Diploma in Adult Care level 3 qualification 610/6982/6

Assessment requirements

Portfolio of Evidence.

Aims and objectives of the qualification

The objective of this qualification is to recognise learners’ achievements within the adult social care environment. It will develop learners’ understanding of the roles involved in the adult social care sector at level 3, for example: Lead Adult Care Worker, Care Officer, Care Supervisor, Senior Care Worker, Supervising Care Worker, Senior Support Worker, Relief Team Leader, Social Work Assistant, Social Services Officer, Outreach Development Worker, Community Support Worker, Community Outreach Worker, Community Development Worker, Family Support Worker or Personal Assistant. These could all specialise in a variety of areas such as learning disability, mental health, drug and alcohol misuse, homecare, dementia and end-of-life care.

Progression opportunities

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress into or within employment in a number of adult social care roles and/or continue their study in this or other areas.

Learners who complete this qualification may go on to further study in related areas such as:

• Level 5 Diploma in Leading and Managing an Adult Care Service

Entry guidance

Learners will work in adult social care and have responsibility for providing person-centred, values-driven care and support for those accessing the service. They will work under the direction of their manager or supervisor but will have a degree of autonomy. Learners would be expected to have completed employer specific induction and mandatory training. As well as demonstrating best practice, they will be working towards promoting and modelling it.

Learners may or may not have supervisory responsibility for others.

Learners must be at least 16 years of age.

funding

For details on eligibility for government funding please refer to:

https://www.qualifications.education.gov.uk/

The Department of Health and Social Care is offering funding for the adult social care workforce through the Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (www.gov.uk) The scheme offers funding for adult care employers to support learning and development of non-regulated care staff.

To qualify for the Learning and Development Support Scheme, individuals must be employed by an employer (including local authorities) that meets all of the following criteria. The employer must:

• provide an adult social care service

• directly employ care staff in England

• complete, or have already completed, the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS)