Preparation to Working in Adult Social Care Courses
Description
Preparation to Working in Adult Social Care Courses
The qualification enables a learner to get knowledge on various basic areas of being employed in adult social care. The certificate in Preparation to Working in Adult Social Care is part of the apprenticeship framework of social and health care.
The qualification is for everybody that is interested in starting a career in England’s adult social care.
THE INVOLVEMENTS OF STUDING THE COURSE
Things to be covered:
Inclusion, diversity and equality
Communication
Personal development
Safety and health
Handling information
Approaches that are person centered
Duty of care
Safeguarding
Learning can take place from a college with a trainer or at the workplace. The assessment will be by assignments that are externally marked and also externally set.
Level Two
This is for those that are starting an adult social care career and want to gain and develop the skills that are relevant.
Level Three
Those that want to develop their existing skills on adult social care and the responsibilities and roles of working there.
THE CAREERS THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO
The qualification gives a pathway into the adult social care sector for various individuals, be it school leavers or the individuals that are going back to work after a break.
THE INVOLVEMENTS OF THE COURSE DELIVERY
The trainers need assessors that are qualified to assess the course. They can be trained staff members or those recruited specifically.
There will be need for suitable resources and facilities for training and attainment of industry requirements by learners.
This is open for anybody but there must be enough resources for all learners that are required to complete the course.
The other requirements can be downloaded from the qualification handbook at the center documents section.
Level Two
This is for those that are starting an adult social care career and want to gain and develop the skills that are relevant.
The qualification has the following core units:
Understanding the social care worker role
Understanding the safety and health in settings of social care
Understanding the person-centered technique in settings of adult social care
THE CAREERS THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO
The qualification gives a pathway into the adult social care sector for various individuals, be it school leavers or the individuals that are going back to work after a break or those that are searching for work in this sector.
CERTIFICATE IN PREPARATION TO WORKING IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE LEVEL TWO
Level Three
At least one pathway in the qualification has received approval from the DfE to be in the performance tables of 2016. The approved qualifications can be approved at the website.
This level is appropriate for those that are working in the settings of adult social care and have the basic concepts and skills in this area and want to build their knowledge and learning.
The level three has nine compulsory units which include:
Safeguarding principles and protection in social and health care
Understanding the techniques of handling information in setting of social care
Principles of inclusion, equality and diversity in settings of adult social care
THE CAREERS THAT THIS CAN LEAD TO
The qualification gives pathways to the adult social care sector for several individuals including those that are fresh from school, those that are going back to work from holiday breaks and those that want to work in this sector.
