SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 6
- Location
- Langside Campus
- SCQF Level
- 6
- Start Date
- Various start dates
- Qualification Type
- SVQ
- Course Type
- Part-Time
- Duration
- 2 years
£1300.00
This SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF 6 course is for you if you work in residential, day or home care settings and normally carry out direct caring tasks, including personal care. You will be required to compile a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate an understanding of theory, principles and practices.
This course has flexible start dates.
What will I learn?
- Communication
- Health and Safety
- Safeguarding and Wellbeing of Individuals
- Developing Your Own Knowledge and Practice
- Two Optional Units to be selected.
There will be an on-site assessment and you will be required to compile a portfolio of evidence.
Further information on SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 6 can be accessed here.
Entry requirements (minimum)
- you must be in employment within a social service, social care or healthcare setting
- your current job role must include a range of skilled, varied, primarily routine tasks for which you have some responsibility. Your job role should also include some non-routine tasks.
Entry requirement equivalency table
- If you do not meet the entry criteria for your chosen course, you may be offered an alternative course in the same subject area.
Jobs and further study
- You could progress to SVQ Social Services and Healthcare at SCQF Level 7 if you gained a care worker post with a higher level of responsibility, or to the HNC Social Care.
- You will be able to register with the Scottish Social Services Council as a support practitioner and be employed as a Home Carer, Healthcare Support Worker or Social Service Support Worker.
Making an application
For courses starting in August, you can make up to two applications.
Applications are made to a course and a first choice of campus. If the course is oversubscribed at your first choice you will be automatically considered for alternative sites and may be made an offer without a further application.