Health & Social Care
If you are aged 16+, in employment and interested in starting an Apprenticeship or Advanced Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care, then this page is for you.
Contact us if you need any further details.
Health and Social Care is about helping and supporting others, often vulnerable people who may be elderly, unwell or suffering from mental health problems.
If you are instinctively a caring person, then you should find a career in this field extremely rewarding.
The level 2 Apprenticeship will give you the necessary skills to perform a variety of care tasks – with some guidance and supervision. You will be expected to know and understand both the practical and theoretical aspects of the work.
The range of possible job roles and circumstances is vast: children’s homes, care homes, hospitals or working as a community support officer. You could work for the NHS, some other public sector organisation or, possibly, a private care provider. Your duties could include anything from assisting someone to take their medication to working with a person’s family to support their care needs.
To get your Level 2 qualification, you will need to achieve the following:
| Component | Level |
|---|---|
| Knowledge based units | A Level 2 Diploma in Professional Competence in Health and Social Care. You will need to complete core and optional units to the value of 46 credits |
| A Technical Certificate | A Technical Certificate at level 2 |
| Key Skills or Functional Skills | Key Skills at level 1 |
| Employment responsibilities and rights | As appropriate |
An Advanced Apprenticeship can follow on from an Apprenticeship qualification. See Student 16+
The Level 3 Apprenticeship will give you detailed knowledge and the necessary skills to work more independently and possibly to supervise and train others.
You will be expected to know and understand both the practical and theoretical aspects of the work. For this qualification, You will need to achieve the following:
| Component | Level |
|---|---|
| Knowledge based units | A Level 3 Diploma in Professional Competence in Health and Social Care. You will need to complete core skills and optional units to the value of 58 credits |
| A Technical Certificate | A Technical Certificate at level 3 |
| Key Skills or Functional Skills | Key Skills at level 2 |
| Employment responsibilities and rights | If not completed at Level 2 |
An Advanced Apprenticeship qualification can lead to an HNC, HND or Degree-level qualifications. See Student 16+
Starting salaries – which vary from job to job and by location – are from about £12,000 pa upwards.
Have a look at our video (right) of Heathercroft student Cheryl Hitchman as she talks about her experience of doing an Advanced Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care.
Find out first hand what it's like to be a Health & Social Care apprentice.
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