1. The AHE Diploma (Health Care) has been designed to accommodate variable modes of delivery and assessment.
2. Centres can be approved to offer the Diploma on a full and part-time basis. Fast-track/intensive options that allow the programme to be delivered and assessed in its entirety across a shortened duration will also be considered at the point of centre application. Where appropriate and where accommodated by viable progression opportunities, centres can indicate start and end dates outside of the conventional academic year.
3. Centres can offer the Diploma through classroom-based learning, blended learning and online learning. Blended and online modes of delivery are encouraged where this will ensure the Diploma is available to the widest possible group. Blended and online learning may provide a more suitable option than full attendance for particular learners.
4. Centres approved to offer the AHE Diploma (Health Care) will indicate all intended modes of delivery at the point of application. This will need to be supported with evidence to demonstrate that the appropriate resources are in place to effectively provide a coherently structured programme of learning that fulfils the qualification requirements and fully meets the needs of learners indicated in the target groups.