The Level 2 Certificate and Extended Diploma in Health and
Social Care have been designed to enable learners to progress to the Level 3
Award, Certificate and Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care (which
supports progression to Higher Education), or to enable progression into the
workplace. The Certificate and Extended Diploma are made up of a common bank of
units.
Progression routes – Extended Diploma
Upon achievement of this qualification, learners will be
able to progress to our Level 3 Award, Certificate and Extended Diploma in
Health and Social Care, or into a range of job roles within the health and
social care sector such as:
Care Support Workers in Adult Residential
Settings
Healthcare Assistants in Community, Primary Care and Acute
Health Environments
Care Support Workers in Domiciliary Services, Supported
Living or Day Services
Community-Based Support Workers.
Achievement of this qualification will equip learners with
knowledge and understanding across a range of subject areas, which will enable
progression to further learning at Level 3, for example:
Legislation, frameworks,
policies, procedures and codes of practice
Roles and responsibilities of
health and social care practitioners
Care values
Human growth and
development through the life span
Health, well-being and care
needs
Partnership working
Health and social care
priorities.
