Health and Social Care

You will be allocated an assessor who visits the work setting every 4 to 6 weeks to support and guide you through your qualification. You will need to complete both mandatory units plus optional knowledge & competency units. The mandatory units include safeguarding and protection, personal development and
equality and inclusion.

The minimum entry age is 18 for this course. Completion of the level 2 diploma in care is recommended and a good standard of English and maths is required, which will be monitored via initial assessment on enrolment. This is a National Vocational Qualification and the candidate needs to be currently working in a care setting and have 3-6 months’ work experience.

This diploma is delivered in the workplace using a variety of assessments collected throughout the course.  Assessment methods include: workplace observations, witness testimonies, professional discussion, oral and written questions and work product evidence.

You can progress onto a level 4 Diploma in Adult Care

To find out more information or to enrol please email distance.learning@bcot.ac.uk quoting the course reference.