Diploma/Certificate of Higher Education in Health and Care Studies
Diploma/Certificate of Higher Education in Health and Care Studies
Starting dates and places
Description
These courses are ideal if you already work in health and social care and wish to progress your qualifications to help you step-up in your career or move into a specialist area. They are flexible, and allow you to undertake study relevant to your employment or for personal development reasons whilst you are working.
Key facts
- The course enables you to demonstrate achievement of National Occupational Standards (NOS) relevant to your area of practice
- For employers, the link to NOS will enable them to build a competent workforce to meet changing health/social care needs
- You can study at your own pace by engaging through negotiated ‘bite-sized’ learning opportunities
- Tuition may be availa…
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These courses are ideal if you already work in health and social care and wish to progress your qualifications to help you step-up in your career or move into a specialist area. They are flexible, and allow you to undertake study relevant to your employment or for personal development reasons whilst you are working.
Key facts
- The course enables you to demonstrate achievement of National Occupational Standards (NOS) relevant to your area of practice
- For employers, the link to NOS will enable them to build a competent workforce to meet changing health/social care needs
- You can study at your own pace by engaging through negotiated ‘bite-sized’ learning opportunities
- Tuition may be available through the medium of Welsh at Coleg Llandrillo and Coleg Menai
Modules
Level 1
Core
- Personal and Career Development (1) (10 credits)
- Communicating and Interacting (10 credits)
- Protecting People (10 credits)
Options
- Principles of Caring (20 credits)
- Equality and Rights (10 credits)
- Caring for People with an Advanced Life-limiting Condition (20 credits)
Negotiated modules
- Negotiated modules of 5, 10 or 20 credits may be taken up to a maximum of 80 credits
Level 2
Core
- Personal and Career Development (2) (10 credits)
- Research Foundations (20 credits)
Options
- Theoretical Perspectives of Care (20 credits)
- Mentoring and Assessing in the Workplace (20 credits)
- Promoting Health and Well-being (10 credits)
- Supporting Individuals and Families through the Experience of Loss (10 credits)
Negotiated modules
- Negotiated modules of 10 or 20 credits may be taken up to a maximum of 80 credits
Career opportunities
Studying this course can help you advance in your existing role or could take you into professional education or into specialist clinical, managerial or education roles within your own area of practice. You may use these courses to develop into Assistant Practitioner roles.
Course duration
Up to eight years for the diploma, up to five years for the certificate
Entry requirements and applying
NVQ Level 3 with two years' experience as a health or social care worker.
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