Assessment Requirements Portfolio of Evidence

This qualification is internally assessed and internally quality assured by centre staff and externally quality assured by Innovate Awarding External Quality Advisors (EQAs).

Aims and Objectives of the Qualification

This qualification provides the Employee Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) and Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) requirements of the Healthcare Support Services and Clinical Healthcare Support apprenticeship frameworks.

Entry Guidance

There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification.

Learners must be at least 16 years old to complete this qualification.

This qualification is suitable for those who work, or who are looking to work within the health sector.

Progression Opportunities

Learners taking this qualification will normally do so as part of one of the Healthcare Support Services or Clinical Healthcare Support Apprenticeship frameworks.

This will enable learners to progress to a variety of job roles such as:

• Healthcare support staff
• Clinical Healthcare staff

They may also progress onto the following qualifications:

• IAO Level 3 Award in Employment and Personal Learning Skills in Health
• IAO Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support 
• IAO Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support 
• IAO Level 2 Certificate in Healthcare Support Services 
• IAO Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support Services 

Funding

For details on eligibility for government funding please refer to the following websites:

http://www.education.gov.uk/section96/

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/skills-funding-agency