and inclusion in care settings

Promote person-centred approaches in care settings

You will then choose a range of optional units relating to the nature of your work role, for example:

Understand the process and experience of dementia

Understand physical disability

Introduction to personalisation in social care

Move and position individuals

Support individuals to live at home

Contribute to effective team working in health and social care

Knowledge, skills and behaviour expected of a lead adult care worker

Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects

How will I learn?

Work-based learning is delivered as a partnership between learner, employers and SGS College. Allowing learners the opportunity to study within the workplace enables learners to apply professional knowledge, skills and behaviours to course outcomes.

Your course is delivered by a competent assessor on a one-to-one basis, and you are required to have contact with your Assessor at least once a month as a minimum. Visits are arranged to be flexible to suit the needs of the learner in the workplace, or within the College setting if you prefer.

Contact can also consist of online meetings, telephone, and email, as well as through an online portfolio, where you will build a portfolio of evidence; this will be achieved through a variety of methods, including assessor observations where you will be observed working with adults in your natural working environment and will show your understanding of the role, as well as validating your competence in the role. Other methods of building your portfolio include discussions, written questions and testimonials, which are planned and agreed with your Assessor.

Entry Requirements

You will need to be employed in the care sector and working in excess of 16 hours per week. You must be working in an unsupervised capacity with responsibilities. You will have undergone a workplace induction and it is desirable that you have at least 3 months' experience within your job role and a good level of English and maths.

Progression routes

Additional Information

ONLINE ENROLMENT

This course offers simpler and safer online enrolment requests, which means in a matter of minutes you can submit an enrolment request to us. However please be aware that upon submitting your enrolment form you are not guaranteed to be accepted. A number of our courses require assessments, qualification checks or simply a conversation with you before we can confirm your enrolment.

Within 24 hours of enrolment submission you will receive an automated email notification with information on what happens next.

For further information, please email us at [email protected] or call us at 07775 998546 during office hours.

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