Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) | Approved by Skills for Care and CQC
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Overview
The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) was previously known as Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (QCF), and also NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) is approved by CQC and Skills for Care as the qualification for Senior Care Assistants and Senior Support Workers, living and working in England, UK.
It is recognised by Ofqual.
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Qualification Overview
Qualification Name - Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)
Awarding Body: Highfield Qualifications, (also known as Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance or HABC)
Qualification number: 603/2674/8
Learning aim reference: 603/2674/8
Credit value: 58 credits minimum
Assessment method: Portfolio of evidence, with support from assessor and tutor
Guided learning hours (GLH): 341 hours
Total qualification time (TQT): 580 hours
Estimated Completion time: 12 months
Type of Study – part-time, distance learning
Learning support delivery - self-paced by the learner, supported by tutor
Work requirements: The learner must be working in a care job role or work placement, either in social care or health care.
Location requirements: Learners must be living and working in a care job in England.
Minimum age entry requirements – 19 years and over. No maximum age entry requirement.
Minimum qualification requirements: No formal previous qualification required. However, learners should demonstrate prior achievement of qualifications at a minimum of level 2 diploma in a related care UK qualification.
Study Pathways available include:
- General Adult Social Care
- Dementia Care
- Domiciliary Care, including home care, and home help services
- End of Life Care
- Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Residential care
- Other Community Care
- Primary Care
- Acute health environments (eg. hospitals)
- Supported living projects
- Day Care, Respite Care and other community-based care
- Live-in Care, Personal Assistants, and private care for a person or family.
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Description
The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) qualification is accredited by Ofqual for delivery in England, UK only.
Therefore, if you don't live and work in England, in the UK, you wouldn't be able to complete the practical elements of this qualification.
The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) confirms occupational competence for identified roles in the Health and Social Care workforce in England.
Who is this qualification for?
This qualification confirms competence in areas of health and social care for roles, such as:
- Senior care assistants, senior support workers, senior key workers in residential settings
- Senior healthcare assistants/support workers in community and primary care environments
- Senior healthcare assistants/support workers in acute health environments
- Senior care assistants/support workers/key workers in domiciliary services
- Senior care assistants/support workers/key workers in day services
- Senior support workers in supported living projects
- Community-based senior care assistants/support workers/key workers, including those working in specialist areas, eg dementia, learning disabilities
- Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or their families
Other work roles, emerging new types of workers, and multidisciplinary health roles crossing traditional service barriers and delivery models.
Programme Content – What the learner will study
To fully achieve the Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF), learners must complete a minimum of 58 credits, comprising nine (9) mandatory units, and seven (7) optional units. Total number of units studied are 16 units.
The mandatory units are:
1 Promote communication in care settings
2 Promote effective handling of information in care settings
3 Promote personal development in care settings
4 Promote person-centred approaches in care settings
5 Promote equality and inclusion in care settings
6 Promote health, safety and wellbeing in care settings
7 Responsibilities of a care worker
8 Duty of care in care settings
9 Promote safeguarding and protection in care settings
Optional Units offered:
The optional units enable the learner to personalise the qualification according to their job role and the pathway the learner wants to follow.
Learners will also choose 30 credits or 7 optional units from a list of optional units according to their chosen study pathway including:
- General Adult Social Care
- Dementia Care
- Domiciliary Care, including home care, and home help services
- End of Life Care
- Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Residential care
- Other Community Care
- Primary Care
- Acute health environments (eg. hospitals)
- Supported living projects
- Day Care, Respite Care and other community-based care
- Live-in Care, Personal Assistants, and private care for a person or family.
How Learning is delivered
The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) is delivered through various channels including online textbooks, workbooks, other online learning materials, online course discussions, and also one-to-one support by a tutor, as appropriate.
How Learning is Assessed
The learner's knowledge and understanding are assessed through a series of written questions and workbooks provided within the ePortfolio.
The learner's practical skills and competence, the Assessor will use a variety of assessment methods to gather work-based evidence including:
- Work-products evidence
- Personal Statements
- Reflective Accounts
- Case Studies
- Professional Discussions
Learners will be guided and supported to prepare for assessments.
There are no workplace visits.
All assessments will be done and signed off by the Assessor, and there is no need to involve your Manager or your Employer.
Completion and Certification
On completion, the learner will be awarded the Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) awarded by Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance, Highfield Qualifications.
The successful learner will receive their Diploma in two forms:
- a Digital Certificate in PDF - sent by email
- a Hard-copy Certificate posted to the learner's home address
The cost of all the completion certificates are included in the course fees. No additional fees.
This course requires that the learner is currently working in a care job in England, either in social care or in health care.
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Who is this course for?
This recognised UK qualification is for senior care assistants, support workers, senior key workers, care assistants, support workers, key workers, and all those working in a variety health and social care settings in England.
This course requires that the learner is currently working in a care job in England, either in social care or in health care
The minimum reading requirements at English reading comprehension, as this qualification is delivered and assessed in professional English.
Requirements
Location requirements: You must physically live and work in England, UK, as this qualification is accredited by Ofqual for delivery in England only.
Minimum age entry requirements – 19 years and over. No maximum age entry requirement.
Minimum qualification requirements: No previous qualification required.
Language Requirements: The Learner must be able to read and write in English as this qualification is delivered in English.
Work requirements: Learners must be working in a care job in a social care setting or a health care setting.
Learners must be able to use the Internet, and write into a cloud-based ePortfolio.
Career path
On completing the qualification, learners progress to more senior supervisory roles at work and also progress their learning by studying either:
Highfield Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management in Adult Care (RQF) - to become a manager
Highfield Level 4 Diploma in Care (RQF) - to become a specialist care practitioner
Questions and answers
If am an international student how do i get placement for the 100 hours assessment in a care home
Answer:As stated in this public course information on this page where you posted your question - Location requirements: You must physically live and work in England, UK, as this qualification is accredited by Ofqual for delivery in England only. This recognised qualification is not available to anyone not presently living in England and currently working in a care job in England. Therefore your question does not apply to this qualification. Please read the full public course information provided.
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Courses For Jobs Ltd is an approved training provider in England delivering recognised qualifications and short courses in leadership, management, health and social care, business administration, customer service, assessing, and more.
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Our different fee structures make our courses accessible to students with different budgets, while providing the same high-quality learning content.
Courses For Jobs Ltd is approved to deliver, assess, and quality-assure Ofqual-recognised qualifications on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
Courses For Jobs Ltd has long experience of delivering qualifications by distance learning, online learning, e-Assessments using ePortfolio.
Our world-class secure online Learning Management System (LMS) and our secure Assessment and ePortfolio infrastructure is robust and secure. All our staff are experienced at comprehensive learning delivery and learning assessment by online, blended and distance learning and eAssessment, without involving the learner's employer or manager.
Apart from delivering recognised UK qualifications, Courses For Jobs Ltd also delivers short courses relevant for jobs in leadership, management, health care, social care, business administration, customer service, child care, assessing, and internal quality assurance.
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