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New qualifications in adult social care

QCF developments in partnership

• This presentation refers to Adult Social Care in England

• We are also working with other Sector Skills Councils and Awarding Organisations

Qualification Credit Framework (QCF)

• A government initiative across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

• It includes all vocational qualifications in all sectors

• A replacement to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF)

a simple architecture

rules of combination• Each QCF qualification must have a set of rules

of combination (RoC) defined by the Sector Skills

Council (SSC)

• The RoC specify any mandatory units and list the

optional units within a qualification that a learner

must achieve

• Units can be included in more than one

qualification, so for consistency they also include

assessment requirements of particular units

Types of qualifications

• Entry into health and social care

• Occupational competence

• Continuous professional development (CPD)

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:

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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

Shared Core & Mandatory (A)

Adult Pathways Children 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

Commissioning Procurement and Contracting for Care Services

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

Dementia qualifications

Launched in Sept 2010

• Level 2 Award Awareness of Dementia (knowledge only)

• Level 2 Certificate in Dementia Care

• Level 3 Award Awareness of Dementia (knowledge only)

• Level 3 Certificate in Dementia Care

Level 2 Award Awareness of Dementia (knowledge only and 8 credits)

This is made up of 4 units:1. Dementia Awareness2. The person centred approach to the care

and support of individuals with dementia3. Understand the factors that influence

communications and interaction with individuals who have dementia

4. Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care

Level 3 Award- Awareness of Dementia (knowledge only and 11 credits)This is made up of 4 units:1. Understand the process and experience of

dementia2. Understand the administration of medication to

individuals with dementia using a person centred approach

3. Understand the role of communication and interactions with individuals who have dementia

4. Understand the diversity of individuals with dementia and the importance of inclusion

Level 2 Certificate in Dementia CareThis is made up of 5 mandatory units (14 credits):1. Dementia Awareness2. Understand and implement a person centred

approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia

3. Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice

4. Understand and enable interaction and communication for individuals with dementia

5. Approaches to enable rights and choices for individuals with dementia whilst minimising risk

plus optional units (4 credits minimum) from list

Level 3 Certificate in Dementia Care

This is made up of 4 units (15 credits):1. Understand the process and experience of

dementia2. Enable rights and choices for individuals with

dementia whilst minimising risk3. Understand and enable interaction and

communication for individuals with dementia4. Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care

practice Plus optional units (6 credits minimum) from list

Learning OutcomesThe 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 rights2.2 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 outcomesThe learner will

Assessment criteriaThe learner can:

3. Be able to reduce barriers to

Communication

3.1 Identify barriers to communication3.2 Demonstrate how to reduce barriers

to communication in different ways3.3 Demonstrate ways to check that communication has been understood3.4 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

• L2 and 3 Awards in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities

• L2 and 3 Certificates in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities

• L2 and 3 Awards in Awareness of Dementia (Knowledge only)

• L2 and 3 Certificates in Dementia Care

Continuing Professional Development

• Level 2 Award in Supporting Activity Provision in Social Care

• Level 3 Certificate in Activity Provision in Social Care

• Level 2 Certificate in Assisting and Moving Individuals for Social Care Settings

• Level 3 Award in Inducting Others in the Assisting and Moving of Individuals in Social Care

• Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Health and Social Care and Early Years and Childcare Settings (autumn 2011)

• Level 2 Award in Promoting Food Safety and Nutrition in Health and Social Care and Early Years and Childcare Settings (autumn 2011)

• Level 3 Certificate in Supporting Individuals with Diabetes (summer 2011)

Continuing Professional Development

Mental Health

Qualifications for CPD and occupational competence:• Level 2 and 3 Certificates in Community Mental Health (knowledge)• Level 3 Diploma in Working in Mental Health (Competence)• Level 2 Award in Understanding Working

with People with Mental Health Issues (knowledge)

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

Other ongoing work

• Seated Exercise• Sexuality• Stroke care• Further LD development e.g. autism units• Further units to be added to L5 diploma• End of Life

• Infection Prevention and Control

Where we’re going next…

This is just the beginning…

Can you help?

• feed back on current qualifications• identifying gaps• knowledge and expertise for future

developments

How to find out more…

• Visit our website www.skillsforcare.org.uk/qcf– QCF leaflets– PowerPoint presentation– FAQs– Accredited QCF units – Scenarios

• QCF DVD also available on request

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