Business A - Wales

Overview

This qualification aims to develop the knowledge, understanding, behaviours and skills that underpin Professional Practice within the Health and Social Care sector. This qualification has been developed in close collaboration with key sector stakeholders, including Social Care Wales and Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW).

This qualification is practice and knowledge based and assesses learners’ knowledge and practice. It is suitable for learners in a work-based learning environment.

What is covered on the course?

This apprenticeship framework includes the following qualifications:

Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care qualification consists of the following three mandatory units, and learners must achieve 60 credits in total:

legislation, theories and models of person/child-centred practice
Theoretical frameworks for leadership and management in health and social care
Leadership and management of effective team performance in health and social care services

Level 4 apprenticeship:

This qualification will allow learners to develop the knowledge and skills required for professional practice within health or social care settings.

Key Info

Course duration

21 months

Entry requirements

Learners undertaking this qualification must be 18 years or over. You will need to be in a role where you can review the recruitment and induction process within your setting and understand how to manage poor performance.

Pre-assessment report - Skill Scan for suitability to be completed ahead of being registered onto the qualification with Aspiration Training.

You work within one of the following pathways:

Leading support for reducing restrictive practices through positive approaches to behaviour
Leading practice with individuals living with mental ill-health
Leading practice with individuals living with dementia
Leading practice with individuals living with learning disability/autism
Leading practice with families/carers

Qualifications

On successful completion of the qualification, the individual will be awarded the following:

Level 4 Preparing for Leadership & Management in Health & Social Care
Level 4 Professional Practice in Health and Social Care
Essential Skills in Maths and English Level 2 (if applicable)

We have been working with Aspiration Training since January 2023, and during this time, we have successfully enrolled colleagues on programmes at Level 2, 3, 4 & 5. We have very quickly developed a mutually beneficial working relationship with colleagues in Aspiration Training, and we find them quick to respond to queries from the Learning & Development team.

Louise Giles Head of Learning & Development

My experience with Aspiration Training is excellent. I have got all kinds of support and guidance that assisted me in understanding and acquiring knowledge.

Mst Nilima Sarmin Support Worker

What happens after my apprenticeship?

At Aspiration Training, we provide every learner with a career pathway. This is a plan with clear, practical steps our learners can take to achieve the career of their dreams.

Our career pathways show typical routes through the various stages of learning, the knowledge and skills that will be learnt along the way and the career options that may be available as a result.

Career Progression is available across a number of levels, meaning, with hard work and determination, the sky is the limit.

Explore the pathways below to find out more about the typical job titles associated with each career.