Health and Social Care update - April 2023
An update on everything new within the Health and Social Care sector.
Healthcare Support Diploma (2023)
The replacement version of the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (603/2462/4) is available for first teach as of 1 April 2023. The last registration for this qualification was 31 March 2023 and the final certification date is 31 March 2025.
The replacement version of this qualification is titled the same and is available on our website: Pearson BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Support (2023)
The specification contains all required mandatory units, and all optional units can be found as single PDF documents under the course materials tab on the specification page.
This qualification is the mandatory qualification in the Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard (STO217), the occupational standard has been updated on 3 April 2023 to reflect the new Diploma and is named as approved for Apprenticeship delivery. The updated standard and EPA plan are here: Senior Healthcare Support Worker | IfATE
All centres that are eligible have been auto-approved for delivery in your Edexcel online account.
For any support, please contact: teachinghealthandsocialcare@pearson.com