ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills

Build Care Confidence with Essential Support Skills

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Course Level

Level 2

Course Type

Ofqual Regulated

Awarding Body

ProQual

Duration

2 Days

Study Mood

Online

Assessment

Assignments Based

Course Overview

What is this course

The ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills is a regulated UK vocational qualification designed to develop the knowledge and practical support skills required for individuals carrying out healthcare and social care tasks in a range of care environments. It is particularly relevant to learners supporting individuals in settings such as community services and care homes, where specific support competencies may be required rather than the broader scope of a full healthcare and social care diploma.

The qualification is awarded by ProQual Awarding Body and is regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). It is accredited on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), with the specification approved for relevant centres in Wales and Northern Ireland by the Welsh Government and CCEA respectively. The qualification carries Ofqual qualification number 600/6460/2.

Key learning areas can be selected from a broad range of healthcare and social care units. These include person-centred approaches, safeguarding and protection, communication, infection prevention and control, personal care, medication support, mobility, health and safety, equality and inclusion, dementia awareness, information handling, emergency first aid, and supporting independence and daily living.

The qualification is therefore relevant to UK and international learners seeking structured Level 2 learning in healthcare and social care support skills, with learning focused on defined knowledge and competency requirements rather than unsupported claims about professional registration or employment.

Course Content

Detailed Curriculum Structure

To achieve the ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills qualification candidates must achieve 6 credits from any combination of units.

Key Topics Covered in the Health and Social Care Course:

The curriculum delivers in-depth knowledge through core modules:

Sr#	Unit Title	Credit Value	GLH
1	Implement person centred approaches in health and social care	5	33
2	Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care	3	26
3	Assist in the administration of medication	4	25
4	Carry out personal hygiene for individuals unable to care for themselves	3	23
5	Support individuals with speech and language disorders to develop their communication skills	4	28
6	Perform the non-scrubbed circulating role for perioperative procedures	3	23
7	Minimise the risk of infection when transporting and storing healthcare waste	3	20
8	Assist in the issuing of prescribed items	3	15
9	Assist in the manufacture and assembly of medicinal products	7	20
10	Assist in the preparation of documentation, materials and other items for manufacture and assembly of medicinal products	10	40
11	Support individuals to carry out their own health care procedures	2	15
12	Provide support for therapy sessions	2	14
13	Contribute to the discharge of individuals to carers	2	14
14	Paediatric Emergency First Aid	1	10
15	Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	3	23
16	Support individuals to meet personal care needs	2	16
17	Contribute to the safe use of medical devices in the perioperative environment	4	29
18	Causes and Spread of Infection	2	20
19	Prepare documentation, materials, components and other items for the preparation of aseptic products	6	10
20	Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	1	9
21	Provide support for mobility	2	14
22	Assist others to plan presentations	2	16
23	Order Routine Pharmaceutical Stock	3	11
24	Dementia Awareness	2	17
25	Move and position individuals in accordance with their plan of care	4	26
26	Support individuals to manage continence	3	19
27	Handle information in health and social care settings	1	10
28	The role of the health and social care worker	2	14
29	Obtain and test specimens from individuals	2	12
30	Prepare individuals for healthcare activities	3	17
31	Assist in planning and evaluating learning activities	3	22
32	Assist the practitioner to carry out health care activities	2	13
33	Minimise the risk of infection during the removal of used linen	2	15
34	Inform an individual of discharge arrangements	2	13
35	Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities	4	35
36	Select and wear appropriate personal protective equipment for work in health care settings	2	15
37	Monitor and maintain the environment and resources during and after clinical / therapeutic activities	3	20
38	Prepare and dress for scrubbed clinical roles	4	28
39	Care for individuals with naso-gastric tubes	3	20
40	The principles of Infection Prevention and Contro	3	30
41	Assist with the provision of a pharmacy service to meet individuals’ needs	3	10
42	Contribute to the effectiveness of teams	3	5
43	Introduction to personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	3	23
44	Support individuals who are distressed	3	21
45	Support individuals undergoing healthcare activities	3	22
46	Prepare equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood processing	4	26
47	Assist in receiving, handling and dispatching clinical specimens	2	17
48	Assist in the sale of medicines and products	8	50
49	Receive Pharmaceutical Stock	3	9
50	Prepare aseptic products	10	40
51	Prepare and apply dressings and drains to individuals in the perioperative environment	2	18
52	Planning and Monitoring Work	2	8
53	Cleaning, Decontamination and Waste Management	2	20
54	Ensure your own Actions Reduce risks to Health and Safety	2	8
55	Introduction to equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	2	20
56	Provide agreed support for foot care	3	23
57	Contribute to health and safety in health and social care	4	33
58	Support independence in the tasks of daily living	5	33
59	Prepare equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection	2	17
60	Maintaining quality standards in the health sector	1	8
61	Emergency First Aid Skills	1	10
62	Assemble prescribed items	3	15
63	Support participation in learning and development activities	3	23
64	Provide support for sleep	2	13
65	Remove wound closure materials	3	24
66	Support individuals to eat and drink	2	15
67	Undertake agreed pressure area care	4	30
68	Meet food safety requirements when providing food and drink for individuals	2	15
69	Understand loss and grief in end of life care	3	22
70	Understand how to work in end of life care	3	28

