Adult Care - Level 4 Diploma
Start Date: 20th September 2023
Code: YHPN1890A1
Essentials
Duration: 1 Year Part-time
Start date: 20th September 2023
End date: 5th June 2024
Day: Wed
Time: 13:00-20:30
Information event: Y
Course fee: To be confirmed
Course Content
This qualification allows learners to learn, develop and practice the skills required for employment and/or career progression in Adult Care in Northern Ireland. The Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care will provide both a practice-based qualification for specific level 4 job roles and will act as a stepping stone towards more senior practice and management. It is particularly relevant for senior care/support staff, front line managers, assistant/deputy managers, team leaders, area domiciliary care managers and senior day care workers. You will have the option to specialise in Adults' Residential Care or Adult Care.
The Level 4 Diploma in Adult Care (Northern Ireland) has been approved by Northern Ireland Social Care Council.
Assessment Methods
Learners will build up a portfolio of evidence, this will be in the form of written statements or ‘Reflective Accounts’ along with supporting work products you have produced. An assessor will visit you in the workplace at some point and undertake observations of you at work. These will be planned in advance in order to cause the minimum disruption to your work routine and to try to capture as much information as possible in each visit.
Learners must be 18 years of age or older and be employed in a care role in a full-time, part-time or in a voluntary capacity.
Where mature students wish to have prior education and/or experience taken into account, in lieu of meeting the full course entry requirements, they should contact the relevant Course Director or Admissions by 12th August, as an application deadline will apply. It is at the College's discretion to consider APEL enquiries after the dates stated.
In circumstances where there are more applications for the course than there are places available, the College reserves the right to select candidates from those achieving the highest grades.
On completion of this course learners will be qualified to apply for a range of senior positions in Health and Social Care. You will also gain access to higher level academic courses such as the Level 5 Leadership and Management Diploma in Health and Social Care.