ICTQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare Cleaning

The ICTQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare Cleaning is a professionally structured qualification designed to meet healthcare hygiene and safety standards, focusing on infection prevention, decontamination procedures, and waste handling in clinical environments.

• Nationally aligned healthcare cleaning and hygiene training

• Focus on infection prevention and control practices

• Practical healthcare decontamination and waste management skills

• Assessment through knowledge and practical application

• Designed for healthcare support and cleaning staff roles

• Supports compliance with healthcare safety standards

The ICTQual Level 3 Award in Healthcare Cleaning is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to maintain safe, hygienic, and compliant healthcare environments. It focuses on cleaning procedures, infection control principles, decontamination techniques, and safe waste disposal in clinical settings, ensuring learners understand how to reduce healthcare-associated infection risks.

• Understanding healthcare-associated infection risks and prevention

• Application of safe cleaning techniques in clinical environments

• Knowledge of decontamination and sterilisation principles

• Safe handling, segregation, and disposal of healthcare waste

• Compliance with health and safety regulations and guidelines

• Promotion of quality assurance and continuous improvement practices

This course develops core competencies in healthcare cleaning, infection prevention, and safe operational procedures in healthcare environments.

• Understand healthcare cleaning principles and infection control practices

• Apply effective cleaning techniques in healthcare environments

• Understand cleaning agents and safe chemical handling procedures

• Implement infection prevention and control measures

• Carry out safe decontamination of equipment and patient areas

• Manage healthcare waste safely in line with regulations

This qualification is designed for individuals working in or intending to work in healthcare cleaning, support services, or infection control roles within healthcare environments.

• Healthcare cleaners and domestic services staff

• Hospital and clinic support workers

• Infection control assistants

• Environmental health and hygiene staff

• Healthcare facility maintenance personnel

• Individuals seeking entry into healthcare support roles

This course has basic entry requirements to ensure learners can successfully engage with healthcare practices and safety procedures.

• Minimum age requirement of 18 years

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills

The course is assessed through structured theoretical and practical evaluation methods designed to test applied knowledge and workplace competence.

• Written knowledge-based assessments

• Multiple-choice question (MCQ) examinations

• Practical demonstrations in simulated or workplace settings

• Coursework and case study evaluations

This qualification supports progression into higher-level healthcare, infection control, and facility management roles within the health sector.

• ICTQual Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Cleaning and Infection Control

• Healthcare support and hospital cleaning supervisory roles

• Infection prevention and control assistant positions

• Environmental health and hygiene specialist pathways