Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship L2
The Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship is a nationally recognised course involving the use of intermediate adult care working techniques and training, offering you the opportunity to gain hands on industry experience. This Apprenticeship is a national recognised qualification that is designed to guide and develop your skills within health and social care.
An Adult Care Worker makes a positive difference to someone’s life when they are faced with physical, practical, social, emotional or intellectual challenges.
Adult Care Workers need to have the appropriate values and behaviours and develop the competencies and skills required to provide high quality and compassionate person-centred care and support. As frontline workers, they will help adults with care and support needs achieve their personal goals and live as independently and safely as possible, enabling them to have control and choice in their lives.
Job roles are varied and are typically determined by the type of the service being provided and the individual being supported. Adult Care Workers may work in residential or nursing homes, domiciliary care, day centres, a person’s own home or some clinical healthcare settings. This standard is also for Personal Assistants who have the same job as an Adult Care Worker but work directly for one individual, usually within their own home.
Working with people, feeling passionate about supporting and enabling them to live a more independent and fulfilling life is a rewarding and worthwhile job that provides excellent career opportunities.
The Details
Duration: 12 months + 3 months End Point Assessment (EPA).
Cost: The apprenticeship is set at £4000 with a £200 + VAT employer contribution.
Employers employing an Apprentice aged 16-21 years old and employ less than 50 employees will receive full government funding and be exempt from paying the employer contribution.
Employers employing an Apprentice aged 16-18 years old will receive a £1,000 government incentive.
On Programme Delivery
Functional Skills: Both maths and English are required at Level 1 or relevant GSCE results, but will attempt Level 2.
Qualification: Level 2 Diploma in Care.
Knowledge and Understanding
- The job they have to do, their main tasks and responsibilities.
- The importance of having the right values and behaviours.
- The importance of communication.
- How to support individuals to remain safe from harm (safeguarding).
- How to champion health and wellbeing for the individuals they support and work colleagues.
- How to work professionally, including their own professional development of those they support and work colleagues.
Assessment in the Workplace
Your designated Assessor/Trainer will visit you in the workplace to support the development of your on-programme portfolio and to complete your quarterly reviews
Tracking Your Progress: Our electronic portfolio, OneFile will track your progress.
People Involved in Your Apprenticeship
Assessor/Trainer: A qualified and experienced assessor.
Group Quality Manager: Michelle Pointer.
Internal Verifier: Julie Capaldi.
Gateway: On completion of the on-programme learning, the employer, training provider and learner will confirm that the apprentice is ready for the End Point Assessment.
End Point Assessment (EPA)
- Situational Judgement Test, through a Multiple Choice Exercise worth 50%.
- Professional Discussion, worth 50%.
Grading
- Acceptable achievement (Pass) 40 correct answers.
- Good achievement (Merit) 50 or more correct answers.
- Outstanding achievement (Distinction) 55 or more correct answers.
If you are interested in the Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship L2, please call 01752 348980