NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care

This qualification develops the knowledge and skills needed when working in care settings. It contains both mandatory and optional units which cover a wide range of areas, with units covering: aspects of support, specialisms, clinical skills or healthcare tasks, leadership and management skills

This qualification aims to...

Focus on the study of the adult care worker role in care settings.
Offer breadth and depth of study, incorporating a key core of knowledge.
Provide opportunities to acquire a number of practical and technical skills

The objectives of this qualification are to:

Build knowledge and skills to work in adult care in health and social care settings in England.
Cover a wide range of areas allowing learners to tailor the qualification to meet their needs, interests, preferred progression paths and the context of their job role

Entry requirements

This qualification is designed for those who wish to work or are already working in health and social care settings in England.

Entry is at the discretion of the centre, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. However, learners should be aged 16 or above to undertake this qualification.

Assessment

This qualification is internally assessed and externally quality assured.

The assessment consists of one component:

an internally assessed portfolio of evidence which is assessed by centre staff and externally quality assured by NCFE (internal quality assurance (IQA) must still be completed by the centre as usual)

Progression opportunities

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to the following:

Employment:

• lead adult care worker
• senior care support worker
• lead personal assistant

Further Education:

• Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England)

Higher education

I am a Level 6 qualified Early Years Coordinator and I recently completed my Level 3 SEND Course. I was able to reflect on my current practice and make positive changes through what I was learning. I enjoyed the simplicity and organisation of the course, needing to answer pre set questions to show your understanding with all evidence stored in your own, personal portfolio. This course certainly made me more confident within my role as a SENCO

I found the Level 3 SEND course challenging but very interesting. I learnt so much over the duration of the course, all relevant to practice which I have been able to implement in setting, to strengthen our SEN offering support to both children their carers/parents. Hazel was always on hand to offer advice or guidance when needed. I would strongly recommend this course even to those already familiar with the subject because it is so comprehensive and encourages you to reflect on what you already practice.