NVQ LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Our QUALIFI Level 5 Diploma in Care provides all the skills required to get ahead to senior carer position in Health and Social Care. National Vocational Qualifications in England and is the equivalent of Scottish Vocational Qualification. NVQs have been the mainstay of British educational frameworks since 1986 and have taken different forms over the years, for example, the regulatory bodies changing, the grading criteria and the list of subjects offered.
Course overview
Our programme aims at providing a career path for learners who wish to develop their management and care capabilities within the health and social care sector.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for registered managers, care managers, assistant or deputy managers, senior care workers or supervisors, nursing staff, care coordinators and team leaders.
Entry Requirement
Entry to the qualifications will be through Our centre assesses prospective candidates through interviews, and prospective learners must demonstrate the qualification requirements and access required assessment opportunities and relevant resources. Prospective leaners should undertake initial assessment activities to ensure that they meet the criteria for the qualification. Thus, they can achieve the level they will be studying before enrolling in learning the programme.
Assessment
This diploma is a competency-based qualification where the candidates are required to gathers substantial evidence as they undertake their regular work role to form the basis for their portfolio. Collected evidence must reflect on the policies and procedures of the workplace as stated by current government legislation. Ideally, candidates must work with at least two service users during their Our assessors use various assessments methods to examine work products, expert witness testimonies and direct observations.
In addition, you will be assigned an assessor who will visit you at your workplace at some point and undertake observations. Meetings with your assessors are planned to minimise disruption to your work routine to collect as much information as possible in one visit. Knowledge-based units will be assessed using various methods, including reflective accounts, projects, assignments, assessor questions and professional discussions. Candidates will have full access to assessor support via telephone, email, Skype, and web links.
UNITS
- Principles Underpinning Health and Social Care
- The Management of Quality in Health and Social Care
- Research Project
- Partnership working in Health and Social Care
- Working with Service users with Complex Needs
Learning Outcomes
- Analysing, synthesising, and summarising information critically.
- Learners will also read or use appropriate literature with a critical understanding, thinking independently, and solving problems.
- Applying subject knowledge and experience to address familiar and unfamiliar problems.
- Recognising the moral and ethical issues of health and social care practice and research; appreciating the need for ethical standards and professional codes of conduct.
- An appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of health and social care service provision
- Capacity to give a clear and accurate account of a subject, maturely assemble arguments and engage in debate and dialogue with specialists and non-specialists.
- To develop transferable skills and knowledge.
- Circumstances, whether within their area of employment, or through promotion to a supervisory or management position, or to adapt to changes in the health/social care environment.
- To motivate individuals to progress to further professional development through future study or as part of their chosen career.
Our course is:
- Approved by Qualifi qualification and it is recognised all over the UK, Europe and beyond.
- We provide unlimited tutor support and help from personal tutors via email and phone.
- Our QUALIFI Level 5 Diploma in Care provides all the skills required to get ahead to senior carer position in Health and Social Care.
Why study with us?
Dedicated Support
You will have unlimited tutor support and help from personal tutors available via email and phone.
Study with a company that cares.
We care about the quality of learning and support that we provide to you.
Gain a formal qualification.
Have you always wanted to gain a formal qualification after so many years in health and social care? Our Level 5 Diploma in Care is a recognised formal qualification that will help you progress into more senior positions.
QUALIFI
Awarding Body: Qualifi
Our Course: RFQ Level 5
Qualification Code: 601/5442/1
Official Qualification Title: Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Care
Credit Equivalency: 120
Progression Route: Final Year of University Honours Degree
Study Hours
This NVQ Health and Social Care qualification is usually completed within six months. You will have full uncapped support for 12 months.
Study Method – Distance Learning
Course Duration
This course provides 200 guided study hours; however, it is recommended that candidates complete this course within a period of 12 months to gain full support from our tutors.
Course Outcomes
Successful learners will be awarded an OFQUAL Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Care. You can read more about OFQUAL here.
Additional Information
This NVQ Health and Social Care qualification is usually completed within six months. You will have full uncapped support for 12 months.
