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OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care 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 support worker, senior support worker or care assistant level. To meet national occupational standards, the programme enables learners to demonstrate their skills by producing evidence from their work activities. Learners will acquire skills to support a role in the Health and Social Care sector or progress to study further. Inspire London College is an approved centre of OTHM and is authorised to offer OTHM qualifications at different levels.
OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care represent practical knowledge, skills, capabilities and competencies that are assessed in academic terms as equivalent to GCE AS/A Levels.
OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care is approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation). Achieving the OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care qualification enables learners to progress into or within employment and/or continue their further study.
The OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care qualification consists of 6 mandatory units for a combined total of 60 credits, 600 hours of Total Qualification Time (TQT) and 120 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) for the completed qualification.
Qualification Accreditation Number (QAN): (603/6776/3)
| Unit Ref. No. | Mandatory Units |
| H/618/5284 | Responsibilities of a Health and Social Care worker |
| T/618/5287 | Personal and Professional Development in Health and Social Care |
| F/618/5289 | Effective Communication and Ethical Practice in Health and Social Care |
| F/618/5292 | Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Health and Social Care Settings |
| J/618/5293 | Person-centred Approaches in Health and Social Care Settings |
| L/618/5294 | Effective Handling of Information in Health and Social Care Settings |
Each unit carries 10 credit values, 20 Guided Learning Hours (GLH) and a Total Quality Time (TQT) of 100 hours.
For OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care, learners must fulfil the following requirements.
Note: Learner must ensure that he/she fulfils the requirement before purchasing qualification.
For further information, please click here and find out the clear guidelines.
*English requirements:
Proof of language proficiency: A learner not from a majority English-speaking country must provide evidence of English language competency. For more information, visit Language Expectations & FAQs relating to the English language entry requirements.
Completing OTHM Level 3 Foundation Diploma for Higher Education Studies provides learners with the opportunity for academic progressions to a wide range of undergraduate programmes, including OTHM Level 4 diplomas.
All units are internally assessed by Inspire London College 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.
The Assessor judges that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria.
OTHM Qualifications are approved and regulated by Ofqual (Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation). Visit the Ofqual Register of Regulated Qualifications.
OTHM has a progression arrangement with several UK universities that acknowledges learners’ ability after studying Level 3-7 qualifications to be considered for advanced entry into corresponding degree year/top-up and Master’s/top-up programmes.
OTHM Qualifications (Awarding Body) only issues verifiable certificates and Transcripts electronically and securely in PDF format (without additional charges).
If you want a hard copy of the Certificate and Transcript, you can claim it by paying an extra fee:
