The Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship provides an introduction to the sector, supporting learners to develop the core skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to begin a career in health and social care.

Apprentices work across a range of settings, including care homes, hospitals, and community environments, supporting individuals through compassionate care and day-to-day assistance.

The programme combines practical workplace experience with off-the-job learning, helping learners build confidence, develop foundational competence, and explore future career pathways within the sector.

For Training Providers, delivering the Health and Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship requires:

• Supporting learners to develop core employability skills alongside technical knowledge

• Ensuring exposure to a range of real-world health and care environments

• Structuring delivery to build confidence, workplace readiness, and progression opportunities

As a foundation-level programme, the focus is on developing entry-level competence and supporting progression, rather than full occupational independence, making structured delivery and ongoing assessment essential.

Key Areas Covered Include:

• Understanding health and social care environments

• Delivering person-centred care and support

• Safeguarding, wellbeing, and safety

• Communication, teamwork, and professionalism

• Building resilience and workplace readiness

Assessment Details

Our Apprentice Support Pack for the Health & Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship will be available in the near future to provide a full breakdown of each assessment requirements.

Supporting Your Assessment Delivery

NQual supports delivery and assessment of the Health & Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship with our approach designed to support Training Providers through this process with a clear, structured, and compliant assessment journey.

To access a more in-depth exploration of the Health & Social Care Foundation Apprenticeship Version 1.1 standard and its delivery process, sign-up for access to our information webinar.