During the Level 1 Interpersonal Skills Award you will develop an understanding of a range of interpersonal skills and qualities. You will understand when to use different interpersonal skills and understand the importance of ethics, values and beliefs when using interpersonal skills.

You will have support from an assessor within the health and social care department. Your assessor is occupational competent and will support and work with you throughout the course.

In total you will complete one unit of written work.

Please note - Learners studying a Health and Social Care course need to meet current Government legal requirements relating to COVID-19 vaccination status when working in the health and social care sector. This means learners must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, this includes being double vaccinated and having received a booster. Learners need to meet this legal requirement to be able to attend placement, without attending placement learners cannot complete their qualifications.

If you think you may be medically exempt from the COVID-19 mandatory vaccination. Learners will need to provide evidence of an NHS Covid pass medical exemption. There is further guidance on how to apply for a medical exemption and prove you are unable to get vaccinated on the government website.