NVQ/SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care Candidate Handbook (NVQ/SVQ Health and Social Care)

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The qualification is part of a suite of graded qualifications that Gateway Qualifications has developed to complement the Suite of Skills qualifications in Health and Social Care. The level 2 units in the qualification have the same content and pass criteria as some of the units in the Suite of Skills qualifications in Health and Social Care but also include merit and distinction criteria. Learners will develop sector specific knowledge, understanding and skills together with underpinning transferable skills that support progression to a range of level 3 qualifications within the sector or related areas. The qualification has been developed following consultation with further education colleges and adult and community learning providers who requested new level 2 qualifications that were graded. It is intended primarily for learners post 16 who are interested in Health and Social Care but have not studied Health and Social Care at key stage 4 or who have not achieved higher grades in this subject. Save time with lesson-ready PowerPoints: Each topic area is introduced, exemplified and clearly explained through our extensive and detailed range of PowerPoints.

The Education and Skills Funding Agency search provides funding information on qualifications. It does not provide funding information for units, non-regulated activity and work placements, for this information please use Find a learning aim (FALA). This qualification is suitable for learners aged 16 or above who wish to progress into further education or the workplace. P A U S E P O I N T Close the book. List items of adaptive equipment that service users may use to be as We have done our best to collate and summarise the key information, and wherever possible we alert our providers to changes in funding policy.

community healthcare settings. Most commonly healthcare assistants work alongside Working in Health and Social Care This qualification does not provide a licence to practise, but may support progression into a range of job roles in the health and social care sector, including:

The qualification may be used within a 16-19 study programme and is intended to give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that will enable them to progress to further study in a health and social care or related area at a higher level. Discover an intuitive and user-friendly platform!Boost gives you more flexibility within an easy-to-use platform that can be used for blended learning. The qualifications are specifically targeted at level 2 learners who require stretch and challenge and they support progression to further education and study at a higher level or to further training. They also support the consolidation of key skills in literacy and numeracy and the development of independent learning in particular through the option of undertaking a project in the specific sector.Level 3 - Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development: Practice and Theory (For Last Award 2024) This offer provides additional funding for one-year to encourage and support delivery of selected level 2 and 3 qualifications in specific subjects and sectors in response to coronavirus (COVID-19). The ESFA will fund young people aged 18 and 19 for an additional programme of study of high value level 2 and 3 qualifications for up to a year from September 2020 if they cannot find employment or work-based training.