Why Choose This Health and Social Care Training?

The ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills provides structured vocational learning for learners who need focused knowledge and skills for specific healthcare and social care support activities. The qualification is awarded by ProQual Awarding Body, regulated by Ofqual, and accredited on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Regulated UK qualification: The qualification has an established regulatory status within the UK qualifications system, giving learners a clearly defined framework for their learning and assessment.
Focused healthcare and social care skills: Learners can develop knowledge and competence in areas such as person-centred care, safeguarding, communication, infection prevention, personal care, medication support, mobility, equality and inclusion, health and safety, and support for daily living.
Flexible unit-based learning: The qualification includes a broad selection of Level 2 units, allowing the award to address particular healthcare and social care support activities relevant to different work environments.
Practical vocational focus: Assessment requires evidence demonstrating achievement of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria. Depending on the unit, evidence may include assignments, projects, reports, worksheets, portfolios, questioning and test papers.
Person-centred practice: Learning can address how to respect individual preferences, wishes, needs, consent, choice, participation, identity and well-being when providing care and support.
Safeguarding awareness: Relevant units develop understanding of recognising abuse, responding to concerns, preserving evidence, reporting unsafe practices and understanding safeguarding responsibilities.
Relevant to varied care environments: ProQual describes the Level 2 suite as suitable for individuals working in environments such as community and care home settings where specific healthcare or social care tasks are required.
Suitable for UK and international learners: The qualification provides a structured reference point for learners seeking Level 2 healthcare and social care support knowledge, while the specific recognition of the qualification outside the UK should be checked with the relevant employer, regulator or education provider.
Clear progression within the ProQual suite: The specification places the Level 2 Award within a wider Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills suite, alongside Level 2 Certificate and Diploma and Level 3 Award, Certificate and Diploma qualifications.

In summary: This training is particularly relevant when the learning objective is to develop defined healthcare and social care support skills rather than undertake a broader qualification covering the full range of healthcare and social care practice. Contact us.

Who Should Attend

Target Audience and Participants

The ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills is suitable for learners who want to develop defined knowledge and practical support skills relevant to healthcare and social care environments. The qualification is particularly appropriate where learners need focused learning in selected care-related areas rather than a broad programme covering every aspect of healthcare and social care practice.

Suitable Learners

Healthcare and social care support workers: Individuals involved in supporting people with everyday care, health or wellbeing needs can use relevant units to develop their knowledge and support skills.
Care home and community care staff: The qualification is relevant to learners working, or preparing to work, in care homes and community-based care environments where specific support activities are undertaken.
New or aspiring care workers: Learners considering an entry-level pathway into healthcare or social care can use selected Level 2 units to build foundational knowledge before progressing to additional vocational learning.
Existing care staff seeking structured learning: Individuals already involved in care-related activities may select relevant units covering areas such as person-centred approaches, safeguarding, communication, infection prevention and control, personal care, mobility and health and safety.
Learners developing specialist support skills: The qualification includes a range of optional areas, making it relevant where a learner needs to develop particular healthcare or social care support competencies.
Individuals changing career direction: People moving towards healthcare or social care support roles may find the qualification relevant for developing structured knowledge in selected areas of care practice.
International learners: Learners outside the UK can study the qualification where it is available through an approved centre. International learners should confirm how the qualification is recognised by the relevant employer, regulator or education provider in their country.
Learners progressing within vocational education: The Level 2 Award can provide a foundation for further vocational learning within healthcare and social care, subject to the requirements of the next qualification and the learner’s chosen pathway.

