Level 2 Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care, Children, and Young People’s Settings

About the qualification

Qualification Number: 600/6470/5

SFJ Awards Level 2 Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care, Children, and Young People’s Settings

The Level 2 Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care, Children and Young People’s Settings is a qualification aimed at those individuals who intend to develop their knowledge and understanding of employment matters in the health and social care sector. It is generic and suitable for individuals working or intending to work in a variety of roles in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.

By way of the single mandatory unit, all learners will cover the fundamentals of statutory responsibilities and rights, agreed ways of working that protect the relationship with the employer, the context of their role in the sector, career pathways and the importance of issues of public concern upon services in the sector.

Objectives of the qualification include preparing learners to progress to a qualification in the same subject area but at a higher level or requiring more specific knowledge, skills and understanding, meeting relevant programmes of learning, preparing learners for employment and supporting a role in the workplace.

This qualification forms the Employee Responsibilities and Rights (ERR) component of the Intermediate Level Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care and also the Advanced Level Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care.

Learners who achieve this qualification can progress to the knowledge and competence components of the intermediate apprenticeship:

  • Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England
  • Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care or to the knowledge and competence components of the advanced apprenticeship
  • Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England
  • Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care

Qualification withdrawal

This qualification is being withdrawn and therefore no further learners can be registered after 30 September 2021. All certifications of learners already registered on the qualification must be complete by 30 September 2022.

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