Health and Social Care Level3

Specification

Edexcel competence-based
qualifications

Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
(Adults) for England (QCF)
Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
(Adults) for Wales and Northern Ireland (QCF)
For first registration January 2011
Issue 2

Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK’s largest awarding organisation offering
vocational and academic qualifications and testing, to employers, training providers,
colleges, schools, and other places of learning in the UK, and in over 85 countries
worldwide.
Our specialist suite of qualifications include NVQs, Apprenticeships, WorkSkills,
Functional Skills, Foundation Learning, as well as our exclusive range of BTECs,
from entry level right through to Higher National Diplomas.

This specification is Issue 2. Key changes are sidelined. We will inform centres of any changes
to this issue. The latest issue can be found on the Edexcel website: www.edexcel.com

References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith.
Edexcel does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of
materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein.
(Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and
websites.)

Authorised by Roger Beard
Prepared by Catherine Dear
Publications Code N025514
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Edexcel Limited 2011

Contents
Qualification titles covered by this specification

1

Key features of the Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
(Adults) for England (QCF) and the Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Health
and Social Care (Adults) for Wales and Northern Ireland (QCF)

3

What is the purpose of these qualifications?
Who are these qualifications for?
What are the benefits of these qualifications to the learner and employer?
What are the potential job roles for those working towards these qualifications?
What progression...