Higher Apprenticeship – Professional…

Key Details

Available at:
Work-Based Learning
Study Mode:
Part-time
Course Length:
24 months

Higher Apprenticeship – Professional Practice in Health & Social Care Level 4

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Course Description

This qualification will allow learners to develop the knowledge and skills required for professional practice within health or social care settings.

This qualification aims to develop the knowledge, understanding, behaviours and skills that underpin Professional Practice within the Health and Social Care sector. This qualification has been developed in close collaboration with key sector stakeholders, including Social Care Wales and Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW).

Entry Criteria

Learners must be employed in a suitable role in a Health & Social care setting.
GCSE’s grades C or above (or equivalent grades) in English / Welsh and Maths. Learners without these grades may be required to upskill first and will need to complete Level 2 essential skills qualifications in Communication and Application of Number.
Learners must be at least 18 years of age to achieve this qualification.

This qualification provides progression for learners who have completed any of the following qualifications:

Level 2 Health and Social Care (Adults)
Level 3 Health and Social Care (Adults)
Level 3 Health and Social Care: Practice (Children and Young People).

Delivery

This qualification is practice-based and assesses learners’ knowledge and practice on a one to one basis.

Assessment

Candidates must successfully complete:

a portfolio of evidence
a project, that includes a series of written tasks, direct observation of practice and a professional discussion

The assessments have been designed for candidates to show their knowledge, understanding and skills of both the mandatory units and their chosen pathway content. The assessments cover a range of written elements to reflect knowledge and understanding, as well as practice elements that include the direct observation of learner practice to confirm their competence in the practical skills required for their chosen pathway content.