Health & Social Care Core: Adults

L2 Level 2
17 September 2025 — 31 July 2026
City Centre Campus, Cardiff
This course is available at other locations or at different start dates/levels.
£: This course is free for unemployed adults in receipt of specific benefits. If eligible, you do not pay the 'Course fee' listed under 'Course fee per year'. A registration fee of £10-40 may be charged. Any professional registration fee / exam fee / other fee listed will need to be paid for. Financial support for these costs may be available. To find our more go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding

About this course

This qualification is for those working, or seeking to work in adult health and social care settings and enables learners to gain the knowledge, skills and understanding within the context of adult health and social care.

What you will study

The content for this qualification supports learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of:

• The core principles and values which underpin health and social care practice.
• Wellbeing
• Safeguarding
• Professional Practice
• Health & Safety

*Pre-requisite for entry onto the level 2 or 3 Adults practice qualification.

Entry requirements

Access to a digital learning device for remote delivery.

Important points

  • The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
  • Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  • Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
  • Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
  • Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
  • All courses are accurate at the time of upload or print.
  • Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
  • Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
Key information

Start date

17 September 2025

End date

31 July 2026

Time of day

Day Time

Location

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Maps & directions
£: This course is free for unemployed adults in receipt of specific benefits. If eligible, you do not pay the 'Course fee' listed under 'Course fee per year'. A registration fee of £10-40 may be charged. Any professional registration fee / exam fee / other fee listed will need to be paid for. Financial support for these costs may be available. To find our more go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding

Course code

CRWF2C1A
L2

Qualification

Health & Social Care: Core Adults

Career prospects & further study

103,500

Currently, there are almost 103,500 people employed within this sector in the Cardiff Capital Region, with employment numbers expected to reach 105,000 by 2027 (Lightcast 2022).

Learners completing this course can progress to working within the sector where the Health and Social Care practice qualification can be completed in order to gain re-registration with Social Care Wales.

Locations

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
City Centre Campus, Cardiff

City Centre Campus,

Dumballs Road,

Cardiff,

CF10 5FE