Health and Social Care: Core (PLA)

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
• ways of working in the health and social care sectors
• effective practice within health and social care
• progression routes to further study or employment within Health and Social Care safeguarding.

The qualification has three pathways:

• Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Adults)
• Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core (Children and Young People)

To achieve the (Adults) and (Children and Young People) pathways within this qualification, candidates must pass:

• three externally-set scenario-based assessments that are marked in the centre and are taken throughout the qualification 
• one externally-set, externally-marked multiple choice test.

On completion, the qualification will provide a broad foundation of knowledge across health and social care. The Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core qualification provides the knowledge to progress on to:

• Level 2 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)
• Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Adults)
• Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People)

Learners will also be expected to attend digital or face to face training on all knowledge elements, these are broken into workshops.

We have designed our workshops to be delivered over a rolling programme that will suit most learners work shift patterns where needed. Our assessors will work with our learners to book them onto the most suitable sessions. In most cases Learners would attend one to two modules a month.

Core

• 5 x workshops of three hours long
• 3 x sample case studies of one hour long
• 3 x real live case studies of one hour long
• 1 x sample multiple choice test
• 1 x real live multiple choice test

• 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.
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• 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.