NQual
Level 3
QN: 610/7105/5
Curriculum Active
NQual Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NQual. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1474 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
NQual
Syllabus Units
54 Units
Guided Hours
1474 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Advocacy in Adult Care Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles, purpose and legal context of independent advocacy
- Understand the role, responsibilities, and boundaries of the advocate
- Be able to provide advocacy support in a person-centred and rights-based way
- Be able to communicate effectively when providing advocacy support
2
Awareness of Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understanding Autism Spectrum Condition
- Understand how to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Be able to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Be able to communicate with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
3
Awareness of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and principles of the Mental Capacity Act 20052.
- Understand how mental capacity is assessed and decisions are made
- Understand best interest decision-making and lawful restrictions
- Understand how the Mental Capacity Act is applied in care and support practice
4
Choice and Independence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of risk assessments in promoting person-centred approaches, choice and independence and the right to take risks
- Promote individuals’ rights to make choices
- Promote individuals’ independence
5
Continuous Development
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what is required to be competent in own role
- Understand the value of reflective practice
- Demonstrate commitment to own development
- Develop leadership behaviours
- Be able to use reflective practice to improve ways of working
6
Delivering Person-Centred Support in Residential Care Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and principles of residential care
- Understand roles, responsibilities, and professional boundaries in residential care
- Be able to support individuals with daily living in residential settings
- Understand and apply safe working practices in residential care
- Be able to support positive relationships and social inclusion in residential settings
- Understand the importance of partnership working in residential care
7
Delivering Person-Centred Support in Supported Living Services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of purpose of supported living
- Understand role, responsibilities, and professional boundaries in supported living
- Be able to support individuals manage their home and daily living
- Understand how to support tenancy rights, safety, and wellbeing
- Be able to support individual to develop skills for independence and community participation
- Understand the importance of partnership working in supported living
8
Developing Leadership Skills in Care Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand leadership theories and their application in adult care
- Understand responsibilities of leaders in promoting high-quality care
- Be able to lead and motivate teams in adult care settings
- Be able to communicate effectively as a leader in adult care
- Understand how to lead continuous improvement in care settings
- Be able to lead others through change in adult care settings
9
Developing Life Skills Through Meaningful Activity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of meaningful activity in enhancing wellbeing and identity
- Understand barriers to engagement and how to create enabling environments
- Be able to plan and facilitate meaningful activity and life skills development
- Be able to work collaboratively to support ongoing development and community inclusion
10
Digital Skills for Care Workers
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of digital technology in modern care settings
- Understand legal, ethical, and organisational requirements for digital practice
- Be able to use digital tools and systems safely and effectively
- Understand how to support individuals to use digital tools safely and confidently
- Be able to work collaboratively to promote effective digital practice
11
Duty of Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
- Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
- Know how to respond to concerns and complaints
- Know how to recognise and respond to adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses
12
Effective Communication
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting
- Understand the variety in peoples’ communication needs and preferences
- Understand the role of independent advocacy services in supporting individuals to communicate their wishes, needs and preferences
- Understand confidentiality in care settings
- Be able to communicate effectively with others
- Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
13
Employment and Career Progression in the Care Sector
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the adult care sector and employment opportunities
- Understand how to prepare for employment in adult care
- Be able to demonstrate employability skills relevant to adult care
- Understand the importance of professional development and reflective practice
- Be able to plan for employment and progression in adult care
14
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand influences on working practices to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
- Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights within your work setting
- Know how to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
- Work in an inclusive way
15
Handling Information
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand requirements for handling information in care settings
- Be able to implement good practice in handling information
16
Health and Safety (General)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own responsibility, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
- Carry out own responsibilities for health and safety
- Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
- Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials
- Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting
- Be able to implement security measures in the work setting
17
Health and Safety (Topics)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to move and handle equipment and other objects safely
- Be able to handle hazardous substances and materials
- Be able to promote fire safety in the work setting
- Be able to implement security measures in the work setting
18
Health and Well-Being
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of individuals’ well-being
- Know how to monitor individuals’ health
- Be able to assess and respond to change in an individual’s health and well-being
- Be able to promote individuals’ health and well-being
19
Infection Prevention and Control
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prevent and control the spread of infection
- Be able to prevent and control the spread of infection
20
Leading Supervision, Appraisal and Reflective Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and principles of supervision and appraisal in adult care
- Understand models and approaches used in supervision and appraisal
- Be able to prepare for and participate in supervision and appraisal
- Understand reflective practice and its role in professional development
- Be able to use reflective practice to improve own work and leadership
- understand the role of supervision and appraisal in supporting staff wellbeing and performance
21
Mental Capacity and Restrictive Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of mental capacity
- Understand the application of the principles of mental capacity and consent
- Understand restrictive practices
22
Mental Health Awareness
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand mental health and mental wellbeing 2.
