Introduction

The Level 2 and Level 3 suite of Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills qualifications are aimed at individuals in a wide range of work environments where they are required to undertake a changing range or a limited number of Healthcare and Social Care tasks.

For example, workers in community or care home settings may be required to carry out a limited number of tasks, their job role may not enable them to meet the standards of a full Healthcare and Social Care Diploma but their industry requires them to be able to demonstrate their competence and skills.

ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills

ProQual Level 2 Certificate in Healthcare and Social Care Support ProQual Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare and Social Care Support ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support ProQual Level 3 Certificate in Healthcare and Social Care Support ProQual Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare and Social Care Support

The awarding organisation for this qualification is ProQual Awarding Body and the regulatory body is the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). The specification for the qualification has been approved by the Welsh Government for use by centres in Wales and by the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) for use by centres in Northern Ireland. The qualification has been accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Qualification Profile

ProQual Level 2 Award Healthcare and Social Care

Qualification title

Support Skills

Ofqual qualification number 600/6460/2 Level Level 2 Total qualification time 80 Guided learning hours 50

Assessment

Pass or fail Internally assessed and verified by centre staff External quality assurance by ProQual verifiers Qualification start date 1/09/12 Qualification end date

ProQual October 2017 Level 2 Award Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills