Diploma in Care L2
Course Overview
The Focus Awards Level 2 Diploma in Care (RQF) is aimed at learners who work or wish to work within the care sector. The qualification is suitable for learners who are already working within the care sector, such as an adult care worker, a healthcare assistant/support worker, personal assistant etc.
Learners will, on achieving this qualification have the knowledge, understanding and skills required when demonstrating effective communication, person development, values and behaviours, health
and wellbeing, responsibilities of self and others and safeguarding It could also be used as CPD for experienced and specialist staff in adult care seeking a qualification to recognise their competence.
What You’ll Learn
You will be undertaking the following mandatory units with a few optional units:
Communication in care settings
Handle information in care settings
Personal development in care settings
Implement person-centred approaches in care settings
Equality and inclusion in care settings
Health, safety and wellbeing in care settings
Responsibilities of a care worker Duty of care
Safeguarding and protection in care settings
Entry Requirements
Must be 19 and over before August.
Meet the required residency criteria to be eligible as;
- A UK ‘home’ Learner
- An EU Learner (Inc EEA Migrant Worker etc)
- A RoW Learner (Inc Indefinite Leave, Refugee etc)Learners must be resident in UK on the first day of the learning aim
- UK nationals must be resident in UK for 3 years prior to the start of their learning aim
- Learners who live in the rest of the UK can apply as long as they study at an approved Learning Provider in England
- EU nationals must be resident in EEA for 3 years prior to the start of their learning aim
- Rest of the World nationals must demonstrate ‘settled status’ with no limitation or restriction on the length of stay in UK
How you will be assessed
Your knowledge and understanding will be assessed using the assessment methods. Where possible your assessor will integrate knowledge outcomes into practical observations through oral questioning.
