BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care

Who is it for?

Looking to start your career in Social Care or a qualification to validate your existing knowledge and skills? Then this course could be right for you. This course will provide you with valuable information relating to working in adult social care such as communication, personal development, the role of a social care worker and handling information.

Upon completion of this course you will receive The Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work In Adult Social care.

A registration fee of £80.00 is due within four weeks of enrolment if you wish to receive your BTEC certificate on successful completion of your course.

What jobs will I qualify for?

• Social Care Assessor

• Assistant Social Worker

• Residential Care Assistant

In these roles, you could earn up to £26,000+ per annum (source: reed.co.uk Salary Checker, Jan 2015, UK Only).

When can I start?

You can enrol at any time – start today.

Are there any requirements?

The minimum age of students for this course is 14 years old. You should be educated to GCSE Grade C or above to enrol on BTEC Certificate.

What skills will I gain?

In this course you should expect to learn these key skills:

• The role of a social care worker

• Health and Safety

• Safeguarding and Handling Information

• Duty of Care

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Personal Development

• Communcation

Module breakdown

BTEC Specialist qualifications are qualifications at Entry Level to Level 3 in the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and are designed to provide specialist work-related qualifications in a range of sectors. They give learners the knowledge, understanding and skills that they need to prepare for employment. The qualifications also provide career development opportunities for those already in work.

Qualification Structure

This course consists of 9 mandatory units.

• Principles of Safeguarding and Protection in Health and Social Care

• Understand the Role for the Social Care Worker

• Principles of Communication in Adult Social Care Settings

• Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings

• Principles of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in Adult  Social care Settings

• Principles for implementing Duty of Care in Health, Social Care or Children and Young People's Settings

• Understand Person Centred Approaches in Adult Social Care Settings

• Understand Health and Safety in Social Care Settings

• Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings

Method of Study

• The course comes to you as a proper paper-based pack, not as an electronic password

• You will get full tutor support via email

• You will receive feedback on your assignments from our experienced tutors

• You will be given guidance through the Study Guide

• You must have access to email in order to contact and send your assignments to your tutor

What support is available?

• You will have access to a tutor via email who will mark your work, guide you through the course and assist you with any problems you may have.

• In addition you will be supplied with a comprehensive Study Guide which will help you through the study and assessment process.

How will I be assessed?

The course contains a number of assignments which your tutor will mark and give you valuable feedback on. We call these Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs). You need only send the TMAs to your tutor for comment, not the self-assessment exercises which are also part of the course to help you gauge your progress.

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