Qualification Purpose:
The Level 3 diploma for residential child care is specially designed for learners wanting to work in residential care with children in a care role. settings residential care homes, residential special schools, therapeutic communities, secure children’s homes, shared care, and short break settings. Learners will develop the knowledge skills necessary to promote a caring, healthy, stimulating, safe, secure environment for children and young people in their care.
The qualification can be used as a mandatory qualification for the children, young people, and families practitioner apprenticeship .through this qualification, learners will cover underpinning knowledge and skills required for progression to this apprenticeship further into the residential childcare sector.
Entry Requirements:
There are no specific entry requirements however learners should have a minimum of level two in literacy and numeracy or equivalent.
The qualification is suitable for learners of 16 years of age and above
Progression:
Successful learners can progress to other qualifications such as:
*level 4 diploma in leadership and management
*Level 5 Award in leadership and management
*Level 5 Diploma in leadership and management for residential childcare
*Level 5 Diploma in leadership for health and social care and children and young people’s services
Structure:
Mandatory Units:
| Unit ref | Title | Level | GLH | Credit value |
| R/617/9769 | Assessment and planning with children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 26 | 4 |
| R/617/9786 | Professional development in residential childcare | 3 | 28 | 3 |
| H/617/9789 | Residential childcare for children and young people with complex disabilities or conditions | 3 | 30 | 4 |
| L/617/9740 | Safeguarding and protecting or children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 34 | 5 |
| K/617/9874 | Support and promote shared risk management with children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| A/617/9782 | support and promote the rights, diversity, and equality of children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 20 | 3 |
| J/617/9767 | Support children and young people in residential childcare to manage their health | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| Y/617/9742 | support effective communications and information handling in residential childcare | 3 | 30 | 4 |
| M/617/9794 | Support group living in residential childcare | 3 | 30 | 4 |
| T/617/9800 | Support positive outcomes for children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| H/617/9758 | Support positive relationships and attachments for children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| Y/617/9739 | Support the development of children and young people to achieve their learning potential | 3 | 42 | 4 |
| K/617/9759 | Support the well-being and resilience of children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| F/617/9783 | Support working in teams to benefit children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 28 | 4 |
| R/617/9741 | Supporting children and young people who have experienced harm and abuse | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| D/617/9788 | The care system and its impact on children and young People | 3 | 40 | 5 |
| Y/617/9790 | Working with the families of children and young people in residential childcare | 3 | 20 | 2 |
Optional Units:
There are no optional units for this qualification
Duration
Guided Learning hours
These hours are made up of all contact time. guidance or supervision of a learner by a lecture. supervisor, tutor, trainer, or other appropriate providers of education or training. Guided Learning Hours for this qualification is 468
The qualification is suitable for learners of 16 years of age and above
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