Level 3 QCF / NVQ Health & Social Care Training Course

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Level 3 QCF / NVQ Health & Social Care Training Course

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Are you a care worker wishing to become a Senior Carer?

If you work as a carer and looking to take the next step in your career, this Level 3 QCF / NVQ Health & Social Care Training Course is suitable for you!

We highly recommend this training for Home Care Assistants, Health Care Support Workers, and Residential Adult Care Home Staff; The knowledge and skills learned will ensure the conditions and standards set by the CQC [Care Quality Commission].

Level 3 QCF / NVQ Health & Social Care Training Course

The QCF Level 3 in Health and Social Care replaces the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care course. This internationally recognized QCF is the equivalent of an A-level qualification and is the UK industry standard for those working in the adult care sector. The training course is for those who hold some responsibility in their workplace and work without supervision.

This QCF / NVQ Level 3 training course gives learners the essential skills and competency necessary to work with adults or children. The qualification is for workers in all social care settings, including primary care services, domiciliary care, residential care homes, day services, and assisting supported living.

Delegates will learn essential health and social care understanding. They also get the opportunity to tailor the course to suit them, choosing between the Adult pathway and the Children and Young People pathway.

The Level 3 course is available via e-portfolio, giving the student greater flexibility and the ability to learn at a pace that suits them.

Mandatory Units

  • Unit 1: Promote Communication in Health, Social Care, or CYP Settings.
  • Unit 2: Engage in Personal Development in Health, Social Care, or CYP Settings.
  • Unit 3: Promote Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care, or CYP Settings.
  • Unit 4: Principles for Implementing Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or CYP Settings.
  • HSC 024: Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care.
  • HSC 025: The Role of the Health and Social Care Worker.
  • HSC 036: Promote Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care.
  • HSC 037: Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care.
  • HSC 038: Promote Good Practice in Handling Information in Health and Social Care Settings.

Optional Units

The optional knowledge and competence units cover a variety of areas in health and social care such as adult care or health and social care for young people. Learners can tailor the course to their own specific career development needs. Please feel free to contact us to further request an information pack on the optional pathways available.

Pricing / Funding

You can apply for a student loan to help you pay for this course. The best part? You wouldn’t have to pay anything back until you earned an annual wage of £27,295.

If you do not prefer Student Loan, you can avail of the commercial course for £895 instead. We offer installments of up to 6 months with 0% interest.

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Yes. The course is internationally recognized which allows you to take a leading role in an adult care setting. Once you successfully complete your course, you can use the diploma anywhere outside the UK.

You can still take the commercial course in the Level 3 QCF / NVQ Health & Social Care Training Course even if you don’t have work experience in care.

However, if you have no experience working in a care setting at all and no basic knowledge of care, it is best to start off with a basic course in Level 3 in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care before taking the Diploma. The good thing with this course is it can be completed by anyone and anywhere even outside the UK. The assessment is through knowledge questions and written work with no observations. Once completed you can proceed to complete the full diploma.

Definitely! Our courses can accommodate international participants. You do the course online in your own country and eventually would need to come here to the UK to receive the diploma.

Taking the course in Level 3 QCF / NVQ Health & Social Care Training Course can definitely help you acquire your Visa.

If you are registered on a distance learning program in the UK and need to enter the UK for short periods of time as part of your studies, you would need a UK visa – Obtain a Student Visa and advance to Skilled Worker Visa once in employment.

To check if there’s currently any government funding available for this course in your area, please click here.

No, you do not need to attend physically.

Do you have this qualification already? You can check out these courses to help you progress further!