- Understand common mental health conditions
- Understand approaches to supporting mental health
- Be able to promote positive mental wellbeing
- Know how to recognise and respond to mental health concerns
- Understand the impact of own role and responsibilities in mental health support
23
Mentoring and Developing Others in Adult Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and principles of mentoring in adult care
- Understand the models and approaches used in mentoring and workplace support
- Be able to plan and prepare mentoring support for colleagues
- Be able to mentor colleagues to develop skills, confidence and professional practice
- Understand how to support colleagues through challenges and change
- Be able to evaluate the effectiveness of mentoring and support provided
24
Person-Centred Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the application of person-centred practices in care settings
- Understand the importance of individuals relationships
- Work in a person-centred way
25
Person-Centred Support for Chronic Pain Conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature and impact of long-term pain conditions
- Understand holistic and person-centred approaches to supporting long-term pain
- Be able to support individuals to manage long-term pain in a person-centred way
- Be able to work collaboratively to promote wellbeing, resilience and continuity of support
26
Person-Centred Support for People with Learning Disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand learning disabilities within a social, developmental and rights-based context
- Understand the importance of citizenship, inclusion, and lifelong development
- Understand health, wellbeing, and health inequalities affecting people with learning disabilities
- Be able to provide enabling, person-led support to individuals with learning disabilities
- Be able to support safety, safeguarding, and positive risk enablement
- Understand the role of relationships, networks and collaborative working
27
Personal Well-Being
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own well-being and the importance of improving and maintaining own well-being
- Understand the importance of maintaining and improving own well-being
- Know how to maintain and improve own well-being
- Know how to manage own stress and anxiety
28
Principles of Epilepsy Awareness and Support
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand epilepsy and its effects on individuals
- Understand how to reduce risks and promote safety for individuals with epilepsy
- Be able to recognise and respond appropriately to seizure activity
- Understand the impact of epilepsy on communication, wellbeing and social inclusion
- Be able to work collaboratively with families, carers and professionals
29
Principles of Medication Administration
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for administering medication
- Understand different types of medication and routes of administration
- Be able to prepare for the safe administration of medication
- Be able to administer medication safely and in line with agreed ways of working
- Understand how to support individuals with medication-related needs
- Be able to reflect on own practice in administering medication
30
Promoting Choice and Control Through Positive Risk-Taking
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of positive risk-taking
- Understand factors that influence risk-taking decisions
- Understand processes for assessing and managing risk
- Be able to support individuals to make informed choices about risk
- Be able to work with others to support positive risk-taking
31
Promoting Independence for Individuals with Sensory Loss
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the meaning and impact of sensory loss
- Understand the importance of early recognition, communication, and environmental adaptation
- Be able to provide person-centred support to individuals with sensory loss
- Understand how to support emotional wellbeing and reduce barriers for individuals with sensory loss
- Be able to work collaboratively with families, carers, and professionals
32
Promoting Independence Through Assistive Technology (AT)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand assistive technology and its role in promoting independence
- Understand factors that influence the choice, setup, and effective use of assistive technology
- Be able to support individuals to use assistive technology safely and confidently
- Be able to monitor
- review and report on the effectiveness of assistive technology
33
Promoting Social Inclusion and Healthy Relationships
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of social interactions and relationships for individuals
- Understand barriers to social interaction and how to reduce them
- Be able to support individuals to develop and maintain social interactions
- Be able to support individuals to build and maintain healthy relationships
34
Regulatory Compliance in Adult Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the regulatory frame
- work governing adult care services
- Understand inspection processes and expectations
- Be able to contribute to regulatory compliance and inspection readiness
- Understand quality assurance and continuous improvement in regulated services
- Be able to support quality monitoring and internal audit processes
- Be able to support the service response to inspection findings
35
Safeguarding
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
- use and neglect
- Know how to recognise signs of ab
- Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
- use or neglect occurring
- Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed ab
- Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
- Understand the principles of online safety
36
Support Individuals Approaching the End of Life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and values of end of life care
- Understand the needs of individuals and families during the end of life
- Be able to provide person-centred support to individuals at the end of life
- Be able to support families, carers, and others during end of life care
- Understand the importance of reflection and self-care in end of life work
37
Supporting Adults with Relationships and Self-Identity
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand sexuality, relationships and identity as part of holistic wellbeing
- Understand barriers to expressing sexuality, relationships, and identity in adult care
- Be able to support individuals to express sexuality, relationships, and identity
- Understand consent, safeguarding, and professional boundaries in relation to sexuality and relationships
- Be able to work collaboratively to support sexuality, relationships and identity
38
Supporting Emotional Wellbeing at the End of Life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand emotional and psychological experiences associated with the end of life
- Understand factors that influence emotional wellbeing at the end of life
- Be able to provide person-centred emotional support to individuals at the end of life
- Be able to work collaboratively to support emotional wellbeing at the end of life
- Understand the importance of professional boundaries, reflection, and emotional resilience
39
