iCQ Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)

Course Overview:
This qualification is for those learners working in an Adult Social Care environment and who are looking to develop their knowledge and understanding and provides an ideal taster for those who may be new to the sector or new to the world of work.

It is accessible to learners of all ages who may want to understand more about working in health and social care in an unsupervised capacity. It aims to introduce some basic concepts of caring and preparation for employment in the sector.

Qualification: Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (RQF)

Total Credits: 21
Minimum Guided Learning Hours: 190
Awarding Body: iCQ
Course Duration: 6-9 months

Entry Requirements: You don’t need any formal qualifications to enrol on this course. Learners will need to produce full and articulate answers to questions. Learners will need to have a good standard of written and verbal communication skills.

    • Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care

    • Understand the role of the social care worker

    • Understand how to handle information in social care settings

    • Understand health and safety in social care settings 

    • Principles of Diversity, equality, and inclusion in adult social care settings

    • Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

    • Principles of communication in adult social care settings

    • Principles of personal development in adult social care settings

    • Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings

  • Assessment method

    The qualification will be assessed by a portfolio of evidence. Your personal assessor will conduct monthly meetings via Teams to review and develop your progress towards the qualification.

    All assessments need to be passed, and each will directly assess the knowledge, skills and behaviours of the qualification

  • After this programme, you could progress to any Level 2 / 3 Diploma in Adult Care.