Health and Social Care Apprenticeships

An Apprenticeship combines real work and learning. As an Apprentice you will usually spend 1 day a week in College and the rest of the week in your workplace.

Apprentices earn a wage and get experience whilst working towards a number of qualifications.

Example Job Roles as a Health and Social Care Apprentice

• Care Worker
• Day Care Assistant
• Healthcare Assistant
• Healthcare Support Worker
• Home Care Assistant
• Medical Assistant (Armed Forces only)
• Nursing Assistant

Progression Routes

A Health and Social Care Apprenticeship can open doors to a fantastic career! You could continue with your studies, undertaking degree level study at university after an Advanced Apprenticeship. You might decided to train as a Social Worker for young people, or work towards a nursing degree. You could also decide to study for a number of professional qualifications in your industry, all of which will increase your career progression.

How an Apprenticeship works

There are a number of elements to each Apprenticeship and this is called the framework. Each Apprenticeship framework has up to three main strands:

• Competence based element
• Technical element
• Skills element

These strands are sometimes accompanied by additional qualifications to give the most relevant skills and knowledge required for the job.

Competence Element

Apprenticeship:

Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Health and Social Care

Pathways for the Diploma

• Dementia
• Mental Health
• Learning Disability

Technical Element

Certificate in Working in the Health Care Sector.

Skills Element

Apprenticeship:

• Application of Number Level 1
• Communication Level 1

Other Additional Study and Qualifications

Employment Rights and Responsibilities.