Supporting Health, Wellbeing and Independence for Individuals Living with Diabetes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand diabetes and how it affects the body
- Understand the impact of diabetes on daily life and wellbeing
- Understand how diabetes is managed and supported in everyday life
- Be able to support individuals to manage diabetes and promote independence
- Be able to recognise
- respond to, and report concerns related to diabetes
40
Supporting Individual’s Living with Parkinson’s Disease
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature and causes of Parkinson’s disease
- Understand the signs, symptoms, and impact of Parkinson’s disease
- Understand approaches to treatment, management and support
- Be able to provide person-centred support to individuals with Parkinson’s disease
- Understand risk management, safeguarding, and health and safety considerations
- Understand the role of carers, families and support networks
41
Supporting Individuals at Risk of Suicide
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of suicide risk and contributing factors
- Understand signs that may indicate suicide risk and how to respond appropriately
- Be able to communicate effectively and compassionately with individuals who may be at risk
- Understand the importance of safeguarding, partnership working, and professional boundaries
- Understand the emotional impact of suicide-related work and the importance of self-care
42
Supporting Individuals Living with the Effects of Stroke
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature, causes, and types of stroke
- Understand the signs, symptoms, and potential effects of stroke
- Understand approaches to treatment, rehabilitation, and ongoing management
- Be able to provide person-centred support to individuals living with the effects of a stoke
- Understand risk management, safeguarding and health and safety considerations
- Understand the role of carers, families and support networks
43
Supporting Individuals with Complex Communication Needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand complex communication needs and their impact
- Understand barriers to communication and how to reduce them
- Be able to support individuals to communicate using person-centred approaches
- Understand how to support the use of communication aids and specialist strategies
44
Supporting Individuals with Nutrition and Hydration Needs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of nutrition and hydration for health and wellbeing
- Understand factors that affect eating, drinking and nutrition intake
- Be able to support individuals to eat and drink in a person-centred way
- Understand how to reduce the risks and promote safe eating and drinking
- Be able to work collaboratively to promote nutrition and hydration
45
Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals in Care Settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of neurodiversity and common neurodivergent profiles
- Understand how neurodivergence may influence daily life, communication, and wellbeing
- Be able to provide person-centred support to neurodivergent individuals
- Understand how to promote inclusion, wellbeing, and positive identity for neurodivergent individuals
- Be able to work collaboratively with families, carers, and professionals
46
Trauma Informed Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of trauma and its potential impact
- Understand the principles and values of trauma-informed care
- Be able to provide trauma-informed support to individuals
- Understand how to promote resilience, empowerment, and recovery
- Be able to work collaboratively with families, carers, and professionals
47
Understanding and Applying Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) in Practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and values of Positive Behaviour
- Understand the factors that influence behaviour
- Be able to contribute to functional assessment and behaviour support planning
- Be able to implement proactive and preventative PBS strategies
- Be able to respond safely and respectfully during periods of distress
- Be able to reflect on and improve PBS practice
48
Understanding and Delivering Pressure Area Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the causes and risk factors associated with pressure damage
- Understand approaches to preventing and monitoring pressure damage
- Be able to support individuals to maintain healthy skin and prevent pressure damage
- Be able to promote dignity, comfort, and wellbeing during pressure area care
49
Understanding and Responding to Pain in Adult Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of pain and discomfort and how individuals may experience it
- Understand approaches to monitoring, reporting, and responding to pain and discomfort
- Be able to support individuals to manage pain and discomfort in a person-centred way
- Be able to promote wellbeing and emotional support when individuals experience pain
50
Understanding and Supporting Individuals Living with Dementia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand what Dementia is and how it affects individuals
- Understand the impact of dementia on individuals and others
- Be able to support individuals living with dementia using person-centred approaches
- Be able to communicate effectively and support wellbeing and safety in dementia care
51
Understanding and Supporting Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nature of acquired brain injury and its effects
- Understand the long-term implication of acquired brain injury and the importance of rehabilitation
- Be able to provide person-centred support to individuals with acquired brain injury
- Understand how to support emotional wellbeing and behavioural changes following acquired brain injury
- Be able to work collaboratively with families, carers, and professionals
52
Understanding Palliative Care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purpose and philosophy of palliative care
- Understand the holistic needs of individuals receiving palliative care
- Understand the importance of communication and information-sharing in palliative care
- Understand the role of planning, choice, and decision-making in palliative care
- Understand the impact of palliative care on families, carers, and professionals
53
Ways of Working
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand agreed ways of working
- Understand working relationships in care settings
- Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer
- Be able to work in partnership with others
54
Working in Community-based Adult Care Service
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and purpose of community-based adult care services
- Understand responsibilities, boundaries, and professional conduct in community settings
- Be able to communicate effectively and build positive relationships in community settings
- Understand and apply safe working practices in community-based care
- Be able to support individuals to access and participate in their community
- Understand the importance of partnership working and coordinated support in community care
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/7105/5
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NQual
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2026