Health and social care is the non-clinical support and safeguarding of unwell, or vulnerable people, of any age. People who work in health and social care usually work in the community, private residences, or in specialist healthcare or support services.
An apprenticeship in health and social care can give your team the opportunity to gain qualifications and build new skills that they can apply to their roles.
Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core
The Level 2 Core programme is great for those just starting out in their career, before they go on to specialise in adult or young person care. We’re there to support your apprentices at every level.
It covers the fundamental knowledge apprentices will need, plus they’ll gain an understanding of the All Wales Induction Framework for Health and Social Care, which reflects a range of different roles and settings.
The course will cover:
- The principles and values of health and social care
- Health and well-being
- Professional practice as a health and social care worker
- Safeguarding individuals
- Health and safety in health and social care
Who is the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core apprenticeship for?
This qualification is aimed at learners who are 16 or older in Wales, working, or hoping to work, in the health and social care sectors.
It can be delivered in a range of different settings and centres, including work-based learning.
Units in the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core apprenticeship
There are seven mandatory units in the Level 2 Health and Social Care Core apprenticeship:
- Principles and values of health and social care (adults)
- Principles and values of health and social care (children and young people)
- Health and well-being (adults)
- Health and well-being (children and young people)
- Professional practice as a health and social care worker*
- Safeguarding individuals*
- Health and safety in health and social care*
It will take 480 guided learning hours to complete all seven units.
*These units must be delivered in the context of both adults and children and young people.
How is the Level 2 core apprenticeship assessed?
To achieve the Children and Young People Level 2 Core qualification, apprentices must pass three externally-set, internal scenario-based assessments and one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test.
To achieve the Combined Adult and Children and Young People Level 2 Core qualification candidates must pass four externally-set, internal scenario-based assessments and one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test.
Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)
The Level 2 Practice apprenticeship shows you how to practically support health and care needs of adults in a range of settings. You’ll develop the knowledge and skills you need to gain employment and career progression in health and social care organisations and settings
You’ll be able to:
- Understand, and apply in practice, the principles and values which underpin health and social care
- Understand, and apply in practice, person-centred approaches
- Make a positive contribution to the health and social care sector through your practice
- Reflect on practice to continuously improve
- Understand job roles and ways of working within the health and social care sector
- Use literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills as appropriate within their role
Who is the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) apprenticeship for?
The Level 2 Adult Practice apprenticeship is for learners in work-based learning settings.
The qualification will assess learners’ knowledge and practice through their work. This qualification is required for learners to work in specific job roles within the health and social care sector, as set out in Social Care Wales Qualification Framework for Social care and Childcare.
Units in the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) apprenticeship
There is one mandatory unit and two groups of optional units, called A and B.
Learners must achieve 14 credits from the mandatory unit, 14 credits from Optional group A and 7 credits from units in Optional groups A or B.
Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)
The knowledge, understanding and skills gained within this apprenticeship build on what has already been taught in the Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Adults) qualification.
City and Guilds recommend that learners take Level 2 first, before embarking on Level 3.
The Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) apprenticeship develops and demonstrates your knowledge, understanding, behaviours, skills and practice within a health and social care setting. You’ll demonstrate that you can:
- Understand, and apply in practice, the principles and values which underpin health and social care
- Understand, and apply in practice, person-centred approaches
- Promote and support effective practice within Health and Social Care
- Are aware of key policies within the sector and understand how these affect service development and delivery
- Work in partnership with individuals, their families, carers and a range of professionals
- Apply a range of problem-solving techniques
- Reflect on practice to continuously improve
- Use literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills as appropriate within their role
Who is the Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults) Apprenticeship for?
The Level 3 Adult Practice apprenticeship is aimed at those in work-based learning.
It’s a required qualification in specific job roles within the health and social care sector, as set out in Social Care Wales Qualification Framework for Social care and Child care.
What units are in the Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)?
Like Level 2, there is one mandatory unit and groups of optional units, under Optional group A and Optional group B.
You must achieve a minimum of 50 credits in total. In the mandatory unit category, you must achieve 18 credits. A minimum of 14 credits must be achieved from Optional group A, and 18 credits can be achieved from units in Optional groups A or B.
Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children & Young People)
The Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People) qualification follows the Level 2 Core apprenticeship. It focuses learners skills and abilities towards working with young people and children.
At the end of the apprenticeship, learners will be able to demonstrate that they:
- Understand, and can apply in practice, the principles and values which underpin health and social care
- Understand, and apply in practice, child-centred approaches
- Promote and support effective practice within health and Social Care
- Are aware of key policies within the sector and understand how these affect service development and delivery
- Work in partnership with children, their families/carers and a range of professionals
- Apply a range of problem-solving techniques
- Reflect on practice to continuously improve
- Use literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills as appropriate in your role
Who is the Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children & Young People) Apprenticeship for?
The Level 3 Children & Young People Practice apprenticeship is work-based learning.
For specific job roles within the health and social care sector, it’s a required qualification, as set out in Social Care Wales Qualification Framework for Social care and Child care.
What units are in the Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children & Young People)?
Like Level 2, there is one mandatory unit and groups of optional units, under Optional group A and Optional group B.
Learners must achieve a minimum of 50 credits in total. In the mandatory unit category, candidates must achieve 18 credits. A minimum of 13 credits must be achieved from Optional group A, and 19 credits can be achieved from units in Optional groups A or B.