Level Three Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England

There are three pathways available for the course:

• Generic qualification pathway
• Dementia pathway
• Learning disabilities pathway

Learners will be required to take on mandatory units and optional units. Here is a list of some of these courses:

Mandatory units - Group A:

• Promote communication in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Engage in personal development in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people's settings
• Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care
• Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care
• Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings

Optional units - Group B - Specialist knowledge:

• Understand the process and experience of dementia
• Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion
• Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene
• Causes and spread of infection
• Understand positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities

Optional units - Groub C - Competence units:

• Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks
• Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice
• Promote active support

Learners will be assessed through an electronic portfolio, and written tests, questioning and observation in the workplace.

• Quality Focused quality is at the heart of all we do, we are all accountable for performance and results.
• Ambitious achieving success for our learners, staff, businesses and communities.
• Enterprising innovative and responsive, encouraging new ideas to generate developments, income and efficiencies in our operations.
• Resilient embracing change and being determined to succeed.
• Respectful to each other, advancing equality of opportunities and promoting diversity
• Caring safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults, providing a safe, inclusive and considerate environment for all members of the college community.