Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) | Approved by Skills for Care and CQC

The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) was previously known as Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (QCF), and also NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.

The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) is approved by CQC and Skills for Care as the qualification for Senior Care Assistants and Senior Support Workers, living and working in England, UK.

It is recognised by Ofqual.

Payment Information

For this one-time fee option, Payment covers full qualification delivery, all learning resources, all learning support, all assessments, quality assurance, PDF certificates and hard-copy certificates from Awarding Body.

Once the one-time fee is paid on enrolment, no other fees will be required. No hidden costs.

Qualification Overview

Qualification Name - Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)

Awarding Body: Highfield Qualifications, (also known as Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance or HABC)

Qualification number: 603/2674/8

Learning aim reference: 603/2674/8

Credit value: 58 credits minimum

Assessment method: Portfolio of evidence, with support from assessor and tutor

Guided learning hours (GLH): 341 hours

Total qualification time (TQT): 580 hours

Estimated Completion time: 12 months

Type of Study – part-time, distance learning

Learning support delivery - self-paced by the learner, supported by tutor

Work requirements: The learner must be working in a care job role or work placement, either in social care or health care.

Location requirements: Learners must be living and working in a care job in England.

Minimum age entry requirements – 19 years and over. No maximum age entry requirement.

Minimum qualification requirements: No formal previous qualification required. However, learners should demonstrate prior achievement of qualifications at a minimum of level 2 diploma in a related care UK qualification.

Study Pathways available include:

• General Adult Social Care
• Dementia Care
• Domiciliary Care, including home care, and home help services
• End of Life Care
• Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Residential care
• Other Community Care
• Primary Care
• Acute health environments (eg. hospitals)
• Supported living projects
• Day Care, Respite Care and other community-based care
• Live-in Care, Personal Assistants, and private care for a person or family.

Courses For Jobs Ltd offers prospective learners two different options for studying the Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF):

a) Through this advert whereby either the learner pays the full fee at once, or they use DivideBuy at Reed checkout to create monthly instalment, which is subject to credit checks.

b) Or through our other advert for Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF), with initial training and digital certificate, followed by full qualification on monthly payment plan over 18 months, without any credit checks.

The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) qualification is accredited by Ofqual for delivery in England, UK only.

Therefore, if you don't live and work in England, in the UK, you wouldn't be able to complete the practical elements of this qualification.

The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) confirms occupational competence for identified roles in the Health and Social Care workforce in England.

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification confirms competence in areas of health and social care for roles, such as:

• Senior care assistants, senior support workers, senior key workers in residential settings
• Senior healthcare assistants/support workers in community and primary care environments
• Senior healthcare assistants/support workers in acute health environments
• Senior care assistants/support workers/key workers in domiciliary services
• Senior care assistants/support workers/key workers in day services
• Senior support workers in supported living projects
• Community-based senior care assistants/support workers/key workers, including those working in specialist areas, eg dementia, learning disabilities
• Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or their families

Other work roles, emerging new types of workers, and multidisciplinary health roles crossing traditional service barriers and delivery models.

Programme Content – What the learner will study

To fully achieve the Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF), learners must complete a minimum of 58 credits, comprising nine (9) mandatory units, and seven (7) optional units. Total number of units studied are 16 units.

The mandatory units are:

1 Promote communication in care settings

2 Promote effective handling of information in care settings

3 Promote personal development in care settings

4 Promote person-centred approaches in care settings

5 Promote equality and inclusion in care settings

6 Promote health, safety and wellbeing in care settings

7 Responsibilities of a care worker

8 Duty of care in care settings

9 Promote safeguarding and protection in care settings

Optional Units offered:

The optional units enable the learner to personalise the qualification according to their job role and the pathway the learner wants to follow.

Learners will also choose 30 credits or 7 optional units from a list of optional units according to their chosen study pathway including:

• General Adult Social Care
• Dementia Care
• Domiciliary Care, including home care, and home help services
• End of Life Care
• Adults with Learning Disabilities
• Residential care
• Other Community Care
• Primary Care
• Acute health environments (eg. hospitals)
• Supported living projects
• Day Care, Respite Care and other community-based care
• Live-in Care, Personal Assistants, and private care for a person or family.

How Learning is delivered

The Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) is delivered through various channels including online textbooks, workbooks, other online learning materials, online course discussions, and also one-to-one support by a tutor, as appropriate.

How Learning is Assessed
The learner's knowledge and understanding are assessed through a series of written questions and workbooks provided within the ePortfolio.

The learner's practical skills and competence, the Assessor will use a variety of assessment methods to gather work-based evidence including:

• Work-products evidence
• Personal Statements
• Reflective Accounts
• Case Studies
• Professional Discussions

Learners will be guided and supported to prepare for assessments.

There are no workplace visits.

All assessments will be done and signed off by the Assessor, and there is no need to involve your Manager or your Employer.

Completion and Certification

On completion, the learner will be awarded the Highfield Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF) awarded by Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance, Highfield Qualifications.

The successful learner will receive their Diploma in two forms:

• a Digital Certificate in PDF - sent by email
• a Hard-copy Certificate posted to the learner's home address

The cost of all the completion certificates are included in the course fees. No additional fees.

This course requires that the learner is currently working in a care job in England, either in social care or in health care.

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This recognised UK qualification is for senior care assistants, support workers, senior key workers, care assistants, support workers, key workers, and all those working in a variety health and social care settings in England.

This course requires that the learner is currently working in a care job in England, either in social care or in health care

The minimum reading requirements at English reading comprehension, as this qualification is delivered and assessed in professional English.

Location requirements: You must physically live and work in England, UK, as this qualification is accredited by Ofqual for delivery in England only.

Minimum age entry requirements – 19 years and over. No maximum age entry requirement.

Minimum qualification requirements: No previous qualification required.

Language Requirements: The Learner must be able to read and write in English as this qualification is delivered in English.

Work requirements: Learners must be working in a care job in a social care setting or a health care setting.

Learners must be able to use the Internet, and write into a cloud-based ePortfolio.

On completing the qualification, learners progress to more senior supervisory roles at work and also progress their learning by studying either:

Highfield Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management in Adult Care (RQF) - to become a manager

Highfield Level 4 Diploma in Care (RQF) - to become a specialist care practitioner

Certificate of completion

Hard copy certificate - Included

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included