Gateway Qualifications
Level 2
QN: 603/6496/8
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Gateway Qualifications Level 2 Award in Health and Care
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Gateway Qualifications. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 490 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
Gateway Qualifications
Syllabus Units
23 Units
Guided Hours
490 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Activity Provision in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of activity provision to health and social care service users.
- Know about different types of activity within health and social care.
- Be able to select and plan appropriate activities for health and social care service users.
- Understand the role of the health or social care professional supporting individuals undertaking activities.
2
Basic First Aid Principles
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal requirements for provision of first aid in the workplace.
- Understand basic first aid procedures.
3
Care of the Elderly
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about the ageing process.
- Know about conditions affecting older people.
- Know how to communicate with older people.
- Know about person centred practice in caring for older people.
4
Communication in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about different forms of communication.
- Understand the importance of communication between health and social care practitioners and service users.
- Know about barriers to communication between health and social care practitioners and service users.
- Understand information-sharing between health and social care practitioners within and between services.
5
Dealing with Loss and Grief in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about loss and grief.
- Know the process of grieving and adjusting to loss.
- Know how a health and social care professional can support an individual to adjust to loss or grief.
- Know about support services for people grieving or adjusting to loss.
6
Dementia Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what dementia is.2.
- Understand the different ways of viewing dementia.3.
- Know the most common causes of dementia.4.
- Understand how individuals experience dementia.5.
- Know how to support people with dementia.
7
Diabetes Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what is meant by diabetes.
- Know risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.
- Know the treatment and management options for individuals with diabetes.
- Know how to respond to hypoglycaemia.
- Know the links between diabetes and other conditions.
8
Digital Skills for Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to use digital skills to handle work-related information.
- Be able to create and edit digital content for work-related purposes.
- Be able to use digital skills to communicate in a work context.
- Be able to work online and use digital devices safely and responsibly in a work context.5.
- Be able to solve technical problems.
9
Duty of Care in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of duty of care in health and social care.
- Know the role of legislation and workplace policies in helping health and social care organisations and staff to fulfil their duty of care.
- Know about dilemmas relating to duty of care.
10
Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children's and Young People's Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand equality and inclusion in health, social care or children's and young people's settings.
- Know how to work in an inclusive way.
11
Food Safety in Health and Social Care and Children's and Young People's Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand food safety in health and social care and children’s and young people’s settings.
- Be able to maintain hygiene when handling food and drink.
- Be able to prepare, serve and clear away food and drink safely.
- Know how to store food and drink safely in health and social care and children’s and young people’s settings.
12
Health and Safety in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace.2.
- Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety.3.
- Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards.4.
- Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace.
13
Infection Prevention and Control in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People's Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about the spread of infection.
- Know how health and social care or children and young people’s settings prevent and control infections.
- Know how personal hygiene contributes to infection prevention and control in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
- Understand how to reduce the risk of infection in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
- Be able to encourage staff and clients/children in health and social care or children and young people’s settings to adopt practices that reduce the risk of infection.
14
Maintaining Quality Standards in the Health and Social Care Sector
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how legislation, policies and procedures determine quality standards of work.
- Know the limits of own expertise and knowledge and when to refer to others.
- Know how to use resources efficiently to support quality standards.
15
Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept and importance of person-centred care.
- Know about person-centred approaches in health and social care.
- Understand the dilemmas and conflicts that occur in person centred planning.
16
Protection and Safeguarding in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the responsibilities of health and social care organisations and practitioners in relation to protection and safeguarding.
- Know about good practice in keeping health and social care service users safe or at reduced risk of harm.
- Know about different forms of ab
- Know how to respond to disclosure or suspicion of ab
- Know about information and support in relation to ab
17
Stroke Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what a stroke is.
- Know how to recognise stroke.
- Understand the management of risk factors for stroke.
- Understand the importance of emergency response and treatment for stroke.
- Understand the management of stroke.
18
Support Individuals to Eat and Drink
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink.
- Be able to prepare to provide support for eating and drinking.
- Be able to provide support for eating and drinking.
- Be able to clear away after food and drink.
- Be able to monitor eating and drinking and the support provided.
19
Supporting an Individual to be Part of a Community
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of social inclusion.
- Understand social exclusion.
- Know how social inclusion is promoted.
- Know how a health and social care practitioner can support the inclusion of individuals in their community.
20
Team Work in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of team-work in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.
- Know how teams are structured in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.
- Know the characteristics of effective teams in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.
- Be able to work as an effective team member to complete a task or activity relating to health and social care or to the care of children or young people.
21
Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings.
- Know how to access support for handling information in social care settings.
22
Understanding Risk within Health, Social Care and Children's and Young People's Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to recognise potential risk to self and others.
- Know how to assess and manage risk.
- Understand how to identify circumstances in which risk taking should be encouraged.
23
Working in Health and Social Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about service provision in health and social care.
- Know about occupations in health and social care.
- Know about the skills and qualifications required to work in health and social care.
- Know about career progression in health and social care.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 603/6496/8
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Gateway Qualifications
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2020