Best Suited to Learners Seeking Focused Care Skills

This qualification is particularly suitable for learners who want specific healthcare and social care support skills rather than a qualification that necessarily covers the full breadth of care practice. Its unit-based structure allows learning to be aligned with particular support activities and responsibilities.

The qualification is awarded by ProQual Awarding Body, regulated by Ofqual, and accredited on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

Career & Learning Benefits

Career Progression and Benefits

The ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills develops focused knowledge and practical understanding relevant to selected healthcare and social care support activities. As an Ofqual-regulated, RQF-accredited qualification awarded by ProQual Awarding Body, it provides a structured vocational learning framework for UK and international learners. The specific career value depends on the units completed, existing experience, employer requirements and local regulations.

Key Learning Benefits

Develops person-centred care knowledge: Learners can develop understanding of how individual preferences, needs, choices, dignity, privacy and participation influence effective care and support.
Strengthens safeguarding awareness: Relevant learning can cover recognising signs of abuse, responding to safeguarding concerns, reporting procedures and responsibilities for protecting individuals.
Improves communication skills: Learners can develop knowledge of effective communication with individuals, families, colleagues and other professionals in healthcare and social care contexts.
Builds infection prevention knowledge: Relevant units can develop understanding of infection risks, hygiene practices and measures used to reduce the spread of infection.
Develops practical support knowledge: Depending on selected units, learning may cover areas such as personal care, mobility, medication support, daily living and supporting individual independence.
Promotes equality and inclusion: Learners can develop awareness of respecting diversity, individual identity, rights, dignity and inclusive approaches to care.
Supports health and safety awareness: The qualification can help learners understand risks, safe working practices and responsibilities within healthcare and social care environments.
Develops dementia awareness: Where selected, relevant learning can introduce key considerations when supporting individuals living with dementia and responding to their needs.

Career-Related Benefits

Supports preparation for care-related roles: The qualification can provide relevant underpinning knowledge for learners preparing for healthcare and social care support activities.
Strengthens existing professional knowledge: Current support staff can use relevant units to formalise and extend knowledge associated with their responsibilities.
Provides evidence of structured learning: Successful achievement provides a recognised qualification demonstrating completion of defined learning outcomes and assessment criteria.
Supports vocational progression: The Level 2 Award can form part of a learner’s broader vocational development and may support progression to further qualifications where the next programme’s entry and progression requirements are met.
Provides unit-specific development: The broad selection of available units allows learning to focus on particular healthcare and social care support skills rather than requiring every possible area of care practice.
Supports international career development: International learners can use the qualification as evidence of UK-regulated vocational learning, although recognition for employment or professional purposes should always be confirmed with the relevant employer, regulator or authority in the destination country.

Professional Learning Value

The main value of the ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills is its focused approach to vocational learning. It can help learners connect theoretical knowledge with specific support responsibilities, including person-centred practice, safeguarding, communication, infection prevention, equality, health and safety and other selected areas of healthcare and social care.

The qualification should not, by itself, be presented as a guarantee of employment, professional registration or eligibility to practise a regulated healthcare profession. Its relevance to a particular job depends on the role, employer, workplace requirements and applicable regulations.

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Frequently Asked Questions Explained

Yes. The qualification is accredited on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

Depending on the units selected, learners may develop skills and understanding related to personal care, supporting mobility, infection prevention, communication, safeguarding, medication support, health and safety and supporting daily living.

Yes, it can be studied by international learners where an approved centre offers it. International learners should verify recognition requirements with the relevant employer, regulator or education authority in their country.

It may provide a foundation for progression to Level 3 vocational learning, but acceptance depends on the specific Level 3 qualification, awarding organisation and centre requirements.

Learners should review the available units, assessment methods, centre approval status, intended career or progression pathway, and whether the qualification meets the requirements of the relevant employer or regulator.

Enrollment Criteria

Entry Requirements for ProQual Level 2 Award in Healthcare and Social Care:

Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking)
No formal qualifications required
Interest in healthcare and social care sector
Age: 16 years
Willingness to learn and follow UK care standards

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