Higher Development Awards support clinical and non-clinical support staff who want to develop their skills and progress within their careers. The programme provides opportunities for professional development while helping employees build knowledge and confidence relevant to their current or future roles.

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The Higher Development Award (HDA) programme is designed to help personal development for clinical and non-clinical support staff to progress their careers or remain in their current role.

Is this course for you?

The Higher Development Award is open to all staff working in bands 2-4 (or equivalent) in Health and Social Care organisations who may be clinical or non-clinical. This includes healthcare assistants, support workers, maternity support workers, rehab assistants, therapy assistants, receptionists, ward clerks, coordinators and administrators. These qualifications are designed for healthcare assistants, support workers and non-clinical staff; usually working in band 2-4 roles.

All registrations will now take place through the employing organisation. An employee must complete the Expression of Interest Form in full providing details of why they wish to pursue the course and agreeing to the mandatory attendance. The form needs to be signed by the employee’s manager and by the organisation lead. The expression of interest is then submitted to Lambeth College.

Each form will be assessed for suitability. Where the employee already has functional skills at level 2, they will be offered a place on the level 3 programme. For those without functional skills at level 2, they will be assessed for functional skills and offered a place on the appropriate level course.

All NHS leads will need to email any further questions and expressions of interest to our Curriculum Head, Daniel Gonzalez This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

There are three levels of programme:

Learners will be advised of the dates and joining instructions sent out. Organisational leads will be kept informed of their learners’ programme at three stages – upon joining, mid-programme and at the end of the programme.

Places will be limited and preference will be given to learners who are already on their Higher Development Journey.

You can find additional information in our Higher Development Award Presentation and FAQs

• What does it entail?

  • Attendance at 6 study days (100% attendance required)
  • Self-directed study to complete Functional Skills and ILM assignments
  • Completion of all modules and assignments to achieve all parts of the award

• Entry Criteria

  Applicants must hold Functional Skills qualification or be willing to complete a functional skills qualification.

  The appropriate level for your course will be dependent on the outcome of your initial Functional Skills Assessment.

  Must be 19+

• Eligibility

  Passport or any document to show your residency status if you are not a British citizen or have not lived in the UK for 3 years.

• Do I have to pay for the course?

  There are no course fees attached to this course, this is provided free of charge as long as you have not achieved a full Level 3 qualification in the UK and you meet our eligibility and entry criteria.

• Start Dates Available

  Level 1 - October

  Level 2 – September and March

  Level 3 – September and March

• What students think of the course

  “It has helped me think things through in my role and use tools from the course”

  “I felt a sense of support from within the group and from our trainers”

  “Gave me the opportunity to look into ways of self-analysis and development”