This framework provides the only apprenticeship for people employed in delivering adult social care and social care to children and their families in Wales. It may also be suitable for some workers in the health sector who are not working in highly specialist or clinical areas. It provides opportunities for staff to qualify within the health and social care sectors to undertake roles such as: –

• care assistant, social care worker, residential care worker, health care assistant and health care support worker

Staff working in health or social care sectors can move between the sectors, by using appropriate continuing professional development and by obtaining additional professional development units relevant to the new role.