Health and Social Care Management - OTHM Level 3
Overview
This qualification is designed to:
- Equip learners with the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills required for a career in the health and social care sector at a managerial level.
- Enable learners to demonstrate their skills by producing evidence from their work or training activities.
- Help learners acquire skills to support a role in the Health and Social Care sector or progress to further study.
Equivalent to Master’s degrees on RQF
- Equivalent to Higher National Diploma (HND)
- Equivalent to Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor
Entry requirements
Learners must have:
01
Academic
No academic background required. Admitted learners meet the necessary capabilities for learning and assessment.
02
Age
Learners must be 18 years old or older at the beginning of the course.
03
Experience
Mature learners (over 21) with management experience must check with us prior to registering.
04
Language proficiency
Non-native English speakers must demonstrate English language proficiency.
Structure
The completed qualifications consists of:
- 6 Mandatory units
- A combined total of 60 credits
- 600 hours Total Qualification Time (TQT)
- 120 Guided Learning Hours (GLH)
Mandatory units
- Responsibilities of a Health and Social Care worker (10 credits)
- Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care (10 credits)
- Effective Communication and Ethical Practice in Health and Social Care (10 credits)
- Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings (10 credits)
- Person-centred Approaches in Health and Social Care Settings (10 credits)
- Effective Handling of Information in Health and Social Care Settings (10 credits)
Duration
The qualification is delivered through two routes
Both are flexible in their delivery to accommodate part-time and distance learning.
We deliver this qualification either online or face-to-face through lectures, tutorials, seminars, workshops etc. You choose the pathway that suits your circumstances.
Standard route
- Flexible part time or distance learning
- 9 months Full time
Fast track route
- Flexible part time or distance learning
- 6 months Full time
One off payment: £949
Instalment Payment X 3: £450/month for 3 months
Instalment Payment X 2: £555/month for 2 months
5% off – One off payment: £1212
Assessments
How will you be assessed?
All units within this qualification are internally assessed by us and externally verified by OTHM.
The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.
To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by our Assessors.
Progression
Academic
Academic progressions including progression to relevant OTHM Level 4 Diplomas
Eligible for Higher Education
Eligible to gain direct entry into relevant Higher Education Studies
Credibility
Approved and regulated by Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
Quality, Standards & Recognitions
By complying with our regulators and meeting university progression requirements we ensure the high-quality standards of all our qualifications and assessments. The local and global recognition enable our graduates to enhance their employability skills as well as to join degree and master top-up programmes.
