ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills

Building Excellence in Care Support

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Course Level

Level 3

Course Type

Ofqual Regulated

Awarding Body

ProQual

Duration

3 Days

Study Mode

Online

Assessment

Assignments Based

Course Overview

What is this course

The ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills is a regulated vocational qualification designed to develop and formally recognise practical knowledge and competence in specific healthcare and social care support activities. It is particularly relevant to individuals working in care homes, community services and other health and social care environments where the role involves a defined or changing range of support tasks. The qualification provides a flexible route for developing targeted occupational skills without requiring completion of a full healthcare or social care diploma.

The qualification is awarded by ProQual Awarding Body and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual). It is accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) and carries Ofqual qualification number 600/6805/X. The specification is approved by the Welsh Government for use by centres in Wales and by CCEA for use by centres in Northern Ireland. Ofqual regulates vocational and technical qualifications in England and maintains regulatory requirements intended to support reliable standards and public confidence in regulated qualifications.

Key learning areas are selected from a broad range of Level 3 healthcare and social care units, including person-centred support, health and safety, communication, mental health, disability support, dementia, nutrition, mobility, professional practice, information handling and specialist clinical support activities. The qualification therefore offers a focused, UK-regulated learning pathway relevant to healthcare and social care support settings in the UK and international contexts.

Course Content

Detailed Curriculum Structure

To achieve the ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills: Candidates must achieve 6 credits from any combination of units.

Key Topics Covered in the Social Care Skills
Course:

The curriculum delivers in-depth knowledge through core modules:

