TQUK Level 2 Diploma in Care (RQF)

Description

Qualification Purpose

The TQUK Level 2 Diploma in Care (RQF) is suitable for learners working in a wide range of roles in a health and adult care settings or wanting to start a career in the care sector. The qualification develops competence therefore learners must be in paid or voluntary work to enable assessment to take place.

The content links with the knowledge and skills required for the apprenticeship standards ‘Adult Care Worker’ and ‘Healthcare Support Worker’. The content is applicable to a variety of roles, such as:

• Adult care worker
• Healthcare assistant/support worker
• Personal assistant

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements however learners should have a minimum of level one in literacy and numeracy or equivalent.

The qualification is suitable for learners of 16 years of age and above.

Duration

The TQUK Level 2 Diploma in Care programme is available for:

6 Month

Delivery Method:
Online
Blended Learning

Progression

Successful learners can complete a relevant apprenticeship or progress to other qualifications such as the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care or Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support and to the advanced apprenticeship.

Structure

Learners must achieve all the mandatory units (24 credits) and optional units to a minimum of 22 credits, total 46 credits.

Unit	Title	Unit ref.	Level	Guided Learning Hours	Credit value
1	Communication in care settings	M/616/4728	2	20	3
2	Handle information in care settings	T/616/4729	2	10	1
3	Personal development in care settings	K/616/4730	2	23	3
4	Implement person-centred approaches in care settings	T/616/4732	2	39	5
5	Equality and inclusion in care settings	A/616/4733	2	17	2
6	Health, safety and wellbeing in care settings	F/616/4734	2	33	4
7	Responsibilities of a care worker	J/616/4055	2	16	2
8	Duty of care	R/616/4737	2	7	1
9	Safeguarding and protection in care settings	R/616/4057	2	26	3
Total				191	24

Guided Learning Hours

These hours are made up of all real time contact time, guidance or supervision of a learner by a lecturer, supervisor, tutor, trainer or other appropriate provider of education or training.

Assessment

The qualification is assessed by internally set and marked assessments subject to external quality assurance. All units are subject to the requirements of Skill for Care Assessment principles unless otherwise stated in the unit details. Materials for internal assessment must be submitted to TQUK for approval prior to use and must be mapped to the relevant unit, learning outcome and assessment criteria. All learning outcomes must be met to achieve a Pass – there is no grading