Health and Social Care: Core

Level 2

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Qualification Overview

The qualification has been developed for individuals working in, or intending to work, in the healthcare and social care sectors. It is targeted at learners in work based learning, further education, and school 6th forms. It will enable learners to apply for registration with Social Care Wales as a social care worker in domiciliary care or residential child care providing that they meet any additional registration requirements.

For more information, please visit: https://socialcare.wales/registration

Who is the qualification for?

It is suitable for:

  • learners aged 16+ currently working in or intending to work in the health and social care sector
  • social care worker (adults)
  • social care worker (children and young people)
  • healthcare support worker
  • healthcare assistant.


It is strongly recommended that learners have completed the core qualification prior to, or alongside other qualifications within the suite as this will be a requirement for practice set by Social Care Wales. It will also be feature of the new Foundation Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care.

What will the qualification cover?

The qualification will provide a thorough introduction to the principles, values and knowledge needed to work in the healthcare and social care sectors with adults and children and young people.

The content for this qualification supports learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of:

  • the core principles and values which underpin health and social care practice
  • ways of working in the health and social care sectors
  • effective practice within health and social care
  • progression routes to further study or employment within Health and Social Care safeguarding.

The qualification has three pathways:

  • Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Adults)
  • Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Children and Young People)
  • Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Adults & Children and Young People).

Learners can choose to complete qualification pathways separately to suit their career aspirations or they can choose to complete a combined qualification that includes content relevant to both adult and children & young people services.

Qualification structure and assessment

To achieve the (Adults) and (Children and Young People) pathways within this qualification, candidates must pass:

  • three externally-set scenario-based assessments that are marked in the centre and can be taken throughout the qualification or at the end
  • one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test.

To achieve the (Adults & Children and Young People) pathway within this qualification, candidates must pass:

  • four externally-set scenario-based assessments that are marked in the centre and can be taken throughout the qualification or at the end
  • one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test.

What could the qualification lead to?

On completion, the qualification will provide a broad foundation of knowledge across health and social care. The Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core qualification provides the knowledge to progress on to:

  • Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)
  • Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)
  • Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People)
  • Level 2 Health and Social Care Principles and Contexts
  • Level 3 Health and Social Care Principles and Contexts (Adults/Children & Young People)
  • Advanced GCE and Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Health and Social Care, and Childcare.

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Learners/New Centres


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0844 543 0033 (option 3)

Existing Centres


hclw.customer@cityandguilds.com
0844 543 0000 (option 6)

Key Documents

Specification

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Descriptor

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Examiner Report (February 2022)

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Sample Assessment Materials

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Approach to Rubric Infringement

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Course Materials

Network Meeting Delegate Pack - Winter 2019

Network Meeting Delegate Pack - Spring 2020

8040_191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Pre-release (Alwyn)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040_191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set A (Alwyn)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040_191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set B (Alwyn)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040_191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set C (Alwyn)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Pre-release (Letty)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A (Letty)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B (Letty)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C (Letty)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set A - Fillable (Alwyn)

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set B - Fillable (Alwyn)

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set C - Fillable (Alwyn)

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A - Fillable (Letty)

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B - Fillable (Letty)

8040-191_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C - Fillable (Letty)

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Pre-release (South Lodge)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set A (South Lodge)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set B (South Lodge)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set C (South Lodge)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Pre-release (Mair)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A (Mair)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B (Mair)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C (Mair)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set A - Fillable (South Lodge)

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set B - Fillable (South Lodge)

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set C_v1.1 - Fillable (South Lodge)

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A - Fillable (Mair)

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B - Fillable (Mair)

8040-192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C - Fillable (Mair)

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Pre-release (Kaira)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set A (Kaira)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set B (Kaira)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set C (Kaira)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Pre-release (Osian & Gethin)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set A (Osian & Gethin)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set B (Osian & Gethin)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set C (Osian & Gethin)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A - Fillable (Osian & Gethin)

8040-193_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B - Fillable (Osian & Gethin)

8040-193_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C - Fillable (Osian & Gethin)

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set A - Fillable (Kaira)

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set B - Fillable (Kaira)

8040-193_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set C - Fillable (Kaira)

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Pre-release (Harri)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set A (Harri)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set B (Harri)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set C (Harri)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set A (Lily)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Pre-release (Lily)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set B (Lily)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set C (Lily)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set A - Fillable (Harri)

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set B - Fillable (Harri)

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set C - Fillable (Harri)

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set A - Fillable (Lily)

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set B - Fillable (Lily)

8040-194_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set C - Fillable (Lily)

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Pre-release (Leon)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set A (Leon)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set B (Leon)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set C (Leon)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Pre-release (Iwan)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set A (Iwan)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set B (Iwan)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set C (Iwan)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set A - Fillable (Leon)

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set B - Fillable (Leon)

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERA_Question Set C - Fillable (Leon)

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set A - Fillable (Iwan)

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set B - Fillable (Iwan)

8040-195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_VERB_Question Set C - Fillable (Iwan)

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Pre-release (Audrey)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set A (Audrey)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set B (Audrey)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set C (Audrey)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Pre-release (George)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A (George)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B (George)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C (George)

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set A - Fillable (Audrey)

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set B - Fillable (Audrey)

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERA_Question Set C - Fillable (Audrey)

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set A v1.1 - Fillable (George)

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set B v1.1 - Fillable (George)

8040-190_Internal Assessment (Adults)_VERB_Question Set C v1.1 - Fillable (George)

8040-190_191_192_Internal Assessment (Adults)_Assessor Pack v1.6

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

8040-193_194_195_Internal Assessment (CYP)_Assessor Pack

The password for this assessment task can be accessed via the City & Guilds Walled Garden, under qualification number 8040-02.

Head to our Training and Events page for the latest information on Professional Development events and learning opportunities for this qualification.


View our Qualification Overview Webinar Recording

Event Link
City & Guilds Level 2 and 3 Health and Social Care, and Childcare: Core and Practice and delivery of wider sector qualifications during covid-19 (May 2020) Click here to view
Webinar: Phase 3 Covid-19 Mitigations: Health and Social Care (September 2020) Click here to view
Presentation PDF: Phase 3 Covid-19 Mitigations: Health and Social Care (September 2020) Click here to view
Q&A: Phase 3 Covid-19 Mitigations: Health and Social Care (September 2020) Click here to view
Webinar: Health and Social Care - Tests at Home (March 2021) Click here to view
Presentation PDF: Health and Social Care - Tests at Home (March 2021) Click here to view
Webinar: Health and Social Care - Spring 2021 Network Series Click here to view
Presentation PDF: Health and Social Care - Spring 2021 Network Series Click here to view
Case Study Marking Activity (Spring 2021 Network) Click here to view
Approach to Rubic Infringement (Spring 2021 Network) Click here to view


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