Sr#	Unit Title	Credit Value	GLH
1	Work with babies and young children to promote their development and learning	6	45
2	Engage in personal development in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	3	10
3	Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities	4	31
4	Support individuals who are bereaved	4	30
5	Prepare for and carry out extended feeding techniques	4	27
6	Provide support to continue recommended therapie	3	20
7	Insert and secure nasogastric tubes	4	30
8	Develop positive relationships with children and young people	4	30
9	Provide advice and information to enable parents to promote the health and well-being of their newborn babies	3	22
10	Facilitate and monitor housing and accommodation services to support individuals with mental health needs	5	32
11	Collaborate in the assessment of environmental and social support in the community	4	23
12	Influencing Others at Work	1	6
13	Care for the physical and nutritional needs of babies and young children	6	45
14	Support families who have a child with a disability	3	23
15	Support individuals to manage their finances	3	20
16	Obtain venous blood samples	3	24
17	Implement therapeutic group activities	3	25
18	Collate and communicate health information to individuals	3	20
19	Provide information and advice to individuals on eating to maintain optimum nutritional status	5	38
20	Assist in the implementation of programmes to increase mobility, movement and functional independence	4	28
21	Receive and handle clinical specimens within the sterile field	4	30
22	Prepare anaesthetic environment and provide support for pre and post-operative anaesthesia and recovery	5	38
23	Make recommendations for the use of physical resources in a health setting	5	33
24	Maintaining quality standards in the health sector	2	13
25	Understand Models of Disability	3	26
26	Support individuals to access and use services and facilities	4	25
27	Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care	6	43
28	Support young people with a disability to make the transition into adulthood	5	40
29	Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion	3	14
30	Carry out vision screening	4	27
31	Assist professionals to support individuals from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds to access speech and language therapy services	5	35
32	Implement hydrotherapy programmes for individuals and groups	5	35
33	Deliver exercise sessions to improve individuals’ health and wellbeing	5	32
34	Provide support to the surgical team when preparing individuals for operative and invasive procedures	4	32
35	Facilitate person centred assessment, planning, implementation and review	6	45
36	Work in partnership with families to support individuals	4	27
37	Support individuals to develop and run support groups	3	24
38	Monitor own work practice in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	3	20
39	Perform first line calibration on clinical equipment to ensure it is fit for use	3	20
40	Monitor and review individuals progress in relation to maintaining optimum nutritional status	3	26
41	Give presentations to groups	4	26
42	Support individuals in undertaking their chosen activities	4	24
43	Control the use of physical resources in a health setting	3	25
44	Support children and young people experiencing transitions	3	28
45	Promote communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	3	10
46	Contribute to the prevention of aggressive and abusive behaviour of people	4	26
47	Service improvement in the health sector	3	20
48	Understand the process and experience of dementia	3	22
49	Understand Physical Disability	3	22
50	Support individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare	3	25
51	Undertake urethral catheterisation processes	4	28
52	Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings	2	16
53	Understand mental health problems	3	14
54	Perform routine Electrocardiograph (ECG) Procedures	4	30
55	Undertake treatments and dressings of lesions and wounds	4	25
56	Adapt and fit healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology, or products, to meet individuals’ needs	6	37
57	Administer oral nutritional products to individuals	5	35
58	Promote effective communication with individuals with sensory loss	4	30
59	Work with other professionals and agencies to support individuals with physical disability	3	23
60	Support individuals to access housing and accommodation services	4	24
61	Identify information requirements in a health context	4	30
62	Prepare and reproduce permanent radiographic images	4	23
63	Develop and prepare speech and language therapy resources for alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) use	4	25
64	Carry out wound drainage care	4	32
65	Prepare and provide surgical instrumentation and supplementary items for the surgical team	6	43
66	Care for a newly born baby when the mother is unable to do so	4	32
67	Understand Child and Young Person Development	4	30
68	Provide support to maintain and develop skills for everyday life	4	28
69	Facilitate learning and development activities to meet individual needs and preferences	5	35
70	Enable individuals with behavioural difficulties to develop strategies to change their behaviour	8	41
71	Reprocess endoscopy equipment	4	30
72	Support individuals with cognition and learning difficulties	5	34
73	Assist in testing individuals’ abilities prior to planning physical activities	5	38
74	Support individuals to manage dysphagia	5	35
75	Provide advice on foot care for individuals with diabetes	3	23
76	Transport, transfer and position individuals and equipment within the perioperative environment	5	32
77	Understand Sensory Loss	3	21
78	Support families who are affected by Acquired Brain Injury	3	30
79	Support individuals during a period of change	4	29
80	Perform intravenous cannulation	4	34
81	Care for individuals with urethral catheters	4	30
82	Conduct routine maintenance on clinical equipment	4	30
83	Assist and support individuals to use alternative and augmentative communication systems (AAC)	5	35
84	Measure and record individuals’ body fluid balance in a perioperative environment	4	23
85	Support parents/carers to interact with and care for their newborn baby	4	30
86	Deliver training through demonstration and instruction	3	21
87	Principles for implementing duty of care in health social care or children’s and young people’s settings	1	5
88	Promote Child and Young Person Development	3	25
89	Develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in other agencies	4	24
90	Undertake physiological measurements	3	23
91	Undertake stoma care	4	30
92	Assure the effective functioning of radiographic image processing equipment	4	25
93	Operate equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood collection	5	40
94	Advise and inform individuals on managing their condition	5	31
95	Assist others to monitor individuals’ progress in managing dysphagia	5	38
96	Support carers to meet the care needs of individuals	5	30
97	Maintain pharmaceutical stock	3	4
98	Anatomy and Physiology for Maternity Support Workers	2	20
99	Receive prescriptions from individuals	3	15
100	Understand how to support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions	3	28
101	Support Individuals with Specific Communication Needs	5	35
102	Obtain and test capillary blood samples	4	30
103	Support individuals at the end of life	7	53
104	Contribute to effective multidisciplinary team working	3	20
105	Analyse and present health related data and information	4	30
106	Remove wound drains	4	27
107	Develop activities and materials to enable individuals to reach specific communication goals	5	38
108	Operate equipment for intraoperative cell salvage blood processing and complete intraoperative cell salvage blood process	5	39
109	Support parents/carers and those in a parental role to care for babies during their first year	5	36
110	Obtain a client history	3	22
111	Manage the availability of physical resources to meet service delivery needs in a health setting	5	33
112	Administer medication to individuals, and monitor the effects	5	30
113	Undertake an in-process accuracy check of assembled prescribed items prior to the final accuracy check	4	11
114	Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings	2	8
115	Understand the impact of Acquired Brain Injury on individuals	3	28
116	Support individuals to live at home	4	25
117	Promote person centred approaches in health and social care	6	41
118	interact with and support individuals using telecommunications	5	36
119	Undertake tissue viability risk assessments	3	26
120	Manufacture equipment or medical devices for individuals within healthcare	4	30
121	Provide support for individuals with communication and interaction difficulties	5	39
122	Monitor individuals’ progress in relation to managing their body weight and nutrition	3	26
123	Assist in implementing treatment programmes for individuals with severely reduced movement/mobility	5	29
124	Assist in the delivery of perioperative care and support to individuals	4	31
125	Examine the feet of individuals with diabetes	4	32
126	Communicate with individuals about promoting their health and wellbeing while working as a Health Trainer	3	15
127	Understand How to Safeguard the Wellbeing of Children and Young People	3	25
128	Support Children and Young People’s Health and Safety	2	15
129	Develop Positive Relationship with Children, Young People and Others Involved in Their Care	1	8
130	Working Together for the Benefit of Children and Young People	2	15
131	Understand How to Support Positive Outcomes for Children and Young People	3	25
132	Assessment and planning with children and young people	5	35
133	Promote the wellbeing and resilience of children and young people	4	30
134	Professional practice in children and young people’s social care	4	30
135	Support individuals to prepare for and settle in to new home environments	3	23
136	Promote positive behaviour	6	44
137	Support use of medication in social care settings	5	40
138	Provide information and advice to children and young people	3	22
139	Support young people to move towards independence and manage their lives	3	20
140	Work with children and young people in a residential care setting	5	35
141	Support positive practice with children and young people with speech, language and communication needs	4	28
142	Support children or young people in their own home	4	30
143	Support positive attachments for children and young people	7	55
144	Support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions	4	33
145	Prepare, load and operate decontamination equipment	3	23
146	Carry out sterilisation and product release of reuseable medical devices	3	24
147	Understand how to monitor the decontamination process	2	19
148	Monitor and solve customer service problems	1	8
149	Plan, allocate and monitor work of a team	6	40
150	Understand Stroke Care Management	5	25
151	Conduct hearing assessments	4	36
152	Conduct External Ear Examinations	5	38
153	Carry out intravenous infusion	4	28
154	Carry out blood collection from fixed or central lines	4	30
155	Diabetes Awareness	4	30
156	Introduction to the role and responsibilities of a Health Trainer	6	46
157	Establishing and developing relationships with communities while working as a Health Trainer	4	20
158	Enable individuals to change their behaviour to improve their health and wellbeing while working as a Health Trainer	3	10
159	Clinical Imaging Support Worker: Anatomy and Terminology	5	25
160	Clinical Imaging Support Worker: Fundamentals of Care	3	24
161	Clinical Imaging Support Worker: Radiation Protection and Awareness	6	48
162	The Use of Contrast Media in Clinical Imaging	3	24
163	Speech and Language Support for 11-16s: From Theory into Practice	2	15
164	Speech and Language Support for 5-11s: From Theory into Practice	9	63
165	Communication Support for 0-25s with Severe and Complex Needs: From Theory into Practice	9	63
166	Communication and relationships to promote thewellbeing and mental health of older people	9	63

