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An introduction to Level 2 Health and Social Care: Core apprenticeship 

The Level 2 Core apprenticeship is your starting point for a career in health and social care.

It covers the fundamental knowledge you'll need, plus give you an understanding of the All Wales Induction Framework for Health and Social Care, which reflects a range of different roles and settings.

In this guide, we'll walk you through:

  • What a health and social care apprenticeship programme is and how it works
  • The qualifications, mandatory and optional units within the Level 2 Core
  • The Essential Skills Wales element of the apprenticeship
  • The progression opportunities that follow the Level 2 Core apprenticeship