we help people who do a great job do it better Qualifications in adult social care August 2012

Types of qualifications  Entry into Health and Social Care  Occupational competence  Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Size of qualifications

Qualifications to support entry to the sector  L1 Award in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care  L1 Award and Certificate in Introduction to Health, Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Settings  L2 and L3 Certificates in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care

Qualifications for occupational competence:  Level 2 & 3 Diplomas in Health and Social Care  Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services  Level 3, 5 & 7 Diplomas in Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting for Care Services

Structure – Level 2/3 HSC Diploma Group A Mandatory Units Group B Knowledge units: Generic Pathway Learning Disabilities Pathway Dementia Pathway Group C Optional Competence Units  Group A = 24 credits  Groups B and C = at least 22 credits  Total credits = 46 credits or more  Group A = 28 credits  Groups B and C = at least 30 credits  Total credits = 58 credits or more Level 2 HSC Diploma: Level 3 HSC Diploma: + +

L2 & 3 HSC Diploma mandatory units 9 mandatory units covering:  Personal Development  Communication  Equality and Inclusion  Duty of Care  Role of Health and Social Care Worker  Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults  Person-Centred Support  Health and Safety  Handling Information

Qualification options – profiles L2 Diploma HSC:  Adult Residential Care  Dementia – Adult Residential  End of Life Care:  Adult Residential  Domiciliary  Supported Housing – Specialist Services  Apprentice – Domiciliary Care L3 Diploma HSC:  End of Life Care – Domiciliary  Personal Assistant  Mental Health Services  Sensory Services  Brokerage Support Service  Support Broker

Commissioning Procurement and Contracting for Care Services Diploma in Commissioning Procurement and Contracting for Care Services at levels 3, 5 & 7

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership in Health and Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Services  Why a level 5?  One qualification 6 pathways  Opportunities for progression without repetition

Shared Core & Mandatory (A) Adult PathwaysChildren and Young People’s Pathways Adults’ Residential Management (E) Adults’ Management (F) Adults’ Advanced Practice (G) Children and Young People’s Residential Management (B) Children and Young People’s Management (C) Children and Young People’s Advanced Practice (D) Optional Management Units (H) Optional Units – Knowledge (I) Optional Units (J) Structure - Level 5 Diploma

Qualification options – Profiles L5 dip  Adult management –Domiciliary care services –Day and outreach services (Higher Apprenticeship)  Adult residential management –Dementia Care –End of Life Care –Physical disability and learning disability (HA)  Adult advanced practice –Advocacy – Person centred support planner (HA)

Learning Outcomes The learner will Assessment Criteria The learner can 1. Understand the implications of duty of care 1.1 Define the term ‘duty of care’ 1.2 Describe how the duty of care affects own work role 2. Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care 2.1 Describe dilemmas that may arise between the duty of care and an individual’s rights 2.2 Explain where to get additional support and advice about how to resolve such dilemmas 3. Know how to respond to complaints 3.1 Describe how to respond to complaints 3.2 Identify the main points of agreed procedures for handling complaints Sample unit

Learning outcomes The learner will Assessment criteria The learner can: 3. Be able to reduce barriers to Communication 3.1 Identify barriers to communication 3.2 Demonstrate how to reduce barriers to communication in different ways 3.3 Demonstrate ways to check that communication has been understood 3.4 Identify sources of information and support or services to enable more effective communication Another example

Flexibilities of the new qualifications Many units can be used in 3 different ways – as optional units within the HSC Diplomas – within smaller specialist qualifications for CPD – individual units to develop learning in bite sized chunks and reflect business need

Continuing Professional Development  Learning Disability  Dementia  Activity Provision  Assisting & Moving  Food Safety & Nutrition  Diabetes  Stroke Care  End of Life Care  Seated Physical Activity (coming soon)

Mental health Qualifications for CPD and occupational competence:  Level 2 and 3 Certificates in Community  Mental Health (knowledge)  Level 2 Award in Understanding Working with People with Mental Health Issues (knowledge)

Additional units added to diplomas – September 2012 Range of units added to optional banks in HSC diplomas at level 2, 3 and 5  End of Life  Stroke care  Further LD development  Keeping safe  Infection Prevention and Control  Level 5 units around business management

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