Who is it for?
Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 is a qualification for professionals who deliver physical, emotional, or enabling care to clients, whether they work in health and social care, in the public, private, or voluntary sectors. It is designed to be relevant for staff in all care settings, and is concerned exclusively with the delivery of health and social care to individuals. This includes both direct care, where the focus is on doing things for the individual, and enablement care, where the focus is on supporting and enabling individuals to do things for themselves.

Course Content

The award is structured into six units. All learners employed in a social care setting inspected by the Commission for Social Care Inspection must complete four core units and two optional units.

Core Units

HSC 21
Communicate with and complete records for individuals
HSC 22
Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals
HSC 23
Develop your knowledge and practice
HSC 24
Ensure your own actions support the care, protection and well-being of individuals.

Optional Units

There are a range of optional care units available depending upon work role and workplace setting.

Delivery and Assessment of Qualification

Your assessor will observe you carrying out practical tasks during your normal working hours in order that you can meet the requirements of The National Occupational Standards.

Progression Opportunities

On completion of NVQ Health and Social Care Level 2 you will be able to progress on to Level 3 if your work role is suitable.

Fees £600

Who is it for?

Health and Social Care Level 3 is a qualification intended for professionals who deliver physical, emotional or enabling care to clients who have a medium to high degree of dependency. The qualification is of value in health and social care environments, in public, private and voluntary sectors, wherever such specialist care is required. The NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification is linked to the level 2 award, but reflects a higher level of responsibility and specialisation. As such, it represents an obvious progression route from Level 2.

Care NVQ level 3 Course content

The course contains four mandatory units and four optional units.

Care NVQ level 3 Mandatory units

HSC 31
Promote effective communications for and about individuals
HSC 32
Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment
HSC 33
Reflect and develop your practice
HSC 35
Promote choice, well being and the protection of individuals

Care NVQ level 3 Optional units

There are a range of optional care NVQ level 3 units available depending upon work role and work setting.

Delivery and Assessment of Qualification

Learners work with both an assessor and by themselves as they complete the activities and assessments required for each course unit. Your assessor will observe you carrying out practical tasks during your normal working hours in order that you can meet the requirements of The National Occupational Standards.

Progression Opportunities

On completion of this programme you may be able to progress on to NVQ Health and Social Care Level 4, if your work role is suitable.

FEES £700

Who is it for?

Health and Social Care NVQ Level 4 is designed to reflect the work of candidates who undertake Health and Social Care activities at Level 4 working with service users and/or carers. The aim of the Level 4 qualification is to recognize the skills and competences of candidates in the workplace - specifically, the management and delivery of physical, emotional or enabling care to clients and service users.
Successful Level 4 candidates will both manage and deliver care in support of others, and will be accountable in the area of practice. At this level, candidates will be expected to work without direct supervision in such environments as a client’s own home. Candidates will have autonomy, and will be required to make decisions within boundaries and limits agreed with their team.
Course Content

To achieve a full OCR Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care, candidates must achieve 8 units made up of 4 Core units (including the choice of specialist route) and 4 Optional units.

Core Units

Unit 41
Use and develop methods and systems to communicate and report

Unit 42
Contribute to the development and maintenance

Unit 43
Take responsibility for the continuing professional development of self and others

Unit 45
Develop practices which promote choice, well-being and protection of all individuals

Optional Units

There are a range of optional units available depending upon work role and work setting.

Delivery and Assessment of Qualification

Learners work with an assessor individually, completing activities and assessments for each course unit. Your assessor will also observe you carrying out practical tasks during your normal working hours in order that you can meet the requirements of each unit.
Like all Care NVQ levels this qualification is competence-based. This means that it is linked to the ability of the individual to competently perform a range of tasks connected with their work.

Fees £800