L3 Diploma in Adult Care

Qualification purpose

This qualification develops the knowledge and skills needed when working in care settings. It contains both mandatory and optional units allowing learners to tailor the qualification to meet their needs, interests, preferred progression paths and the context of their job role.

The qualification covers a wide range of areas which includes units covering:

• Aspects of support.
• Specialisms.
• Clinical skills or healthcare tasks.
• Leadership and management skills.

The qualification is aimed at all those who wish to work or are already working in health and social care settings in England.

Work/industry placement experience

Learners will need to be working, volunteering or on practical placement, as they need to show competence in both knowledge and skills.

Aims and objectives

This qualification aims to:

• Focus on the study of the adult care worker role in care settings.
• Offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge.
• Provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills.

The objectives of this qualification are to:

• Build knowledge and skills to work in adult care in health and social care settings in England.
• Cover a wide range of areas allowing learners to tailor the qualification to meet their needs, interests, preferred progression paths and the context of their job role.

Progression Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to the following:

Employment:

• Lead adult care worker.
• Senior care support worker.
• Lead personal assistant.

Further education:

• Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care.
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England).
• Higher education.