Overview
The EBMA Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care is designed to provide learners with the knowledge, skills, and professional values required to work effectively in a wide range of health and social care contexts. The qualification aims to ensure that learners can apply theoretical understanding to practical situations, enabling them to deliver safe, ethical, and person-centred care.
The purpose of the qualification is to:
- Equip learners with a strong foundation in the principles, values, and frameworks of health and social care.
- Develop learners’ ability to communicate effectively, handle information responsibly, and work collaboratively in professional care environments.
- Promote awareness of safeguarding, health and safety, and wellbeing in care settings.
- Provide learners with specialist knowledge in key areas such as dementia care, stroke recovery, diabetes management, nutrition, health promotion, and end-of-life support.
- Support personal and professional development, reflective practice, and progression into higher-level study or employment in the health and social care sector.
This diploma is suitable for individuals seeking to enter the care profession, as well as those already working in the sector who wish to formalise their experience with a recognised qualification. It is also intended as a progression pathway for learners aiming to advance into nursing, social work, community health, or related professions.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the principles, values, and regulatory frameworks that underpin safe, ethical, and effective practice in health and social care.
- Apply person-centred approaches that promote dignity, choice, independence, equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of care delivery.
- Communicate effectively with service users, families, colleagues, and external professionals using verbal, non-verbal, and written methods, while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
- Manage and handle information responsibly, in compliance with legal, ethical, and organisational requirements.
- Recognise and respond to safeguarding concerns, applying appropriate procedures to protect individuals from harm, abuse, or neglect.
- Promote health, safety, and wellbeing in care settings through risk awareness, safe practices, and sustainable approaches.
- Understand and apply specialist knowledge in relation to dementia care, stroke recovery, diabetes management, nutrition, health promotion, and end-of-life and palliative care.
- Support the physical, emotional, social, and cultural needs of individuals at different life stages and with diverse health and social care needs.
- Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, understanding professional roles, responsibilities, and the importance of maintaining professional boundaries.
- Reflect on personal performance and professional practice, identifying strengths and areas for improvement.
- Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) to maintain competence, enhance skills, and support long-term career progression.
- Demonstrate employability skills and professional behaviours that prepare them for roles in health and social care, health support, and related community-based services.
Course Structure
Learners are required to complete 12 units to achieve the full Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (120 credits).
| Number | Code | Title | Credits |
| Unit 01 | HS/HSP/104 | Foundations of Health and Social Care Practice | 10 |
| Unit 02 | HS/CIM/105 | Effective Communication and Information Management in Care | 10 |
| Unit 03 | HS/PIC/106 | Person-Centred and Inclusive Care Practices | 10 |
| Unit 04 | HS/PRD/107 | Professional Roles, Responsibilities and Development | 10 |
| Unit 05 | HS/PVR/108 | Principles, Values and Regulatory Frameworks in Care | 10 |
| Unit 06 | HS/HSW/109 | Health, Safety, Safeguarding and Wellbeing in Care Settings | 10 |
| Unit 07 | HS/PHW/110 | Promoting Health and Wellbeing in Communities | 10 |
| Unit 08 | HS/NHL/111 | Nutrition and Healthy Living in Health and Social Care | 10 |
| Unit 09 | HS/DSC/112 | Understanding Dementia and Supportive Care | 10 |
| Unit 10 | HS/SAR/113 | Stroke Awareness and Recovery Support | 10 |
| Unit 11 | HS/DAC/114 | Diabetes Awareness and Care Management | 10 |
| Unit 12 | HS/EPC/115 | End-of-Life and Palliative Care | 10 |
Entry Requirements
Learners must fulfil the following criteria to be permitted entry onto the course:
- Level 2 in Care or equivalent qualification or relevant substantial work experience; or
- Learners who have work experience in the health and social care sector and demonstrate ambition with clear career goals; or
- Learners who possess a level 3 qualification in another discipline and want to develop their careers in health and
Assessment
The methods for assessing student performance can be broadly summarised under coursework by following instructions for coursework.
Learners are required to write an assignment of each unit. Assignments are important part of learners’ work at the Centre. There are strict rules about:-
- Plagiarism – using another person’s words out of a book/ journal article/ conversation/ lecture without formally acknowledging it,
- Referencing – how to reference and refer to another person’s work in your written work so you avoid plagiarism,
- Word length of essays and reports,
- Presentation and style of a report, including the style of language used, and
- Learners are required to sign a declaration of authentication to confirm that the work is their own and that any assistance given and/or sources used have been acknowledged.
All learning outcomes must be assessed using assignment appropriate to the assessment of knowledge, understanding and skills. The Qualifications within this suite are vocational because they support a Learner’s career progression. Assessments will contain a question strand for each of the given unit’s Learning Outcomes. The assignment tasks will address the LO (Learning Outcome) and AC (Assessment Criteria) requirements. Within assignments there will always be requirements for Learner’s to engage with important and relevant theory that underpins the subject area
There must be valid, sufficient, and authentic evidence of all the assessment criteria.
Submitted assignments should be marked by an assessor. In order to pass a unit, a learner must achieve 40% marks in each assignment.
Assessors must plan, gather and then assess learner’s evidence according to level descriptors’ requirements and on the basis of Pass/Fail criteria. These should be made available for internal verification to the centre Internal Quality Assurer (IQA).
EBMA External Quality Assurer (EQA) undertakes external moderation to monitor the assessment, internal moderation processes within the centre to make sure the assessment remains fit for purpose, and that the assessment process and practices by the centre continue to meet assessment standards requirements.
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Support and Training
Qualification Specification
Qualification specification includes all elements and requirements with respect of each of the details that apply to the qualification. Qualification specification is useful document for students, centres and centre staff. Please download the qualification specification from the following link:-
Specification for Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care
Training for Centre Staff
Book your training today and achieve recognised qualification in assessment and internal quality assurance. Following courses are available for individuals those who want to become assessors & IQA/IV.
Assessor
- Level 3 Award in Understanding the Principles and Practices of Assessment
- Level 3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
- Level 3 Award in Assessing Vocational Achievement
- Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement
Internal Quality Assurance/Internal Verifier
- Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
- Level 4 Certificate in Leading the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice
Please contact us if you would like to book your training and to achieve recognised qualification in assessment and internal quality assurance.
Career Development
The EBMA Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care provides a solid foundation for learners wishing to progress within the health and social care sector. Successful completion of this qualification demonstrates that learners have acquired the knowledge, skills, and professional behaviours required to enter employment or advance their studies.
Progression to Further Study
Learners may progress to higher-level qualifications in health and social care or related disciplines, such as:
- EBMA Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care
- Other Level 4 qualifications in health, social care, or management
Progression to Employment
This qualification also prepares learners for a wide range of entry-level and supervisory roles within health and social care, including:
- Care Assistant / Support Worker
- Domiciliary Care Worker
- Healthcare Support Worker
- Residential Care Worker
- Community Health Worker
- Team Leader in health and social care settings
University Pathways
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