Who is this Diploma for?

The OCR Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care is designed to reflect the work of candidates who undertake Health and Social Care activities working with services users/carers.

This qualification is about direct care, where the focus is hands-on care, (doing things for services users) enablement care, and development and maintenance of the services users independence (supporting and enabling services users to do things for themselves).

Candidates will usually be delivering care in support of and under the direction of a colleague who is accountable in the area of practise, although this person may not always be in the immediate vicinity while the candidate is working with services users. The candidate would be expected to seek support, advice or assistance if they are unclear about what to do or if unusual or untoward situations arise (for example, deterioration in the services users’ condition).

This Diploma is a work-oriented qualification and is aimed at those who have current real work experience. It is open to candidates of any age, of either gender and there are no entry barriers on grounds of race, creed or previous academic attainment or learning.

Employees will benefit from:

  • A clearer understanding of their responsibility within their organisation
  • The opportunity to develop new skills
  • The recognition of existing skills

Employers will benefit from:

  • Improved staff performance and motivation
  • Improvements in the quality of service to services users
  • The opportunity to ensure levels of care, are to national standard

Structure of this Diploma

To achieve this qualification, candidates must achieve 6 units made up of 2 Core units, 2 Optional units and the remaining 2 units can be taken from either the core group or optional group. If candidates are working in ‘Social Care’, it is advised by the Social Care Councils that candidates undertake the 4 core units in order to gain council recognition. Candidates can also undertake additional units, although these are not required to complete the qualification

Core Units

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

How do I enrol?

Contact us on 0191 230 3090 or email us.

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Diploma Level 2 in Health and Social Care