Health and Social Care Courses

Health and Social Care

You’re about to take your first step towards a career in Health &
Social Care
The Health and Social Care industry is a major contributor to the UK economy. The
adult social care sector alone contributes an estimated £43billion to the British
economy. Thousands of organisations deliver care and support services to people all
over the country, and firms are constantly on the lookout for new staff.
A career in social care, whether you work for the NHS, in schools, charities or for
local authorities, requires emotional resilience, patience and a passion for helping
others. Working with dependant adults and children can be a very satisfying
experience.
How to get into the Health & Social Care industry
Social care jobs are available across a broad range of industries from within the
private and public sectors:
 Local authorities - e.g. social services
 NHS - e.g. hospitals, mental health trusts, community based settings
 Charity and voluntary organisations
 Residential and non-residential care organisations
 HM Prison and Probation Service
 Private or independent organisations
 Schools, colleges and universities.
Most agencies require their employees to undergo some form of disclosure barring
service application (DBS) check.
Basic DBS check – Basic DBS checks will disclose details of any unspent
convictions and conditional cautions.
Standard DBS check – Standard DBS checks will disclose details of spent and
unspent convictions, cautions, final warnings and reprimands, subject to filtering.
Enhanced DBS check – Enhanced DBS checks will disclose the same information
as a Standard check but can also include non-conviction information that the police
believe is relevant to the workforce applied for and ought to be disclosed.
The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002 sets out what is ‘work with
adults’ for DBS purposes. It also includes certain inspection functions and working in
a high security psychiatric hospital. Anyone who is in work with adults is eligible for
an Enhanced DBS check.

Health and Social Care
Section 3 – Qualifications needed
There aren’t any formal prerequisites to obtaining a job in social care, but there are
entry-level courses on offer that will prepare you for employment within the sector:
 Level 1 Award in Preparing to work in the care sector
 Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to work in the care sector
 Level 3 Certificate on Preparing to work in the care sector
Following on from this, there are three main advanced diplomas available:
 Level 2 Diploma in Adult Care
 Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
 Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management
Methods of study
To keep step with modern learning trends, we are one of the only Health & Social
Care skills providers to deliver our courses 100% remotely.
You can work towards a career in construction from the comfort of your own home,
or even alongside your current career.
All of our courses are delivered by Ofqual accredited tutors that tailor the delivery of
the material to each learner’s need.
Take a look at what we offer. If you don’t find what you need, get in touch so we can
point you in the right direction.