Why Choose This Social Care Skills Training?

The ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills provides focused, regulated learning for developing knowledge and practical skills relevant to healthcare and social care support roles. It is suitable for UK-based and international learners seeking structured training aligned with recognised UK qualification frameworks.

Regulated UK qualification: Awarded by ProQual Awarding Body and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), with the qualification accredited onto the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).
Focused social care skills development: The qualification covers relevant areas of healthcare and social care support, allowing learning to be directed towards specific occupational responsibilities rather than relying solely on broad theoretical study.
Person-centred approach: Learning can support understanding of person-centred care, individual needs, communication, dignity, wellbeing and appropriate support practices within care environments.
Relevant healthcare and care knowledge: Depending on the selected units, learning may address areas such as health and safety, safeguarding, mental health, dementia, disability, nutrition, mobility, professional practice and information handling.
Suitable for different care settings: The knowledge and skills are relevant to environments such as care homes, community-based services and other health and social care settings, subject to the learner’s occupational role and selected units.
Recognised UK framework: Inclusion on the RQF provides a clear reference point for the qualification’s regulated status and level within the UK qualifications system.
International relevance: The qualification can provide an internationally understandable benchmark of Level 3 healthcare and social care support learning, while specific employment or professional requirements may vary between countries.
Practical professional development: The training can help strengthen the knowledge base required for responsible support practice, communication with individuals receiving care, safe working and effective collaboration within care teams.

