QCF Health and Social Care
Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) Wales and Northern Ireland
The Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (HSC) (Adults) Wales and Northern Ireland is the replacement qualification for current vocational provision including NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care (HSC).
The Diploma is for use in Wales and Northern Ireland and learners will be able to register from January 2011.
The level 3 Diploma is for practitioners who work in a health and social care setting.
Diploma Structure
Learners must achieve at least 58 credits to gain the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (adults). These are made up of 28 credits from the mandatory units in Group A, a minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B* and at least 23 credits from the optional units in Group C.
*Unit SS MU 3.1 Understand Sensory Loss is required for social care workers in Wales.
It will confer occupational competence to work within specified health and social care roles and can provide progression to the Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in HSC.
Work settings and job roles
Some of the diverse settings and services include:
Residential services for adult
Community based Domiciliary Services
Day Services for adults
Examples of job roles who would undertake the level 3 Diploma include:
Assistant Manager
Senior Care Worker/Officer/Assistant
Assistant Manager
Supervisor
Senior Support Worker
Senior Domiciliary Care Worker/Officer
Senior Home Carer/Family Aide
Social Work Assistant
Support Worker
Project Worker
Assistant Manager/Senior Day Services Officer/Worker
The examples of some of the diverse settings and relevant job roles are extracted from the Care Council for Wales’ Qualification Framework for the Social Care Sector in Wales.