Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)

This qualification is for individuals that are currently employed in a Health and Social Care adult focused setting and can be delivered through work-based learning or a further education college. it is expected that learners have a degree of automony in their role and are supporting others to deliver high quality care.

It is suitable for:

• learners who have successfully completed the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core qualification
• learners who have successfully completed the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) qualification
• learners who have completed appropriate legacy qualifications included in the Social Care Wales - Qualifications Framework for Social Care and Regulated Childcare in Wales.

Note: This qualification cannot be taken whilst on a work placement.

The mandatory content of the qualification is aligned to the key themes of the All Wales Induction Framework for Health and Social Care and includes:

• principles and practice
• safeguarding
• health and safety
• health and well-being
• professional practice.

This qualification contains a single mandatory and a range of optional units that are linked to specific types of support or health and social care settings.

To achieve the Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) qualification learners must achieve a minimum of 50 credits in total:

• 18 credits must be achieved from the mandatory unit
• A minimum of 32 credits will be selected from the suite of optional units which include
  units that are about direct support and healthcare.

The learning must successfully complete;

• a portfolio that includes direct observation of practice
• externally set, internally assessed tasks.

Successful completion of this qualification will enable learners to work with more autonomy and responsibility as a qualified Level 3 Health and Social Care Senior Care Worker, with a focus on adults who are vulnerable or in need.

It will also help learners who need to apply for registration with Social Care Wales as a Senior Care Worker, although other registration requirements will also need to be met. For further information please visit: https://socialcare.wales/registration

The qualification provides the appropriate knowledge and competence to practice and support learners to progress to:

• Level 4 Professional Practice in Health and Social Care
• Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management of Health and Social Care.

Other qualifications that may be of interest are:

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