Overall, this qualification is appropriate for a learner seeking structured Level 3 healthcare and social care support training with UK-regulated qualification status, particularly where focused development of care-related knowledge and occupational skills is required. Contact us.

Who Should Attend

Target Audience and Participants

The ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills is suitable for a learner seeking structured, regulated development in healthcare and social care support. It is particularly relevant to individuals whose responsibilities involve supporting people with care, wellbeing, health or daily living needs.

Healthcare support workers seeking to strengthen knowledge and practical skills relevant to their current responsibilities.
Social care workers working in care homes, residential services, domiciliary care, community support or related settings.
Care assistants and support workers who require structured learning in areas such as person-centred care, communication, safeguarding, health and safety and wellbeing.
Learner already working in health and social care who wants to develop specific occupational skills through a regulated Level 3 qualification.
Individuals progressing within care-related roles who want to build a stronger foundation before undertaking further vocational or professional development.
Workers supporting people with specific needs, including individuals affected by dementia, mental health conditions, disability, mobility limitations or other care requirements, where the relevant units are selected.
Individuals returning to healthcare or social care employment who need to refresh or formalise relevant knowledge and skills.
International learner seeking a UK-regulated qualification that provides a recognised reference point for Level 3 healthcare and social care support learning. Local employment, licensing and professional registration requirements should be checked separately.
Employers and care organisations seeking structured qualification pathways for staff development in relevant healthcare and social care support areas.

The qualification is especially appropriate where the learning requirement is focused on specific healthcare and social care support skills, rather than a broader full diploma programme. The most suitable units should be selected according to the learner’s role, responsibilities and development needs.

Career & Learning Benefits

Career Progression and Benefits

he ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care Support Skills supports targeted professional development by strengthening knowledge and practical understanding relevant to healthcare and social care support environments. As a regulated RQF qualification, it can also provide formal recognition of learning for UK and international contexts, subject to local employment and professional requirements.

Career Benefits

Strengthens occupational knowledge for roles involving healthcare, social care and support services.
Supports professional development for care assistants, support workers and other staff already working in health and social care environments.
Provides formal recognition of specific skills through a qualification awarded by ProQual Awarding Body and regulated by Ofqual.
Supports progression planning towards further vocational learning or additional specialist qualifications in health and social care.
Enhances workplace confidence by developing structured knowledge around safe, effective and person-centred support.
Provides transferable knowledge applicable across relevant care environments, including residential, community and support settings.
Offers an internationally recognisable UK qualification reference point, while employment, licensing and registration requirements remain subject to the relevant country and occupational regulator.

Learning Benefits

Develops understanding of person-centred care and support.
Strengthens knowledge of communication and professional relationships in care settings.
Supports understanding of health, safety, safeguarding and wellbeing.
Can develop knowledge in specialist areas such as dementia, mental health, disability, nutrition and mobility, depending on the units selected.
Encourages understanding of professional responsibilities and effective care practices.
Builds a more structured understanding of the relationship between individual needs, appropriate support and quality care.
Provides focused Level 3 learning that can complement existing workplace experience and support continued professional development (CPD).

Overall, the qualification combines formal recognition with focused healthcare and social care support learning, making it relevant for career development, workplace competence and progression to further study.

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Frequently Asked Questions Explained

Yes. The selected units can develop applied knowledge and skills relevant to workplace care practice, including supporting individuals, communication, safe working and responding appropriately to care needs.

Yes. The qualification can form part of a structured CPD pathway by helping a learner address specific knowledge and skill-development requirements relevant to healthcare and social care support.

Yes. It can provide a structured introduction or skills-development pathway for an individual moving towards healthcare and social care support. Employment requirements should be checked with the relevant employer because some roles require additional experience, training or registration.

It can help employers structure staff development around defined healthcare and social care support skills. It also provides a formal qualification framework that can be incorporated into appropriate workforce development programmes.

International learners can use the qualification as evidence of UK-regulated vocational learning. However, employment, licensing, registration and immigration requirements differ by country, so local regulatory requirements should always be checked before using the qualification for a specific occupation.

Enrollment Criteria

Entry Requirements for ProQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare and Social Care:

16 years
Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking)
Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Interest in healthcare and social care sector
No formal qualification required (experience in care is beneficial but not essential)