NCFE
    Level 3
    QN: 601/6110/3
    Curriculum Active

    NCFE CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NCFE. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 2006 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 3
    Awarding Body
    NCFE
    Syllabus Units
    46 Units
    Guided Hours
    2006 hrs
    Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.

    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Advocacy in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Advocacy in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Advocacy in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Advocacy in health and social care
    2

    Anatomy and physiology for health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
    3

    Behaviour change in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Behaviour change in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Behaviour change in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Behaviour change in health and social care
    4

    Biochemistry for health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Biochemistry for health
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Biochemistry for health
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Biochemistry for health
    5

    Communication in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Communication in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Communication in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Communication in health and social care
    6

    Community care provision

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Community care provision
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Community care provision
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Community care provision
    7

    Complementary therapies and alternative medicine for health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Complementary therapies and alternative medicine for health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Complementary therapies and alternative medicine for health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Complementary therapies and alternative medicine for health and social care
    8

    Dementia awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Dementia awareness
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Dementia awareness
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Dementia awareness
    9

    Empowerment in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Empowerment in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Empowerment in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Empowerment in health and social care
    10

    End of life care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of End of life care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in End of life care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for End of life care
    11

    Epidemiology for health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Epidemiology for health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Epidemiology for health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Epidemiology for health and social care
    12

    Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
    13

    Ethics in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Ethics in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Ethics in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Ethics in health and social care
    14

    Family issues in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Family issues in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Family issues in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Family issues in health and social care
    15

    Genetics in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Genetics in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Genetics in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Genetics in health and social care
    16

    Health education

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Health education
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Health education
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Health education
    17

    Health psychology

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Health psychology
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Health psychology
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Health psychology
    18

    Human growth and development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Human growth and development
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Human growth and development
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Human growth and development
    19

    Infection prevention and control in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Infection prevention and control in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Infection prevention and control in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Infection prevention and control in health and social care
    20

    Learning disability

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Learning disability
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Learning disability
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Learning disability
    21

    Medication in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Medication in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Medication in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Medication in health and social care
    22

    Mental health and wellbeing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Mental health and wellbeing
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Mental health and wellbeing
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Mental health and wellbeing
    23

    Microbiology for health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Microbiology for health
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Microbiology for health
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Microbiology for health
    24

    Models and systems of health care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Models and systems of health care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Models and systems of health care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Models and systems of health care
    25

    Nutrition for health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Nutrition for health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Nutrition for health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Nutrition for health and social care
    26

    Partnership working in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Partnership working in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Partnership working in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Partnership working in health and social care
    27

    Personal and professional development

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Personal and professional development
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Personal and professional development
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Personal and professional development
    28

    Pharmacology

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Pharmacology
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Pharmacology
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Pharmacology
    29

    Physiology of ageing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Physiology of ageing
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Physiology of ageing
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Physiology of ageing
    30

    Physiology of coordination

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Physiology of coordination
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Physiology of coordination
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Physiology of coordination
    31

    Promoting positive behaviour

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Promoting positive behaviour
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Promoting positive behaviour
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Promoting positive behaviour
    32

    Protection of children, young people and adults in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Protection of children, young people and adults in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Protection of children, young people and adults in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Protection of children, young people and adults in health and social care
    33

    Psychological perspectives in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Psychological perspectives in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Psychological perspectives in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Psychological perspectives in health and social care
    34

    Public health for health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Public health for health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Public health for health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Public health for health and social care
    35

    Reflective practice

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Reflective practice
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Reflective practice
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Reflective practice
    36

    Research skills for health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Research skills for health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Research skills for health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Research skills for health and social care
    37

    Safeguarding in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Safeguarding in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Safeguarding in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Safeguarding in health and social care
    38

    Science of nutrition

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Science of nutrition
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Science of nutrition
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Science of nutrition
    39

    Social policy

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Social policy
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Social policy
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Social policy
    40

    Sociological perspectives in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Sociological perspectives in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Sociological perspectives in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Sociological perspectives in health and social care
    41

    Sociology of health and illness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Sociology of health and illness
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Sociology of health and illness
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Sociology of health and illness
    42

    Support care within fostering and adoption services

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Support care within fostering and adoption services
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Support care within fostering and adoption services
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Support care within fostering and adoption services
    43

    Technology in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Technology in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Technology in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Technology in health and social care
    44

    The role of play for children and young people

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of The role of play for children and young people
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in The role of play for children and young people
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for The role of play for children and young people
    45

    Voluntary organisations

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Voluntary organisations
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Voluntary organisations
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Voluntary organisations
    46

    Working in health and social care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand key principles, terminology and concepts of Working in health and social care
    • Apply practical skills, procedures and techniques in Working in health and social care
    • Evaluate performance, standards and best practices for Working in health and social care

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    601/6110/3
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    NCFE
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Sept 2015